Is Ravenswood Elementary School a good school?

Ravenswood Elementary School ranks 242 nd of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Ravenswood Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 535 students attended Ravenswood Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Ravenswood Elementary School?

Students at Ravenswood Elementary School are 47% White, 29% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 8% African American, 5% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Ravenswood Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Ravenswood Elementary School usually go on to attend: High : Lake View High School

Ravenswood Elementary School

Summary:

Ravenswood Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, with 535 students enrolled. This standout school consistently outperforms the Chicago Public Schools District 299 and the state of Illinois in academic proficiency across all grade levels and subjects, ranking 242nd out of 2,067 Illinois elementary schools in the 2023-2024 school year and receiving a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ravenswood Elementary School's exceptional performance extends across various student subgroups, with its White students ranking 63rd out of 1,392 Illinois elementary schools and its English Language Learner students ranking 217th out of 826 Illinois elementary schools in the 2023-2024 school year. The school also maintains relatively low chronic absenteeism rates compared to the Chicago Public Schools District 299 and state averages. Nearby schools, such as Coonley Elementary School and Bell Elementary School, also perform exceptionally well and are ranked among the top elementary schools in Illinois.

Despite having a relatively low percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, Ravenswood Elementary School's strong academic performance suggests that the school is able to provide a high-quality education to students from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds. The school's consistent performance over the years, with its ranking and star rating remaining relatively stable since the 2013-2014 school year, is a testament to the dedication of its staff and the effectiveness of its instructional practices. While Ravenswood Elementary School is a high-performing school, there are still areas where it could potentially improve, such as reducing its chronic absenteeism rate and further closing the achievement gap between different student subgroups.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

4332 N Paulina St
Chicago, IL 60613-1220

(773) 534-5525

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

SchoolDigger Rank:
242^nd of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $18,591

Students who attend Ravenswood Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Lake View High School

Student/teacher ratio: 14.3

Number of students: 535

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.5%

Hispanic:

29.2%

Two or more races:

11.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 32.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Ravenswood Elementary School ranks better than 88.3% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 28^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 86.65. (See more...)

Compare Details Ravenswood Elementary School ranks better than 85.8% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 83.97. (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 Ravenswood Elementary 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 Ravenswood Elementary School is $18,591. 335 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299 spend more per student.

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Ravenswood Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Ravenswood Elementary School 242^nd of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Ravenswood Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Ravenswood Elementary School 193^rd of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Ravenswood 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 all elementary school students at Ravenswood Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	35.12	1472^nd	2020	27.1%
2004	31.31	1560^th	2030	23.2%
2005	29.34	1603^rd	2022	20.7%
2006	44.87	1403^rd	2086	32.7%
2007	43.05	1444^th	2095	31.1%
2008	24.02	1714^th	2092	18.1%
2009	15.60	1870^th	2120	11.8%
2010	18.50	1840^th	2139	14.0%
2011	16.87	1879^th	2147	12.5%
2012	42.03	1463^rd	2166	32.5%
2013	57.29	1006^th	2167	53.6%
2014	68.28	667^th	2093	68.1%
2015	72.31	492^nd	2052	76.0%
2016	63.74	664^th	2046	67.5%
2017	71.40	540^th	2044	73.6%
2018	74.99	453^rd	2037	77.8%
2019	85.31	260^th	2086	87.5%
2021	78.51	367^th	1948	81.2%
2022	80.05	374^th	2082	82.0%
2023	78.68	391^st	2077	81.2%
2024	86.65	242^nd	2067	88.3%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2022	63.56	153^rd	768	80.1%
2023	74.03	94^th	788	88.1%
2024	58.48	217^th	826	73.7%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	68.73	133^rd	763	82.6%
2019	82.90	108^th	1194	91.0%
2022	97.65	18^th	1113	98.4%
2023	76.51	177^th	1156	84.7%
2024	80.51	156^th	1195	86.9%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	54.70	692^nd	1765	60.8%
2019	73.88	273^rd	1816	85.0%
2021	55.72	509^th	1514	66.4%
2022	60.79	530^th	1763	69.9%
2023	47.19	883^rd	1808	51.2%
2024	64.14	468^th	1793	73.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Ravenswood Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	75.83	412^th	1964	79.0%
2019	86.49	202^nd	2019	90.0%
2021	72.63	378^th	1680	77.5%
2022	76.40	403^rd	1970	79.5%
2023	79.09	348^th	1957	82.2%
2024	84.52	248^th	1942	87.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Ravenswood Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	71.10	492^nd	1972	75.1%
2019	80.57	318^th	2019	84.2%
2021	76.53	323^rd	1707	81.1%
2022	81.37	315^th	1977	84.1%
2023	74.92	424^th	1984	78.6%
2024	85.71	239^th	1959	87.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Ravenswood Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	72.26	164^th	938	82.5%
2019	84.90	58^th	955	93.9%
2021	66.46	138^th	742	81.4%
2022	63.28	238^th	954	75.1%
2023	59.29	292^nd	970	69.9%
2024	75.64	135^th	959	85.9%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Ravenswood Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	89.94	72^nd	1463	95.1%
2019	91.71	50^th	1462	96.6%
2021	85.49	123^rd	1308	90.6%
2022	81.89	184^th	1425	87.1%
2023	84.53	159^th	1419	88.8%
2024	91.71	63^rd	1392	95.5%

