Is Pulaski International School of Chicago a good school?

Pulaski International School of Chicago ranks 538 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Pulaski International School of Chicago?

In the 2022-23 school year, 822 students attended Pulaski International School of Chicago.

What is the racial makeup of Pulaski International School of Chicago?

Students at Pulaski International School of Chicago are 55% Hispanic, 34% White, 6% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Pulaski International School of Chicago attend?

Students who attend Pulaski International School of Chicago usually go on to attend: High : Clemente Community Academy High School

Pulaski International School of Chicago

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Pulaski International School of Chicago is a public elementary school serving 822 students in grades PK-8 in the Logan Square neighborhood of Chicago. This high-performing school consistently ranks in the top 25% of Illinois elementary schools, earning 4 out of 5 stars from SchoolDigger.

Pulaski International School of Chicago stands out for its strong academic performance, outpacing the Chicago Public Schools district and the state of Illinois on standardized tests. In 2023-2024, 51.4% of Pulaski students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 30.5% for the district and 41.2% for the state. In math, 37.5% of Pulaski students were proficient, exceeding the district (18.3%) and state (28.4%) averages. The school also boasts a science proficiency rate of 58.2%, higher than the district (36.8%) and state (53.2%) levels. Pulaski International performs particularly well for certain student subgroups, with White students and special education students ranking in the top 14% and 22% of Illinois elementary schools, respectively.

Pulaski International's consistent high performance over the past decade, coupled with its ability to effectively support a diverse student population, make it a standout institution within the Chicago Public Schools district. The school outperforms many nearby elementary schools, including Drummond, Chase, Goethe, and Moos. While Pulaski International is a high-performing school, there are still opportunities for growth, particularly in mathematics proficiency, which could be further improved.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

2230 W McLean Ave
Chicago, IL 60647-4410

(773) 534-4391

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,132

Students who attend Pulaski International School of Chicago usually attend:

High:

Clemente Community Academy High School

Student/teacher ratio: 14.0

Number of students: 822

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

54.5%

White:

34.2%

Two or more races:

5.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 40.8%

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Compare Details Pulaski International School of Chicago ranks better than 74% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 52^nd among 452 ranked elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299. (See more...)

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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 67.78. (See more...)

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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Pulaski International School of Chicago is $17,132. 401 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299 spend more per student.

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Pulaski International School of Chicago:

SchoolDigger ranks Pulaski International School of Chicago 538^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Pulaski International School of Chicago in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Pulaski International School of Chicago 365^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Pulaski International School of Chicago 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 Pulaski International School of Chicago

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	10.23	1779^th	2020	11.9%
2004	25.03	1654^th	2030	18.5%
2005	16.76	1768^th	2022	12.6%
2006	21.43	1771^st	2086	15.1%
2007	32.94	1639^th	2095	21.8%
2008	27.94	1651^st	2092	21.1%
2009	25.59	1710^th	2120	19.3%
2010	29.76	1653^rd	2139	22.7%
2011	39.12	1499^th	2147	30.2%
2012	61.25	1014^th	2166	53.2%
2013	55.56	1050^th	2167	51.5%
2014	63.96	787^th	2093	62.4%
2015	66.02	599^th	2052	70.8%
2016	66.22	627^th	2046	69.4%
2017	69.07	590^th	2044	71.1%
2018	64.08	667^th	2037	67.3%
2019	75.46	448^th	2086	78.5%
2021	74.13	435^th	1948	77.7%
2022	64.04	675^th	2082	67.6%
2023	71.12	538^th	2077	74.1%
2024	70.79	538^th	2067	74.0%

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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Pulaski International School of Chicago

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	85.89	45^th	718	93.7%
2019	69.02	105^th	743	85.9%
2022	55.92	230^th	768	70.1%
2023	44.91	358^th	788	54.6%
2024	45.40	378^th	826	54.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Pulaski International School of Chicago

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	84.14	101^st	1194	91.5%
2021	61.69	170^th	640	73.4%
2022	32.37	714^th	1113	35.8%
2023	68.10	256^th	1156	77.9%
2024	62.46	326^th	1195	72.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Pulaski International School of Chicago

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	74.36	255^th	1765	85.6%
2019	74.69	258^th	1816	85.8%
2021	68.11	284^th	1514	81.2%
2022	62.85	473^rd	1763	73.2%
2023	62.86	498^th	1808	72.5%
2024	59.14	574^th	1793	68.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Pulaski International School of Chicago

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	58.94	729^th	1964	62.9%
2019	72.04	499^th	2019	75.3%
2021	74.23	355^th	1680	78.9%
2022	68.22	554^th	1970	71.9%
2023	65.91	583^rd	1957	70.2%
2024	69.34	521^st	1942	73.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at Pulaski International School of Chicago

