Is Morrill Elementary Math & Sci School a good school?

Morrill Elementary Math & Sci School ranks in the bottom 9.5% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Morrill Elementary Math & Sci School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 504 students attended Morrill Elementary Math & Sci School.

What is the racial makeup of Morrill Elementary Math & Sci School?

Students at Morrill Elementary Math & Sci School are 70% Hispanic, 28% African American.

What schools do graduates of Morrill Elementary Math & Sci School attend?

Students who attend Morrill Elementary Math & Sci School usually go on to attend: High : Gage Park High School

Morrill Elementary Math & Sci School

Summary:

Morrill Elementary Math & Sci School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Chicago, IL, with 508 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.

Morrill Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Illinois elementary schools over the past decade, with a 0-1 star rating from SchoolDigger. The school faces significant challenges, including very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 30.5% to 57.3% over the past 5 years, and poor academic performance, with only 15.2% of students proficient or better in ELA and 6.8% proficient in Math, compared to 30.5% and 18.3% for the district, and 41.2% and 28.4% for the state. Morrill Elementary's subgroups, including African American, Hispanic, ELL, and low-SES students, all rank in the bottom 30-40% of their respective subgroups statewide, indicating significant achievement gaps.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Claremont Academy Elementary School, Carson Elementary School, and Talman Elementary School, generally outperform Morrill Elementary on test scores, chronic absenteeism, and other metrics, despite serving similar student populations. This suggests that factors beyond just student demographics may be contributing to Morrill's poor performance. Despite spending more per student than the district average, Morrill Elementary's student outcomes remain very poor, raising questions about the effective use of resources and the need for a more targeted, evidence-based approach to school improvement.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

6011 S Rockwell St
Chicago, IL 60629-1133

(773) 535-9288

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

SchoolDigger Rank:
1870^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $19,807

Students who attend Morrill Elementary Math & Sci School usually attend:

High:

Gage Park High School

Student/teacher ratio: 15.6

Number of students: 504

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

70.4%

African American:

28.0%

White:

1.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 96%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Morrill Elementary Math & Sci School ranks worse than 90.5% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 348^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 14.45. (See more...)

Compare Details Morrill Elementary Math & Sci School ranks worse than 77.5% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 22.27. (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 Racial makeup is: Hispanic (70.4%), African American (28%), White (1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 96% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Morrill Elementary Math & Sci School is 15.6. 381 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Morrill Elementary Math & Sci School employs 32.2 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Morrill Elementary Math & Sci School is $19,807. 278 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Morrill Elementary Math & Sci School:

SchoolDigger ranks Morrill Elementary Math & Sci School 1870^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Morrill Elementary Math & Sci School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Morrill Elementary Math & Sci School 1056^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Morrill Elementary Math & Sci 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 Morrill Elementary Math & Sci School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Morrill Elementary Math & Sci School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	4.79	1889^th	2020	6.5%
2004	3.48	1939^th	2030	4.5%
2005	6.32	1867^th	2022	7.7%
2006	7.66	1934^th	2086	7.3%
2007	4.92	1987^th	2095	5.2%
2008	6.42	1979^th	2092	5.4%
2009	5.19	2036^th	2120	4.0%
2010	10.59	1969^th	2139	7.9%
2011	7.23	2048^th	2147	4.6%
2012	8.60	2052^nd	2166	5.3%
2013	11.43	1996^th	2167	7.9%
2014	6.87	2018^th	2093	3.6%
2015	10.10	1997^th	2052	2.7%
2016	10.56	1957^th	2046	4.3%
2017	9.48	1979^th	2044	3.2%
2018	11.88	1916^th	2037	5.9%
2019	14.28	1897^th	2086	9.1%
2021	12.72	1872^nd	1948	3.9%
2022	14.97	1859^th	2082	10.7%
2023	14.76	1882^nd	2077	9.4%
2024	14.45	1870^th	2067	9.5%

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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Morrill Elementary Math & Sci School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	31.10	561^st	718	21.9%
2019	28.54	639^th	743	14.0%
2022	31.04	604^th	768	21.4%
2023	31.41	605^th	788	23.2%
2024	29.88	647^th	826	21.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Morrill Elementary Math & Sci School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	22.59	676^th	763	11.4%
2019	22.48	1064^th	1194	10.9%
2024	30.39	830^th	1195	30.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Morrill Elementary Math & Sci School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	18.88	1608^th	1765	8.9%
2019	22.60	1581^st	1816	12.9%
2021	17.33	1465^th	1514	3.2%
2022	22.32	1504^th	1763	14.7%
2023	22.84	1542^nd	1808	14.7%
2024	21.75	1537^th	1793	14.3%

