Is Pickard Elementary School a good school?

Pickard Elementary School ranks 1314 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Pickard Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 293 students attended Pickard Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Pickard Elementary School?

Students at Pickard Elementary School are 93% Hispanic, 5% African American, 2% White.

What schools do graduates of Pickard Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Pickard Elementary School usually go on to attend: High : Juarez Community Academy High School

Pickard Elementary School

Summary:

Pickard Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, with 297 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.

Pickard Elementary School consistently outperforms the Chicago Public Schools District 299 average and the Illinois state average on standardized tests, particularly in English Language Arts. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, 35.6% of Pickard students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 30.5% for the district and 41.2% for the state. The school also has strong performance among certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic and special education students. However, Pickard Elementary School has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 3.3% in 2019-2020 to 27.9% in 2023-2024, which is higher than the district and state averages.

Compared to nearby schools, Pickard Elementary School generally outperforms in academic achievement, particularly in English Language Arts. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, 46.5% of students at Orozco Elementary Fine Arts & Sciences were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 35.6% at Pickard. The increase in spending per student at Pickard Elementary School, from $14,600 in 2019-2020 to $22,044 in 2022-2023, suggests that the school is receiving additional resources, which may be contributing to its relatively stronger academic performance.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

2301 W 21st Pl
Chicago, IL 60608-3809

(773) 535-7280

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

SchoolDigger Rank:
1314^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $23,902

Students who attend Pickard Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Juarez Community Academy High School

Student/teacher ratio: 10.8

Number of students: 293

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

92.8%

African American:

4.8%

White:

2.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 92.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Pickard Elementary School ranks worse than 63.6% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 144^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 32.97. (See more...)

Compare Details Pickard Elementary School ranks worse than 50.6% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 43.94. (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 (92.8%), African American (4.8%), White (2.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 92.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Pickard Elementary School is 10.8, which is the 80^th best among 452 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299. (See more...)

Compare Pickard Elementary School employs 27 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Pickard Elementary School is $23,902, which is the 125^th highest among 452 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Pickard Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Pickard Elementary School 1314^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Pickard Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Pickard Elementary School 690^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Pickard 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 Pickard Elementary School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Pickard Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	11.74	1760^th	2020	12.9%
2004	33.73	1520^th	2030	25.1%
2005	19.36	1744^th	2022	13.7%
2006	32.96	1626^th	2086	22.1%
2007	32.61	1645^th	2095	21.5%
2008	10.12	1914^th	2092	8.5%
2009	8.04	1983^rd	2120	6.5%
2010	16.02	1875^th	2139	12.3%
2011	22.04	1798^th	2147	16.3%
2012	15.03	1943^rd	2166	10.3%
2013	20.76	1777^th	2167	18.0%
2014	24.46	1669^th	2093	20.3%
2015	29.92	1409^th	2052	31.3%
2016	32.60	1357^th	2046	33.7%
2017	35.50	1279^th	2044	37.4%
2018	35.67	1275^th	2037	37.4%
2019	35.41	1307^th	2086	37.3%
2021	32.46	1236^th	1948	36.6%
2022	38.43	1208^th	2082	42.0%
2023	44.49	1074^th	2077	48.3%
2024	32.97	1314^th	2067	36.4%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	67.36	127^th	718	82.3%
2019	41.85	419^th	743	43.6%
2021	65.41	81^st	537	84.9%
2022	47.30	330^th	768	57.0%
2023	45.87	347^th	788	56.0%
2024	23.76	762^nd	826	7.7%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	31.98	785^th	1194	34.3%
2022	29.71	778^th	1113	30.1%
2023	30.31	785^th	1156	32.1%
2024	61.37	340^th	1195	71.5%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	54.11	705^th	1765	60.1%
2019	55.22	673^rd	1816	62.9%
2021	54.76	528^th	1514	65.1%
2022	61.69	505^th	1763	71.4%
2023	68.10	381^st	1808	78.9%
2024	48.79	831^st	1793	53.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Pickard Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	38.95	1167^th	1964	40.6%
2019	41.84	1132^nd	2019	43.9%
2021	24.96	1250^th	1680	25.6%
2022	41.58	1054^th	1970	46.5%
2023	51.63	853^rd	1957	56.4%
2024	31.23	1289^th	1942	33.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Pickard Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	32.10	1335^th	1972	32.3%
2019	26.86	1486^th	2019	26.4%
2021	38.90	963^rd	1707	43.6%
2022	36.79	1161^st	1977	41.3%
2023	39.22	1120^th	1984	43.5%
2024	35.54	1177^th	1959	39.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Pickard Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	48.06	457^th	938	51.3%
2019	46.33	477^th	955	50.1%
2021	51.47	264^th	742	64.4%
2022	54.00	369^th	954	61.3%
2023	62.20	260^th	970	73.2%
2024	45.27	465^th	959	51.5%