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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 Ravenswood Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	53.42	622^nd	1185	47.5%
2004	45.21	743^rd	1204	38.3%
2005	38.16	823^rd	1209	31.9%
2006	46.48	795^th	1272	37.5%
2007	38.20	914^th	1287	29.0%
2008	37.27	914^th	1293	29.3%
2009	38.57	930^th	1318	29.4%
2010	32.89	996^th	1327	24.9%
2011	39.17	938^th	1344	30.2%
2012	25.50	1105^th	1365	19.0%
2013	38.96	888^th	1367	35.0%
2014	43.73	767^th	1322	42.0%
2015	74.74	267^th	1302	79.5%
2016	82.39	179^th	1294	86.2%
2017	85.32	155^th	1293	88.0%
2018	88.64	113^th	1293	91.3%
2019	80.75	221^st	1356	83.7%
2021	74.40	250^th	1241	79.9%
2022	78.72	234^th	1369	82.9%
2023	87.09	138^th	1367	89.9%
2024	83.97	193^rd	1363	85.8%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	68.69	66^th	486	86.4%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	81.99	49^th	602	91.9%
2019	94.27	25^th	792	96.8%
2021	90.06	26^th	548	95.3%
2022	44.50	319^th	781	59.2%
2023	82.44	93^rd	805	88.4%
2024	92.09	47^th	802	94.1%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	86.31	78^th	1161	93.3%
2019	73.99	199^th	1217	83.6%
2021	67.84	184^th	1019	81.9%
2022	66.06	275^th	1221	77.5%
2023	68.27	265^th	1234	78.5%
2024	62.32	343^rd	1219	71.9%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Ravenswood Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	90.45	75^th	1226	93.9%
2019	82.27	182^nd	1276	85.7%
2021	68.97	265^th	1017	73.9%
2022	80.68	196^th	1286	84.8%
2023	87.73	122^nd	1275	90.4%
2024	79.62	218^th	1251	82.6%

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Rank History for middle school Disabled students at Ravenswood Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	41.61	332^nd	674	50.7%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Ravenswood Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	84.32	147^th	1223	88.0%
2019	76.39	247^th	1296	80.9%
2021	72.33	220^th	1048	79.0%
2022	75.38	239^th	1286	81.4%
2023	84.21	161^st	1292	87.5%
2024	84.88	148^th	1264	88.3%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Ravenswood Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	91.05	21^st	590	96.4%
2019	77.11	89^th	639	86.1%
2021	58.57	150^th	517	71.0%
2022	63.59	168^th	662	74.6%
2023	78.43	91^st	661	86.2%
2024	75.66	101^st	643	84.3%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Ravenswood Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	91.35	40^th	889	95.5%
2019	91.49	36^th	905	96.0%
2021	81.80	101^st	813	87.6%
2022	90.63	46^th	898	94.9%
2023	91.70	39^th	895	95.6%
2024	90.95	49^th	875	94.4%

