Is Addams Elementary School a good school?

Addams Elementary School ranks 1382 nd of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Addams Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 559 students attended Addams Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Addams Elementary School?

Students at Addams Elementary School are 93% Hispanic, 4% White, 3% African American.

What schools do graduates of Addams Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Addams Elementary School usually go on to attend: High : Washington G High School

Addams Elementary School

Summary:

Addams Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, with 559 students enrolled. The school faces significant academic challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom half of Illinois elementary schools and underperforming the Chicago Public Schools District 299 and the state of Illinois averages across various subjects and grade levels.

Addams Elementary has experienced a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 5.7% in 2019-2020 to 41.2% in 2021-2022. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 79.96% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. These factors may contribute to the school's academic struggles. Interestingly, Addams' performance is generally lower than that of nearby schools, such as Grissom Elementary and Washington G Elementary, which have significantly higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts and math.

Within Addams Elementary, student group performance varies, with Hispanic students and English Language Learners performing relatively better than other subgroups, such as special education students and low socioeconomic status students. To improve student outcomes, Addams Elementary should focus on addressing the root causes of chronic absenteeism, implementing targeted interventions and support for struggling student subgroups, and learning from the success of higher-performing nearby schools. Collaboration with the Chicago Public Schools District 299, community stakeholders, and evidence-based strategies will be crucial in driving academic improvement at Addams Elementary.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

10810 S Avenue H
Chicago, IL 60617-6726

(773) 535-6210

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

SchoolDigger Rank:
1382^nd of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,358

Students who attend Addams Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Washington G High School

Student/teacher ratio: 15.9

Number of students: 559

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.0%

White:

3.6%

African American:

3.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 80%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Addams Elementary School ranks worse than 66.9% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 164^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 30.49. (See more...)

Compare Details Addams Elementary School ranks better than 57.4% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 51.46. (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 Addams 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 Addams Elementary School is $17,358. 391 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299 spend more per student.

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Addams Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Addams Elementary School 1382^nd of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Addams Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Addams Elementary School 580^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Addams 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 all elementary school students at Addams Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	43.80	1326^th	2020	34.4%
2004	36.09	1483^rd	2030	26.9%
2005	31.75	1548^th	2022	23.4%
2006	40.40	1498^th	2086	28.2%
2007	39.02	1521^st	2095	27.4%
2008	40.95	1439^th	2092	31.2%
2009	38.81	1491^st	2120	29.7%
2010	34.20	1590^th	2139	25.7%
2011	41.11	1465^th	2147	31.8%
2012	46.34	1377^th	2166	36.4%
2013	45.53	1259^th	2167	41.9%
2014	36.50	1390^th	2093	33.6%
2015	54.66	804^th	2052	60.8%
2016	44.95	1062^nd	2046	48.1%
2017	49.90	944^th	2044	53.8%
2018	46.21	1023^rd	2037	49.8%
2019	38.41	1231^st	2086	41.0%
2021	28.51	1320^th	1948	32.2%
2022	29.88	1401^st	2082	32.7%
2023	41.93	1138^th	2077	45.2%
2024	30.49	1382^nd	2067	33.1%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	56.18	218^th	718	69.6%
2019	50.37	286^th	743	61.5%
2021	40.76	284^th	537	47.1%
2022	47.97	322^nd	768	58.1%
2023	47.08	331^st	788	58.0%
2024	45.95	368^th	826	55.4%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	55.48	392^nd	1194	67.2%
2024	30.33	834^th	1195	30.2%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	66.40	413^th	1765	76.6%
2019	52.39	749^th	1816	58.8%
2021	41.66	819^th	1514	45.9%
2022	44.11	921^st	1763	47.8%
2023	55.13	687^th	1808	62.0%
2024	47.68	851^st	1793	52.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Addams Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	48.84	946^th	1964	51.8%
2019	38.51	1202^nd	2019	40.5%
2021	29.47	1156^th	1680	31.2%
2022	28.75	1358^th	1970	31.1%
2023	44.28	1009^th	1957	48.4%
2024	30.33	1320^th	1942	32.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Addams Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	44.00	1009^th	1972	48.8%
2019	39.16	1172^nd	2019	42.0%
2021	24.05	1295^th	1707	24.1%
2022	30.99	1285^th	1977	35.0%
2023	38.21	1145^th	1984	42.3%
2024	30.26	1314^th	1959	32.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Addams Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	62.85	260^th	938	72.3%
2019	52.79	380^th	955	60.2%
2021	43.30	369^th	742	50.3%
2022	41.62	523^rd	954	45.2%
2023	56.90	325^th	970	66.5%
2024	40.89	533^rd	959	44.4%

