Is Grissom Elementary School a good school?

Grissom Elementary School ranks 989 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Grissom Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 297 students attended Grissom Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Grissom Elementary School?

Students at Grissom Elementary School are 77% Hispanic, 13% African American, 9% White.

What schools do graduates of Grissom Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Grissom Elementary School usually go on to attend: High : Washington G High School

Grissom Elementary School

Summary:

Grissom Elementary School is a public school in Chicago, Illinois, serving 297 students from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade. As part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299, which is ranked 688 out of 813 districts in Illinois, Grissom has maintained a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is performing better than the district average.

One of Grissom's key strengths is its consistently strong academic performance, particularly in English Language Arts (ELA). In the 2023-2024 school year, Grissom's ELA proficiency rate for all grades was 56.2%, significantly higher than the 30.5% for the district and 41.2% for the state. Grissom's 8th-grade students also excelled, with 79.4% proficient or better in ELA and 30.3% in Mathematics, far surpassing the district and state averages. Additionally, Grissom's Hispanic students and low socioeconomic status (SES) students consistently outperform their peers in the district and state, ranking in the top 25% and top 50% of Illinois elementary schools, respectively.

However, Grissom faces some challenges, such as a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 5.7% in 2019-2020 to 29.6% in 2023-2024, which is higher than the district average. The school also has a disparity in performance between its male and English Language Learner (ELL) students, who perform below the district and state averages, ranking in the bottom 50% of Illinois elementary schools. Despite these challenges, Grissom's increased per-student spending and more favorable student-teacher ratio suggest the school is investing resources to support student learning, and continued focus on data-driven decision-making and targeted interventions could help the school build on its successes and address its areas of concern.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

12810 S Escanaba Ave
Chicago, IL 60633-1298

(773) 535-5380

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

SchoolDigger Rank:
989^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $21,717

Students who attend Grissom Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Washington G High School

Student/teacher ratio: 13.5

Number of students: 297

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

77.1%

African American:

12.8%

White:

9.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 75.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Grissom Elementary School ranks better than 52.2% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 86^th among 452 ranked elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 47.54. (See more...)

Compare Details Grissom Elementary School ranks better than 72.3% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 66.87. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Grissom Elementary School has the largest elementary school student body size in the Chicago Public Schools District 299. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Grissom Elementary School is $21,717, which is the 196^th highest among 452 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Grissom Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Grissom Elementary School 989^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Grissom Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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SchoolDigger ranks Grissom Elementary School 378^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Grissom Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Chicago Public Schools District 299:

SchoolDigger ranks Chicago Public Schools District 299 688^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Grissom Elementary School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Grissom Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	32.79	1507^th	2020	25.4%
2004	46.05	1283^rd	2030	36.8%
2005	41.23	1400^th	2022	30.8%
2006	57.13	1142^nd	2086	45.3%
2007	56.02	1155^th	2095	44.9%
2008	50.40	1260^th	2092	39.8%
2009	52.26	1226^th	2120	42.2%
2010	70.50	722^nd	2139	66.2%
2011	52.48	1225^th	2147	42.9%
2012	63.25	956^th	2166	55.9%
2013	63.47	846^th	2167	61.0%
2014	67.03	705^th	2093	66.3%
2015	64.84	623^rd	2052	69.6%
2016	53.91	875^th	2046	57.2%
2017	60.88	729^th	2044	64.3%
2018	56.49	824^th	2037	59.5%
2019	51.06	948^th	2086	54.6%
2021	38.13	1095^th	1948	43.8%
2022	52.69	888^th	2082	57.3%
2023	50.01	949^th	2077	54.3%
2024	47.54	989^th	2067	52.2%

