Is Hedges Elementary School a good school?

Hedges Elementary School ranks in the bottom 10.7% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Hedges Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 482 students attended Hedges Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Hedges Elementary School?

Students at Hedges Elementary School are 98% Hispanic, 1% White.

What schools do graduates of Hedges Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Hedges Elementary School usually go on to attend: High : Richards Career Academy High School

Hedges Elementary School

Summary:

Hedges Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, with an enrollment of 460 students. The school faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates, consistently low academic performance, and struggles to serve its diverse student population.

Hedges Elementary School has had chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 29.0% to 44.6% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages. Academically, the school consistently performs below the district and state averages on standardized tests, with only 15.3% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 5.2% proficient or better in Mathematics in the 2023-2024 school year. The school also ranks in the bottom quartile of Illinois elementary schools for female, male, Hispanic, English Language Learner, and low socioeconomic status students.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Hamline Elementary, Fulton Elementary, and Christopher Elementary, also perform poorly on academic measures and have high rates of chronic absenteeism, suggesting that the challenges facing Hedges Elementary School are not unique and may be systemic issues within the Chicago Public Schools district. However, one notable exception is Chavez Elementary Multicultural Academy, which is located relatively close to Hedges and performs significantly better on academic measures, indicating that with the right strategies and resources, schools in this area can achieve better outcomes for students.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

4747 S Winchester Ave
Chicago, IL 60609-4140

(773) 535-7360

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

SchoolDigger Rank:
1845^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $19,881

Students who attend Hedges Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Richards Career Academy High School

Student/teacher ratio: 12.8

Number of students: 482

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.7%

White:

1.2%

African American:

0.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 94.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Hedges Elementary School ranks worse than 89.3% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 335^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 15.09. (See more...)

Compare Details Hedges Elementary School ranks worse than 86.6% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 16.84. (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 Racial makeup is: Hispanic (97.7%), White (1.2%), African American (0.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 94.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Hedges Elementary School is 12.8, which is the 180^th best among 452 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299. (See more...)

Compare Hedges Elementary School employs 37.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Hedges Elementary School is $19,881. 274 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Hedges Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Hedges Elementary School 1845^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Hedges Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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SchoolDigger ranks Hedges Elementary School 1181^st of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Hedges 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 Hedges Elementary School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Hedges Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	5.34	1875^th	2020	7.2%
2004	14.25	1773^rd	2030	12.7%
2005	7.62	1845^th	2022	8.8%
2006	14.41	1862^nd	2086	10.7%
2007	9.40	1930^th	2095	7.9%
2008	4.44	2016^th	2092	3.6%
2009	4.75	2049^th	2120	3.3%
2010	4.72	2068^th	2139	3.3%
2011	5.62	2074^th	2147	3.4%
2012	4.42	2112^th	2166	2.5%
2013	8.63	2052^nd	2167	5.3%
2014	5.53	2044^th	2093	2.3%
2015	16.96	1792^nd	2052	12.7%
2016	19.74	1698^th	2046	17.0%
2017	19.96	1684^th	2044	17.6%
2018	11.64	1925^th	2037	5.5%
2019	10.06	2009^th	2086	3.7%
2021	13.32	1848^th	1948	5.1%
2022	13.90	1913^th	2082	8.1%
2023	12.56	1951^st	2077	6.1%
2024	15.09	1845^th	2067	10.7%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	25.09	653^rd	718	9.1%
2019	24.21	685^th	743	7.8%
2021	27.38	486^th	537	9.5%
2022	29.68	629^th	768	18.1%
2023	27.33	684^th	788	13.2%
2024	25.42	726^th	826	12.1%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2022	27.08	854^th	1113	23.3%
2023	34.66	701^st	1156	39.4%
2024	28.95	862^nd	1195	27.9%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	18.02	1628^th	1765	7.8%
2019	15.88	1715^th	1816	5.6%
2021	19.74	1394^th	1514	7.9%
2022	20.76	1553^rd	1763	11.9%
2023	18.96	1657^th	1808	8.4%
2024	23.31	1494^th	1793	16.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Hedges Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	10.11	1901^st	1964	3.2%
2019	11.69	1904^th	2019	5.7%
2022	14.85	1778^th	1970	9.7%
2023	12.75	1847^th	1957	5.6%
2024	17.18	1676^th	1942	13.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Hedges Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	15.56	1771^st	1972	10.2%
2019	10.64	1942^nd	2019	3.8%
2021	13.32	1626^th	1707	4.7%
2022	14.00	1844^th	1977	6.7%
2023	13.22	1859^th	1984	6.3%
2024	14.22	1797^th	1959	8.3%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Hedges Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	14.63	903^rd	938	3.7%
2019	11.90	945^th	955	1.0%
2021	18.56	719^th	742	3.1%
2022	17.17	909^th	954	4.7%
2023	15.82	938^th	970	3.3%
2024	20.46	853^rd	959	11.1%