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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 Addams Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	60.49	518^th	1185	56.3%
2004	67.71	441^st	1204	63.4%
2005	52.64	677^th	1209	44.0%
2006	64.60	496^th	1272	61.0%
2007	55.43	674^th	1287	47.6%
2008	50.59	756^th	1293	41.5%
2009	57.02	671^st	1318	49.1%
2010	60.01	612^th	1327	53.9%
2011	53.55	730^th	1344	45.7%
2012	63.34	555^th	1365	59.3%
2013	70.11	378^th	1367	72.3%
2014	55.39	595^th	1322	55.0%
2015	36.17	783^rd	1302	39.9%
2016	63.50	392^nd	1294	69.7%
2017	51.51	562^nd	1293	56.5%
2018	49.20	612^th	1293	52.7%
2019	55.07	546^th	1356	59.7%
2021	33.43	768^th	1241	38.1%
2022	36.57	808^th	1369	41.0%
2023	44.46	699^th	1367	48.9%
2024	51.46	580^th	1363	57.4%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	62.08	55^th	339	83.8%
2021	58.52	47^th	277	83.0%
2022	57.13	95^th	454	79.1%
2023	50.83	151^st	480	68.5%
2024	74.93	42^nd	486	91.4%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	49.89	212^th	602	64.8%
2019	60.55	177^th	792	77.7%
2021	49.45	181^st	548	67.0%
2022	36.43	453^rd	781	42.0%
2023	56.40	233^rd	805	71.1%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	67.31	269^th	1161	76.8%
2019	74.23	198^th	1217	83.7%
2021	48.49	437^th	1019	57.1%
2022	49.76	518^th	1221	57.6%
2023	58.64	385^th	1234	68.8%
2024	67.18	274^th	1219	77.5%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Addams Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	55.32	507^th	1226	58.6%
2019	53.37	543^rd	1276	57.4%
2021	28.95	710^th	1017	30.2%
2022	30.62	848^th	1286	34.1%
2023	45.17	637^th	1275	50.0%
2024	49.24	565^th	1251	54.8%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Addams Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	42.38	656^th	1223	46.4%
2019	55.48	507^th	1296	60.9%
2021	34.19	649^th	1048	38.1%
2022	42.95	647^th	1286	49.7%
2023	43.01	660^th	1292	48.9%
2024	52.86	506^th	1264	60.0%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Addams Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	60.72	184^th	590	68.8%
2019	66.12	161^st	639	74.8%
2021	44.28	257^th	517	50.3%
2022	45.11	319^th	662	51.8%
2023	53.37	247^th	661	62.6%
2024	58.96	206^th	643	68.0%

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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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by a parent
Saturday, April 22, 2017

