Is McCutcheon Elementary School a good school?

McCutcheon Elementary School ranks 1535 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend McCutcheon Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 301 students attended McCutcheon Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of McCutcheon Elementary School?

Students at McCutcheon Elementary School are 49% African American, 25% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 7% White, 5% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of McCutcheon Elementary School attend?

Students who attend McCutcheon Elementary School usually go on to attend: High : Senn High School

McCutcheon Elementary School

Summary:

McCutcheon Elementary School is a public school in Chicago, Illinois, serving 301 students from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade. 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.

McCutcheon Elementary faces significant challenges, including consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 37.2% to 40.7% in recent years, and lagging academic performance across all grade levels and subjects. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 22% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 30.5% for the district and 41.2% for the state. In Mathematics, the proficiency rate was just 11.6%, compared to 18.3% for the district and 28.4% for the state. The school's performance has been declining over the years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 1233 out of 2044 Illinois elementary schools in 2016-2017 to 1535 out of 2067 in 2023-2024.

When compared to nearby schools in the same district, such as Courtenay Elementary Language Arts Center, Brennemann Elementary School, and Peirce Elementary International Studies School, McCutcheon Elementary generally performs worse, with higher academic proficiency rates and better overall performance. The school's challenges may be exacerbated by its high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with over 90% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

4865 N Sheridan Rd
Chicago, IL 60640-3717

(773) 534-2680

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

SchoolDigger Rank:
1535^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $29,310

Students who attend McCutcheon Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Senn High School

Student/teacher ratio: 9.2

Number of students: 301

Racial breakdown:

African American:

48.8%

Hispanic:

24.9%

Asian:

14.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 90.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details McCutcheon Elementary School ranks worse than 74.3% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 204^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 25.35. (See more...)

Compare Details McCutcheon Elementary School ranks worse than 79.4% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 20.86. (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 McCutcheon Elementary School is $29,310, which is the 27^th highest among 452 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

McCutcheon Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks McCutcheon Elementary School 1535^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See McCutcheon Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks McCutcheon Elementary School 1082^nd of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See McCutcheon 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 McCutcheon Elementary School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at McCutcheon Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	11.03	1769^th	2020	12.4%
2004	8.89	1846^th	2030	9.1%
2005	2.97	1923^rd	2022	4.9%
2006	7.44	1939^th	2086	7.0%
2007	6.17	1970^th	2095	6.0%
2008	24.98	1700^th	2092	18.7%
2009	21.37	1776^th	2120	16.2%
2010	18.66	1836^th	2139	14.2%
2011	28.05	1698^th	2147	20.9%
2012	32.07	1644^th	2166	24.1%
2013	23.14	1737^th	2167	19.8%
2014	28.28	1581^st	2093	24.5%
2015	34.56	1273^rd	2052	38.0%
2016	36.18	1263^rd	2046	38.3%
2017	37.31	1233^rd	2044	39.7%
2018	29.39	1439^th	2037	29.4%
2019	28.69	1485^th	2086	28.8%
2021	22.44	1493^rd	1948	23.4%
2022	24.71	1516^th	2082	27.2%
2023	24.26	1542^nd	2077	25.8%
2024	25.35	1535^th	2067	25.7%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	46.56	345^th	743	53.6%
2022	45.44	355^th	768	53.8%
2023	64.44	163^rd	788	79.3%
2024	49.24	317^th	826	61.6%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	38.61	670^th	1195	43.9%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	48.95	831^st	1765	52.9%
2019	45.35	956^th	1816	47.4%
2021	32.91	1043^rd	1514	31.1%
2022	39.28	1037^th	1763	41.2%
2023	30.02	1326^th	1808	26.7%
2024	33.49	1230^th	1793	31.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at McCutcheon Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	22.61	1547^th	1964	21.2%
2019	29.41	1433^rd	2019	29.0%
2022	32.81	1250^th	1970	36.5%
2023	25.83	1426^th	1957	27.1%
2024	24.41	1468^th	1942	24.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at McCutcheon Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	38.67	1147^th	1972	41.8%
2019	31.28	1369^th	2019	32.2%
2021	15.53	1554^th	1707	9.0%
2022	17.16	1718^th	1977	13.1%
2023	24.38	1471^st	1984	25.9%
2024	29.61	1327^th	1959	32.3%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	57.26	207^th	698	70.3%
2019	50.28	279^th	711	60.8%
2022	58.39	183^rd	684	73.2%
2023	36.59	421^st	692	39.2%
2024	45.15	317^th	655	51.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at McCutcheon Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	32.99	642^nd	938	31.6%
2019	35.01	638^th	955	33.2%
2023	42.64	520^th	970	46.4%