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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 Hedges Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	10.76	1041^st	1185	12.2%
2004	15.37	1001^st	1204	16.9%
2005	7.11	1104^th	1209	8.7%
2006	38.09	896^th	1272	29.6%
2007	19.02	1082^nd	1287	15.9%
2008	18.66	1088^th	1293	15.9%
2009	21.44	1087^th	1318	17.5%
2010	13.37	1182^nd	1327	10.9%
2011	13.42	1217^th	1344	9.4%
2012	14.87	1217^th	1365	10.8%
2013	22.75	1114^th	1367	18.5%
2014	12.55	1204^th	1322	8.9%
2015	18.99	1095^th	1302	15.9%
2016	31.77	870^th	1294	32.8%
2017	16.72	1117^th	1293	13.6%
2018	17.55	1096^th	1293	15.2%
2019	19.10	1128^th	1356	16.8%
2021	14.21	1146^th	1241	7.7%
2022	21.51	1075^th	1369	21.5%
2023	13.51	1265^th	1367	7.5%
2024	16.84	1181^st	1363	13.4%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	28.95	275^th	285	3.5%
2019	32.02	279^th	339	17.7%
2021	32.15	227^th	277	18.1%
2022	50.73	141^st	454	68.9%
2023	30.51	390^th	480	18.8%
2024	31.93	358^th	486	26.3%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	29.56	587^th	792	25.9%
2022	41.84	355^th	781	54.5%
2023	29.79	552^nd	805	31.4%
2024	37.88	424^th	802	47.1%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	25.59	934^th	1161	19.6%
2019	28.45	932^nd	1217	23.4%
2021	21.15	901^st	1019	11.6%
2022	32.05	841^st	1221	31.1%
2023	20.07	1084^th	1234	12.2%
2024	23.90	987^th	1219	19.0%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Hedges Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	14.05	1111^th	1226	9.4%
2019	22.43	1004^th	1276	21.3%
2022	22.36	1010^th	1286	21.5%
2023	14.39	1163^rd	1275	8.8%
2024	17.16	1073^rd	1251	14.2%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Hedges Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	22.42	972^nd	1223	20.5%
2019	17.61	1108^th	1296	14.5%
2021	13.70	987^th	1048	5.8%
2022	21.88	1004^th	1286	21.9%
2023	13.23	1209^th	1292	6.4%
2024	18.32	1071^st	1264	15.3%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Hedges Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	19.42	524^th	590	11.2%
2019	20.13	568^th	639	11.1%
2021	16.62	492^nd	517	4.8%
2022	24.44	543^rd	662	18.0%
2023	14.44	639^th	661	3.3%
2024	19.83	558^th	643	13.2%