excellent school Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Very student-centered, staff is in it for the kids! Parental involvement is high. Many family-centered activities in the evening. Great academics, great sports and just great overall! Happy to be sending my child to Addams! Go Eagles! I am a parent and former educator. The one thing I would change is the type of student fundaraising they do. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Addams Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	208	37	1	131	1	n/a	n/a	0	378
1989	191	32	n/a	169	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	392
1990	176	23	n/a	175	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	374
1991	145	17	0	218	0	n/a	n/a	0	380
1992	145	14	1	218	0	n/a	n/a	0	378
1993	139	10	1	271	0	n/a	n/a	0	421
1994	118	9	0	284	1	n/a	n/a	0	412
1995	92	7	0	343	3	n/a	n/a	0	445
1996	92	7	0	343	3	n/a	n/a	0	445
1997	73	2	0	426	2	n/a	n/a	0	503
1998	66	4	0	482	2	n/a	n/a	0	554
1999	85	2	2	581	1	n/a	n/a	0	671
2000	74	1	1	619	3	n/a	n/a	0	698
2001	77	3	3	674	0	n/a	n/a	0	757
2002	84	14	0	735	0	n/a	n/a	0	833
2003	84	14	0	735	0	n/a	n/a	0	833
2004	66	6	2	791	1	n/a	n/a	0	866
2005	50	9	2	818	1	n/a	n/a	0	880
2006	33	9	3	774	0	n/a	n/a	30	849
2007	40	12	0	788	0	n/a	n/a	33	873
2008	35	16	3	834	1	n/a	n/a	35	924
2009	37	19	0	830	0	n/a	n/a	0	886
2010	36	14	0	857	0	n/a	n/a	0	907
2011	28	12	3	867	2	0	4	0	916
2012	22	6	2	893	2	0	4	0	929
2013	26	11	1	842	0	0	4	0	884
2014	17	11	1	828	0	0	3	0	860
2015	20	14	1	833	1	0	2	0	871
2016	14	16	0	848	0	0	2	0	880
2017	13	12	0	745	0	0	0	0	770
2018	13	12	0	688	0	1	0	0	714
2019	14	17	0	646	0	1	1	0	679
2020	20	17	0	642	0	1	0	0	680
2021	20	14	0	588	0	0	1	0	623
2022	20	17	0	542	0	0	1	0	580
2023	20	18	0	520	0	0	1	0	559

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 Addams Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	378	15.0	25.2	n/a
1989	392	15.0	26.1	n/a
1990	374	16.0	23.3	n/a
1991	380	19.0	20.0	n/a
1992	378	19.0	19.8	n/a
1993	421	22.0	19.1	n/a
1994	412	21.0	19.6	n/a
1995	445	25.0	17.8	n/a
1996	445	25.0	17.8	n/a
1997	503	26.0	19.3	n/a
1998	554	30.0	18.5	n/a
1999	671	31.4	21.4	n/a
2000	698	35.0	19.9	n/a
2001	757	34.0	22.3	n/a
2002	833	39.0	21.4	88.6
2003	833	39.0	21.4	88.6
2004	866	39.5	21.9	89.5
2005	880	42.2	20.9	87.8
2006	849	46.5	18.3	91.7
2007	873	39.0	22.4	93
2008	924	41.0	22.5	94.8
2009	886	48.0	18.5	88.6
2010	907	45.0	20.1	91.4
2011	916	43.0	21.3	90.1
2012	929	42.0	22.1	93.2
2013	884	60.3	14.6	92.4
2014	860	43.0	20.0	91.6
2015	871	43.0	20.2	90.7
2016	880	42.0	20.9	89.2
2017	770	32.2	23.9	90
2018	714	32.0	22.2	87.8
2019	679	37.5	18.1	88.4
2020	680	42.0	16.1	83.1
2021	623	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	580	43.0	13.4	80.5
2023	559	35.0	15.9	80

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 Addams Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	378	15.0	25.2	n/a
1989	392	15.0	26.1	n/a
1990	374	16.0	23.3	n/a
1991	380	19.0	20.0	n/a
1992	378	19.0	19.8	n/a
1993	421	22.0	19.1	n/a
1994	412	21.0	19.6	n/a
1995	445	25.0	17.8	n/a
1996	445	25.0	17.8	n/a
1997	503	26.0	19.3	n/a
1998	554	30.0	18.5	n/a
1999	671	31.4	21.4	n/a
2000	698	35.0	19.9	n/a
2001	757	34.0	22.3	n/a
2002	833	39.0	21.4	88.6
2003	833	39.0	21.4	88.6
2004	866	39.5	21.9	89.5
2005	880	42.2	20.9	87.8
2006	849	46.5	18.3	91.7
2007	873	39.0	22.4	93
2008	924	41.0	22.5	94.8
2009	886	48.0	18.5	88.6
2010	907	45.0	20.1	91.4
2011	916	43.0	21.3	90.1
2012	929	42.0	22.1	93.2
2013	884	60.3	14.6	92.4
2014	860	43.0	20.0	91.6
2015	871	43.0	20.2	90.7
2016	880	42.0	20.9	89.2
2017	770	32.2	23.9	90
2018	714	32.0	22.2	87.8
2019	679	37.5	18.1	88.4
2020	680	42.0	16.1	83.1
2021	623	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	580	43.0	13.4	80.5
2023	559	35.0	15.9	80

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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