Is Herzl Elementary School a good school?

Herzl Elementary School ranks in the bottom 0.4% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Herzl Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 403 students attended Herzl Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Herzl Elementary School?

Students at Herzl Elementary School are 94% African American, 4% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Herzl Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Herzl Elementary School usually go on to attend: High : Manley Career Academy High School

Herzl Elementary School

Summary:

Herzl Elementary School is a public elementary school in Chicago, Illinois, serving 403 students in grades PK-8. 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.

Herzl Elementary School has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in Illinois, with a statewide ranking between 1908 and 2063 out of over 2,000 schools in recent years. The school has received a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade and struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, reaching as high as 54.6% in the 2021-2022 school year. Academically, Herzl Elementary School's performance is significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with 0% proficiency in English Language Arts and Mathematics for most grade levels, compared to 30-50% proficiency rates at the state and district levels. The school serves a student population that is predominantly from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 98% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Nearby schools, such as Frazier Perspectives Magnet Elementary School, LEARN Charter - Butler, and Legacy Elementary Charter School, generally perform better than Herzl Elementary School on academic measures, with higher proficiency rates and better statewide rankings. However, these schools also serve student populations with high rates of socioeconomic disadvantage. The stark disparities in academic achievement between Herzl Elementary School and the higher-performing nearby schools, as well as the broader trends in the Chicago Public Schools district, raise concerns about educational equity and the need for more equitable resource allocation and support for schools serving disadvantaged communities.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

3711 W Douglas Blvd
Chicago, IL 60623-1413

(773) 534-1480

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

SchoolDigger Rank:
2059^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $23,438

Students who attend Herzl Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Manley Career Academy High School

Student/teacher ratio: 11.3

Number of students: 403

Racial breakdown:

African American:

94.3%

Hispanic:

4.2%

White:

1.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 98%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Herzl Elementary School ranks worse than 99.6% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 447^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 8.43. (See more...)

Compare Details Herzl Elementary School ranks worse than 99.7% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 8.17. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a high 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

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Herzl Elementary School is $23,438, which is the 144^th highest among 452 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Herzl Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Herzl Elementary School 2059^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Herzl Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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African American students:

SchoolDigger ranks Herzl Elementary School 1359^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Herzl Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Male students:

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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 Herzl Elementary School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Herzl Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	6.55	1855^th	2020	8.2%
2004	4.45	1915^th	2030	5.7%
2005	4.06	1899^th	2022	6.1%
2006	5.48	1969^th	2086	5.6%
2007	4.72	1991^st	2095	5.0%
2008	6.76	1972^nd	2092	5.7%
2009	2.97	2075^th	2120	2.1%
2010	1.63	2123^rd	2139	0.7%
2011	1.52	2139^th	2147	0.4%
2012	0.31	2165^th	2166	0.0%
2013	3.95	2142^nd	2167	1.2%
2014	7.75	2008^th	2093	4.1%
2015	14.65	1853^rd	2052	9.7%
2016	14.72	1837^th	2046	10.2%
2017	9.52	1978^th	2044	3.2%
2018	9.09	1987^th	2037	2.5%
2019	9.44	2023^rd	2086	3.0%
2021	12.05	1908^th	1948	2.1%
2022	10.52	2056^th	2082	1.2%
2023	9.14	2063^rd	2077	0.7%
2024	8.43	2059^th	2067	0.4%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	22.68	1003^rd	1113	9.9%
2023	17.43	1111^th	1156	3.9%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	13.75	1706^th	1765	3.3%
2019	14.69	1735^th	1816	4.5%
2021	17.61	1460^th	1514	3.6%
2022	14.47	1733^rd	1763	1.7%
2023	12.17	1793^rd	1808	0.8%
2024	11.16	1785^th	1793	0.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Herzl Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	8.56	1928^th	1964	1.8%
2019	10.09	1944^th	2019	3.7%
2022	9.40	1967^th	1970	0.2%
2023	9.76	1932^nd	1957	1.3%
2024	9.05	1933^rd	1942	0.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Herzl Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	10.93	1898^th	1972	3.8%
2019	10.19	1957^th	2019	3.1%
2021	12.87	1641^st	1707	3.9%
2022	13.02	1876^th	1977	5.1%
2023	9.92	1957^th	1984	1.4%
2024	8.86	1947^th	1959	0.6%

