Is Libby Elementary School a good school?

Libby Elementary School ranks in the bottom 5.1% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Libby Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 251 students attended Libby Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Libby Elementary School?

Students at Libby Elementary School are 62% African American, 36% Hispanic, 2% White.

Libby Elementary School

Summary:

Libby Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, with 251 students. 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. Libby Elementary School has consistently been ranked in the bottom 20% of Illinois elementary schools over the past decade, with a current ranking of 1961 out of 2067 schools.

Libby Elementary School faces significant challenges, including extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 38.8% in 2020-2021 to 56.3% in 2021-2022, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages. The school's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates on the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) and Illinois Science Assessment (ISA), is also significantly below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, only 18.4% of Libby students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 30.5% in the district and 41.2% statewide. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, with 0% of 3rd and 4th grade students proficient or better in Math, compared to 22.2% and 16% in the district, respectively.

While Libby Elementary School spends significantly more per student ($23,050 in 2022-2023) compared to the district average, its academic performance remains low. Nearby schools, such as CICS - Basil Campus, Sherman Elementary School, and Chavez Elementary Multicultural Academy Ct, generally perform better than Libby on academic measures, despite serving similar student populations. Addressing the root causes of Libby's chronic absenteeism and equity concerns will be crucial in improving the school's outcomes and ensuring that all students have access to high-quality educational opportunities.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

5300 S Loomis Blvd
Chicago, IL 60609-5948

(773) 535-9050

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

SchoolDigger Rank:
1961^st of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $25,779

Student/teacher ratio: 12.2

Number of students: 251

Racial breakdown:

African American:

61.8%

Hispanic:

35.9%

White:

2.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 88.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Libby Elementary School ranks worse than 94.9% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 392^nd among 452 ranked elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 12.4. (See more...)

Compare Details Libby Elementary School ranks worse than 75.3% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 23.83. (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 Libby Elementary School is $25,779, which is the 76^th highest among 452 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Libby Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Libby Elementary School 1961^st of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Libby Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Libby Elementary School 1026^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Libby 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 Libby Elementary School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Libby Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	2.78	1941^st	2020	3.9%
2004	1.12	2008^th	2030	1.1%
2005	1.20	1983^rd	2022	1.9%
2006	2.01	2031^st	2086	2.6%
2007	2.38	2042^nd	2095	2.5%
2008	2.48	2058^th	2092	1.6%
2009	2.50	2084^th	2120	1.7%
2010	11.61	1953^rd	2139	8.7%
2011	4.86	2090^th	2147	2.7%
2012	1.67	2144^th	2166	1.0%
2013	3.76	2144^th	2167	1.1%
2014	6.20	2035^th	2093	2.8%
2015	13.36	1891^st	2052	7.8%
2016	21.85	1644^th	2046	19.6%
2017	19.65	1694^th	2044	17.1%
2018	20.29	1635^th	2037	19.7%
2019	25.40	1571^st	2086	24.7%
2021	20.09	1576^th	1948	19.1%
2022	18.04	1739^th	2082	16.5%
2023	18.27	1748^th	2077	15.8%
2024	12.40	1961^st	2067	5.1%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	56.50	222^nd	768	71.1%
2023	43.51	383^rd	788	51.4%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	32.93	1240^th	1765	29.7%
2019	36.78	1195^th	1816	34.2%
2021	31.42	1079^th	1514	28.7%
2022	28.12	1329^th	1763	24.6%
2023	27.72	1396^th	1808	22.8%
2024	19.80	1601^st	1793	10.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Libby Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	19.89	1617^th	1964	17.7%
2019	22.55	1617^th	2019	19.9%
2021	21.80	1332^nd	1680	20.7%
2022	25.38	1444^th	1970	26.7%
2023	17.40	1692^nd	1957	13.5%
2024	14.28	1784^th	1942	8.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Libby Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	25.30	1487^th	1972	24.6%
2019	29.81	1410^th	2019	30.2%
2021	13.42	1623^rd	1707	4.9%
2022	15.08	1800^th	1977	9.0%
2023	13.60	1847^th	1984	6.9%
2024	13.02	1842^nd	1959	6.0%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	40.15	374^th	698	46.4%
2019	47.21	309^th	711	56.5%
2021	48.70	151^st	428	64.7%
2022	40.68	353^rd	684	48.4%
2023	34.58	456^th	692	34.1%
2024	29.94	500^th	655	23.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Libby Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2022	23.38	815^th	954	14.6%
2023	33.03	654^th	970	32.6%
2024	18.41	882^nd	959	8.0%

