Is Henry Elementary School a good school?

Henry Elementary School ranks in the bottom 20.0% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Henry Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 466 students attended Henry Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Henry Elementary School?

Students at Henry Elementary School are 87% Hispanic, 6% White, 3% Asian, 3% African American, 1% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Henry Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Henry Elementary School usually go on to attend: High : Roosevelt High School

Henry Elementary School

Summary:

Henry Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, with 454 students. The school is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299, which is ranked 688 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Henry Elementary School faces several challenges, including a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 7.4% in 2019-2020 to 41.5% in 2023-2024, which is much higher than the district average of 30.5% and the state average of 41.2%. The school's test scores are also consistently lower than the district and state averages across all grades and subjects, with only 25.6% of students proficient or better in ELA and 9.7% in math, compared to 30.5% and 18.3% for the district, respectively. The school's performance is particularly low for certain subgroups, such as female students, male students, Hispanic students, and students with disabilities.

When comparing Henry Elementary School to nearby schools, such as CICS - Irving Park Campus and Belding Elementary School, it becomes clear that Henry Elementary is underperforming. These nearby schools have significantly higher test scores and lower chronic absenteeism rates. Despite the challenges, Henry Elementary School's increased spending per student, from $12,123 in 2019-2020 to $17,936 in 2022-2023, suggests that the district is investing resources to support the school, presenting an opportunity for targeted interventions and strategies to address the areas of concern.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

4250 N Saint Louis Ave
Chicago, IL 60618-1121

(773) 534-5060

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

SchoolDigger Rank:
1654^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $19,139

Students who attend Henry Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Roosevelt High School

Student/teacher ratio: 13.1

Number of students: 466

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

86.7%

White:

5.6%

Asian:

3.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 90.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Henry Elementary School ranks worse than 80% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 247^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 20.91. (See more...)

Compare Details Henry Elementary School ranks worse than 61% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 34.13. (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 (86.7%), White (5.6%), Asian (3.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 90.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Henry Elementary School is 13.1, which is the 207^th best among 452 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299. (See more...)

Compare Henry Elementary School employs 35.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Henry Elementary School is $19,139. 314 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Henry Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Henry Elementary School 1654^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Henry Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Henry Elementary School 832^nd of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Henry 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 Henry Elementary School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Henry Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	25.87	1598^th	2020	20.9%
2004	31.37	1557^th	2030	23.3%
2005	40.30	1412^th	2022	30.2%
2006	36.76	1567^th	2086	24.9%
2007	54.90	1195^th	2095	43.0%
2008	16.09	1834^th	2092	12.3%
2009	23.70	1738^th	2120	18.0%
2010	14.75	1900^th	2139	11.2%
2011	30.80	1629^th	2147	24.1%
2012	50.54	1289^th	2166	40.5%
2013	40.56	1390^th	2167	35.9%
2014	43.17	1261^st	2093	39.8%
2015	42.84	1062^nd	2052	48.2%
2016	31.13	1394^th	2046	31.9%
2017	29.05	1442^nd	2044	29.5%
2018	23.63	1567^th	2037	23.1%
2019	33.26	1368^th	2086	34.4%
2021	30.84	1267^th	1948	35.0%
2022	21.39	1623^rd	2082	22.0%
2023	28.12	1442^nd	2077	30.6%
2024	20.91	1654^th	2067	20.0%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	38.13	451^st	718	37.2%
2019	40.31	443^rd	743	40.4%
2022	38.81	459^th	768	40.2%
2023	56.88	234^th	788	70.3%
2024	37.01	522^nd	826	36.8%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	23.94	637^th	763	16.5%
2019	31.44	800^th	1194	33.0%
2022	27.76	831^st	1113	25.3%
2023	21.00	1028^th	1156	11.1%
2024	26.16	918^th	1195	23.2%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	37.41	1136^th	1765	35.6%
2019	51.72	769^th	1816	57.7%
2021	58.61	442^nd	1514	70.8%
2022	34.74	1151^st	1763	34.7%
2023	43.76	961^st	1808	46.8%
2024	30.40	1300^th	1793	27.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Henry Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	24.90	1493^rd	1964	24.0%
2019	33.56	1309^th	2019	35.2%
2022	19.89	1600^th	1970	18.8%
2023	29.56	1336^th	1957	31.7%
2024	22.56	1517^th	1942	21.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at Henry Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	33.61	574^th	886	35.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Henry Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	23.34	1541^st	1972	21.9%
2019	34.11	1299^th	2019	35.7%
2022	23.89	1463^rd	1977	26.0%
2023	26.49	1420^th	1984	28.4%
2024	19.48	1595^th	1959	18.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Henry Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	34.45	618^th	938	34.1%
2019	41.24	543^rd	955	43.1%
2021	48.05	306^th	742	58.8%
2022	25.38	774^th	954	18.9%
2023	35.32	619^th	970	36.2%
2024	29.07	709^th	959	26.1%

