Is Hamline Elementary School a good school?

Hamline Elementary School ranks in the bottom 3.8% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Hamline Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 529 students attended Hamline Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Hamline Elementary School?

Students at Hamline Elementary School are 91% Hispanic, 7% African American, 1% White.

What schools do graduates of Hamline Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Hamline Elementary School usually go on to attend: High : Tilden Career Communty Academy High School

Hamline Elementary School

Summary:

Hamline Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, with an enrollment of 529 students. The school faces significant challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom 10% of Illinois elementary schools and performing well below district and state averages on standardized tests, particularly for Hispanic students and English Language Learners.

Hamline Elementary School's struggles are further compounded by high rates of chronic absenteeism, which have risen from 12.2% in 2019-2020 to 54.8% in 2021-2022, much higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, the school serves a predominantly disadvantaged student population, with 97.16% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year. Despite increased spending per student, from $12,828 in 2019-2020 to $19,946 in 2022-2023, the school's academic performance has not improved.

Interestingly, nearby schools such as Lara Elementary Academy, Hedges Elementary School, and Daley Elementary Academy, which also serve predominantly low-income student populations, generally outperform Hamline Elementary School on key metrics, suggesting that Hamline may face unique challenges or have room for improvement in its instructional practices and school climate. Addressing the chronic absenteeism issue and implementing targeted interventions to support the specific needs of Hamline's student population may be crucial first steps in driving academic improvement.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

4747 S Bishop St
Chicago, IL 60609-4206

(773) 535-4565

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

SchoolDigger Rank:
1988^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $19,657

Students who attend Hamline Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Tilden Career Communty Academy High School

Student/teacher ratio: 12.3

Number of students: 529

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.7%

African American:

7.4%

White:

1.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 97.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Hamline Elementary School ranks worse than 96.2% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 406^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 11.64. (See more...)

Compare Details Hamline Elementary School ranks worse than 98% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 9.77. (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 Hamline 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 Hamline Elementary School is $19,657. 286 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Hamline Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Hamline Elementary School 1988^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Hamline Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Male students:

Hispanic students:

SchoolDigger ranks Hamline Elementary School 1336^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Hamline Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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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 Hamline Elementary School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Hamline Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	2.66	1944^th	2020	3.8%
2004	3.40	1941^st	2030	4.4%
2005	15.10	1778^th	2022	12.1%
2006	12.61	1882^nd	2086	9.8%
2007	17.30	1833^rd	2095	12.5%
2008	12.67	1875^th	2092	10.4%
2009	15.67	1869^th	2120	11.8%
2010	14.54	1904^th	2139	11.0%
2011	13.14	1943^rd	2147	9.5%
2012	16.60	1918^th	2166	11.4%
2013	19.44	1813^th	2167	16.3%
2014	8.27	1998^th	2093	4.5%
2015	14.10	1868^th	2052	9.0%
2016	14.83	1831^st	2046	10.5%
2017	11.55	1913^th	2044	6.4%
2018	18.63	1705^th	2037	16.3%
2019	15.26	1874^th	2086	10.2%
2021	12.94	1862^nd	1948	4.4%
2022	12.89	1956^th	2082	6.1%
2023	10.09	2043^rd	2077	1.6%
2024	11.64	1988^th	2067	3.8%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	39.33	437^th	718	39.1%
2019	34.45	538^th	743	27.6%
2021	34.17	386^th	537	28.1%
2022	23.41	728^th	768	5.2%
2023	19.30	773^rd	788	1.9%
2024	24.81	745^th	826	9.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Hamline Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	27.60	576^th	763	24.5%
2022	22.15	1024^th	1113	8.0%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	29.08	1332^nd	1765	24.5%
2019	25.22	1512^th	1816	16.7%
2021	19.32	1406^th	1514	7.1%
2022	18.41	1637^th	1763	7.1%
2023	13.41	1777^th	1808	1.7%
2024	17.19	1679^th	1793	6.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Hamline Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	23.02	1539^th	1964	21.6%
2019	22.80	1610^th	2019	20.3%
2021	12.94	1583^rd	1680	5.8%
2022	11.98	1894^th	1970	3.9%
2023	9.30	1945^th	1957	0.6%
2024	9.77	1922^nd	1942	1.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Hamline Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	17.58	1720^th	1972	12.8%
2019	11.83	1910^th	2019	5.4%
2021	12.64	1647^th	1707	3.5%
2022	15.16	1796^th	1977	9.2%
2023	12.06	1896^th	1984	4.4%
2024	15.98	1722^nd	1959	12.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Hamline Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	25.78	761^st	938	18.9%
2019	19.17	881^st	955	7.7%
2021	18.04	724^th	742	2.4%
2022	15.96	925^th	954	3.0%
2023	12.66	962^nd	970	0.8%
2024	15.88	915^th	959	4.6%

