Is Irving Elementary School a good school?

Irving Elementary School ranks in the bottom 12.9% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Irving Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 289 students attended Irving Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Irving Elementary School?

Students at Irving Elementary School are 80% African American, 12% Hispanic, 5% White, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Irving Elementary School attend?

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

Irving Elementary School

Summary:

Irving Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in the Chicago Public Schools District 299, with 289 students located in the West Side neighborhood of Chicago. Despite spending significantly more per student than the district average, Irving Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 15% of Illinois elementary schools over the past decade, with a current ranking of 1801 out of 2067 and a 1 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger.

The key challenges facing Irving Elementary include extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 39% to 58.5% over the past 5 years, as well as significantly lower academic performance compared to district and state averages. In 2023-2024, only 21.1% of Irving students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 30.5% for the district and 41.2% for the state. In Math, the proficiency rate was just 6.7% at Irving, compared to 20.2% for the district and 28.1% for the state. The school's performance is especially low for African American students and students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

These issues are not unique to Irving Elementary, as nearby schools in the same Chicago Public Schools district, such as Dett Elementary and Chalmers Elementary Specialty School, also perform very poorly and have similar low rankings and academic proficiency rates. This suggests that the challenges facing Irving Elementary are part of a broader, systemic issue within the Chicago Public Schools system, likely stemming from socioeconomic factors in the surrounding West Side neighborhood.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

749 S Oakley Blvd
Chicago, IL 60612-3514

(773) 534-7295

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

SchoolDigger Rank:
1801^st of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $22,903

Students who attend Irving Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Manley Career Academy High School

Student/teacher ratio: 12.8

Number of students: 289

Racial breakdown:

African American:

80.3%

Hispanic:

12.5%

White:

4.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 87.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Irving Elementary School ranks worse than 87.1% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 311^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 16.17. (See more...)

Compare Details Irving Elementary School ranks worse than 82.5% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 18.8. (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 Irving Elementary School is $22,903, which is the 161^st highest among 452 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Irving Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Irving Elementary School 1801^st of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Irving Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Irving Elementary School 1124^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Irving 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 Irving Elementary School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Irving Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	29.17	1555^th	2020	23.0%
2004	35.28	1492^nd	2030	26.5%
2005	30.41	1587^th	2022	21.5%
2006	37.66	1552^nd	2086	25.6%
2007	33.39	1635^th	2095	22.0%
2008	42.91	1398^th	2092	33.2%
2009	31.38	1619^th	2120	23.6%
2010	36.97	1541^st	2139	28.0%
2011	28.49	1688^th	2147	21.4%
2012	19.22	1872^nd	2166	13.6%
2013	38.93	1424^th	2167	34.3%
2014	44.35	1227^th	2093	41.4%
2015	24.33	1584^th	2052	22.8%
2016	29.73	1430^th	2046	30.1%
2017	19.87	1687^th	2044	17.5%
2018	12.83	1886^th	2037	7.4%
2019	10.81	1995^th	2086	4.4%
2021	15.10	1753^rd	1948	10.0%
2022	14.41	1888^th	2082	9.3%
2023	12.68	1945^th	2077	6.4%
2024	16.17	1801^st	2067	12.9%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	19.70	1590^th	1765	9.9%
2019	16.82	1701^st	1816	6.3%
2022	19.20	1608^th	1763	8.8%
2023	19.02	1655^th	1808	8.5%
2024	22.37	1520^th	1793	15.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Irving Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	15.50	1746^th	1964	11.1%
2019	13.13	1869^th	2019	7.4%
2022	15.79	1744^th	1970	11.5%
2023	11.72	1880^th	1957	3.9%
2024	21.25	1558^th	1942	19.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Irving Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	11.75	1881^st	1972	4.6%
2019	10.50	1947^th	2019	3.6%
2022	17.09	1721^st	1977	12.9%
2023	14.84	1801^st	1984	9.2%
2024	15.42	1745^th	1959	10.9%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	31.87	488^th	698	30.1%
2019	24.39	624^th	711	12.2%
2022	26.25	600^th	684	12.3%
2023	25.29	591^st	692	14.6%
2024	33.41	446^th	655	31.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Irving Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	24.45	783^rd	938	16.5%

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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 Irving Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	51.55	654^th	1185	44.8%
2004	53.21	664^th	1204	44.9%
2005	28.27	909^th	1209	24.8%
2006	47.49	781^st	1272	38.6%
2007	47.65	803^rd	1287	37.6%
2008	61.95	586^th	1293	54.7%
2009	45.53	839^th	1318	36.3%
2010	48.96	803^rd	1327	39.5%
2011	48.91	779^th	1344	42.0%
2012	44.05	884^th	1365	35.2%
2013	32.51	986^th	1367	27.9%
2014	29.46	980^th	1322	25.9%
2015	21.92	1042^nd	1302	20.0%
2016	32.83	852^nd	1294	34.2%
2017	26.88	952^nd	1293	26.4%
2018	11.87	1214^th	1293	6.1%
2019	16.47	1165^th	1356	14.1%
2021	14.02	1155^th	1241	6.9%
2022	15.85	1219^th	1369	11.0%
2023	20.95	1095^th	1367	19.9%
2024	18.80	1124^th	1363	17.5%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	19.95	737^th	802	8.1%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	16.35	1069^th	1161	7.9%
2019	23.80	999^th	1217	17.9%
2021	21.02	904^th	1019	11.3%
2022	19.31	1105^th	1221	9.5%
2023	30.90	880^th	1234	28.7%
2024	24.38	976^th	1219	19.9%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Irving Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	10.48	1167^th	1226	4.8%
2019	20.74	1030^th	1276	19.3%
2022	18.18	1090^th	1286	15.2%
2023	32.15	826^th	1275	35.2%
2024	25.90	913^th	1251	27.0%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Irving Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	13.95	1122^nd	1223	8.3%
2019	13.90	1190^th	1296	8.2%
2022	16.13	1151^st	1286	10.5%
2023	15.00	1175^th	1292	9.1%
2024	13.82	1179^th	1264	6.7%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	26.75	414^th	511	19.0%
2019	36.65	349^th	565	38.2%
2021	35.41	242^nd	385	37.1%
2022	32.34	395^th	573	31.1%
2023	38.75	325^th	569	42.9%
2024	34.48	360^th	548	34.3%