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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 Libby Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	2.25	1180^th	1185	0.4%
2004	2.49	1188^th	1204	1.3%
2005	2.76	1176^th	1209	2.7%
2006	8.36	1164^th	1272	8.5%
2007	5.31	1227^th	1287	4.7%
2008	3.67	1254^th	1293	3.0%
2009	2.24	1296^th	1318	1.7%
2010	4.25	1285^th	1327	3.2%
2011	4.27	1306^th	1344	2.8%
2012	9.95	1274^th	1365	6.7%
2013	10.46	1268^th	1367	7.2%
2014	8.74	1247^th	1322	5.7%
2015	14.84	1169^th	1302	10.2%
2016	16.68	1154^th	1294	10.8%
2017	23.30	1011^th	1293	21.8%
2018	28.01	935^th	1293	27.7%
2019	23.12	1057^th	1356	22.1%
2021	22.33	983^rd	1241	20.8%
2022	24.08	1020^th	1369	25.5%
2023	26.16	986^th	1367	27.9%
2024	23.83	1026^th	1363	24.7%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	41.80	660^th	1161	43.2%
2019	33.49	839^th	1217	31.1%
2021	35.12	658^th	1019	35.4%
2022	37.92	708^th	1221	42.0%
2023	41.99	674^th	1234	45.4%
2024	38.17	726^th	1219	40.4%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Libby Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	31.61	846^th	1226	31.0%
2019	22.77	996^th	1276	21.9%
2021	19.04	861^st	1017	15.3%
2022	19.48	1071^st	1286	16.7%
2023	27.33	908^th	1275	28.8%
2024	23.92	952^nd	1251	23.9%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Libby Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	24.17	939^th	1223	23.2%
2019	24.91	975^th	1296	24.8%
2021	32.72	673^rd	1048	35.8%
2022	30.89	848^th	1286	34.1%
2023	24.30	980^th	1292	24.1%
2024	21.27	997^th	1264	21.1%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	34.58	336^th	511	34.2%
2019	48.23	233^rd	565	58.8%
2021	37.71	221^st	385	42.6%
2022	37.51	330^th	573	42.4%
2023	45.41	258^th	569	54.7%
2024	47.12	231^st	548	57.8%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Libby Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	66.39	145^th	590	75.4%
2024	27.78	485^th	643	24.6%

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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 Libby Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	2	974	1	152	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	1129
1989	n/a	963	2	114	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	1079
1990	1	1015	n/a	62	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	1078
1991	5	881	0	102	0	n/a	n/a	0	988
1992	4	905	0	83	1	n/a	n/a	0	993
1993	1	900	0	64	0	n/a	n/a	0	965
1994	1	890	0	59	0	n/a	n/a	0	950
1995	3	802	2	127	0	n/a	n/a	0	934
1996	3	802	2	127	0	n/a	n/a	0	934
1997	2	733	2	164	1	n/a	n/a	0	902
1998	2	750	2	177	1	n/a	n/a	0	932
1999	11	768	0	141	1	n/a	n/a	0	921
2000	3	780	0	60	0	n/a	n/a	0	843
2001	0	846	0	55	1	n/a	n/a	0	902
2002	1	816	0	60	0	n/a	n/a	0	877
2003	1	816	0	60	0	n/a	n/a	0	877
2004	2	770	1	42	0	n/a	n/a	0	815
2005	0	688	0	53	0	n/a	n/a	0	741
2006	0	689	0	28	0	n/a	n/a	3	720
2007	1	669	0	30	0	n/a	n/a	2	702
2008	1	633	1	31	1	n/a	n/a	3	670
2009	0	535	0	40	0	n/a	n/a	0	575
2010	0	537	0	42	0	n/a	n/a	1	580
2011	2	488	0	45	0	0	0	0	535
2012	2	469	0	63	0	0	3	0	537
2013	1	463	0	68	0	0	5	0	537
2014	1	430	0	74	0	0	2	0	507
2015	1	401	0	83	0	0	3	0	488
2016	0	280	0	67	0	0	4	0	351
2017	0	281	0	90	0	0	4	0	375
2018	0	244	0	106	0	0	3	0	353
2019	1	250	0	90	0	0	3	0	344
2020	0	227	0	100	0	0	4	0	331
2021	3	198	1	100	0	0	3	0	305
2022	2	181	1	95	0	0	2	0	281
2023	5	155	0	90	0	0	1	0	251

