Is Holden Elementary School a good school?

Holden Elementary School ranks 1074 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Holden Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 393 students attended Holden Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Holden Elementary School?

Students at Holden Elementary School are 53% Hispanic, 18% White, 16% Asian, 11% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Holden Elementary School attend?

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

Holden Elementary School

Summary:

Holden Elementary School is a public school in Chicago, Illinois, serving 393 students from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade. 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.

Holden Elementary School consistently outperforms the district and state in academic proficiency, with 35.7% of students proficient in English Language Arts and 28% proficient in Mathematics, compared to the district averages of 30.5% and 18.3%, respectively. The school also performs particularly well with certain student subgroups, such as English Language Learners and students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. However, Holden has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 4.2% in 2019-2020 to 36.9% in 2023-2024, which is notably higher than the district and state averages.

When comparing Holden Elementary School to nearby schools, Healy Elementary School and Sheridan Elementary Math & Science Academy consistently outperform Holden in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency, with significantly higher rankings and star ratings. Conversely, schools like Minnie Minoso Academy, Greene N Elementary School, Ward J Elementary School, and Namaste Elementary Charter School have lower academic proficiency rates compared to Holden.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

1104 W 31st St
Chicago, IL 60608-5602

(773) 535-7200

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

SchoolDigger Rank:
1074^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $18,524

Students who attend Holden Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Tilden Career Communty Academy High School

Student/teacher ratio: 11.2

Number of students: 393

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.7%

White:

17.6%

Asian:

16.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 79.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Holden Elementary School ranks worse than 52% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 94^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 43.69. (See more...)

Compare Details Holden Elementary School ranks better than 63.5% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 56.87. (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 Holden 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 Holden Elementary School is $18,524. 337 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299 spend more per student.

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Holden Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Holden Elementary School 1074^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Holden Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Holden Elementary School 498^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Holden 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 Holden Elementary School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Holden Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	43.45	1332^nd	2020	34.1%
2004	59.72	1004^th	2030	50.5%
2005	42.65	1376^th	2022	31.9%
2006	45.79	1386^th	2086	33.6%
2007	47.26	1381^st	2095	34.1%
2008	31.02	1607^th	2092	23.2%
2009	33.68	1585^th	2120	25.2%
2010	29.20	1663^rd	2139	22.3%
2011	22.38	1797^th	2147	16.3%
2012	20.17	1852^nd	2166	14.5%
2013	27.05	1653^rd	2167	23.7%
2014	30.62	1525^th	2093	27.1%
2015	40.10	1125^th	2052	45.2%
2016	37.57	1226^th	2046	40.1%
2017	37.56	1230^th	2044	39.8%
2018	42.08	1118^th	2037	45.1%
2019	49.64	976^th	2086	53.2%
2021	53.53	786^th	1948	59.7%
2022	47.21	1007^th	2082	51.6%
2023	50.23	941^st	2077	54.7%
2024	43.69	1074^th	2067	48.0%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	50.08	287^th	718	60.0%
2019	60.73	163^rd	743	78.1%
2022	57.18	212^th	768	72.4%
2023	74.55	86^th	788	89.1%
2024	58.49	216^th	826	73.8%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	62.30	501^st	1765	71.6%
2019	68.49	391^st	1816	78.5%
2021	75.30	178^th	1514	88.2%
2022	66.51	393^rd	1763	77.7%
2023	70.57	331^st	1808	81.7%
2024	59.68	561^st	1793	68.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Holden Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	37.46	1203^rd	1964	38.7%
2019	50.63	931^st	2019	53.9%
2021	58.01	613^th	1680	63.5%
2022	52.95	809^th	1970	58.9%
2023	57.28	740^th	1957	62.2%
2024	46.91	942^nd	1942	51.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Holden Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	45.86	975^th	1972	50.6%
2019	47.85	966^th	2019	52.2%
2021	40.36	927^th	1707	45.7%
2022	41.20	1063^rd	1977	46.2%
2023	40.82	1097^th	1984	44.7%
2024	40.60	1072^nd	1959	45.3%