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Rank History for elementary school Homeless students at Morrill Elementary Math & Sci School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	39.74	30^th	52	42.3%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Morrill Elementary Math & Sci School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	10.92	1879^th	1964	4.3%
2019	13.65	1858^th	2019	8.0%
2022	15.53	1754^th	1970	11.0%
2023	14.91	1794^th	1957	8.3%
2024	14.62	1767^th	1942	9.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Morrill Elementary Math & Sci School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	16.39	1743^rd	1972	11.6%
2019	16.68	1776^th	2019	12.0%
2022	15.74	1769^th	1977	10.5%
2023	15.94	1753^rd	1984	11.6%
2024	15.27	1748^th	1959	10.8%

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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Morrill Elementary Math & Sci School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	22.35	637^th	698	8.7%
2019	28.35	560^th	711	21.2%
2022	25.84	603^rd	684	11.8%
2023	36.54	422^nd	692	39.0%
2024	29.17	508^th	655	22.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Morrill Elementary Math & Sci School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	20.03	856^th	938	8.7%
2019	18.74	890^th	955	6.8%
2022	22.06	834^th	954	12.6%
2023	17.51	917^th	970	5.5%
2024	19.78	866^th	959	9.7%

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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 Morrill Elementary Math & Sci School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	7.04	1097^th	1185	7.4%
2004	6.36	1124^th	1204	6.6%
2005	6.61	1110^th	1209	8.2%
2006	11.42	1136^th	1272	10.7%
2007	15.27	1109^th	1287	13.8%
2008	13.29	1140^th	1293	11.8%
2009	12.19	1187^th	1318	9.9%
2010	17.74	1145^th	1327	13.7%
2011	7.61	1280^th	1344	4.8%
2012	14.25	1221^st	1365	10.5%
2013	14.10	1218^th	1367	10.9%
2014	0.93	1322^nd	1322	0.0%
2015	6.92	1298^th	1302	0.3%
2016	7.87	1279^th	1294	1.2%
2017	8.83	1268^th	1293	1.9%
2018	12.41	1202^nd	1293	7.0%
2019	14.43	1212^th	1356	10.6%
2021	13.80	1157^th	1241	6.8%
2022	18.68	1139^th	1369	16.8%
2023	20.47	1105^th	1367	19.2%
2024	22.27	1056^th	1363	22.5%

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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Morrill Elementary Math & Sci School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	31.92	256^th	285	10.2%
2019	31.26	285^th	339	15.9%
2022	39.99	259^th	454	43.0%
2023	38.89	272^nd	480	43.3%
2024	49.41	165^th	486	66.0%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Morrill Elementary Math & Sci School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	24.79	496^th	602	17.6%
2019	24.57	779^th	792	1.6%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Morrill Elementary Math & Sci School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	17.19	1061^st	1161	8.6%
2019	21.18	1038^th	1217	14.7%
2021	19.75	921^st	1019	9.6%
2022	25.80	966^th	1221	20.9%
2023	30.50	890^th	1234	27.9%
2024	33.27	816^th	1219	33.1%

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Rank History for middle school Homeless students at Morrill Elementary Math & Sci School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	48.85	30^th	70	57.1%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Morrill Elementary Math & Sci School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	13.83	1114^th	1226	9.1%
2019	14.31	1148^th	1276	10.0%
2022	19.90	1063^rd	1286	17.3%
2023	18.12	1074^th	1275	15.8%
2024	23.09	969^th	1251	22.5%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Morrill Elementary Math & Sci School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	13.10	1144^th	1223	6.5%
2019	16.14	1138^th	1296	12.2%
2022	18.56	1087^th	1286	15.5%
2023	24.33	979^th	1292	24.2%
2024	22.75	964^th	1264	23.7%

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Rank History for middle school African American students at Morrill Elementary Math & Sci School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	34.55	337^th	511	34.1%
2019	31.85	408^th	565	27.8%
2022	27.22	480^th	573	16.2%
2023	45.63	255^th	569	55.2%
2024	41.45	289^th	548	47.3%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Morrill Elementary Math & Sci School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	10.84	581^st	590	1.5%
2019	15.79	605^th	639	5.3%
2022	24.59	541^st	662	18.3%
2023	22.14	566^th	661	14.4%
2024	26.66	498^th	643	22.6%