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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 Hedges Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	26	7	n/a	304	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	337
1990	28	11	n/a	317	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	356
1991	28	16	0	389	0	n/a	n/a	0	433
1992	18	3	0	392	0	n/a	n/a	0	413
1993	28	8	0	493	2	n/a	n/a	0	531
1994	13	10	0	352	2	n/a	n/a	0	377
1995	43	48	0	911	1	n/a	n/a	0	1003
1996	43	48	0	911	1	n/a	n/a	0	1003
1997	36	53	0	884	3	n/a	n/a	0	976
1998	25	56	0	897	0	n/a	n/a	0	978
1999	27	57	0	930	0	n/a	n/a	0	1014
2000	23	40	0	948	0	n/a	n/a	0	1011
2001	21	30	0	975	0	n/a	n/a	0	1026
2002	18	29	0	1031	1	n/a	n/a	0	1079
2003	18	29	0	1031	1	n/a	n/a	0	1079
2004	17	21	0	1057	0	n/a	n/a	0	1095
2005	6	28	0	1036	0	n/a	n/a	0	1070
2006	5	21	1	995	0	n/a	n/a	20	1042
2007	7	29	0	937	0	n/a	n/a	21	994
2008	6	34	1	930	0	n/a	n/a	19	990
2009	6	37	0	890	0	n/a	n/a	0	933
2010	10	41	0	829	0	n/a	n/a	0	880
2011	13	39	0	805	11	0	16	0	884
2012	13	28	0	789	7	0	3	0	840
2013	18	30	0	811	3	0	2	0	864
2014	14	29	0	788	3	0	1	0	835
2015	7	23	0	738	3	0	1	0	772
2016	11	15	0	698	2	0	0	0	726
2017	11	6	0	643	2	0	0	0	662
2018	8	12	0	645	2	1	0	0	668
2019	7	11	0	588	1	0	1	0	608
2020	11	9	0	510	0	0	0	0	530
2021	10	9	0	494	0	0	0	0	513
2022	8	8	0	465	0	0	0	0	481
2023	5	7	1	446	1	0	0	0	460
2024	6	4	1	471	0	0	0	0	482

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 Hedges Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	337	20.0	16.8	n/a
1990	356	20.0	17.8	n/a
1991	433	21.0	20.6	n/a
1992	413	24.0	17.2	n/a
1993	531	32.0	16.6	n/a
1994	377	22.0	17.1	n/a
1995	1003	53.0	18.9	n/a
1996	1003	53.0	18.9	n/a
1997	976	51.0	19.1	n/a
1998	978	51.0	19.2	n/a
1999	1014	54.0	18.8	n/a
2000	1011	50.0	20.2	n/a
2001	1026	54.0	19.0	n/a
2002	1079	53.0	20.4	82.9
2003	1079	53.0	20.4	82.9
2004	1095	44.5	24.6	97.6
2005	1070	55.4	19.3	98.3
2006	1042	61.8	16.9	94.7
2007	994	44.0	22.6	100.7
2008	990	48.0	20.6	100.5
2009	933	50.0	18.7	95.7
2010	880	48.0	18.3	99.7
2011	884	44.0	20.0	99.3
2012	840	44.0	19.0	99.2
2013	864	68.2	12.6	99
2014	835	46.2	18.0	98.8
2015	772	47.0	16.4	99.6
2016	726	43.0	16.8	98.1
2017	662	36.8	17.9	98.2
2018	668	31.3	21.3	98.5
2019	608	36.5	16.6	96.1
2020	530	39.5	13.4	97.5
2021	513	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	481	44.0	10.9	96
2023	460	39.5	11.6	96.3
2024	482	37.5	12.8	94.4

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 Hedges Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	337	20.0	16.8	n/a
1990	356	20.0	17.8	n/a
1991	433	21.0	20.6	n/a
1992	413	24.0	17.2	n/a
1993	531	32.0	16.6	n/a
1994	377	22.0	17.1	n/a
1995	1003	53.0	18.9	n/a
1996	1003	53.0	18.9	n/a
1997	976	51.0	19.1	n/a
1998	978	51.0	19.2	n/a
1999	1014	54.0	18.8	n/a
2000	1011	50.0	20.2	n/a
2001	1026	54.0	19.0	n/a
2002	1079	53.0	20.4	82.9
2003	1079	53.0	20.4	82.9
2004	1095	44.5	24.6	97.6
2005	1070	55.4	19.3	98.3
2006	1042	61.8	16.9	94.7
2007	994	44.0	22.6	100.7
2008	990	48.0	20.6	100.5
2009	933	50.0	18.7	95.7
2010	880	48.0	18.3	99.7
2011	884	44.0	20.0	99.3
2012	840	44.0	19.0	99.2
2013	864	68.2	12.6	99
2014	835	46.2	18.0	98.8
2015	772	47.0	16.4	99.6
2016	726	43.0	16.8	98.1
2017	662	36.8	17.9	98.2
2018	668	31.3	21.3	98.5
2019	608	36.5	16.6	96.1
2020	530	39.5	13.4	97.5
2021	513	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	481	44.0	10.9	96
2023	460	39.5	11.6	96.3
2024	482	37.5	12.8	94.4

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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