Is Reavis Elementary Math & Sci Special School a good school?

Reavis Elementary Math & Sci Special School ranks in the bottom 4.5% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Reavis Elementary Math & Sci Special School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 273 students attended Reavis Elementary Math & Sci Special School.

What is the racial makeup of Reavis Elementary Math & Sci Special School?

Students at Reavis Elementary Math & Sci Special School are 98% African American, 1% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Reavis Elementary Math & Sci Special School attend?

Students who attend Reavis Elementary Math & Sci Special School usually go on to attend: High : Kenwood Academy High School

Reavis Elementary Math & Sci Special School

Summary:

Reavis Elementary Math & Sci Special School is a public elementary school in Chicago, Illinois, serving 281 students in grades PK-8. Despite spending significantly more per student than the district and state averages, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom 15% of Illinois elementary schools over the past decade, with concerning performance across key metrics.

Reavis Elementary struggles with extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 50.2% to 59.3% in recent years, well above the district and state averages. Student proficiency on state assessments is also alarmingly low, with only 4% of 3rd graders proficient in English Language Arts in 2023-2024, compared to 21.3% in the district and 30.6% statewide. The school's subgroup performance, including for female, male, and low-socioeconomic status students, is in the bottom 10-20% of Illinois elementary schools.

Interestingly, the schools in the immediate vicinity of Reavis Elementary, such as Shoesmith Elementary, Ariel Elementary Community Academy, and Kozminski Elementary Community Academy, also struggle with low performance, but generally outperform Reavis Elementary. Additionally, the nearby Bronzeville Academy Charter School, while still underperforming the state average, outperforms Reavis Elementary and the surrounding district schools in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

834 E 50th St
Chicago, IL 60615-2620

(773) 535-1060

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

SchoolDigger Rank:
1973^rd of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $23,050

Students who attend Reavis Elementary Math & Sci Special School usually attend:

High:

Kenwood Academy High School

Student/teacher ratio: 9.9

Number of students: 273

Racial breakdown:

African American:

97.8%

Hispanic:

1.5%

Two or more races:

0.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 82.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Reavis Elementary Math & Sci Special School ranks worse than 95.5% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 398^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 12.1. (See more...)

Compare Details Reavis Elementary Math & Sci Special School ranks worse than 97.1% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 10.69. (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: African American (97.8%), Hispanic (1.5%), two or more races (0.7%). (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 Reavis Elementary Math & Sci Special School is 9.9, which is the 38^th best among 452 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299. (See more...)

Compare Reavis Elementary Math & Sci Special School employs 27.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Reavis Elementary Math & Sci Special School is $23,050, which is the 159^th highest among 452 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Reavis Elementary Math & Sci Special School:

SchoolDigger ranks Reavis Elementary Math & Sci Special School 1973^rd of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Reavis Elementary Math & Sci Special School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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SchoolDigger ranks Reavis Elementary Math & Sci Special School 1323^rd of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Reavis Elementary Math & Sci Special 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 Reavis Elementary Math & Sci Special School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Reavis Elementary Math & Sci Special School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	6.08	1865^th	2020	7.7%
2004	2.78	1952^nd	2030	3.8%
2005	1.47	1974^th	2022	2.4%
2006	2.94	2012^th	2086	3.5%
2007	4.30	2001^st	2095	4.5%
2008	3.98	2025^th	2092	3.2%
2009	7.26	1997^th	2120	5.8%
2010	3.95	2081^st	2139	2.7%
2011	8.54	2018^th	2147	6.0%
2012	9.66	2031^st	2166	6.2%
2013	17.23	1864^th	2167	14.0%
2014	11.17	1925^th	2093	8.0%
2015	18.95	1734^th	2052	15.5%
2016	12.66	1901^st	2046	7.1%
2017	13.98	1844^th	2044	9.8%
2018	15.26	1809^th	2037	11.2%
2019	19.51	1747^th	2086	16.3%
2021	16.45	1699^th	1948	12.8%
2022	17.15	1773^rd	2082	14.8%
2023	15.37	1852^nd	2077	10.8%
2024	12.10	1973^rd	2067	4.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Reavis Elementary Math & Sci Special School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	24.38	1465^th	1765	17.0%
2019	32.27	1310^th	1816	27.9%
2021	27.38	1172^nd	1514	22.6%
2022	23.44	1465^th	1763	16.9%
2023	22.67	1547^th	1808	14.4%
2024	14.46	1743^rd	1793	2.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Reavis Elementary Math & Sci Special School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	11.57	1863^rd	1964	5.1%
2019	12.11	1891^st	2019	6.3%
2022	21.23	1555^th	1970	21.1%
2023	21.60	1547^th	1957	21.0%
2024	12.89	1835^th	1942	5.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Reavis Elementary Math & Sci Special School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	23.16	1545^th	1972	21.7%
2019	17.07	1764^th	2019	12.6%
2022	10.80	1956^th	1977	1.1%
2023	8.95	1970^th	1984	0.7%
2024	12.75	1854^th	1959	5.4%

