Is LaSalle Elementary Language Academy a good school?

LaSalle Elementary Language Academy ranks 396 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend LaSalle Elementary Language Academy?

In the 2022-23 school year, 486 students attended LaSalle Elementary Language Academy.

What is the racial makeup of LaSalle Elementary Language Academy?

Students at LaSalle Elementary Language Academy are 36% African American, 33% White, 19% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 6% Two or more races.

LaSalle Elementary Language Academy

Summary:

LaSalle Elementary Language Academy is a public K-8 school in Chicago, Illinois that consistently ranks among the top 25% of elementary schools in the state, with 486 students and a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

This high-performing school significantly outpaces the Chicago Public Schools District 299 and the state of Illinois in academic proficiency across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, 54.5% of LaSalle students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 30.5% for the district and 41.2% for the state. The school also excels in serving diverse student populations, ranking in the top quartile of Illinois elementary schools for African American, Hispanic, White, and special education student performance. Additionally, LaSalle has lower chronic absenteeism rates than the district and state averages, and spends significantly more per student ($18,855 in 2022-2023) than the district average.

When compared to nearby schools in the same district, such as Skinner North Elementary School and Mayer Elementary School, LaSalle Elementary Language Academy outperforms them in academic proficiency and other key metrics, despite having similar student demographics. While the school's chronic absenteeism rate is lower than the district and state averages, it is still relatively high at 23.5%, suggesting an area for potential improvement.

Detail:

Public K-8

1734 N Orleans St
Chicago, IL 60614-5797

(773) 534-8470

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $18,498

Student/teacher ratio: 12.0

Number of students: 486

Racial breakdown:

African American:

36.0%

White:

33.3%

Hispanic:

18.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 31.7%

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Compare Details LaSalle Elementary Language Academy ranks better than 80.8% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 41^st among 452 ranked elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 78.75. (See more...)

Compare Details LaSalle Elementary Language Academy ranks better than 83.9% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 80.81. (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.

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at LaSalle Elementary Language Academy is $18,498. 338 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

LaSalle Elementary Language Academy:

SchoolDigger ranks LaSalle Elementary Language Academy 396^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See LaSalle Elementary Language Academy in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks LaSalle Elementary Language Academy 220^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See LaSalle Elementary Language Academy 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 LaSalle Elementary Language Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	81.98	280^th	2020	86.1%
2004	85.18	173^rd	2030	91.5%
2005	84.15	154^th	2022	92.4%
2006	86.75	55^th	2086	97.4%
2007	83.70	146^th	2095	93.0%
2008	85.55	123^rd	2092	94.1%
2009	84.23	171^st	2120	91.9%
2010	81.67	274^th	2139	87.2%
2011	86.21	104^th	2147	95.2%
2012	85.19	129^th	2166	94.0%
2013	87.95	192^nd	2167	91.1%
2014	86.68	229^th	2093	89.1%
2015	92.73	134^th	2052	93.5%
2016	85.84	259^th	2046	87.3%
2017	75.79	454^th	2044	77.8%
2018	76.46	435^th	2037	78.6%
2019	73.56	487^th	2086	76.7%
2021	77.74	380^th	1948	80.5%
2022	76.95	433^rd	2082	79.2%
2023	80.86	360^th	2077	82.7%
2024	78.75	396^th	2067	80.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at LaSalle Elementary Language Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	78.84	136^th	1194	88.6%
2022	78.39	132^nd	1113	88.1%
2023	90.52	62^nd	1156	94.6%
2024	80.89	153^rd	1195	87.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at LaSalle Elementary Language Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	62.81	489^th	1765	72.3%
2019	48.43	876^th	1816	51.8%
2021	45.62	722^nd	1514	52.3%
2022	53.24	700^th	1763	60.3%
2023	50.47	806^th	1808	55.4%
2024	50.43	798^th	1793	55.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at LaSalle Elementary Language Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	83.10	273^rd	1964	86.1%
2019	80.58	321^st	2019	84.1%
2021	72.67	377^th	1680	77.6%
2022	71.96	484^th	1970	75.4%
2023	77.57	379^th	1957	80.6%
2024	70.48	507^th	1942	73.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at LaSalle Elementary Language Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	66.86	573^rd	1972	70.9%
2019	64.29	640^th	2019	68.3%
2021	73.61	375^th	1707	78.0%
2022	75.84	414^th	1977	79.1%
2023	79.08	346^th	1984	82.6%
2024	83.33	279^th	1959	85.8%