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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 McCutcheon Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2006	24.30	1022^nd	1272	19.7%
2007	12.42	1136^th	1287	11.7%
2008	17.34	1101^st	1293	14.8%
2009	20.09	1097^th	1318	16.8%
2010	18.41	1137^th	1327	14.3%
2011	27.82	1076^th	1344	19.9%
2012	28.41	1070^th	1365	21.6%
2013	24.54	1090^th	1367	20.3%
2014	38.48	848^th	1322	35.9%
2015	61.71	396^th	1302	69.6%
2016	43.92	676^th	1294	47.8%
2017	52.25	553^rd	1293	57.2%
2018	41.47	718^th	1293	44.5%
2019	44.90	692^nd	1356	49.0%
2021	23.15	964^th	1241	22.3%
2022	15.67	1222^nd	1369	10.7%
2023	23.21	1044^th	1367	23.6%
2024	20.86	1082^nd	1363	20.6%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2022	36.93	295^th	454	35.0%
2023	64.07	77^th	480	84.0%
2024	46.40	193^rd	486	60.3%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	62.43	331^st	1161	71.5%
2019	60.98	370^th	1217	69.6%
2021	38.95	601^st	1019	41.0%
2022	23.21	1030^th	1221	15.6%
2023	33.81	826^th	1234	33.1%
2024	27.08	919^th	1219	24.6%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at McCutcheon Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	35.86	776^th	1226	36.7%
2019	43.14	691^st	1276	45.8%
2022	14.84	1164^th	1286	9.5%
2023	19.57	1038^th	1275	18.6%
2024	22.02	986^th	1251	21.2%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at McCutcheon Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	49.19	563^rd	1223	54.0%
2019	42.20	691^st	1296	46.7%
2021	30.87	706^th	1048	32.6%
2022	19.19	1069^th	1286	16.9%
2023	28.34	900^th	1292	30.3%
2024	20.44	1021^st	1264	19.2%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	54.86	162^nd	511	68.3%
2019	62.22	140^th	565	75.2%
2022	26.89	484^th	573	15.5%
2023	44.83	265^th	569	53.4%
2024	27.08	426^th	548	22.3%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at McCutcheon Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	56.24	218^th	590	63.1%
2019	79.77	75^th	639	88.3%
2023	15.52	629^th	661	4.8%
2024	24.28	524^th	643	18.5%