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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 Hamline Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	5.71	1122^nd	1185	5.3%
2004	5.26	1141^st	1204	5.2%
2005	4.86	1130^th	1209	6.5%
2006	3.07	1236^th	1272	2.8%
2007	6.29	1216^th	1287	5.5%
2008	10.47	1164^th	1293	10.0%
2009	10.95	1200^th	1318	9.0%
2010	10.57	1213^th	1327	8.6%
2011	32.67	1022^nd	1344	24.0%
2012	22.21	1146^th	1365	16.0%
2013	22.02	1122^nd	1367	17.9%
2014	8.87	1243^rd	1322	6.0%
2015	17.73	1113^th	1302	14.5%
2016	22.20	1056^th	1294	18.4%
2017	13.66	1183^rd	1293	8.5%
2018	18.30	1081^st	1293	16.4%
2019	9.37	1312^th	1356	3.2%
2021	16.74	1087^th	1241	12.4%
2022	22.89	1043^rd	1369	23.8%
2023	13.40	1270^th	1367	7.1%
2024	9.77	1336^th	1363	2.0%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	35.87	191^st	285	33.0%
2019	29.55	303^rd	339	10.6%
2021	45.20	118^th	277	57.4%
2022	39.54	267^th	454	41.2%
2023	30.01	397^th	480	17.3%
2024	21.49	475^th	486	2.3%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	23.38	684^th	805	15.0%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	26.95	903^rd	1161	22.2%
2019	11.55	1183^rd	1217	2.8%
2021	25.89	811^th	1019	20.4%
2022	34.29	786^th	1221	35.6%
2023	18.79	1117^th	1234	9.5%
2024	12.98	1182^nd	1219	3.0%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Hamline Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	12.06	1144^th	1226	6.7%
2019	9.13	1230^th	1276	3.6%
2021	23.79	792^nd	1017	22.1%
2022	27.30	908^th	1286	29.4%
2023	14.10	1171^st	1275	8.2%
2024	10.68	1206^th	1251	3.6%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Hamline Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	26.05	903^rd	1223	26.2%
2019	10.97	1256^th	1296	3.1%
2021	11.35	1025^th	1048	2.2%
2022	20.66	1028^th	1286	20.1%
2023	14.22	1183^rd	1292	8.4%
2024	10.26	1238^th	1264	2.1%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Hamline Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	18.74	532^nd	590	9.8%
2019	8.65	632^nd	639	1.1%
2021	19.65	470^th	517	9.1%
2022	25.52	533^rd	662	19.5%
2023	14.76	636^th	661	3.8%
2024	10.44	636^th	643	1.1%