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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Herzl Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	25.20	597^th	698	14.5%
2019	25.98	598^th	711	15.9%
2021	28.47	352^nd	428	17.8%
2022	24.18	624^th	684	8.8%
2023	21.76	650^th	692	6.1%
2024	18.29	640^th	655	2.3%

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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 Herzl Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	6.39	1111^th	1185	6.2%
2004	5.37	1137^th	1204	5.6%
2005	4.47	1140^th	1209	5.7%
2006	10.11	1146^th	1272	9.9%
2007	14.88	1115^th	1287	13.4%
2008	17.43	1100^th	1293	14.9%
2009	13.53	1170^th	1318	11.2%
2010	0.70	1322^nd	1327	0.4%
2011	7.20	1285^th	1344	4.4%
2012	8.76	1283^rd	1365	6.0%
2013	3.43	1344^th	1367	1.7%
2014	6.72	1275^th	1322	3.6%
2015	9.37	1268^th	1302	2.6%
2016	9.46	1257^th	1294	2.9%
2017	11.29	1229^th	1293	4.9%
2018	12.32	1206^th	1293	6.7%
2019	11.87	1270^th	1356	6.3%
2021	11.59	1206^th	1241	2.8%
2022	11.33	1341^st	1369	2.0%
2023	8.68	1359^th	1367	0.6%
2024	8.17	1359^th	1363	0.3%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	35.10	366^th	602	39.2%
2019	24.57	779^th	792	1.6%
2023	18.48	788^th	805	2.1%
2024	15.71	801^st	802	0.1%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	17.61	1055^th	1161	9.1%
2019	17.32	1111^th	1217	8.7%
2021	16.22	979^th	1019	3.9%
2022	15.22	1179^th	1221	3.4%
2023	10.71	1227^th	1234	0.6%
2024	10.20	1212^th	1219	0.6%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Herzl Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	17.46	1044^th	1226	14.8%
2019	13.85	1155^th	1276	9.5%
2022	10.11	1267^th	1286	1.5%
2023	8.47	1263^rd	1275	0.9%
2024	8.91	1235^th	1251	1.3%

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Rank History for middle school Disabled students at Herzl Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	20.79	638^th	639	0.2%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Herzl Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	10.58	1202^nd	1223	1.7%
2019	11.42	1242^nd	1296	4.2%
2022	14.07	1205^th	1286	6.3%
2023	9.91	1277^th	1292	1.2%
2024	8.50	1264^th	1264	0.0%

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Rank History for middle school African American students at Herzl Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	28.21	399^th	511	21.9%
2019	30.03	428^th	565	24.2%
2021	25.29	341^st	385	11.4%
2022	24.34	519^th	573	9.4%
2023	17.85	555^th	569	2.5%
2024	16.26	539^th	548	1.6%