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Rank History for elementary school Asian students at Holden Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	33.28	186^th	242	23.1%
2019	43.45	157^th	243	35.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Holden Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	44.21	505^th	938	46.2%
2019	45.81	485^th	955	49.2%
2021	47.77	310^th	742	58.2%
2022	56.23	337^th	954	64.7%
2023	56.78	328^th	970	66.2%
2024	44.59	480^th	959	49.9%

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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 Holden Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	44.94	729^th	1185	38.5%
2004	42.88	766^th	1204	36.4%
2005	32.78	870^th	1209	28.0%
2006	63.37	520^th	1272	59.1%
2007	60.68	594^th	1287	53.8%
2008	55.10	698^th	1293	46.0%
2009	46.35	824^th	1318	37.5%
2010	52.36	746^th	1327	43.8%
2011	46.67	819^th	1344	39.1%
2012	35.95	979^th	1365	28.3%
2013	27.49	1051^st	1367	23.1%
2014	35.36	902^nd	1322	31.8%
2015	62.93	380^th	1302	70.8%
2016	59.96	440^th	1294	66.0%
2017	62.27	417^th	1293	67.7%
2018	55.70	521^st	1293	59.7%
2019	54.91	548^th	1356	59.6%
2021	47.64	552^nd	1241	55.5%
2022	60.41	436^th	1369	68.2%
2023	59.58	446^th	1367	67.4%
2024	56.87	498^th	1363	63.5%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	80.92	8^th	339	97.6%
2022	62.59	69^th	454	84.8%
2024	62.97	91^st	486	81.3%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	37.39	332^nd	602	44.9%
2019	44.22	329^th	792	58.5%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	71.61	224^th	1161	80.7%
2019	67.88	278^th	1217	77.2%
2021	60.34	270^th	1019	73.5%
2022	79.88	119^th	1221	90.3%
2023	73.69	194^th	1234	84.3%
2024	71.22	233^rd	1219	80.9%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Holden Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	47.79	624^th	1226	49.1%
2019	55.62	514^th	1276	59.7%
2022	67.01	337^th	1286	73.8%
2023	58.91	436^th	1275	65.8%
2024	58.66	447^th	1251	64.3%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Holden Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	59.56	413^th	1223	66.2%
2019	55.44	508^th	1296	60.8%
2021	50.98	428^th	1048	59.2%
2022	51.40	525^th	1286	59.2%
2023	57.79	441^st	1292	65.9%
2024	54.02	492^nd	1264	61.1%

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Rank History for middle school Asian students at Holden Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	44.51	120^th	209	42.6%
2019	40.38	130^th	201	35.3%
2022	31.11	144^th	198	27.3%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Holden Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	57.40	207^th	590	64.9%
2019	57.71	222^nd	639	65.3%
2021	33.51	359^th	517	30.6%
2022	58.34	200^th	662	69.8%
2023	61.03	185^th	661	72.0%
2024	61.36	192^nd	643	70.1%

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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 Holden Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	318	68	15	253	2	n/a	n/a	0	656
1989	309	69	12	261	2	n/a	n/a	0	653
1990	279	80	14	310	2	n/a	n/a	0	685
1991	262	68	27	325	0	n/a	n/a	0	682
1992	257	63	31	314	0	n/a	n/a	0	665
1993	280	66	35	382	2	n/a	n/a	0	765
1994	295	80	40	389	0	n/a	n/a	0	804
1995	234	72	23	427	0	n/a	n/a	0	756
1996	234	72	23	427	0	n/a	n/a	0	756
1997	271	50	40	495	4	n/a	n/a	0	860
1998	235	43	44	489	4	n/a	n/a	0	815
1999	241	44	55	480	0	n/a	n/a	0	820
2000	220	42	69	439	6	n/a	n/a	0	776
2001	193	14	81	489	6	n/a	n/a	0	783
2002	174	10	68	492	8	n/a	n/a	0	752
2003	174	10	68	492	8	n/a	n/a	0	752
2004	172	14	74	448	8	n/a	n/a	0	716
2005	155	11	72	427	1	n/a	n/a	0	666
2006	118	10	80	388	3	n/a	n/a	66	665
2007	109	9	92	355	3	n/a	n/a	51	619
2008	104	13	78	365	3	n/a	n/a	62	625
2009	108	31	85	416	1	n/a	n/a	0	641
2010	88	47	76	422	1	n/a	n/a	1	635
2011	55	35	68	415	3	0	17	0	593
2012	61	40	71	403	3	0	12	0	590
2013	56	40	86	394	2	0	12	0	590
2014	55	36	85	342	2	0	10	0	530
2015	55	39	76	355	2	0	9	0	536
2016	50	32	78	318	1	0	5	0	484
2017	58	37	89	303	1	0	6	0	494
2018	63	46	93	298	1	0	5	0	506
2019	66	46	76	277	1	0	3	0	469
2020	68	43	80	253	0	0	5	0	449
2021	70	42	78	247	0	0	4	0	441
2022	76	43	63	234	0	0	8	0	424
2023	69	44	64	207	0	0	9	0	393

