Is Armour Elementary School a good school?

Armour Elementary School ranks 1187 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Armour Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 238 students attended Armour Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Armour Elementary School?

Students at Armour Elementary School are 72% Hispanic, 10% African American, 8% White, 6% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Armour Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Armour Elementary School usually go on to attend: High : Tilden Career Communty Academy High School

Armour Elementary School

Summary:

Armour Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, with 246 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.

Armour Elementary School has faced significant challenges, with high chronic absenteeism rates, below-average test scores, and varying performance across different student groups. The school's test scores are generally lower than the state and district averages, with only 43% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 16.8% in Mathematics. Interestingly, the school's spending per student is relatively high, ranging from $14,884 to $21,753 in recent years, and it has a low student-teacher ratio compared to the state average. However, the school's performance is generally lower than nearby schools, such as Minnie Minoso Academy, Healy Elementary School, and Sheridan Elementary Math & Science Academy, which have higher test scores, lower chronic absenteeism rates, and higher rankings.

While Armour Elementary School's performance has been consistently low, there are some signs of improvement, with the school's ranking and rating gradually increasing over the past few years. However, the school's high chronic absenteeism rates and relatively low test scores, particularly in Mathematics, suggest that addressing attendance and academic achievement should be key priorities for the school and the district. The school's high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds may also be contributing to its lower performance, highlighting the need for targeted interventions and support from the community.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

950 W 33rd Pl
Chicago, IL 60608-6712

(773) 535-4530

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

SchoolDigger Rank:
1187^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $25,970

Students who attend Armour Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Tilden Career Communty Academy High School

Student/teacher ratio: 10.1

Number of students: 238

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

72.3%

African American:

10.1%

White:

7.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 82.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Armour Elementary School ranks worse than 57.4% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 111^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 38.56. (See more...)

Compare Details Armour Elementary School ranks better than 58.2% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 52.01. (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 (72.3%), African American (10.1%), White (7.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 82.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Armour Elementary School is 10.1, which is the 51^st best among 452 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299. (See more...)

Compare Armour Elementary School employs 23.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Armour Elementary School is $25,970, which is the 75^th highest among 452 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Armour Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Armour Elementary School 1187^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Armour Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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SchoolDigger ranks Armour Elementary School 570^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Armour 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 Armour Elementary School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Armour Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	8.80	1808^th	2020	10.5%
2004	11.56	1805^th	2030	11.1%
2005	11.96	1811^th	2022	10.4%
2006	15.39	1846^th	2086	11.5%
2007	25.08	1750^th	2095	16.5%
2008	16.72	1826^th	2092	12.7%
2009	14.84	1883^rd	2120	11.2%
2010	20.40	1810^th	2139	15.4%
2011	29.74	1658^th	2147	22.8%
2012	23.25	1790^th	2166	17.4%
2013	16.92	1882^nd	2167	13.2%
2014	18.13	1795^th	2093	14.2%
2015	27.82	1481^st	2052	27.8%
2016	23.38	1606^th	2046	21.5%
2017	33.81	1311^th	2044	35.9%
2018	27.85	1476^th	2037	27.5%
2019	25.18	1577^th	2086	24.4%
2022	34.19	1292^nd	2082	37.9%
2023	42.85	1114^th	2077	46.4%
2024	38.56	1187^th	2067	42.6%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	38.04	452^nd	718	37.0%
2019	34.91	527^th	743	29.1%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	42.04	1005^th	1765	43.1%
2019	33.39	1285^th	1816	29.2%
2022	56.06	639^th	1763	63.8%
2023	59.29	580^th	1808	67.9%
2024	45.65	910^th	1793	49.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Armour Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	23.57	1525^th	1964	22.4%
2019	16.70	1783^rd	2019	11.7%
2022	36.19	1174^th	1970	40.4%
2023	48.69	917^th	1957	53.1%
2024	49.33	888^th	1942	54.3%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Armour Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	34.07	1273^rd	1972	35.4%
2019	33.73	1311^th	2019	35.1%
2022	31.86	1267^th	1977	35.9%
2023	43.34	1037^th	1984	47.7%
2024	25.62	1428^th	1959	27.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Armour Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	34.65	611^th	938	34.9%
2019	27.62	751^st	955	21.4%
2022	43.38	497^th	954	47.9%
2023	48.15	438^th	970	54.8%
2024	42.59	509^th	959	46.9%

