Is Talcott Elementary School a good school?

Talcott Elementary School ranks 1409 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Talcott Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 437 students attended Talcott Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Talcott Elementary School?

Students at Talcott Elementary School are 81% Hispanic, 9% White, 6% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Talcott Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Talcott Elementary School usually go on to attend: High : Wells Community Academy High School

Talcott Elementary School

Summary:

Talcott Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in the Chicago Public Schools District 299, located in the West Town neighborhood of Chicago. With 437 students, the school has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of Illinois elementary schools, earning a 2 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger over the past several years.

Talcott Elementary faces several significant challenges. The school has seen a dramatic increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 3.3% in 2019-2020 to 33.5% in 2023-2024, much higher than the district and state averages. Academically, Talcott students perform well below the district and state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics on the IAR assessments, with only 24.3% of students proficient or better in ELA and 14.4% proficient in Math. The school also has lower rankings for certain student subgroups, such as male students and low-income students, suggesting potential equity issues.

Compared to nearby schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299, Talcott Elementary lags behind in key metrics. Schools like Columbus Elementary, Suder Montessori, LaSalle II Lang Academy, and Mitchell Elementary all have higher test scores, lower chronic absenteeism, and better overall rankings than Talcott. Despite higher spending per student at Talcott, the school's performance continues to lag, raising questions about the effective allocation and utilization of resources.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

1840 W Ohio St
Chicago, IL 60622-5505

(773) 534-7130

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

SchoolDigger Rank:
1409^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $20,388

Students who attend Talcott Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Wells Community Academy High School

Student/teacher ratio: 11.9

Number of students: 437

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

81.5%

White:

8.7%

African American:

6.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 71.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Talcott Elementary School ranks worse than 68.2% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 169^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 29.66. (See more...)

Compare Details Talcott Elementary School ranks worse than 66% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 30.28. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a high 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 Talcott Elementary School is $20,388. 244 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299 spend more per student.

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Talcott Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Talcott Elementary School 1409^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Talcott Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Talcott Elementary School 899^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Talcott 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 Talcott Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	17.04	1702^nd	2020	15.7%
2004	19.87	1714^th	2030	15.6%
2005	19.61	1741^st	2022	13.9%
2006	23.95	1740^th	2086	16.6%
2007	36.15	1573^rd	2095	24.9%
2008	29.39	1627^th	2092	22.2%
2009	49.96	1280^th	2120	39.6%
2010	44.65	1400^th	2139	34.5%
2011	40.70	1474^th	2147	31.3%
2012	41.27	1485^th	2166	31.4%
2013	29.26	1603^rd	2167	26.0%
2014	35.89	1404^th	2093	32.9%
2015	41.04	1107^th	2052	46.1%
2016	32.55	1359^th	2046	33.6%
2017	36.25	1263^rd	2044	38.2%
2018	31.63	1385^th	2037	32.0%
2019	33.45	1360^th	2086	34.8%
2021	26.35	1373^rd	1948	29.5%
2022	29.21	1419^th	2082	31.8%
2023	37.27	1232^nd	2077	40.7%
2024	29.66	1409^th	2067	31.8%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	33.29	529^th	718	26.3%
2019	40.27	444^th	743	40.2%
2021	44.26	230^th	537	57.2%
2022	36.27	515^th	768	32.9%
2023	36.18	522^nd	788	33.8%
2024	33.47	574^th	826	30.5%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	53.57	373^rd	1113	66.5%
2023	41.33	581^st	1156	49.7%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	40.52	1045^th	1765	40.8%
2019	44.42	975^th	1816	46.3%
2021	25.80	1217^th	1514	19.6%
2022	35.54	1128^th	1763	36.0%
2023	45.53	919^th	1808	49.2%
2024	33.59	1226^th	1793	31.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Talcott Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	37.08	1214^th	1964	38.2%
2019	33.32	1319^th	2019	34.7%
2021	19.71	1393^rd	1680	17.1%
2022	28.82	1356^th	1970	31.2%
2023	37.00	1157^th	1957	40.9%
2024	35.66	1180^th	1942	39.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Talcott Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	31.07	1357^th	1972	31.2%
2019	37.81	1199^th	2019	40.6%
2021	24.19	1289^th	1707	24.5%
2022	29.27	1325^th	1977	33.0%
2023	38.06	1150^th	1984	42.0%
2024	25.02	1451^st	1959	25.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Talcott Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	41.00	532^nd	938	43.3%
2019	41.67	537^th	955	43.8%
2021	33.38	488^th	742	34.2%
2022	35.29	595^th	954	37.6%
2023	46.02	469^th	970	51.6%
2024	36.82	592^nd	959	38.3%