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 Holden Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	656	40.4	16.2	n/a
1989	653	40.4	16.1	n/a
1990	685	40.4	16.9	n/a
1991	682	46.6	14.6	n/a
1992	665	45.6	14.5	n/a
1993	765	46.4	16.5	n/a
1994	804	49.0	16.4	n/a
1995	756	49.0	15.4	n/a
1996	756	49.0	15.4	n/a
1997	860	50.0	17.2	n/a
1998	815	52.0	15.7	n/a
1999	820	47.0	17.4	n/a
2000	776	46.0	16.9	n/a
2001	783	39.0	20.1	n/a
2002	752	39.0	19.3	90.4
2003	752	39.0	19.3	90.4
2004	716	34.7	20.6	94.1
2005	666	35.7	18.7	95.2
2006	665	41.4	16.1	103.7
2007	619	28.0	22.1	103.7
2008	625	30.0	20.8	102.8
2009	641	32.0	20.0	88
2010	635	35.0	18.1	95
2011	593	32.0	18.5	94.3
2012	590	32.0	18.4	96.6
2013	590	36.5	16.1	95.8
2014	530	32.5	16.3	95.1
2015	536	28.0	19.1	97.2
2016	484	30.0	16.1	92.4
2017	494	29.2	16.8	91.3
2018	506	28.9	17.4	89.3
2019	469	25.5	18.3	85.7
2020	449	30.5	14.7	85.7
2021	441	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	424	34.5	12.2	82.1
2023	393	35.0	11.2	79.4

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 Holden Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	656	40.4	16.2	n/a
1989	653	40.4	16.1	n/a
1990	685	40.4	16.9	n/a
1991	682	46.6	14.6	n/a
1992	665	45.6	14.5	n/a
1993	765	46.4	16.5	n/a
1994	804	49.0	16.4	n/a
1995	756	49.0	15.4	n/a
1996	756	49.0	15.4	n/a
1997	860	50.0	17.2	n/a
1998	815	52.0	15.7	n/a
1999	820	47.0	17.4	n/a
2000	776	46.0	16.9	n/a
2001	783	39.0	20.1	n/a
2002	752	39.0	19.3	90.4
2003	752	39.0	19.3	90.4
2004	716	34.7	20.6	94.1
2005	666	35.7	18.7	95.2
2006	665	41.4	16.1	103.7
2007	619	28.0	22.1	103.7
2008	625	30.0	20.8	102.8
2009	641	32.0	20.0	88
2010	635	35.0	18.1	95
2011	593	32.0	18.5	94.3
2012	590	32.0	18.4	96.6
2013	590	36.5	16.1	95.8
2014	530	32.5	16.3	95.1
2015	536	28.0	19.1	97.2
2016	484	30.0	16.1	92.4
2017	494	29.2	16.8	91.3
2018	506	28.9	17.4	89.3
2019	469	25.5	18.3	85.7
2020	449	30.5	14.7	85.7
2021	441	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	424	34.5	12.2	82.1
2023	393	35.0	11.2	79.4

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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