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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 Armour Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	6.26	1113^th	1185	6.1%
2004	16.48	992^nd	1204	17.6%
2005	8.39	1086^th	1209	10.2%
2006	13.12	1111^th	1272	12.7%
2007	20.02	1071^st	1287	16.8%
2008	11.46	1156^th	1293	10.6%
2009	3.43	1286^th	1318	2.4%
2010	20.76	1114^th	1327	16.1%
2011	39.27	936^th	1344	30.4%
2012	39.01	947^th	1365	30.6%
2013	18.99	1160^th	1367	15.1%
2014	23.99	1057^th	1322	20.0%
2015	32.49	851^st	1302	34.6%
2016	33.98	832^nd	1294	35.7%
2017	50.72	577^th	1293	55.4%
2018	16.49	1126^th	1293	12.9%
2019	22.90	1060^th	1356	21.8%
2022	23.33	1036^th	1369	24.3%
2023	48.76	612^th	1367	55.2%
2024	52.01	570^th	1363	58.2%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	25.01	946^th	1161	18.5%
2019	33.47	840^th	1217	31.0%
2022	39.08	693^rd	1221	43.2%
2023	68.90	254^th	1234	79.4%
2024	63.94	321^st	1219	73.7%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Armour Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	19.63	1008^th	1226	17.8%
2019	15.51	1121^st	1276	12.1%
2022	31.30	835^th	1286	35.1%
2023	42.29	693^rd	1275	45.6%
2024	57.10	456^th	1251	63.5%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Armour Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	21.67	985^th	1223	19.5%
2019	37.38	766^th	1296	40.9%
2022	20.98	1019^th	1286	20.8%
2023	53.75	509^th	1292	60.6%
2024	49.11	557^th	1264	55.9%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Armour Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	12.90	578^th	590	2.0%
2019	19.27	575^th	639	10.0%
2022	29.76	484^th	662	26.9%
2023	49.29	278^th	661	57.9%
2024	52.46	251^st	643	61.0%

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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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Enrollment information for Armour Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	195	1	7	397	1	n/a	n/a	0	601
1989	194	1	4	401	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	600
1990	160	n/a	5	425	3	n/a	n/a	0	593
1991	183	2	10	420	0	n/a	n/a	0	615
1992	151	3	13	412	2	n/a	n/a	0	581
1993	133	1	9	394	3	n/a	n/a	0	540
1994	116	8	6	357	1	n/a	n/a	0	488
1995	104	12	7	380	0	n/a	n/a	0	503
1996	104	12	7	380	0	n/a	n/a	0	503
1997	97	21	15	376	3	n/a	n/a	0	512
1998	108	20	6	431	1	n/a	n/a	0	566
1999	91	32	8	449	0	n/a	n/a	0	580
2000	119	46	7	456	0	n/a	n/a	0	628
2001	110	63	15	447	0	n/a	n/a	0	635
2002	95	52	14	451	3	n/a	n/a	0	615
2003	95	52	14	451	3	n/a	n/a	0	615
2004	81	31	12	423	0	n/a	n/a	0	547
2005	72	22	11	398	0	n/a	n/a	0	503
2006	50	28	7	345	6	n/a	n/a	46	482
2007	41	17	5	328	2	n/a	n/a	33	426
2008	18	9	8	300	2	n/a	n/a	53	390
2009	39	9	7	301	2	n/a	n/a	0	358
2010	31	15	7	287	1	n/a	n/a	0	341
2011	21	13	5	285	1	0	5	0	330
2012	29	18	7	308	0	0	1	0	363
2013	22	10	11	309	0	0	1	0	353
2014	25	7	12	274	0	0	2	0	320
2015	28	20	15	236	0	1	0	0	300
2016	26	18	9	239	0	0	1	0	293
2017	24	14	13	220	0	0	2	0	273
2018	24	17	15	223	0	0	2	0	281
2019	23	13	11	211	1	0	6	0	265
2020	24	13	15	182	1	0	6	0	241
2021	23	12	17	195	1	0	8	0	256
2022	19	21	13	195	1	0	8	0	257
2023	20	29	10	177	1	1	8	0	246
2024	18	24	15	172	1	0	8	0	238