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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 Talcott Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	11.20	1034^th	1185	12.7%
2004	15.85	997^th	1204	17.2%
2005	16.43	1010^th	1209	16.5%
2006	22.83	1037^th	1272	18.5%
2007	33.33	957^th	1287	25.6%
2008	36.61	923^rd	1293	28.6%
2009	48.38	800^th	1318	39.3%
2010	65.67	507^th	1327	61.8%
2011	82.67	140^th	1344	89.6%
2012	60.75	598^th	1365	56.2%
2013	62.50	499^th	1367	63.5%
2014	62.89	479^th	1322	63.8%
2015	41.14	694^th	1302	46.7%
2016	34.29	827^th	1294	36.1%
2017	44.33	682^nd	1293	47.3%
2018	33.09	840^th	1293	35.0%
2019	33.68	873^rd	1356	35.6%
2021	24.39	933^rd	1241	24.8%
2022	38.44	775^th	1369	43.4%
2023	29.55	922^nd	1367	32.6%
2024	30.28	899^th	1363	34.0%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	32.32	250^th	285	12.3%
2019	28.73	310^th	339	8.6%
2021	41.56	146^th	277	47.3%
2022	56.93	97^th	454	78.6%
2023	38.94	270^th	480	43.8%
2024	45.44	203^rd	486	58.2%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	24.58	756^th	792	4.5%
2022	67.20	109^th	781	86.0%
2023	46.33	320^th	805	60.2%
2024	43.68	363^rd	802	54.7%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	43.81	616^th	1161	46.9%
2019	37.23	763^rd	1217	37.3%
2021	22.51	880^th	1019	13.6%
2022	47.06	567^th	1221	53.6%
2023	34.54	812^th	1234	34.2%
2024	36.90	748^th	1219	38.6%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Talcott Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	29.81	875^th	1226	28.6%
2019	42.83	697^th	1276	45.4%
2022	42.19	676^th	1286	47.4%
2023	31.31	841^st	1275	34.0%
2024	31.49	825^th	1251	34.1%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Talcott Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	35.13	753^rd	1223	38.4%
2019	29.09	897^th	1296	30.8%
2021	14.65	973^rd	1048	7.2%
2022	32.90	811^th	1286	36.9%
2023	26.71	927^th	1292	28.3%
2024	29.37	841^st	1264	33.5%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Talcott Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	38.45	366^th	590	38.0%
2019	30.29	471^st	639	26.3%
2021	31.33	378^th	517	26.9%
2022	45.00	321^st	662	51.5%
2023	36.82	404^th	661	38.9%
2024	32.79	431^st	643	33.0%