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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Grissom Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	34.11	550^th	768	28.4%
2023	37.58	487^th	788	38.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Grissom Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	66.07	419^th	1765	76.3%
2019	64.61	463^rd	1816	74.5%
2021	56.74	485^th	1514	68.0%
2022	74.56	249^th	1763	85.9%
2023	70.22	340^th	1808	81.2%
2024	63.77	473^rd	1793	73.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Grissom Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	49.72	930^th	1964	52.6%
2019	46.59	1028^th	2019	49.1%
2021	28.85	1169^th	1680	30.4%
2022	57.33	739^th	1970	62.5%
2023	55.97	769^th	1957	60.7%
2024	50.53	859^th	1942	55.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Grissom Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	59.36	714^th	1972	63.8%
2019	54.62	826^th	2019	59.1%
2021	40.29	929^th	1707	45.6%
2022	48.68	906^th	1977	54.2%
2023	41.89	1069^th	1984	46.1%
2024	41.87	1048^th	1959	46.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Grissom Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	70.98	176^th	938	81.2%
2019	62.91	249^th	955	73.9%
2021	64.22	151^st	742	79.6%
2022	67.70	204^th	954	78.6%
2023	68.29	201^st	970	79.3%
2024	64.95	230^th	959	76.0%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at Grissom Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	77.30	266^th	1185	77.6%
2004	69.05	416^th	1204	65.4%
2005	61.99	550^th	1209	54.5%
2006	60.05	577^th	1272	54.6%
2007	60.82	591^st	1287	54.1%
2008	61.04	606^th	1293	53.1%
2009	53.48	715^th	1318	45.8%
2010	67.41	475^th	1327	64.2%
2011	66.00	519^th	1344	61.4%
2012	64.73	522^nd	1365	61.8%
2013	69.29	387^th	1367	71.7%
2014	53.78	632^nd	1322	52.2%
2015	35.29	800^th	1302	38.6%
2016	59.80	446^th	1294	65.5%
2017	47.44	624^th	1293	51.7%
2018	36.20	795^th	1293	38.5%
2019	39.66	771^st	1356	43.1%
2021	29.19	840^th	1241	32.3%
2022	53.89	526^th	1369	61.6%
2023	61.11	432^nd	1367	68.4%
2024	66.87	378^th	1363	72.3%

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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Grissom Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2022	62.89	66^th	454	85.5%
2023	43.52	222^nd	480	53.8%
2024	58.32	115^th	486	76.3%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Grissom Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	52.43	258^th	805	68.0%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Grissom Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	40.89	679^th	1161	41.5%
2019	45.42	628^th	1217	48.4%
2021	45.69	484^th	1019	52.5%
2022	64.73	296^th	1221	75.8%
2023	70.49	229^th	1234	81.4%
2024	78.29	150^th	1219	87.7%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Grissom Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	48.31	620^th	1226	49.4%
2019	43.67	680^th	1276	46.7%
2021	17.74	888^th	1017	12.7%
2022	45.27	630^th	1286	51.0%
2023	55.33	472^nd	1275	63.0%
2024	61.17	414^th	1251	66.9%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Grissom Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	27.43	878^th	1223	28.2%
2019	37.57	764^th	1296	41.0%
2021	38.15	593^rd	1048	43.4%
2022	60.55	414^th	1286	67.8%
2023	64.44	362^nd	1292	72.0%
2024	64.93	359^th	1264	71.6%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Grissom Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	43.84	310^th	590	47.5%
2019	49.14	288^th	639	54.9%
2021	39.90	292^nd	517	43.5%
2022	68.51	138^th	662	79.2%
2023	69.68	134^th	661	79.7%
2024	73.27	120^th	643	81.3%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Grissom Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	108	89	1	47	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	245
1990	102	95	2	42	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	241
1991	106	91	0	50	0	n/a	n/a	0	247
1992	130	113	3	50	0	n/a	n/a	0	296
1993	149	102	1	57	1	n/a	n/a	0	310
1994	137	91	1	62	7	n/a	n/a	0	298
1995	154	87	3	68	1	n/a	n/a	0	313
1996	154	87	3	68	1	n/a	n/a	0	313
1997	143	80	0	74	0	n/a	n/a	0	297
1998	156	67	7	78	0	n/a	n/a	0	308
1999	149	49	2	80	0	n/a	n/a	0	280
2000	151	40	0	104	0	n/a	n/a	0	295
2001	164	35	0	121	3	n/a	n/a	0	323
2002	158	23	1	150	1	n/a	n/a	0	333
2003	158	23	1	150	1	n/a	n/a	0	333
2004	149	21	2	173	0	n/a	n/a	0	345
2005	126	23	3	186	0	n/a	n/a	0	338
2006	132	20	1	188	0	n/a	n/a	14	355
2007	113	26	3	188	0	n/a	n/a	5	335
2008	109	24	1	199	0	n/a	n/a	15	348
2009	104	25	5	211	1	n/a	n/a	0	346
2010	87	16	3	209	1	n/a	n/a	2	318
2011	73	19	0	213	4	0	1	0	310
2012	78	18	0	230	2	0	0	0	328
2013	78	17	0	224	3	0	2	0	324
2014	69	21	1	240	3	0	2	0	336
2015	76	15	1	241	2	0	2	0	337
2016	62	13	1	269	1	0	2	0	348
2017	67	20	1	276	0	0	2	0	366
2018	62	18	0	270	0	0	3	0	353
2019	59	22	1	247	0	0	1	0	330
2020	47	27	1	245	0	0	1	0	321
2021	45	25	1	218	0	0	2	0	291
2022	33	28	1	217	0	0	2	0	281
2023	27	38	1	229	0	0	2	0	297