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	43.21	421^st	907	53.6%
2024	53.27	304^th	886	65.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Pulaski International School of Chicago

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	67.38	559^th	1972	71.7%
2019	77.60	375^th	2019	81.4%
2021	67.03	457^th	1707	73.2%
2022	57.65	737^th	1977	62.7%
2023	72.41	472^nd	1984	76.2%
2024	69.13	528^th	1959	73.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Pulaski International School of Chicago

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	75.49	146^th	938	84.4%
2019	76.48	116^th	955	87.9%
2021	68.07	126^th	742	83.0%
2022	58.21	297^th	954	68.9%
2023	56.95	323^rd	970	66.7%
2024	56.93	314^th	959	67.3%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Pulaski International School of Chicago

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	86.31	127^th	1463	91.3%
2019	87.72	99^th	1462	93.2%
2021	84.84	129^th	1308	90.1%
2022	72.45	312^th	1425	78.1%
2023	86.21	127^th	1419	91.1%
2024	82.20	190^th	1392	86.4%

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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 Pulaski International School of Chicago

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	23.75	918^th	1185	22.5%
2004	27.93	909^th	1204	24.5%
2005	31.18	888^th	1209	26.6%
2006	29.02	986^th	1272	22.5%
2007	38.97	903^rd	1287	29.8%
2008	34.50	942^nd	1293	27.1%
2009	33.68	975^th	1318	26.0%
2010	43.12	881^st	1327	33.6%
2011	60.69	607^th	1344	54.8%
2012	68.63	442^nd	1365	67.6%
2013	76.81	282^nd	1367	79.4%
2014	70.63	367^th	1322	72.2%
2015	53.89	503^rd	1302	61.4%
2016	59.96	441^st	1294	65.9%
2017	49.48	595^th	1293	54.0%
2018	33.16	837^th	1293	35.3%
2019	51.51	602^nd	1356	55.6%
2021	78.58	215^th	1241	82.7%
2022	73.43	295^th	1369	78.5%
2023	68.65	344^th	1367	74.8%
2024	67.78	365^th	1363	73.2%

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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Pulaski International School of Chicago

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2022	46.99	171^st	454	62.3%
2023	43.43	224^th	480	53.3%
2024	46.00	199^th	486	59.1%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Pulaski International School of Chicago

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	82.40	60^th	792	92.4%
2021	76.87	52^nd	548	90.5%
2022	60.46	144^th	781	81.6%
2023	67.03	168^th	805	79.1%
2024	65.29	197^th	802	75.4%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Pulaski International School of Chicago

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	42.13	650^th	1161	44.0%
2019	59.27	386^th	1217	68.3%
2021	80.72	90^th	1019	91.2%
2022	78.62	137^th	1221	88.8%
2023	68.49	260^th	1234	78.9%
2024	66.90	281^st	1219	76.9%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Pulaski International School of Chicago

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	40.79	704^th	1226	42.6%
2019	50.88	589^th	1276	53.8%
2021	77.88	180^th	1017	82.3%
2022	63.67	375^th	1286	70.8%
2023	65.37	360^th	1275	71.8%
2024	68.23	340^th	1251	72.8%

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Rank History for middle school Disabled students at Pulaski International School of Chicago

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	37.56	382^nd	674	43.3%
2024	45.94	263^rd	639	58.8%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Pulaski International School of Chicago

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	36.51	736^th	1223	39.8%
2019	52.17	549^th	1296	57.6%
2021	74.52	206^th	1048	80.3%
2022	80.37	183^rd	1286	85.8%
2023	70.23	297^th	1292	77.0%
2024	66.43	341^st	1264	73.0%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Pulaski International School of Chicago

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	35.71	396^th	590	32.9%
2019	55.85	238^th	639	62.8%
2021	83.97	42^nd	517	91.9%
2022	73.59	110^th	662	83.4%
2023	57.81	206^th	661	68.8%
2024	57.21	216^th	643	66.4%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Pulaski International School of Chicago

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2021	77.73	127^th	813	84.4%
2022	82.08	105^th	898	88.3%
2023	88.95	61^st	895	93.2%
2024	83.65	113^th	875	87.1%

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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 Pulaski International School of Chicago