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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 Ravenswood Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	100	56	33	374	5	n/a	n/a	0	568
1989	84	57	30	358	6	n/a	n/a	0	535
1990	84	73	19	354	7	n/a	n/a	0	537
1991	76	80	17	364	3	n/a	n/a	0	540
1992	63	79	16	377	1	n/a	n/a	0	536
1993	59	70	21	385	5	n/a	n/a	0	540
1994	78	61	31	412	6	n/a	n/a	0	588
1995	88	56	24	411	1	n/a	n/a	0	580
1996	88	56	24	411	1	n/a	n/a	0	580
1997	76	66	21	444	2	n/a	n/a	0	609
1998	80	62	29	408	4	n/a	n/a	0	583
1999	70	59	36	389	3	n/a	n/a	0	557
2000	75	46	36	390	5	n/a	n/a	0	552
2001	86	52	33	374	4	n/a	n/a	0	549
2002	72	71	29	385	3	n/a	n/a	0	560
2003	72	71	29	385	3	n/a	n/a	0	560
2004	72	84	21	366	5	n/a	n/a	0	548
2005	56	98	23	348	3	n/a	n/a	0	528
2006	54	66	19	293	3	n/a	n/a	43	478
2007	70	89	19	248	3	n/a	n/a	50	479
2008	75	85	22	235	1	n/a	n/a	35	453
2009	101	87	12	236	0	n/a	n/a	0	436
2010	157	86	17	218	0	n/a	n/a	0	478
2011	148	64	13	222	0	2	19	0	468
2012	148	53	9	202	0	2	42	0	456
2013	165	55	13	214	0	2	20	0	469
2014	195	51	16	212	0	2	24	0	500
2015	200	53	17	214	1	4	31	0	520
2016	226	63	15	221	0	4	32	0	561
2017	222	56	18	210	0	3	38	0	547
2018	227	51	18	207	0	2	42	0	547
2019	233	53	16	195	0	2	49	0	548
2020	242	52	21	184	0	1	53	0	553
2021	242	50	16	171	0	1	61	0	541
2022	236	43	25	161	0	1	61	0	527
2023	249	42	28	156	0	0	60	0	535

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

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Ravenswood Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	568	25.0	22.7	n/a
1989	535	25.0	21.4	n/a
1990	537	25.0	21.4	n/a
1991	540	28.0	19.2	n/a
1992	536	27.0	19.8	n/a
1993	540	27.0	20.0	n/a
1994	588	30.0	19.6	n/a
1995	580	32.0	18.1	n/a
1996	580	32.0	18.1	n/a
1997	609	34.0	17.9	n/a
1998	583	34.0	17.1	n/a
1999	557	30.0	18.6	n/a
2000	552	33.0	16.7	n/a
2001	549	32.0	17.2	n/a
2002	560	32.0	17.5	97.7
2003	560	32.0	17.5	97.7
2004	548	29.2	18.8	98.4
2005	528	29.4	18.0	92.8
2006	478	31.7	15.1	98.6
2007	479	21.0	22.8	94.2
2008	453	26.0	17.4	82.1
2009	436	24.0	18.2	75.9
2010	478	26.0	18.3	65.7
2011	468	26.0	18.0	63
2012	456	27.0	16.8	59.6
2013	469	29.2	16.0	56.3
2014	500	30.5	16.3	50.4
2015	520	29.0	17.9	48.7
2016	561	33.0	17.0	44.9
2017	547	30.9	17.6	44.8
2018	547	33.1	16.5	42.8
2019	548	36.5	15.0	35.4
2020	553	36.0	15.3	34.2
2021	541	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	527	40.0	13.1	33.8
2023	535	37.2	14.3	32.5

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 Ravenswood Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	568	25.0	22.7	n/a
1989	535	25.0	21.4	n/a
1990	537	25.0	21.4	n/a
1991	540	28.0	19.2	n/a
1992	536	27.0	19.8	n/a
1993	540	27.0	20.0	n/a
1994	588	30.0	19.6	n/a
1995	580	32.0	18.1	n/a
1996	580	32.0	18.1	n/a
1997	609	34.0	17.9	n/a
1998	583	34.0	17.1	n/a
1999	557	30.0	18.6	n/a
2000	552	33.0	16.7	n/a
2001	549	32.0	17.2	n/a
2002	560	32.0	17.5	97.7
2003	560	32.0	17.5	97.7
2004	548	29.2	18.8	98.4
2005	528	29.4	18.0	92.8
2006	478	31.7	15.1	98.6
2007	479	21.0	22.8	94.2
2008	453	26.0	17.4	82.1
2009	436	24.0	18.2	75.9
2010	478	26.0	18.3	65.7
2011	468	26.0	18.0	63
2012	456	27.0	16.8	59.6
2013	469	29.2	16.0	56.3
2014	500	30.5	16.3	50.4
2015	520	29.0	17.9	48.7
2016	561	33.0	17.0	44.9
2017	547	30.9	17.6	44.8
2018	547	33.1	16.5	42.8
2019	548	36.5	15.0	35.4
2020	553	36.0	15.3	34.2
2021	541	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	527	40.0	13.1	33.8
2023	535	37.2	14.3	32.5

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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