Is Carver Primary School a good school?

Carver Primary School ranks in the bottom 6.6% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Carver Primary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 464 students attended Carver Primary School.

What is the racial makeup of Carver Primary School?

Students at Carver Primary School are 98% African American, 2% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Carver Primary School attend?

Students who attend Carver Primary School usually go on to attend: High : Fenger Academy High School

Carver Primary School

Summary:

Carver Primary School is an elementary school located in Chicago, Illinois, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 464 students. Despite being part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299, which is ranked 688 out of 813 districts in Illinois, Carver Primary School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Illinois elementary schools over the past several years, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Carver Primary School faces significant challenges, including extremely high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 39.8% to 78.6% over the past few years, significantly higher than the district and state averages. Academically, the school's 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 the 2023-2024 school year, only 8.8% of Carver Primary School students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 30.5% in the district and 41.2% statewide. Additionally, Carver Primary School has an extremely high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 99.78% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year.

When comparing Carver Primary School to other nearby schools, such as Owens Community Academy Elementary, Dubois Elementary, and CICS - Bond Campus, as well as schools in other districts like Gen George Patton Elementary, Washington Elementary, and Franklin Elementary, Carver Primary School consistently performs worse academically and has higher chronic absenteeism rates. Despite relatively high spending per student and a moderately high student-teacher ratio, the school's educational outcomes remain significantly below its peers.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

901 E 133rd Pl
Chicago, IL 60827-1427

(773) 535-5674

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

SchoolDigger Rank:
1930^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $19,089

Students who attend Carver Primary School usually attend:

High:

Fenger Academy High School

Student/teacher ratio: 17.8

Number of students: 464

Racial breakdown:

African American:

97.8%

Hispanic:

1.9%

Two or more races:

0.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 99.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Carver Primary School ranks worse than 93.4% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 377^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 13.36. (See more...)

Compare Details Carver Primary School ranks worse than 96.8% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 10.81. (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

Compare Details Carver Primary School has the largest elementary school student body size in the Chicago Public Schools District 299. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Carver Primary School is $19,089. 313 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Carver Primary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Carver Primary School 1930^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Carver Primary School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Carver Primary School 1319^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Carver Primary School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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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 Carver Primary School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Carver Primary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2007	21.06	1798^th	2095	14.2%
2008	32.60	1583^rd	2092	24.3%
2009	26.05	1699^th	2120	19.9%
2010	8.48	1997^th	2139	6.6%
2011	11.04	1981^st	2147	7.7%
2012	6.28	2085^th	2166	3.7%
2013	7.97	2062^nd	2167	4.8%
2014	9.37	1966^th	2093	6.1%
2015	21.37	1674^th	2052	18.4%
2016	17.66	1762^nd	2046	13.9%
2017	11.48	1917^th	2044	6.2%
2018	10.80	1944^th	2037	4.6%
2019	12.47	1950^th	2086	6.5%
2021	12.34	1899^th	1948	2.5%
2022	11.06	2037^th	2082	2.2%
2023	12.31	1958^th	2077	5.7%
2024	13.36	1930^th	2067	6.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Carver Primary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	16.90	1656^th	1765	6.2%
2019	19.73	1647^th	1816	9.3%
2021	18.35	1436^th	1514	5.2%
2022	15.46	1711^th	1763	2.9%
2023	18.12	1682^nd	1808	7.0%
2024	19.92	1594^th	1793	11.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Carver Primary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	16.59	1714^th	1964	12.7%
2019	14.23	1838^th	2019	9.0%
2022	11.07	1922^nd	1970	2.4%
2023	11.54	1884^th	1957	3.7%
2024	14.26	1785^th	1942	8.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Carver Primary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	8.82	1953^rd	1972	1.0%
2019	13.06	1886^th	2019	6.6%
2022	12.16	1915^th	1977	3.1%
2023	14.57	1814^th	1984	8.6%
2024	12.87	1851^st	1959	5.5%

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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Carver Primary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	29.69	522^nd	698	25.2%
2019	31.26	512^th	711	28.0%
2021	28.51	351^st	428	18.0%
2022	26.64	588^th	684	14.0%
2023	29.96	524^th	692	24.3%
2024	31.19	481^st	655	26.6%

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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 Carver Primary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2009	15.20	1152^nd	1318	12.6%
2010	4.88	1277^th	1327	3.8%
2011	7.09	1287^th	1344	4.2%
2012	6.90	1302^nd	1365	4.6%
2013	8.87	1286^th	1367	5.9%
2014	8.80	1245^th	1322	5.8%
2015	13.41	1197^th	1302	8.1%
2016	17.49	1137^th	1294	12.1%
2017	10.57	1243^rd	1293	3.9%
2018	9.66	1254^th	1293	3.0%
2019	12.05	1268^th	1356	6.5%
2022	10.62	1357^th	1369	0.9%
2023	12.21	1298^th	1367	5.0%
2024	10.81	1319^th	1363	3.2%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Carver Primary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	12.91	1120^th	1161	3.5%
2019	16.91	1116^th	1217	8.3%
2022	13.61	1203^rd	1221	1.5%
2023	16.85	1147^th	1234	7.1%
2024	14.35	1164^th	1219	4.5%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Carver Primary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	7.07	1214^th	1226	1.0%
2019	12.15	1180^th	1276	7.5%
2022	10.27	1265^th	1286	1.6%
2023	14.64	1153^rd	1275	9.6%
2024	10.65	1207^th	1251	3.5%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Carver Primary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	13.45	1135^th	1223	7.2%
2019	13.75	1194^th	1296	7.9%
2022	12.36	1240^th	1286	3.6%
2023	12.38	1233^rd	1292	4.6%
2024	11.36	1223^rd	1264	3.2%