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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 Morrill Elementary Math & Sci School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	262	65	11	727	1	n/a	n/a	0	1066
1989	242	165	4	698	1	n/a	n/a	0	1110
1990	155	185	8	606	2	n/a	n/a	0	956
1991	91	227	11	558	0	n/a	n/a	0	887
1992	62	342	10	509	0	n/a	n/a	0	923
1993	51	365	6	538	2	n/a	n/a	0	962
1994	39	402	7	535	3	n/a	n/a	0	986
1995	39	504	2	505	0	n/a	n/a	0	1050
1996	39	504	2	505	0	n/a	n/a	0	1050
1997	18	506	10	509	0	n/a	n/a	0	1043
1998	15	572	7	466	0	n/a	n/a	0	1060
1999	17	555	2	472	0	n/a	n/a	0	1046
2000	9	593	0	476	0	n/a	n/a	0	1078
2001	20	677	2	517	0	n/a	n/a	0	1216
2002	9	672	33	486	0	n/a	n/a	0	1200
2003	9	672	33	486	0	n/a	n/a	0	1200
2004	3	641	1	509	0	n/a	n/a	0	1154
2005	4	462	0	461	0	n/a	n/a	0	927
2006	2	527	0	516	0	n/a	n/a	18	1063
2007	1	498	2	532	0	n/a	n/a	11	1044
2008	2	466	0	504	2	n/a	n/a	9	983
2009	1	433	0	500	0	n/a	n/a	0	934
2010	2	403	0	508	0	n/a	n/a	0	913
2011	2	364	3	430	0	0	4	0	803
2012	3	373	2	429	1	0	5	0	813
2013	2	369	0	446	0	0	8	0	825
2014	4	347	0	446	0	0	5	0	802
2015	3	329	0	498	0	1	4	0	835
2016	6	331	1	486	0	0	3	0	827
2017	6	291	0	449	0	0	1	0	747
2018	8	214	0	431	0	0	1	0	654
2019	5	218	0	374	1	0	0	0	598
2020	5	200	0	364	1	0	0	0	570
2021	4	182	0	360	1	0	0	0	547
2022	2	162	0	337	0	0	0	0	501
2023	4	145	0	357	2	0	0	0	508
2024	5	141	1	355	2	0	0	0	504

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

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Morrill Elementary Math & Sci School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1066	43.0	24.7	n/a
1989	1110	42.0	26.4	n/a
1990	956	45.0	21.2	n/a
1991	887	42.0	21.1	n/a
1992	923	40.0	23.0	n/a
1993	962	42.0	22.9	n/a
1994	986	43.0	22.9	n/a
1995	1050	48.0	21.9	n/a
1996	1050	48.0	21.9	n/a
1997	1043	49.0	21.3	n/a
1998	1060	47.0	22.6	n/a
1999	1046	44.0	23.8	n/a
2000	1078	46.0	23.4	n/a
2001	1216	51.0	23.8	n/a
2002	1200	58.0	20.7	96.5
2003	1200	58.0	20.7	96.5
2004	1154	46.8	24.7	91.4
2005	927	43.5	21.3	87.6
2006	1063	52.5	20.2	101.4
2007	1044	42.0	24.9	100.8
2008	983	47.0	20.9	100.6
2009	934	48.0	19.5	96.8
2010	913	46.0	19.8	96.9
2011	803	43.0	18.6	97.5
2012	813	41.0	19.8	98.8
2013	825	55.4	14.8	77.3
2014	802	44.5	18.0	78.9
2015	835	43.0	19.4	92.6
2016	827	37.0	22.3	90.7
2017	747	37.8	19.7	97.3
2018	654	33.8	19.2	94.3
2019	598	34.5	17.3	97
2020	570	35.0	16.2	97
2021	547	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	501	39.0	12.8	95.6
2023	508	32.5	15.6	95.9
2024	504	32.2	15.6	96

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 Morrill Elementary Math & Sci School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1066	43.0	24.7	n/a
1989	1110	42.0	26.4	n/a
1990	956	45.0	21.2	n/a
1991	887	42.0	21.1	n/a
1992	923	40.0	23.0	n/a
1993	962	42.0	22.9	n/a
1994	986	43.0	22.9	n/a
1995	1050	48.0	21.9	n/a
1996	1050	48.0	21.9	n/a
1997	1043	49.0	21.3	n/a
1998	1060	47.0	22.6	n/a
1999	1046	44.0	23.8	n/a
2000	1078	46.0	23.4	n/a
2001	1216	51.0	23.8	n/a
2002	1200	58.0	20.7	96.5
2003	1200	58.0	20.7	96.5
2004	1154	46.8	24.7	91.4
2005	927	43.5	21.3	87.6
2006	1063	52.5	20.2	101.4
2007	1044	42.0	24.9	100.8
2008	983	47.0	20.9	100.6
2009	934	48.0	19.5	96.8
2010	913	46.0	19.8	96.9
2011	803	43.0	18.6	97.5
2012	813	41.0	19.8	98.8
2013	825	55.4	14.8	77.3
2014	802	44.5	18.0	78.9
2015	835	43.0	19.4	92.6
2016	827	37.0	22.3	90.7
2017	747	37.8	19.7	97.3
2018	654	33.8	19.2	94.3
2019	598	34.5	17.3	97
2020	570	35.0	16.2	97
2021	547	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	501	39.0	12.8	95.6
2023	508	32.5	15.6	95.9
2024	504	32.2	15.6	96

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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