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

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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 Armour Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	601	28.0	21.4	n/a
1989	600	29.0	20.6	n/a
1990	593	31.0	19.1	n/a
1991	615	36.0	17.0	n/a
1992	581	33.0	17.6	n/a
1993	540	31.0	17.4	n/a
1994	488	27.0	18.1	n/a
1995	503	32.0	15.7	n/a
1996	503	32.0	15.7	n/a
1997	512	33.0	15.5	n/a
1998	566	33.0	17.2	n/a
1999	580	32.0	18.1	n/a
2000	628	33.0	19.0	n/a
2001	635	31.0	20.5	n/a
2002	615	32.0	19.2	94.5
2003	615	32.0	19.2	94.5
2004	547	27.9	19.6	94.1
2005	503	29.3	17.2	93.2
2006	482	31.0	15.5	108.9
2007	426	25.0	17.0	104.1
2008	390	22.0	17.7	110.1
2009	358	19.0	18.8	98.9
2010	341	19.0	17.9	99.1
2011	330	19.0	17.3	98.5
2012	363	17.0	21.3	97.2
2013	353	24.3	14.4	95.2
2014	320	19.9	16.0	94.4
2015	300	22.0	13.6	96.3
2016	293	16.0	18.3	91.8
2017	273	13.0	20.9	91.9
2018	281	13.4	20.9	89.3
2019	265	17.0	15.5	78.9
2020	241	17.0	14.1	90.5
2021	256	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	257	26.5	9.6	84
2023	246	27.0	9.1	82.9
2024	238	23.5	10.1	82.8

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 Armour Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	601	28.0	21.4	n/a
1989	600	29.0	20.6	n/a
1990	593	31.0	19.1	n/a
1991	615	36.0	17.0	n/a
1992	581	33.0	17.6	n/a
1993	540	31.0	17.4	n/a
1994	488	27.0	18.1	n/a
1995	503	32.0	15.7	n/a
1996	503	32.0	15.7	n/a
1997	512	33.0	15.5	n/a
1998	566	33.0	17.2	n/a
1999	580	32.0	18.1	n/a
2000	628	33.0	19.0	n/a
2001	635	31.0	20.5	n/a
2002	615	32.0	19.2	94.5
2003	615	32.0	19.2	94.5
2004	547	27.9	19.6	94.1
2005	503	29.3	17.2	93.2
2006	482	31.0	15.5	108.9
2007	426	25.0	17.0	104.1
2008	390	22.0	17.7	110.1
2009	358	19.0	18.8	98.9
2010	341	19.0	17.9	99.1
2011	330	19.0	17.3	98.5
2012	363	17.0	21.3	97.2
2013	353	24.3	14.4	95.2
2014	320	19.9	16.0	94.4
2015	300	22.0	13.6	96.3
2016	293	16.0	18.3	91.8
2017	273	13.0	20.9	91.9
2018	281	13.4	20.9	89.3
2019	265	17.0	15.5	78.9
2020	241	17.0	14.1	90.5
2021	256	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	257	26.5	9.6	84
2023	246	27.0	9.1	82.9
2024	238	23.5	10.1	82.8

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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