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Rank History for middle school African American students at Carver Primary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	22.28	456^th	511	10.8%
2019	31.74	409^th	565	27.6%
2022	22.40	540^th	573	5.8%
2023	27.20	461^st	569	19.0%
2024	23.03	478^th	548	12.8%

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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 Carver Primary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	3	526	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	529
1990	n/a	518	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	518
1991	1	536	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	537
1992	1	523	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	526
1993	3	564	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	567
1994	4	556	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	561
1995	1	828	1	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	831
1996	1	828	1	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	831
1997	2	829	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	832
1998	2	880	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	883
1999	1	863	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	865
2000	1	811	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	812
2001	2	761	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	763
2002	1	623	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	624
2003	1	623	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	624
2004	0	558	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	558
2005	0	485	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	485
2006	0	403	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	1	405
2007	0	406	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	408
2008	0	321	0	2	1	n/a	n/a	0	324
2009	0	482	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	482
2010	0	434	0	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	438
2011	2	424	0	2	0	0	2	0	430
2012	0	540	0	0	0	0	1	0	541
2013	2	494	0	3	0	0	1	0	500
2014	4	495	0	4	0	0	0	0	503
2015	1	437	0	4	0	0	0	0	442
2016	0	465	0	7	0	0	0	0	472
2017	0	454	0	3	0	0	1	0	458
2018	1	485	0	7	0	0	1	0	494
2019	0	401	0	4	0	0	4	0	409
2020	0	357	0	3	0	0	3	0	363
2021	0	373	0	9	0	0	5	0	387
2022	0	422	0	9	0	0	3	0	434
2023	0	454	0	9	0	0	1	0	464

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Carver Primary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	529	29.0	18.2	n/a
1990	518	31.0	16.7	n/a
1991	537	37.0	14.5	n/a
1992	526	36.0	14.6	n/a
1993	567	35.0	16.2	n/a
1994	561	33.0	17.0	n/a
1995	831	47.0	17.7	n/a
1996	831	47.0	17.7	n/a
1997	832	48.0	17.3	n/a
1998	883	48.0	18.4	n/a
1999	865	48.0	18.0	n/a
2000	812	49.0	16.6	n/a
2001	763	45.0	17.0	n/a
2002	624	42.0	14.9	71.8
2003	624	42.0	14.9	71.8
2004	558	39.7	14.1	76
2005	485	37.0	13.1	83.7
2006	405	39.0	10.4	78
2007	408	21.0	19.4	99.3
2008	324	21.0	15.4	99.1
2009	482	29.0	16.6	97.9
2010	438	29.0	15.1	99.3
2011	430	27.0	15.9	99.3
2012	541	28.0	19.3	99.4
2013	500	31.7	15.7	98.8
2014	503	25.0	20.1	99.4
2015	442	29.0	15.2	99.1
2016	472	29.0	16.2	100
2017	458	24.6	18.5	99.3
2018	494	27.8	17.7	99.2
2019	409	24.0	17.0	98.5
2020	363	23.0	15.7	99.4
2021	387	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	434	26.0	16.6	99.1
2023	464	26.0	17.8	99.8

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 Carver Primary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	529	29.0	18.2	n/a
1990	518	31.0	16.7	n/a
1991	537	37.0	14.5	n/a
1992	526	36.0	14.6	n/a
1993	567	35.0	16.2	n/a
1994	561	33.0	17.0	n/a
1995	831	47.0	17.7	n/a
1996	831	47.0	17.7	n/a
1997	832	48.0	17.3	n/a
1998	883	48.0	18.4	n/a
1999	865	48.0	18.0	n/a
2000	812	49.0	16.6	n/a
2001	763	45.0	17.0	n/a
2002	624	42.0	14.9	71.8
2003	624	42.0	14.9	71.8
2004	558	39.7	14.1	76
2005	485	37.0	13.1	83.7
2006	405	39.0	10.4	78
2007	408	21.0	19.4	99.3
2008	324	21.0	15.4	99.1
2009	482	29.0	16.6	97.9
2010	438	29.0	15.1	99.3
2011	430	27.0	15.9	99.3
2012	541	28.0	19.3	99.4
2013	500	31.7	15.7	98.8
2014	503	25.0	20.1	99.4
2015	442	29.0	15.2	99.1
2016	472	29.0	16.2	100
2017	458	24.6	18.5	99.3
2018	494	27.8	17.7	99.2
2019	409	24.0	17.0	98.5
2020	363	23.0	15.7	99.4
2021	387	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	434	26.0	16.6	99.1
2023	464	26.0	17.8	99.8

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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