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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 McCutcheon Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	31	208	158	40	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	437
1989	36	195	175	50	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	456
1990	28	198	159	69	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	454
1991	30	204	151	74	0	n/a	n/a	0	459
1992	29	190	150	73	0	n/a	n/a	0	442
1993	31	172	148	77	0	n/a	n/a	0	428
1994	43	188	148	57	1	n/a	n/a	0	437
1995	27	269	178	88	5	n/a	n/a	0	567
1996	27	269	178	88	5	n/a	n/a	0	567
1997	36	271	187	78	0	n/a	n/a	0	572
1998	28	280	185	103	4	n/a	n/a	0	600
1999	25	292	179	116	5	n/a	n/a	0	617
2000	9	294	173	86	1	n/a	n/a	0	563
2001	15	258	161	94	8	n/a	n/a	0	536
2002	14	219	131	58	0	n/a	n/a	0	422
2003	14	219	131	58	0	n/a	n/a	0	422
2004	14	195	101	39	10	n/a	n/a	0	359
2005	6	207	94	50	1	n/a	n/a	0	358
2006	9	198	94	44	0	n/a	n/a	8	353
2007	9	227	97	63	3	n/a	n/a	4	403
2008	10	166	96	50	2	n/a	n/a	6	330
2009	15	180	86	60	0	n/a	n/a	0	341
2010	13	216	80	53	3	n/a	n/a	0	365
2011	11	177	77	82	0	0	3	0	350
2012	11	163	78	84	0	1	10	0	347
2013	16	169	76	81	0	0	18	0	360
2015	21	201	84	133	1	1	13	0	454
2016	25	202	76	117	1	0	12	0	433
2017	25	195	70	101	1	0	14	0	406
2018	25	163	64	102	0	1	17	0	372
2019	34	175	61	83	3	1	13	0	370
2020	26	139	51	69	1	1	19	0	306
2021	26	135	46	76	1	1	17	0	302
2022	22	129	45	70	2	0	10	0	278
2023	21	147	42	75	2	0	14	0	301

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

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at McCutcheon Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	437	21.0	20.8	n/a
1989	456	23.0	19.8	n/a
1990	454	24.0	18.9	n/a
1991	459	24.0	19.1	n/a
1992	442	24.0	18.4	n/a
1993	428	25.0	17.1	n/a
1994	437	29.0	15.1	n/a
1995	567	37.0	15.3	n/a
1996	567	37.0	15.3	n/a
1997	572	39.0	14.7	n/a
1998	600	41.0	14.6	n/a
1999	617	43.0	14.3	n/a
2000	563	38.0	14.8	n/a
2001	536	39.0	13.7	n/a
2002	422	27.0	15.6	68.2
2003	422	27.0	15.6	68.2
2004	359	21.2	16.9	65.7
2005	358	22.9	15.6	63.7
2006	353	22.9	15.4	70.7
2007	403	22.0	18.3	97.5
2008	330	20.0	16.5	96.6
2009	341	22.0	15.5	88.9
2010	365	23.0	15.8	98.9
2011	350	20.0	17.5	98
2012	347	19.0	18.2	98.8
2013	360	19.5	18.4	98.6
2015	454	36.0	12.6	98
2016	433	33.0	13.1	96.3
2017	406	31.1	13.0	94.1
2018	372	31.4	11.8	92.2
2019	370	35.5	10.4	86.2
2020	306	30.0	10.2	93.1
2021	302	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	278	35.0	7.9	91
2023	301	32.5	9.2	90.4

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 McCutcheon Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	437	21.0	20.8	n/a
1989	456	23.0	19.8	n/a
1990	454	24.0	18.9	n/a
1991	459	24.0	19.1	n/a
1992	442	24.0	18.4	n/a
1993	428	25.0	17.1	n/a
1994	437	29.0	15.1	n/a
1995	567	37.0	15.3	n/a
1996	567	37.0	15.3	n/a
1997	572	39.0	14.7	n/a
1998	600	41.0	14.6	n/a
1999	617	43.0	14.3	n/a
2000	563	38.0	14.8	n/a
2001	536	39.0	13.7	n/a
2002	422	27.0	15.6	68.2
2003	422	27.0	15.6	68.2
2004	359	21.2	16.9	65.7
2005	358	22.9	15.6	63.7
2006	353	22.9	15.4	70.7
2007	403	22.0	18.3	97.5
2008	330	20.0	16.5	96.6
2009	341	22.0	15.5	88.9
2010	365	23.0	15.8	98.9
2011	350	20.0	17.5	98
2012	347	19.0	18.2	98.8
2013	360	19.5	18.4	98.6
2015	454	36.0	12.6	98
2016	433	33.0	13.1	96.3
2017	406	31.1	13.0	94.1
2018	372	31.4	11.8	92.2
2019	370	35.5	10.4	86.2
2020	306	30.0	10.2	93.1
2021	302	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	278	35.0	7.9	91
2023	301	32.5	9.2	90.4

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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