Is Hughes C Elementary School a good school?

Hughes C Elementary School ranks in the bottom 18.5% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Hughes C Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 190 students attended Hughes C Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Hughes C Elementary School?

Students at Hughes C Elementary School are 93% African American, 5% Hispanic, 1% Pacific Islander.

Hughes C Elementary School

Summary:

Hughes C Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in the West Side neighborhood of Chicago, with 190 students enrolled. Unfortunately, the school has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in Illinois, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years.

The data reveals that Hughes C Elementary School significantly underperforms compared to the Chicago Public Schools District 299 and the state of Illinois on standardized tests, with only 14% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 11.1% proficient or better in math. The school also has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, reaching 52.1% in the 2022-2023 school year, much higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, 91.05% of the students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a very high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

Interestingly, the nearby Frazier Perspectives Magnet Elementary School and KIPP Chicago Chrtrs - Ascend Academy perform significantly better than Hughes C Elementary School on academic measures, despite serving similar student populations. This suggests that factors beyond just socioeconomic status, such as school leadership, curriculum, and instructional practices, may be contributing to the poor performance of Hughes C Elementary School. The school's lack of improvement over time and the potential equity concerns highlighted by the data indicate a need for a comprehensive, long-term intervention to address the underlying issues and improve outcomes for the students.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

4247 W 15th St
Chicago, IL 60623-1929

(773) 534-1762

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

SchoolDigger Rank:
1684^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $24,762

Student/teacher ratio: 10.8

Number of students: 190

Racial breakdown:

African American:

92.6%

Hispanic:

5.3%

Pacific Islander:

1.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 91.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Hughes C Elementary School ranks worse than 81.5% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 254^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 19.96. (See more...)

Compare Details Hughes C Elementary School ranks worse than 81.4% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 19.27. (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

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Hughes C Elementary School is $24,762, which is the 95^th highest among 452 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Hughes C Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Hughes C Elementary School 1684^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Hughes C Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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SchoolDigger ranks Hughes C Elementary School 1110^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Hughes C 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 Hughes C Elementary School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Hughes C Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	7.62	1829^th	2020	9.5%
2004	17.33	1741^st	2030	14.2%
2005	27.81	1629^th	2022	19.4%
2006	41.87	1469^th	2086	29.6%
2007	10.30	1918^th	2095	8.4%
2008	20.48	1772^nd	2092	15.3%
2009	17.54	1837^th	2120	13.3%
2010	17.22	1861^st	2139	13.0%
2011	13.67	1933^rd	2147	10.0%
2012	30.20	1674^th	2166	22.7%
2013	26.07	1676^th	2167	22.7%
2014	33.63	1452^nd	2093	30.6%
2015	25.08	1561^st	2052	23.9%
2016	28.01	1480^th	2046	27.7%
2017	25.49	1533^rd	2044	25.0%
2018	17.93	1724^th	2037	15.4%
2019	12.48	1949^th	2086	6.6%
2021	11.09	1933^rd	1948	0.8%
2022	9.77	2075^th	2082	0.3%
2023	9.06	2066^th	2077	0.5%
2024	19.96	1684^th	2067	18.5%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	28.17	1359^th	1765	23.0%
2019	20.14	1639^th	1816	9.7%
2021	15.44	1494^th	1514	1.3%
2022	12.91	1757^th	1763	0.3%
2023	12.39	1792^nd	1808	0.9%
2024	35.39	1178^th	1793	34.3%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Hughes C Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	20.69	1596^th	1964	18.7%
2019	19.18	1713^th	2019	15.2%
2021	9.85	1675^th	1680	0.3%
2023	13.90	1810^th	1957	7.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Hughes C Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	11.36	1888^th	1972	4.3%
2019	10.41	1953^rd	2019	3.3%
2021	10.60	1705^th	1707	0.1%
2024	31.78	1272^nd	1959	35.1%

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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Hughes C Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	47.15	290^th	698	58.5%
2019	34.63	466^th	711	34.5%
2021	24.90	405^th	428	5.4%
2022	21.81	666^th	684	2.6%
2023	21.85	649^th	692	6.2%
2024	39.95	368^th	655	43.8%

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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 Hughes C Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	7.12	1094^th	1185	7.7%
2004	12.57	1032^nd	1204	14.3%
2005	9.13	1074^th	1209	11.2%
2006	25.00	1018^th	1272	20.0%
2007	23.65	1042^nd	1287	19.0%
2008	27.21	1015^th	1293	21.5%
2009	18.09	1117^th	1318	15.3%
2010	18.66	1134^th	1327	14.5%
2011	20.99	1140^th	1344	15.2%
2012	22.85	1136^th	1365	16.8%
2013	12.20	1243^rd	1367	9.1%
2014	25.67	1035^th	1322	21.7%
2015	15.18	1162^nd	1302	10.8%
2016	18.69	1117^th	1294	13.7%
2017	30.80	889^th	1293	31.2%
2018	27.17	945^th	1293	26.9%
2019	19.63	1117^th	1356	17.6%
2021	12.47	1180^th	1241	4.9%
2022	15.94	1217^th	1369	11.1%
2023	8.55	1361^st	1367	0.4%
2024	19.27	1110^th	1363	18.6%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	39.45	702^nd	1161	39.5%
2019	29.27	918^th	1217	24.6%
2021	18.17	946^th	1019	7.2%
2022	22.34	1051^st	1221	13.9%
2023	10.55	1229^th	1234	0.4%
2024	29.82	865^th	1219	29.0%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Hughes C Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	30.82	855^th	1226	30.3%
2019	12.66	1175^th	1276	7.9%
2021	8.45	1014^th	1017	0.3%
2022	12.33	1220^th	1286	5.1%
2023	7.63	1268^th	1275	0.5%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Hughes C Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	19.19	1029^th	1223	15.9%
2019	20.94	1042^nd	1296	19.6%
2021	10.49	1037^th	1048	1.0%
2022	11.18	1266^th	1286	1.6%
2023	7.32	1291^st	1292	0.1%