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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 Henry Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	27.64	973^rd	1356	28.2%
2021	31.89	783^rd	1241	36.9%
2022	31.04	892^nd	1369	34.8%
2023	26.77	970^th	1367	29.0%
2024	34.13	832^nd	1363	39.0%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	28.73	310^th	339	8.6%
2022	49.97	148^th	454	67.4%
2023	41.97	239^th	480	50.2%
2024	65.77	76^th	486	84.4%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	24.93	680^th	792	14.1%
2022	35.33	474^th	781	39.3%
2023	24.56	650^th	805	19.3%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	43.65	660^th	1217	45.8%
2021	52.48	380^th	1019	62.7%
2022	46.44	576^th	1221	52.8%
2023	37.62	766^th	1234	37.9%
2024	49.05	534^th	1219	56.2%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Henry Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	31.47	893^rd	1276	30.0%
2022	26.78	920^th	1286	28.5%
2023	20.33	1028^th	1275	19.4%
2024	31.64	819^th	1251	34.5%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Henry Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	23.79	992^nd	1296	23.5%
2022	36.04	761^st	1286	40.8%
2023	34.87	798^th	1292	38.2%
2024	35.62	747^th	1264	40.9%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Henry Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	28.26	497^th	639	22.2%
2021	37.18	317^th	517	38.7%
2022	36.49	414^th	662	37.5%
2023	29.92	479^th	661	27.5%
2024	40.11	344^th	643	46.5%

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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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Tuesday, August 7, 2012

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Enrollment information for Henry Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	296	32	70	332	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	730
1989	245	28	74	351	4	n/a	n/a	0	702
1990	235	34	77	362	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	708
1991	198	31	69	422	6	n/a	n/a	0	726
1992	177	24	73	374	1	n/a	n/a	0	649
1993	148	26	56	425	6	n/a	n/a	0	661
1994	188	28	61	431	2	n/a	n/a	0	710
1995	160	30	53	541	0	n/a	n/a	0	784
1996	160	30	53	541	0	n/a	n/a	0	784
1997	141	30	53	543	0	n/a	n/a	0	767
1998	144	36	54	677	2	n/a	n/a	0	913
1999	120	35	58	761	2	n/a	n/a	0	976
2000	129	33	52	759	4	n/a	n/a	0	977
2001	95	17	52	760	5	n/a	n/a	0	929
2002	75	33	37	749	1	n/a	n/a	0	895
2003	75	33	37	749	1	n/a	n/a	0	895
2004	73	26	35	767	2	n/a	n/a	0	903
2005	55	39	36	740	2	n/a	n/a	0	872
2006	45	37	31	697	0	n/a	n/a	3	813
2007	37	38	20	610	1	n/a	n/a	12	718
2008	27	33	22	602	2	n/a	n/a	16	702
2009	40	27	21	588	0	n/a	n/a	0	676
2010	35	26	24	596	2	n/a	n/a	0	683
2011	17	25	20	577	4	2	3	0	648
2012	15	24	24	569	8	3	5	0	648
2013	19	24	20	520	6	4	51	0	644
2014	38	31	21	570	6	5	8	0	679
2015	48	30	17	540	5	3	9	0	652
2016	42	29	15	534	6	6	8	0	640
2017	40	19	11	460	11	3	2	0	546
2018	39	23	10	437	9	2	4	0	524
2019	37	19	11	439	10	2	3	0	521
2020	35	19	18	456	17	2	3	0	550
2021	32	16	14	455	13	2	5	0	537
2022	34	22	10	446	8	3	5	0	528
2023	31	16	13	379	7	1	7	0	454
2024	26	12	15	404	5	0	4	0	466