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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 Irving Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	24	207	14	228	1	n/a	n/a	0	474
1989	15	151	7	194	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	367
1990	18	168	10	223	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	419
1991	14	205	19	241	0	n/a	n/a	0	479
1992	19	241	26	224	0	n/a	n/a	0	510
1993	21	288	26	220	0	n/a	n/a	0	555
1994	19	282	23	249	0	n/a	n/a	0	573
1995	13	263	17	266	1	n/a	n/a	0	560
1996	13	263	17	266	1	n/a	n/a	0	560
1997	16	272	25	244	0	n/a	n/a	0	557
1998	15	265	19	261	0	n/a	n/a	0	560
1999	10	258	16	253	0	n/a	n/a	0	537
2000	13	280	12	237	0	n/a	n/a	0	542
2001	12	291	23	207	0	n/a	n/a	0	533
2002	16	291	12	238	0	n/a	n/a	0	557
2003	16	291	12	238	0	n/a	n/a	0	557
2004	12	274	16	218	0	n/a	n/a	0	520
2005	14	296	22	215	0	n/a	n/a	0	547
2006	13	283	16	198	0	n/a	n/a	10	520
2007	22	309	15	158	0	n/a	n/a	12	516
2008	8	277	14	161	3	n/a	n/a	23	486
2009	19	320	15	157	1	n/a	n/a	1	513
2010	13	324	6	156	2	n/a	n/a	1	502
2011	11	316	3	144	3	0	14	0	491
2012	12	301	4	149	1	0	11	0	478
2013	11	292	9	124	1	0	6	0	443
2014	10	313	11	142	1	0	7	0	484
2015	9	299	5	135	1	2	9	0	460
2016	8	376	5	114	0	2	10	0	515
2017	4	363	3	93	3	2	5	0	473
2018	4	346	3	77	3	1	6	0	440
2019	4	299	0	74	0	0	9	0	386
2020	6	288	0	60	1	0	2	0	357
2021	9	241	0	45	1	0	2	0	298
2022	9	228	1	43	1	0	3	0	285
2023	14	232	3	36	1	0	3	0	289

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 Irving Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	474	35.0	13.5	n/a
1989	367	27.0	13.5	n/a
1990	419	0.0	0.0	n/a
1991	479	0.0	0.0	n/a
1992	510	35.0	14.5	n/a
1993	555	35.0	15.9	n/a
1994	573	33.0	17.4	n/a
1995	560	35.0	16.0	n/a
1996	560	35.0	16.0	n/a
1997	557	33.0	16.9	n/a
1998	560	33.0	17.0	n/a
1999	537	34.0	15.8	n/a
2000	542	33.0	16.4	n/a
2001	533	33.0	16.2	n/a
2002	557	30.0	18.6	83.1
2003	557	30.0	18.6	83.1
2004	520	27.3	19.0	86.7
2005	547	28.0	19.5	65.1
2006	520	33.0	15.8	61.8
2007	516	24.0	21.5	69.8
2008	486	23.0	21.1	91.8
2009	513	27.5	18.7	83.2
2010	502	25.0	20.0	87.8
2011	491	25.0	19.6	91.4
2012	478	26.0	18.3	92.3
2013	443	27.4	16.1	90.3
2014	484	31.0	15.6	91.3
2015	460	29.0	15.8	94.1
2016	515	31.0	16.6	88.5
2017	473	28.4	16.6	90.9
2018	440	22.5	19.5	90.2
2019	386	26.0	14.8	90.2
2020	357	24.0	14.8	89.9
2021	298	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	285	24.2	11.7	82.5
2023	289	22.5	12.8	87.2

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 Irving Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	474	35.0	13.5	n/a
1989	367	27.0	13.5	n/a
1990	419	0.0	0.0	n/a
1991	479	0.0	0.0	n/a
1992	510	35.0	14.5	n/a
1993	555	35.0	15.9	n/a
1994	573	33.0	17.4	n/a
1995	560	35.0	16.0	n/a
1996	560	35.0	16.0	n/a
1997	557	33.0	16.9	n/a
1998	560	33.0	17.0	n/a
1999	537	34.0	15.8	n/a
2000	542	33.0	16.4	n/a
2001	533	33.0	16.2	n/a
2002	557	30.0	18.6	83.1
2003	557	30.0	18.6	83.1
2004	520	27.3	19.0	86.7
2005	547	28.0	19.5	65.1
2006	520	33.0	15.8	61.8
2007	516	24.0	21.5	69.8
2008	486	23.0	21.1	91.8
2009	513	27.5	18.7	83.2
2010	502	25.0	20.0	87.8
2011	491	25.0	19.6	91.4
2012	478	26.0	18.3	92.3
2013	443	27.4	16.1	90.3
2014	484	31.0	15.6	91.3
2015	460	29.0	15.8	94.1
2016	515	31.0	16.6	88.5
2017	473	28.4	16.6	90.9
2018	440	22.5	19.5	90.2
2019	386	26.0	14.8	90.2
2020	357	24.0	14.8	89.9
2021	298	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	285	24.2	11.7	82.5
2023	289	22.5	12.8	87.2

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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