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Grissom Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	245	13.0	18.8	n/a
1990	241	12.0	20.0	n/a
1991	247	12.0	20.5	n/a
1992	296	16.0	18.5	n/a
1993	310	17.0	18.2	n/a
1994	298	15.0	19.9	n/a
1995	313	18.0	17.4	n/a
1996	313	18.0	17.4	n/a
1997	297	17.0	17.5	n/a
1998	308	15.0	20.5	n/a
1999	280	14.0	20.0	n/a
2000	295	15.0	19.7	n/a
2001	323	13.0	24.8	n/a
2002	333	15.0	22.2	60.7
2003	333	15.0	22.2	60.7
2004	345	16.2	21.3	64.6
2005	338	19.0	17.8	75.1
2006	355	19.0	18.7	76.5
2007	335	18.0	18.6	75.8
2008	348	19.0	18.3	73.3
2009	346	18.5	18.7	67.3
2010	318	17.0	18.7	74.7
2011	310	17.0	18.2	72.6
2012	328	19.0	17.2	71.6
2013	324	20.7	15.6	68.2
2014	336	19.0	17.6	69.6
2015	337	17.0	19.8	71.8
2016	348	15.0	23.2	63.8
2017	366	14.8	24.6	65.8
2018	353	15.1	23.3	61.5
2019	330	16.5	20.0	63.3
2020	321	18.5	17.3	63.6
2021	291	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	281	18.5	15.1	71.2
2023	297	22.0	13.5	75.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Grissom Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	245	13.0	18.8	n/a
1990	241	12.0	20.0	n/a
1991	247	12.0	20.5	n/a
1992	296	16.0	18.5	n/a
1993	310	17.0	18.2	n/a
1994	298	15.0	19.9	n/a
1995	313	18.0	17.4	n/a
1996	313	18.0	17.4	n/a
1997	297	17.0	17.5	n/a
1998	308	15.0	20.5	n/a
1999	280	14.0	20.0	n/a
2000	295	15.0	19.7	n/a
2001	323	13.0	24.8	n/a
2002	333	15.0	22.2	60.7
2003	333	15.0	22.2	60.7
2004	345	16.2	21.3	64.6
2005	338	19.0	17.8	75.1
2006	355	19.0	18.7	76.5
2007	335	18.0	18.6	75.8
2008	348	19.0	18.3	73.3
2009	346	18.5	18.7	67.3
2010	318	17.0	18.7	74.7
2011	310	17.0	18.2	72.6
2012	328	19.0	17.2	71.6
2013	324	20.7	15.6	68.2
2014	336	19.0	17.6	69.6
2015	337	17.0	19.8	71.8
2016	348	15.0	23.2	63.8
2017	366	14.8	24.6	65.8
2018	353	15.1	23.3	61.5
2019	330	16.5	20.0	63.3
2020	321	18.5	17.3	63.6
2021	291	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	281	18.5	15.1	71.2
2023	297	22.0	13.5	75.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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