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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 Herzl Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	n/a	859	n/a	7	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	866
1990	1	816	n/a	9	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	826
1991	1	746	0	9	0	n/a	n/a	0	756
1992	1	775	0	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	780
1993	2	788	0	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	797
1994	0	781	0	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	785
1995	0	939	0	6	8	n/a	n/a	0	953
1996	0	939	0	6	8	n/a	n/a	0	953
1997	1	925	0	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	931
1998	0	954	0	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	957
1999	0	969	0	14	0	n/a	n/a	0	983
2000	0	969	0	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	979
2001	0	1077	0	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	1084
2002	0	971	0	9	0	n/a	n/a	0	980
2003	0	971	0	9	0	n/a	n/a	0	980
2004	0	937	0	9	0	n/a	n/a	0	946
2005	1	861	0	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	870
2006	1	814	0	11	0	n/a	n/a	0	826
2007	0	762	0	11	0	n/a	n/a	0	773
2008	0	677	1	7	0	n/a	n/a	4	689
2009	0	614	0	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	619
2010	0	568	0	9	0	n/a	n/a	0	577
2011	1	534	2	7	0	0	4	0	548
2012	2	493	2	9	0	0	3	0	509
2013	2	471	0	11	0	0	3	0	487
2014	2	521	0	19	0	1	4	0	547
2015	3	552	0	22	0	1	3	0	581
2016	1	594	0	14	0	1	4	0	614
2017	1	641	0	9	0	1	1	0	653
2018	2	573	0	11	0	1	4	0	591
2019	3	543	0	11	1	0	2	0	560
2020	3	421	0	13	1	0	1	0	439
2021	4	442	0	9	1	0	3	0	459
2022	3	395	0	16	1	0	1	0	416
2023	4	380	0	17	0	0	2	0	403

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

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Herzl Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	866	56.0	15.4	n/a
1990	826	55.0	15.0	n/a
1991	756	54.0	14.0	n/a
1992	780	49.0	15.9	n/a
1993	797	50.0	15.9	n/a
1994	785	46.0	17.1	n/a
1995	953	52.0	18.3	n/a
1996	953	52.0	18.3	n/a
1997	931	54.0	17.2	n/a
1998	957	56.0	17.1	n/a
1999	983	54.0	18.2	n/a
2000	979	52.0	18.8	n/a
2001	1084	50.0	21.7	n/a
2002	980	51.0	19.2	87.6
2003	980	51.0	19.2	87.6
2004	946	41.8	22.6	98.6
2005	870	49.7	17.5	99.7
2006	826	49.4	16.7	99.6
2007	773	38.0	20.3	95.7
2008	689	31.0	22.2	99.4
2009	619	37.0	16.7	99.5
2010	577	34.0	16.9	99.1
2011	548	28.0	19.5	96
2012	509	29.0	17.5	99.4
2013	487	n/a	n/a	95.9
2014	547	29.0	18.8	99.3
2015	581	32.0	18.1	99.1
2016	614	30.0	20.4	98.7
2017	653	32.7	19.9	98.9
2018	591	35.2	16.7	97.8
2019	560	42.0	13.3	97
2020	439	37.0	11.8	97.9
2021	459	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	416	33.5	12.4	97.4
2023	403	35.5	11.3	98

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 Herzl Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	866	56.0	15.4	n/a
1990	826	55.0	15.0	n/a
1991	756	54.0	14.0	n/a
1992	780	49.0	15.9	n/a
1993	797	50.0	15.9	n/a
1994	785	46.0	17.1	n/a
1995	953	52.0	18.3	n/a
1996	953	52.0	18.3	n/a
1997	931	54.0	17.2	n/a
1998	957	56.0	17.1	n/a
1999	983	54.0	18.2	n/a
2000	979	52.0	18.8	n/a
2001	1084	50.0	21.7	n/a
2002	980	51.0	19.2	87.6
2003	980	51.0	19.2	87.6
2004	946	41.8	22.6	98.6
2005	870	49.7	17.5	99.7
2006	826	49.4	16.7	99.6
2007	773	38.0	20.3	95.7
2008	689	31.0	22.2	99.4
2009	619	37.0	16.7	99.5
2010	577	34.0	16.9	99.1
2011	548	28.0	19.5	96
2012	509	29.0	17.5	99.4
2013	487	n/a	n/a	95.9
2014	547	29.0	18.8	99.3
2015	581	32.0	18.1	99.1
2016	614	30.0	20.4	98.7
2017	653	32.7	19.9	98.9
2018	591	35.2	16.7	97.8
2019	560	42.0	13.3	97
2020	439	37.0	11.8	97.9
2021	459	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	416	33.5	12.4	97.4
2023	403	35.5	11.3	98

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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