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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 Pickard Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	10.30	1047^th	1185	11.6%
2004	26.02	924^th	1204	23.3%
2005	17.41	1000^th	1209	17.3%
2006	30.74	969^th	1272	23.8%
2007	25.98	1024^th	1287	20.4%
2008	14.63	1125^th	1293	13.0%
2009	15.66	1147^th	1318	13.0%
2010	6.59	1255^th	1327	5.4%
2011	12.88	1225^th	1344	8.9%
2012	32.10	1027^th	1365	24.8%
2013	41.13	837^th	1367	38.8%
2014	27.27	1010^th	1322	23.6%
2015	17.13	1125^th	1302	13.6%
2016	32.72	854^th	1294	34.0%
2017	35.54	809^th	1293	37.4%
2018	47.45	637^th	1293	50.7%
2019	40.73	758^th	1356	44.1%
2021	47.21	558^th	1241	55.0%
2022	46.34	649^th	1369	52.6%
2023	46.66	655^th	1367	52.1%
2024	43.94	690^th	1363	49.4%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	58.06	49^th	285	82.8%
2019	53.86	90^th	339	73.5%
2021	72.79	17^th	277	93.9%
2022	43.98	206^th	454	54.6%
2023	56.75	113^th	480	76.5%
2024	45.51	202^nd	486	58.4%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	24.79	496^th	602	17.6%
2019	31.35	543^rd	792	31.4%
2022	26.86	654^th	781	16.3%
2023	42.10	370^th	805	54.0%
2024	48.33	306^th	802	61.8%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	64.96	294^th	1161	74.7%
2019	57.59	418^th	1217	65.7%
2021	61.75	257^th	1019	74.8%
2022	64.07	306^th	1221	74.9%
2023	66.54	284^th	1234	77.0%
2024	60.79	367^th	1219	69.9%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Pickard Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	54.48	518^th	1226	57.7%
2019	42.14	710^th	1276	44.4%
2021	47.22	485^th	1017	52.3%
2022	48.85	569^th	1286	55.8%
2023	43.70	663^rd	1275	48.0%
2024	43.50	658^th	1251	47.4%

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Rank History for middle school Disabled students at Pickard Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	24.24	577^th	674	14.4%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Pickard Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	34.78	758^th	1223	38.0%
2019	37.75	759^th	1296	41.4%
2021	43.04	520^th	1048	50.4%
2022	44.90	618^th	1286	51.9%
2023	49.47	571^st	1292	55.8%
2024	43.19	635^th	1264	49.8%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Pickard Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	55.76	220^th	590	62.7%
2019	47.50	297^th	639	53.5%
2021	56.12	170^th	517	67.1%
2022	55.35	224^th	662	66.2%
2023	55.12	229^th	661	65.4%
2024	50.03	269^th	643	58.2%