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Rank History for middle school African American students at Hughes C Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	57.40	152^nd	511	70.3%
2019	45.13	267^th	565	52.7%
2021	28.80	307^th	385	20.3%
2022	37.54	329^th	573	42.6%
2023	17.81	556^th	569	2.3%
2024	34.16	364^th	548	33.6%

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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 Hughes C 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	507	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	507
1990	n/a	522	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	522
1991	0	426	0	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	432
1992	0	388	0	9	0	n/a	n/a	0	397
1993	1	421	0	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	429
1994	0	442	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	442
1995	0	402	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	402
1996	0	402	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	402
1997	0	486	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	486
1998	0	507	0	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	511
1999	0	545	0	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	548
2000	0	563	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	565
2001	0	539	0	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	542
2002	0	531	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	532
2003	0	531	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	532
2004	0	469	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	471
2005	0	410	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	411
2006	0	407	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	409
2007	0	403	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	403
2008	0	388	0	2	1	n/a	n/a	1	392
2009	0	390	0	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	394
2010	0	342	0	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	345
2011	0	302	0	5	0	0	2	0	309
2012	0	309	1	5	0	0	1	0	316
2013	0	272	1	2	0	1	1	0	277
2014	3	311	1	7	0	0	2	0	324
2015	0	295	0	3	0	0	3	0	301
2016	0	310	0	2	0	0	2	0	314
2017	0	263	0	4	1	0	0	0	268
2018	0	241	0	4	0	4	0	0	249
2019	0	256	0	3	0	4	0	0	263
2020	0	240	0	4	0	1	0	0	245
2021	0	222	0	4	0	1	0	0	227
2022	0	183	0	11	0	2	1	0	197
2023	1	176	0	10	0	2	1	0	190

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 Hughes C Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	507	24.0	21.1	n/a
1990	522	27.0	19.3	n/a
1991	432	27.0	16.0	n/a
1992	397	24.0	16.5	n/a
1993	429	23.0	18.7	n/a
1994	442	22.0	20.1	n/a
1995	402	22.0	18.3	n/a
1996	402	22.0	18.3	n/a
1997	486	23.0	21.1	n/a
1998	511	25.0	20.4	n/a
1999	548	25.0	21.9	n/a
2000	565	23.0	24.6	n/a
2001	542	24.0	22.6	n/a
2002	532	21.0	25.3	89.1
2003	532	21.0	25.3	89.1
2004	471	18.6	25.3	97.5
2005	411	15.4	26.7	92.7
2006	409	25.4	16.1	86.6
2007	403	19.0	21.2	87.6
2008	392	21.0	18.7	95.7
2009	394	18.0	21.9	96.7
2010	345	18.0	19.1	99.1
2011	309	16.0	19.3	93.9
2012	316	14.0	22.5	99.1
2013	277	16.4	16.8	96.8
2014	324	16.5	19.6	97.8
2015	301	14.0	21.5	99
2016	314	16.0	19.6	97.8
2017	268	13.6	19.6	98.9
2018	249	15.2	16.3	97.6
2019	263	16.0	16.4	99.2
2020	245	14.0	17.5	97.1
2021	227	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	197	16.5	11.9	96.4
2023	190	17.5	10.8	91.1

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 Hughes C Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	507	24.0	21.1	n/a
1990	522	27.0	19.3	n/a
1991	432	27.0	16.0	n/a
1992	397	24.0	16.5	n/a
1993	429	23.0	18.7	n/a
1994	442	22.0	20.1	n/a
1995	402	22.0	18.3	n/a
1996	402	22.0	18.3	n/a
1997	486	23.0	21.1	n/a
1998	511	25.0	20.4	n/a
1999	548	25.0	21.9	n/a
2000	565	23.0	24.6	n/a
2001	542	24.0	22.6	n/a
2002	532	21.0	25.3	89.1
2003	532	21.0	25.3	89.1
2004	471	18.6	25.3	97.5
2005	411	15.4	26.7	92.7
2006	409	25.4	16.1	86.6
2007	403	19.0	21.2	87.6
2008	392	21.0	18.7	95.7
2009	394	18.0	21.9	96.7
2010	345	18.0	19.1	99.1
2011	309	16.0	19.3	93.9
2012	316	14.0	22.5	99.1
2013	277	16.4	16.8	96.8
2014	324	16.5	19.6	97.8
2015	301	14.0	21.5	99
2016	314	16.0	19.6	97.8
2017	268	13.6	19.6	98.9
2018	249	15.2	16.3	97.6
2019	263	16.0	16.4	99.2
2020	245	14.0	17.5	97.1
2021	227	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	197	16.5	11.9	96.4
2023	190	17.5	10.8	91.1

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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