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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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The school is dual language, has a preschool dual language program, offers fine arts, and is clean and beautiful. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Talcott Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	101	80	11	900	13	n/a	n/a	0	1105
1990	106	65	8	919	2	n/a	n/a	0	1100
1991	76	58	5	955	4	n/a	n/a	0	1098
1992	71	60	1	988	5	n/a	n/a	0	1125
1993	63	41	1	927	1	n/a	n/a	0	1033
1994	75	40	1	866	4	n/a	n/a	0	986
1995	50	48	1	835	0	n/a	n/a	0	934
1996	50	48	1	835	0	n/a	n/a	0	934
1997	51	33	1	753	1	n/a	n/a	0	839
1998	54	48	1	770	0	n/a	n/a	0	873
1999	52	32	0	735	1	n/a	n/a	0	820
2000	47	40	0	717	0	n/a	n/a	0	804
2001	32	39	2	654	1	n/a	n/a	0	728
2002	31	32	1	613	1	n/a	n/a	0	678
2003	31	32	1	613	1	n/a	n/a	0	678
2004	33	42	1	561	0	n/a	n/a	0	637
2005	27	73	1	524	1	n/a	n/a	0	626
2006	28	55	0	420	3	n/a	n/a	20	526
2007	39	44	1	436	2	n/a	n/a	25	547
2008	34	50	0	432	0	n/a	n/a	33	549
2009	50	38	1	441	1	n/a	n/a	0	531
2010	47	44	1	411	2	n/a	n/a	0	505
2011	41	48	7	445	1	0	12	0	554
2012	41	46	7	469	2	0	11	0	576
2013	39	42	5	440	1	0	12	0	539
2014	40	33	4	439	2	0	12	0	530
2015	43	30	6	447	1	0	13	0	540
2016	47	34	4	438	0	0	13	0	536
2017	39	39	1	426	1	0	11	0	517
2018	35	38	2	411	3	0	13	0	502
2019	34	35	2	386	3	1	13	0	474
2020	31	28	2	377	5	0	11	0	454
2021	32	23	3	336	2	0	8	0	404
2022	32	20	1	353	2	0	9	0	417
2023	38	28	4	356	2	0	9	0	437

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 Talcott Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	1105	65.0	17.0	n/a
1990	1100	65.0	16.9	n/a
1991	1098	68.0	16.1	n/a
1992	1125	63.0	17.8	n/a
1993	1033	65.0	15.9	n/a
1994	986	67.0	14.7	n/a
1995	934	63.0	14.8	n/a
1996	934	63.0	14.8	n/a
1997	839	61.0	13.8	n/a
1998	873	56.0	15.6	n/a
1999	820	51.0	16.1	n/a
2000	804	52.0	15.5	n/a
2001	728	50.0	14.6	n/a
2002	678	45.0	15.1	96.3
2003	678	45.0	15.1	96.3
2004	637	43.0	14.8	99.5
2005	626	43.0	14.6	92.5
2006	526	44.0	12.0	93.1
2007	547	29.0	18.9	90.4
2008	549	35.0	15.7	87.8
2009	531	31.5	16.9	84.7
2010	505	32.0	15.7	90.5
2011	554	30.0	18.4	79.6
2012	576	34.0	16.9	83.7
2013	539	43.2	12.4	81.6
2014	530	36.0	14.7	82.8
2015	540	33.0	16.3	83.9
2016	536	31.0	17.2	82.5
2017	517	29.4	17.5	82.4
2018	502	32.0	15.6	80.5
2019	474	30.0	15.8	78.1
2020	454	36.5	12.4	73.8
2021	404	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	417	37.5	11.1	71.7
2023	437	36.5	11.9	71.9

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 Talcott Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	1105	65.0	17.0	n/a
1990	1100	65.0	16.9	n/a
1991	1098	68.0	16.1	n/a
1992	1125	63.0	17.8	n/a
1993	1033	65.0	15.9	n/a
1994	986	67.0	14.7	n/a
1995	934	63.0	14.8	n/a
1996	934	63.0	14.8	n/a
1997	839	61.0	13.8	n/a
1998	873	56.0	15.6	n/a
1999	820	51.0	16.1	n/a
2000	804	52.0	15.5	n/a
2001	728	50.0	14.6	n/a
2002	678	45.0	15.1	96.3
2003	678	45.0	15.1	96.3
2004	637	43.0	14.8	99.5
2005	626	43.0	14.6	92.5
2006	526	44.0	12.0	93.1
2007	547	29.0	18.9	90.4
2008	549	35.0	15.7	87.8
2009	531	31.5	16.9	84.7
2010	505	32.0	15.7	90.5
2011	554	30.0	18.4	79.6
2012	576	34.0	16.9	83.7
2013	539	43.2	12.4	81.6
2014	530	36.0	14.7	82.8
2015	540	33.0	16.3	83.9
2016	536	31.0	17.2	82.5
2017	517	29.4	17.5	82.4
2018	502	32.0	15.6	80.5
2019	474	30.0	15.8	78.1
2020	454	36.5	12.4	73.8
2021	404	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	417	37.5	11.1	71.7
2023	437	36.5	11.9	71.9

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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