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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Reavis Elementary Math & Sci Special School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	37.55	401^st	698	42.6%
2019	48.88	290^th	711	59.2%
2021	41.21	205^th	428	52.1%
2022	39.06	376^th	684	45.0%
2023	34.37	458^th	692	33.8%
2024	26.48	545^th	655	16.8%

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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 Reavis Elementary Math & Sci Special School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	11.42	1031^st	1185	13.0%
2004	3.92	1165^th	1204	3.2%
2005	5.91	1122^nd	1209	7.2%
2006	10.52	1142^nd	1272	10.2%
2007	8.22	1186^th	1287	7.8%
2008	15.67	1117^th	1293	13.6%
2009	14.14	1163^rd	1318	11.8%
2010	6.70	1252^nd	1327	5.7%
2011	1.42	1331^st	1344	1.0%
2012	5.02	1322^nd	1365	3.2%
2013	14.94	1210^th	1367	11.5%
2014	7.96	1258^th	1322	4.8%
2015	10.86	1243^rd	1302	4.5%
2016	20.70	1082^nd	1294	16.4%
2017	21.92	1029^th	1293	20.4%
2018	13.77	1172^nd	1293	9.4%
2019	17.67	1150^th	1356	15.2%
2021	15.23	1125^th	1241	9.3%
2022	18.08	1155^th	1369	15.6%
2023	9.60	1344^th	1367	1.7%
2024	10.69	1323^rd	1363	2.9%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Reavis Elementary Math & Sci Special School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	18.51	1037^th	1161	10.7%
2019	28.54	930^th	1217	23.6%
2021	23.07	872^nd	1019	14.4%
2022	24.87	989^th	1221	19.0%
2023	13.13	1200^th	1234	2.8%
2024	14.99	1151^st	1219	5.6%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Reavis Elementary Math & Sci Special School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	14.20	1107^th	1226	9.7%
2019	16.07	1105^th	1276	13.4%
2022	19.80	1066^th	1286	17.1%
2023	10.95	1226^th	1275	3.8%
2024	12.73	1161^st	1251	7.2%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Reavis Elementary Math & Sci Special School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	22.35	973^rd	1223	20.4%
2019	22.54	1023^rd	1296	21.1%
2022	17.77	1107^th	1286	13.9%
2023	9.98	1274^th	1292	1.4%
2024	10.10	1240^th	1264	1.9%

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Rank History for middle school African American students at Reavis Elementary Math & Sci Special School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	33.12	354^th	511	30.7%
2019	45.16	266^th	565	52.9%
2021	36.14	234^th	385	39.2%
2022	39.25	300^th	573	47.6%
2023	20.42	535^th	569	6.0%
2024	22.82	480^th	548	12.4%