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

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Henry Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	730	29.0	25.1	n/a
1989	702	31.0	22.6	n/a
1990	708	32.0	22.1	n/a
1991	726	34.0	21.3	n/a
1992	649	32.0	20.2	n/a
1993	661	31.0	21.3	n/a
1994	710	30.0	23.7	n/a
1995	784	40.0	19.6	n/a
1996	784	40.0	19.6	n/a
1997	767	43.0	17.8	n/a
1998	913	48.0	19.0	n/a
1999	976	50.0	19.5	n/a
2000	977	45.0	21.7	n/a
2001	929	50.0	18.6	n/a
2002	895	49.0	18.3	95.5
2003	895	49.0	18.3	95.5
2004	903	42.9	21.0	94.4
2005	872	46.0	19.0	94
2006	813	47.0	17.3	94.8
2007	718	33.0	21.8	98
2008	702	36.0	19.5	96.1
2009	676	37.0	18.3	93.6
2010	683	37.0	18.4	94.1
2011	648	35.5	18.2	94.4
2012	648	30.0	21.6	98
2013	644	45.1	14.2	97.5
2014	679	37.5	18.1	96.6
2015	652	37.0	17.6	96.6
2016	640	35.0	18.2	93.8
2017	546	32.8	16.6	96
2018	524	29.6	17.6	93.3
2019	521	37.5	13.8	93.1
2020	550	36.0	15.2	92.9
2021	537	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	528	36.0	14.6	90.3
2023	454	34.5	13.1	88.5
2024	466	35.5	13.1	90.3

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 Henry Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	730	29.0	25.1	n/a
1989	702	31.0	22.6	n/a
1990	708	32.0	22.1	n/a
1991	726	34.0	21.3	n/a
1992	649	32.0	20.2	n/a
1993	661	31.0	21.3	n/a
1994	710	30.0	23.7	n/a
1995	784	40.0	19.6	n/a
1996	784	40.0	19.6	n/a
1997	767	43.0	17.8	n/a
1998	913	48.0	19.0	n/a
1999	976	50.0	19.5	n/a
2000	977	45.0	21.7	n/a
2001	929	50.0	18.6	n/a
2002	895	49.0	18.3	95.5
2003	895	49.0	18.3	95.5
2004	903	42.9	21.0	94.4
2005	872	46.0	19.0	94
2006	813	47.0	17.3	94.8
2007	718	33.0	21.8	98
2008	702	36.0	19.5	96.1
2009	676	37.0	18.3	93.6
2010	683	37.0	18.4	94.1
2011	648	35.5	18.2	94.4
2012	648	30.0	21.6	98
2013	644	45.1	14.2	97.5
2014	679	37.5	18.1	96.6
2015	652	37.0	17.6	96.6
2016	640	35.0	18.2	93.8
2017	546	32.8	16.6	96
2018	524	29.6	17.6	93.3
2019	521	37.5	13.8	93.1
2020	550	36.0	15.2	92.9
2021	537	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	528	36.0	14.6	90.3
2023	454	34.5	13.1	88.5
2024	466	35.5	13.1	90.3

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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