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	156	70	4	1108	1	n/a	n/a	0	1339
1989	129	76	1	996	2	n/a	n/a	0	1204
1990	128	72	3	1036	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	1239
1991	120	55	3	1017	3	n/a	n/a	0	1198
1992	96	44	2	1044	4	n/a	n/a	0	1190
1993	99	45	1	1133	3	n/a	n/a	0	1281
1994	103	57	4	1102	4	n/a	n/a	0	1270
1995	74	54	6	1079	1	n/a	n/a	0	1214
1996	74	54	6	1079	1	n/a	n/a	0	1214
1997	67	51	6	1109	2	n/a	n/a	0	1235
1998	64	42	5	1063	1	n/a	n/a	0	1175
1999	55	39	11	1020	1	n/a	n/a	0	1126
2000	49	44	16	1020	0	n/a	n/a	0	1129
2001	58	43	12	992	2	n/a	n/a	0	1107
2002	46	58	7	895	1	n/a	n/a	0	1007
2003	46	58	7	895	1	n/a	n/a	0	1007
2004	30	42	9	888	2	n/a	n/a	0	971
2005	29	47	6	856	2	n/a	n/a	0	940
2006	23	56	7	799	0	n/a	n/a	25	910
2007	22	43	7	785	1	n/a	n/a	19	877
2008	25	31	4	724	0	n/a	n/a	28	812
2009	37	33	5	757	0	n/a	n/a	1	833
2010	45	24	4	731	1	n/a	n/a	1	806
2011	46	16	8	764	4	0	1	0	839
2012	55	17	5	770	5	1	7	0	860
2013	83	17	9	759	4	1	13	0	886
2014	92	9	9	747	6	0	19	0	882
2015	105	16	11	755	4	1	16	0	908
2016	142	13	16	734	2	1	19	0	927
2017	157	13	16	695	3	1	18	0	903
2018	187	10	16	689	3	0	22	0	927
2019	207	9	22	631	3	0	25	0	897
2020	238	6	28	586	4	0	33	0	895
2021	246	13	32	554	4	0	44	0	893
2022	269	10	31	477	4	0	44	0	835
2023	281	13	29	448	3	0	48	0	822

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

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Pulaski International School of Chicago

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1339	63.0	21.2	n/a
1989	1204	58.0	20.7	n/a
1990	1239	62.0	19.9	n/a
1991	1198	66.0	18.1	n/a
1992	1190	64.0	18.5	n/a
1993	1281	67.0	19.1	n/a
1994	1270	67.0	19.0	n/a
1995	1214	68.0	17.9	n/a
1996	1214	68.0	17.9	n/a
1997	1235	65.0	19.0	n/a
1998	1175	67.0	17.5	n/a
1999	1126	64.0	17.6	n/a
2000	1129	62.0	18.2	n/a
2001	1107	60.0	18.5	n/a
2002	1007	54.0	18.6	87.6
2003	1007	54.0	18.6	87.6
2004	971	49.8	19.5	91.2
2005	940	54.8	17.2	95.5
2006	910	57.8	15.7	95.6
2007	877	42.0	20.9	100.3
2008	812	45.0	18.0	97.1
2009	833	43.0	19.4	92.2
2010	806	46.0	17.5	93
2011	839	42.0	19.9	88.4
2012	860	44.0	19.5	88.3
2013	886	56.0	15.7	82.8
2014	882	53.4	16.5	82.3
2015	908	53.0	17.1	82.7
2016	927	53.0	17.4	84.7
2017	903	48.8	18.4	74.9
2018	927	47.3	19.5	65.6
2019	897	50.0	17.9	56.9
2020	895	53.0	16.8	51.6
2021	893	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	835	52.5	15.9	43.8
2023	822	58.5	14.0	40.8

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 Pulaski International School of Chicago

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1339	63.0	21.2	n/a
1989	1204	58.0	20.7	n/a
1990	1239	62.0	19.9	n/a
1991	1198	66.0	18.1	n/a
1992	1190	64.0	18.5	n/a
1993	1281	67.0	19.1	n/a
1994	1270	67.0	19.0	n/a
1995	1214	68.0	17.9	n/a
1996	1214	68.0	17.9	n/a
1997	1235	65.0	19.0	n/a
1998	1175	67.0	17.5	n/a
1999	1126	64.0	17.6	n/a
2000	1129	62.0	18.2	n/a
2001	1107	60.0	18.5	n/a
2002	1007	54.0	18.6	87.6
2003	1007	54.0	18.6	87.6
2004	971	49.8	19.5	91.2
2005	940	54.8	17.2	95.5
2006	910	57.8	15.7	95.6
2007	877	42.0	20.9	100.3
2008	812	45.0	18.0	97.1
2009	833	43.0	19.4	92.2
2010	806	46.0	17.5	93
2011	839	42.0	19.9	88.4
2012	860	44.0	19.5	88.3
2013	886	56.0	15.7	82.8
2014	882	53.4	16.5	82.3
2015	908	53.0	17.1	82.7
2016	927	53.0	17.4	84.7
2017	903	48.8	18.4	74.9
2018	927	47.3	19.5	65.6
2019	897	50.0	17.9	56.9
2020	895	53.0	16.8	51.6
2021	893	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	835	52.5	15.9	43.8
2023	822	58.5	14.0	40.8

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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