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Libby Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1129	47.0	24.0	n/a
1989	1079	46.0	23.4	n/a
1990	1078	48.0	22.4	n/a
1991	988	45.0	21.9	n/a
1992	993	49.0	20.2	n/a
1993	965	51.0	18.9	n/a
1994	950	48.0	19.8	n/a
1995	934	47.0	19.9	n/a
1996	934	47.0	19.9	n/a
1997	902	47.0	19.2	n/a
1998	932	47.0	19.8	n/a
1999	921	45.0	20.5	n/a
2000	843	47.0	17.9	n/a
2001	902	43.0	21.0	n/a
2002	877	50.0	17.5	81.2
2003	877	50.0	17.5	81.2
2004	815	42.1	19.4	91.7
2005	741	43.3	17.1	93.4
2006	720	44.9	16.0	81.2
2007	702	27.0	26.0	99.9
2008	670	34.0	19.7	99.7
2009	575	33.0	17.4	98.4
2010	580	32.0	18.1	99.7
2011	535	30.0	17.8	99.4
2012	537	30.0	17.9	99.1
2013	537	34.7	15.4	98.1
2014	507	35.0	14.4	98.8
2015	488	32.0	15.2	98.8
2016	351	28.0	12.5	98
2017	375	19.6	19.0	98.1
2018	353	14.7	23.8	96.3
2019	344	19.5	17.6	89.2
2020	331	22.5	14.7	97.6
2021	305	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	281	21.7	12.9	88.6
2023	251	20.5	12.2	88.4

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 Libby Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1129	47.0	24.0	n/a
1989	1079	46.0	23.4	n/a
1990	1078	48.0	22.4	n/a
1991	988	45.0	21.9	n/a
1992	993	49.0	20.2	n/a
1993	965	51.0	18.9	n/a
1994	950	48.0	19.8	n/a
1995	934	47.0	19.9	n/a
1996	934	47.0	19.9	n/a
1997	902	47.0	19.2	n/a
1998	932	47.0	19.8	n/a
1999	921	45.0	20.5	n/a
2000	843	47.0	17.9	n/a
2001	902	43.0	21.0	n/a
2002	877	50.0	17.5	81.2
2003	877	50.0	17.5	81.2
2004	815	42.1	19.4	91.7
2005	741	43.3	17.1	93.4
2006	720	44.9	16.0	81.2
2007	702	27.0	26.0	99.9
2008	670	34.0	19.7	99.7
2009	575	33.0	17.4	98.4
2010	580	32.0	18.1	99.7
2011	535	30.0	17.8	99.4
2012	537	30.0	17.9	99.1
2013	537	34.7	15.4	98.1
2014	507	35.0	14.4	98.8
2015	488	32.0	15.2	98.8
2016	351	28.0	12.5	98
2017	375	19.6	19.0	98.1
2018	353	14.7	23.8	96.3
2019	344	19.5	17.6	89.2
2020	331	22.5	14.7	97.6
2021	305	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	281	21.7	12.9	88.6
2023	251	20.5	12.2	88.4

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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