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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 Hamline Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	86	23	4	824	2	n/a	n/a	0	939
1989	71	37	6	820	3	n/a	n/a	0	937
1990	57	38	6	655	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	756
1991	55	49	8	817	0	n/a	n/a	0	929
1992	38	36	5	553	1	n/a	n/a	0	633
1993	31	34	7	518	1	n/a	n/a	0	591
1994	34	75	3	565	0	n/a	n/a	0	677
1995	30	121	4	794	0	n/a	n/a	0	949
1996	30	121	4	794	0	n/a	n/a	0	949
1997	29	104	3	808	0	n/a	n/a	0	944
1998	27	136	11	841	0	n/a	n/a	0	1015
1999	18	173	4	861	0	n/a	n/a	0	1056
2000	18	161	5	844	0	n/a	n/a	0	1028
2001	16	175	5	848	0	n/a	n/a	0	1044
2002	9	89	2	908	0	n/a	n/a	0	1008
2003	9	89	2	908	0	n/a	n/a	0	1008
2004	10	94	2	849	0	n/a	n/a	0	955
2005	7	81	1	815	0	n/a	n/a	0	904
2006	8	100	0	762	0	n/a	n/a	22	892
2007	5	84	0	746	0	n/a	n/a	28	863
2008	7	91	0	694	1	n/a	n/a	22	815
2009	12	97	1	713	0	n/a	n/a	0	823
2010	11	100	2	663	0	n/a	n/a	0	776
2011	6	66	2	615	0	0	4	0	693
2012	6	57	2	609	0	0	4	0	678
2013	7	52	3	556	0	0	4	0	622
2014	7	68	3	590	1	0	5	0	674
2015	5	65	2	558	0	0	2	0	632
2016	4	56	3	574	0	0	4	0	641
2017	7	53	3	540	0	0	3	0	606
2018	6	37	2	494	0	0	4	0	543
2019	7	31	3	500	0	0	3	0	544
2020	4	51	2	486	0	0	4	0	547
2021	2	37	1	475	1	0	3	0	519
2022	4	36	1	495	1	0	2	0	539
2023	6	39	1	480	1	0	2	0	529

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Hamline Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	939	33.0	28.4	n/a
1989	937	39.0	24.0	n/a
1990	756	36.0	21.0	n/a
1991	929	37.0	25.1	n/a
1992	633	35.0	18.0	n/a
1993	591	35.0	16.9	n/a
1994	677	35.0	19.3	n/a
1995	949	51.0	18.6	n/a
1996	949	51.0	18.6	n/a
1997	944	47.0	20.1	n/a
1998	1015	49.0	20.7	n/a
1999	1056	44.0	24.0	n/a
2000	1028	43.0	23.9	n/a
2001	1044	51.0	20.5	n/a
2002	1008	45.0	22.4	55.3
2003	1008	45.0	22.4	55.3
2004	955	31.5	30.3	55
2005	904	32.5	27.8	54.4
2006	892	37.0	24.1	64.8
2007	863	37.0	23.3	101.9
2008	815	38.0	21.4	102.1
2009	823	40.0	20.6	95.3
2010	776	39.0	19.9	99.6
2011	693	38.0	18.2	99.6
2012	678	34.0	19.9	99.6
2013	622	21.9	28.3	98.4
2014	674	38.0	17.7	99.4
2015	632	35.0	18.0	99.5
2016	641	31.0	20.6	98
2017	606	27.3	22.1	97.5
2018	543	24.7	21.9	98
2019	544	35.0	15.5	92.1
2020	547	39.5	13.8	96
2021	519	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	539	41.5	12.9	97.4
2023	529	43.0	12.3	97.2

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 Hamline Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	939	33.0	28.4	n/a
1989	937	39.0	24.0	n/a
1990	756	36.0	21.0	n/a
1991	929	37.0	25.1	n/a
1992	633	35.0	18.0	n/a
1993	591	35.0	16.9	n/a
1994	677	35.0	19.3	n/a
1995	949	51.0	18.6	n/a
1996	949	51.0	18.6	n/a
1997	944	47.0	20.1	n/a
1998	1015	49.0	20.7	n/a
1999	1056	44.0	24.0	n/a
2000	1028	43.0	23.9	n/a
2001	1044	51.0	20.5	n/a
2002	1008	45.0	22.4	55.3
2003	1008	45.0	22.4	55.3
2004	955	31.5	30.3	55
2005	904	32.5	27.8	54.4
2006	892	37.0	24.1	64.8
2007	863	37.0	23.3	101.9
2008	815	38.0	21.4	102.1
2009	823	40.0	20.6	95.3
2010	776	39.0	19.9	99.6
2011	693	38.0	18.2	99.6
2012	678	34.0	19.9	99.6
2013	622	21.9	28.3	98.4
2014	674	38.0	17.7	99.4
2015	632	35.0	18.0	99.5
2016	641	31.0	20.6	98
2017	606	27.3	22.1	97.5
2018	543	24.7	21.9	98
2019	544	35.0	15.5	92.1
2020	547	39.5	13.8	96
2021	519	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	539	41.5	12.9	97.4
2023	529	43.0	12.3	97.2

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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