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Rank History for elementary school African American students at LaSalle Elementary Language Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	68.34	128^th	698	81.7%
2019	60.19	191^st	711	73.1%
2021	74.37	38^th	428	91.1%
2022	78.34	61^st	684	91.1%
2023	68.45	118^th	692	82.9%
2024	66.71	131^st	655	80.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at LaSalle Elementary Language Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	70.45	182^nd	938	80.6%
2019	80.98	79^th	955	91.7%
2022	89.59	44^th	954	95.4%
2023	93.83	28^th	970	97.1%
2024	93.22	28^th	959	97.1%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at LaSalle Elementary Language Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	87.91	99^th	1463	93.2%
2019	86.40	118^th	1462	91.9%
2021	90.54	70^th	1308	94.6%
2022	86.05	121^st	1425	91.5%
2023	93.12	35^th	1419	97.5%
2024	87.27	116^th	1392	91.7%

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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 LaSalle Elementary Language Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	95.59	14^th	1185	98.8%
2004	96.07	9^th	1204	99.3%
2005	92.87	17^th	1209	98.6%
2006	91.69	16^th	1272	98.7%
2007	89.15	34^th	1287	97.4%
2008	90.20	17^th	1293	98.7%
2009	88.23	38^th	1318	97.1%
2010	83.51	122^nd	1327	90.8%
2011	85.38	83^rd	1344	93.8%
2012	87.03	64^th	1365	95.3%
2013	93.08	47^th	1367	96.6%
2014	90.51	72^nd	1322	94.6%
2015	93.06	73^rd	1302	94.4%
2016	84.75	153^rd	1294	88.2%
2017	79.38	218^th	1293	83.1%
2018	73.46	284^th	1293	78.0%
2019	60.21	482^nd	1356	64.5%
2021	68.33	310^th	1241	75.0%
2022	77.71	249^th	1369	81.8%
2023	64.96	389^th	1367	71.5%
2024	80.81	220^th	1363	83.9%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at LaSalle Elementary Language Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	55.57	206^th	792	74.0%
2022	91.68	24^th	781	96.9%
2023	86.53	71^st	805	91.2%
2024	79.21	123^rd	802	84.7%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at LaSalle Elementary Language Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	47.44	557^th	1161	52.0%
2019	40.34	724^th	1217	40.5%
2022	57.41	399^th	1221	67.3%
2023	50.74	525^th	1234	57.5%
2024	57.40	410^th	1219	66.4%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at LaSalle Elementary Language Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	78.24	221^st	1226	82.0%
2019	65.14	397^th	1276	68.9%
2021	80.89	140^th	1017	86.2%
2022	80.34	201^st	1286	84.4%
2023	71.14	302^nd	1275	76.3%
2024	74.54	264^th	1251	78.9%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at LaSalle Elementary Language Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	51.59	534^th	1223	56.3%
2019	49.92	577^th	1296	55.5%
2021	57.17	348^th	1048	66.8%
2022	75.17	245^th	1286	80.9%
2023	58.96	423^rd	1292	67.3%
2024	80.87	201^st	1264	84.1%

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Rank History for middle school African American students at LaSalle Elementary Language Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	56.52	156^th	511	69.5%
2019	46.58	253^rd	565	55.2%
2021	61.19	81^st	385	79.0%
2022	73.76	72^nd	573	87.4%
2023	48.97	230^th	569	59.6%
2024	64.78	117^th	548	78.6%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at LaSalle Elementary Language Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	73.36	105^th	590	82.2%
2019	38.15	393^rd	639	38.5%
2022	74.86	103^rd	662	84.4%

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Rank History for middle school White students at LaSalle Elementary Language Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	79.04	132^nd	889	85.2%
2019	83.24	98^th	905	89.2%
2021	70.13	195^th	813	76.0%
2022	84.47	95^th	898	89.4%
2023	77.52	154^th	895	82.8%
2024	95.00	20^th	875	97.7%

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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
Friday, April 22, 2022

we current have one child at 2nd grade there, absolutely love how communicative the teachers and principal have been. Lots of opportunities to be involved with the school and community. Close knit families, great language program, no complaints here!! Close Quote