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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 Pickard Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	32	2	n/a	844	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	878
1990	22	2	n/a	925	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	949
1991	12	3	0	597	0	n/a	n/a	0	612
1992	10	1	1	598	0	n/a	n/a	0	610
1993	12	1	1	629	0	n/a	n/a	0	643
1994	18	10	2	586	0	n/a	n/a	0	616
1995	18	11	0	632	0	n/a	n/a	0	661
1996	18	11	0	632	0	n/a	n/a	0	661
1997	19	11	1	602	1	n/a	n/a	0	634
1998	23	12	0	670	0	n/a	n/a	0	705
1999	11	19	0	671	0	n/a	n/a	0	701
2000	8	14	0	652	0	n/a	n/a	0	674
2001	7	12	0	677	1	n/a	n/a	0	697
2002	11	13	10	717	0	n/a	n/a	0	751
2003	11	13	10	717	0	n/a	n/a	0	751
2004	14	12	0	662	1	n/a	n/a	0	689
2005	8	12	0	697	0	n/a	n/a	0	717
2006	9	16	0	642	1	n/a	n/a	17	685
2007	10	24	0	609	0	n/a	n/a	4	647
2008	4	10	1	602	0	n/a	n/a	15	632
2009	10	19	0	631	1	n/a	n/a	0	661
2010	11	20	1	648	1	n/a	n/a	1	682
2011	9	17	2	630	1	0	3	0	662
2012	4	8	0	638	1	0	1	0	652
2013	6	11	0	606	1	0	4	0	628
2014	8	18	0	583	1	0	0	0	610
2015	7	15	0	552	1	0	1	0	576
2016	12	12	0	488	0	0	1	0	513
2017	12	12	0	444	0	0	0	0	468
2018	7	12	0	424	0	0	0	0	443
2019	13	11	0	420	0	0	0	0	444
2020	16	10	0	369	0	0	0	0	395
2021	16	7	0	358	0	0	1	0	382
2022	12	10	0	305	0	0	1	0	328
2023	9	11	0	275	0	0	2	0	297
2024	7	14	0	272	0	0	0	0	293

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 Pickard Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	878	45.0	19.5	n/a
1990	949	34.0	27.9	n/a
1991	612	35.0	17.4	n/a
1992	610	36.0	16.9	n/a
1993	643	35.0	18.4	n/a
1994	616	37.0	16.6	n/a
1995	661	39.0	16.9	n/a
1996	661	39.0	16.9	n/a
1997	634	35.0	18.1	n/a
1998	705	33.0	21.4	n/a
1999	701	34.0	20.6	n/a
2000	674	30.0	22.5	n/a
2001	697	35.0	19.9	n/a
2002	751	36.0	20.9	99.6
2003	751	36.0	20.9	99.6
2004	689	33.8	20.4	99.6
2005	717	39.6	18.1	99.6
2006	685	43.2	15.9	102.1
2007	647	32.0	20.2	100.2
2008	632	32.0	19.8	101
2009	661	33.0	20.0	98.5
2010	682	35.0	19.4	99.7
2011	662	32.0	20.6	95.8
2012	652	32.0	20.3	99.5
2013	628	46.9	13.3	96.2
2014	610	33.5	18.2	99
2015	576	29.0	19.8	99
2016	513	26.0	19.7	97.9
2017	468	22.3	20.9	97.9
2018	443	22.5	19.6	98.6
2019	444	28.0	15.8	97.1
2020	395	28.0	14.1	97.7
2021	382	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	328	29.0	11.3	93.9
2023	297	27.0	11.0	90.6
2024	293	27.0	10.8	92.8

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 Pickard Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	878	45.0	19.5	n/a
1990	949	34.0	27.9	n/a
1991	612	35.0	17.4	n/a
1992	610	36.0	16.9	n/a
1993	643	35.0	18.4	n/a
1994	616	37.0	16.6	n/a
1995	661	39.0	16.9	n/a
1996	661	39.0	16.9	n/a
1997	634	35.0	18.1	n/a
1998	705	33.0	21.4	n/a
1999	701	34.0	20.6	n/a
2000	674	30.0	22.5	n/a
2001	697	35.0	19.9	n/a
2002	751	36.0	20.9	99.6
2003	751	36.0	20.9	99.6
2004	689	33.8	20.4	99.6
2005	717	39.6	18.1	99.6
2006	685	43.2	15.9	102.1
2007	647	32.0	20.2	100.2
2008	632	32.0	19.8	101
2009	661	33.0	20.0	98.5
2010	682	35.0	19.4	99.7
2011	662	32.0	20.6	95.8
2012	652	32.0	20.3	99.5
2013	628	46.9	13.3	96.2
2014	610	33.5	18.2	99
2015	576	29.0	19.8	99
2016	513	26.0	19.7	97.9
2017	468	22.3	20.9	97.9
2018	443	22.5	19.6	98.6
2019	444	28.0	15.8	97.1
2020	395	28.0	14.1	97.7
2021	382	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	328	29.0	11.3	93.9
2023	297	27.0	11.0	90.6
2024	293	27.0	10.8	92.8

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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