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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 Reavis Elementary Math & Sci Special School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	1	638	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	639
1990	2	617	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	619
1991	0	631	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	631
1992	0	667	0	0	1	n/a	n/a	0	668
1993	0	732	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	733
1994	0	697	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	698
1995	0	717	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	718
1996	0	717	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	718
1997	0	664	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	664
1998	0	711	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	712
1999	0	665	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	665
2000	0	679	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	679
2001	1	638	1	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	641
2002	1	630	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	632
2003	1	630	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	632
2004	0	633	0	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	636
2005	2	600	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	604
2006	2	462	2	0	1	n/a	n/a	0	467
2007	1	398	0	0	1	n/a	n/a	3	403
2008	2	385	0	2	1	n/a	n/a	0	390
2009	1	398	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	400
2010	1	377	0	1	1	n/a	n/a	2	382
2011	0	321	0	2	0	4	0	0	327
2012	0	296	0	5	0	3	3	0	307
2013	0	257	0	2	0	3	9	0	271
2014	1	289	1	3	0	3	0	0	297
2015	2	233	0	4	0	2	1	0	242
2016	0	263	1	4	0	2	4	0	274
2017	1	228	1	4	0	1	3	0	238
2018	0	244	1	0	0	1	1	0	247
2019	0	249	1	0	0	1	2	0	253
2020	0	231	1	1	0	0	2	0	235
2021	0	225	0	2	0	0	3	0	230
2022	1	254	0	6	0	0	3	0	264
2023	1	273	0	4	0	0	3	0	281
2024	0	267	0	4	0	0	2	0	273

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

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Reavis Elementary Math & Sci Special School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	639	28.0	22.8	n/a
1990	619	35.0	17.6	n/a
1991	631	35.0	18.0	n/a
1992	668	37.0	18.0	n/a
1993	733	39.0	18.8	n/a
1994	698	36.0	19.4	n/a
1995	718	39.0	18.4	n/a
1996	718	39.0	18.4	n/a
1997	664	38.0	17.5	n/a
1998	712	36.0	19.8	n/a
1999	665	37.0	18.0	n/a
2000	679	35.0	19.4	n/a
2001	641	36.0	17.8	n/a
2002	632	35.0	18.1	91.8
2003	632	35.0	18.1	91.8
2004	636	31.0	20.5	92.3
2005	604	32.6	18.5	82.6
2006	467	32.6	14.3	97.6
2007	403	20.0	20.2	100
2008	390	16.0	24.4	97.9
2009	400	22.0	18.2	97.3
2010	382	21.0	18.1	99.7
2011	327	19.0	17.2	96.6
2012	307	16.0	19.1	98
2013	271	14.6	18.5	92.6
2014	297	17.5	16.9	97.3
2015	242	17.0	14.2	98.8
2016	274	17.0	16.1	96.7
2017	238	15.8	14.9	98.7
2018	247	16.8	14.6	98.8
2019	253	19.0	13.3	89.3
2020	235	18.0	13.0	83
2021	230	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	264	22.0	12.0	87.1
2023	281	25.5	11.0	88.6
2024	273	27.5	9.9	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 Reavis Elementary Math & Sci Special School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	639	28.0	22.8	n/a
1990	619	35.0	17.6	n/a
1991	631	35.0	18.0	n/a
1992	668	37.0	18.0	n/a
1993	733	39.0	18.8	n/a
1994	698	36.0	19.4	n/a
1995	718	39.0	18.4	n/a
1996	718	39.0	18.4	n/a
1997	664	38.0	17.5	n/a
1998	712	36.0	19.8	n/a
1999	665	37.0	18.0	n/a
2000	679	35.0	19.4	n/a
2001	641	36.0	17.8	n/a
2002	632	35.0	18.1	91.8
2003	632	35.0	18.1	91.8
2004	636	31.0	20.5	92.3
2005	604	32.6	18.5	82.6
2006	467	32.6	14.3	97.6
2007	403	20.0	20.2	100
2008	390	16.0	24.4	97.9
2009	400	22.0	18.2	97.3
2010	382	21.0	18.1	99.7
2011	327	19.0	17.2	96.6
2012	307	16.0	19.1	98
2013	271	14.6	18.5	92.6
2014	297	17.5	16.9	97.3
2015	242	17.0	14.2	98.8
2016	274	17.0	16.1	96.7
2017	238	15.8	14.9	98.7
2018	247	16.8	14.6	98.8
2019	253	19.0	13.3	89.3
2020	235	18.0	13.0	83
2021	230	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	264	22.0	12.0	87.1
2023	281	25.5	11.0	88.6
2024	273	27.5	9.9	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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