Enrollment information for LaSalle Elementary Language Academy

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	182	183	58	125	11	n/a	n/a	0	559
1989	185	177	71	120	11	n/a	n/a	0	564
1990	191	175	72	121	12	n/a	n/a	0	571
1991	185	167	76	115	14	n/a	n/a	0	557
1992	190	160	82	109	11	n/a	n/a	0	552
1993	196	158	79	114	12	n/a	n/a	0	559
1994	197	160	85	111	11	n/a	n/a	0	564
1995	191	173	81	111	8	n/a	n/a	0	564
1996	191	173	81	111	8	n/a	n/a	0	564
1997	196	167	85	114	5	n/a	n/a	0	567
1998	203	169	79	119	6	n/a	n/a	0	576
1999	202	173	79	112	6	n/a	n/a	0	572
2000	199	173	79	117	7	n/a	n/a	0	575
2001	195	181	71	121	6	n/a	n/a	0	574
2002	203	172	69	123	3	n/a	n/a	0	570
2003	203	172	69	123	3	n/a	n/a	0	570
2004	206	173	69	127	4	n/a	n/a	0	579
2005	185	164	77	133	4	n/a	n/a	0	563
2006	188	172	79	133	5	n/a	n/a	0	577
2007	185	166	69	111	4	n/a	n/a	47	582
2008	190	143	60	110	6	n/a	n/a	62	571
2009	194	157	90	129	4	n/a	n/a	0	574
2010	196	154	96	127	5	n/a	n/a	0	578
2011	197	140	54	130	3	0	49	0	573
2012	192	142	52	131	3	1	53	0	574
2013	195	153	50	124	0	1	52	0	575
2014	185	159	45	116	0	2	47	0	554
2015	178	162	52	112	0	2	47	0	553
2016	183	169	50	115	0	0	42	0	559
2017	186	170	46	115	0	0	45	0	562
2018	187	168	44	115	0	0	46	0	560
2019	173	157	36	117	0	0	33	0	516
2020	171	172	38	114	1	1	26	0	523
2021	171	166	32	108	1	1	28	0	507
2022	159	154	34	90	1	0	26	0	464
2023	162	175	32	90	0	0	27	0	486

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 LaSalle Elementary Language Academy

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	559	31.0	18.0	n/a
1989	564	31.0	18.1	n/a
1990	571	33.0	17.3	n/a
1991	557	31.0	17.9	n/a
1992	552	32.0	17.2	n/a
1993	559	33.0	16.9	n/a
1994	564	33.0	17.1	n/a
1995	564	35.0	16.1	n/a
1996	564	35.0	16.1	n/a
1997	567	32.0	17.7	n/a
1998	576	37.0	15.6	n/a
1999	572	34.0	16.8	n/a
2000	575	35.0	16.4	n/a
2001	574	34.0	16.9	n/a
2002	570	29.0	19.7	20
2003	570	29.0	19.7	20
2004	579	32.3	17.9	20.9
2005	563	36.0	15.6	21.1
2006	577	37.0	15.6	21.5
2007	582	35.0	16.6	22.4
2008	571	37.0	15.4	20.2
2009	574	36.0	15.9	17.4
2010	578	33.0	17.5	20.1
2011	573	31.0	18.4	21.3
2012	574	31.0	18.5	24.7
2013	575	32.9	17.4	26.3
2014	554	33.0	16.7	24.7
2015	553	35.0	15.8	36.5
2016	559	36.0	15.5	30.1
2017	562	32.8	17.1	32.9
2018	560	34.7	16.1	32.7
2019	516	39.0	13.2	31.2
2020	523	39.5	13.2	32.1
2021	507	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	464	38.0	12.2	30.4
2023	486	40.5	12.0	31.7

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 LaSalle Elementary Language Academy

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	559	31.0	18.0	n/a
1989	564	31.0	18.1	n/a
1990	571	33.0	17.3	n/a
1991	557	31.0	17.9	n/a
1992	552	32.0	17.2	n/a
1993	559	33.0	16.9	n/a
1994	564	33.0	17.1	n/a
1995	564	35.0	16.1	n/a
1996	564	35.0	16.1	n/a
1997	567	32.0	17.7	n/a
1998	576	37.0	15.6	n/a
1999	572	34.0	16.8	n/a
2000	575	35.0	16.4	n/a
2001	574	34.0	16.9	n/a
2002	570	29.0	19.7	20
2003	570	29.0	19.7	20
2004	579	32.3	17.9	20.9
2005	563	36.0	15.6	21.1
2006	577	37.0	15.6	21.5
2007	582	35.0	16.6	22.4
2008	571	37.0	15.4	20.2
2009	574	36.0	15.9	17.4
2010	578	33.0	17.5	20.1
2011	573	31.0	18.4	21.3
2012	574	31.0	18.5	24.7
2013	575	32.9	17.4	26.3
2014	554	33.0	16.7	24.7
2015	553	35.0	15.8	36.5
2016	559	36.0	15.5	30.1
2017	562	32.8	17.1	32.9
2018	560	34.7	16.1	32.7
2019	516	39.0	13.2	31.2
2020	523	39.5	13.2	32.1
2021	507	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	464	38.0	12.2	30.4
2023	486	40.5	12.0	31.7

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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