Is Scammon Elementary School a good school?

Scammon Elementary School ranks 1348 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Scammon Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 641 students attended Scammon Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Scammon Elementary School?

Students at Scammon Elementary School are 88% Hispanic, 7% White, 3% African American, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Scammon Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Scammon Elementary School usually go on to attend: High : Schurz High School

Scammon Elementary School

Summary:

Scammon Elementary School is a public school in Chicago, Illinois, serving 641 students from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade. It 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.

Scammon Elementary faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates, consistently lower test scores compared to state and district averages, and significant performance gaps between student subgroups. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 26% of Scammon students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 41.2% statewide and 30.5% in the district. Additionally, Scammon's performance is generally lower than nearby schools like Disney II Elementary, Belding Elementary, and Murphy Elementary, which have higher test scores and lower chronic absenteeism rates.

Despite increased per-student spending at Scammon, from $10,753 in 2019-2020 to $15,695 in 2022-2023, the school's academic performance has steadily declined, with its statewide ranking dropping from 989 out of 2,037 Illinois elementary schools in 2017-2018 to 1,348 out of 2,067 in 2023-2024. This suggests that additional strategies and interventions may be needed to address the root causes of these issues and improve student outcomes at Scammon Elementary School.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

4201 W Henderson St
Chicago, IL 60641-4627

(773) 534-3475

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

SchoolDigger Rank:
1348^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,435

Students who attend Scammon Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Schurz High School

Student/teacher ratio: 13.7

Number of students: 641

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

87.7%

White:

6.9%

African American:

3.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 92.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Scammon Elementary School ranks worse than 65.2% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 152^nd among 452 ranked elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 31.81. (See more...)

Compare Details Scammon Elementary School ranks worse than 63.1% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 32.26. (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 Scammon 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 Scammon Elementary School is $17,435. 387 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Scammon Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Scammon Elementary School 1348^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Scammon Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Scammon Elementary School 860^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Scammon 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 Scammon Elementary School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Scammon Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	22.76	1635^th	2020	19.1%
2004	45.40	1306^th	2030	35.7%
2005	32.14	1542^nd	2022	23.7%
2006	46.12	1380^th	2086	33.8%
2007	40.00	1506^th	2095	28.1%
2008	23.86	1718^th	2092	17.9%
2009	29.87	1643^rd	2120	22.5%
2010	25.20	1728^th	2139	19.2%
2011	27.93	1703^rd	2147	20.7%
2012	27.28	1721^st	2166	20.5%
2013	40.74	1380^th	2167	36.3%
2014	38.26	1353^rd	2093	35.4%
2015	28.78	1449^th	2052	29.4%
2016	23.37	1607^th	2046	21.5%
2017	36.64	1251^st	2044	38.8%
2018	47.46	989^th	2037	51.4%
2019	48.27	1002^nd	2086	52.0%
2021	34.41	1197^th	1948	38.6%
2022	42.55	1122^nd	2082	46.1%
2023	36.77	1242^nd	2077	40.2%
2024	31.81	1348^th	2067	34.8%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	46.61	334^th	718	53.5%
2019	68.44	110^th	743	85.2%
2021	51.01	166^th	537	69.1%
2022	53.59	253^rd	768	67.1%
2023	41.51	424^th	788	46.2%
2024	45.64	375^th	826	54.6%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	28.91	552^nd	763	27.7%
2019	41.76	605^th	1194	49.3%
2021	50.26	264^th	640	58.8%
2022	43.74	507^th	1113	54.4%
2023	48.18	484^th	1156	58.1%
2024	35.58	724^th	1195	39.4%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	68.29	371^st	1765	79.0%
2019	66.57	424^th	1816	76.7%
2021	58.09	454^th	1514	70.0%
2022	65.77	411^th	1763	76.7%
2023	56.82	640^th	1808	64.6%
2024	50.18	804^th	1793	55.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Scammon Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	52.84	857^th	1964	56.4%
2019	50.85	927^th	2019	54.1%
2021	37.69	981^st	1680	41.6%
2022	46.86	922^nd	1970	53.2%
2023	43.29	1025^th	1957	47.6%
2024	40.54	1069^th	1942	45.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Scammon Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	42.11	1059^th	1972	46.3%
2019	45.20	1023^rd	2019	49.3%
2021	26.01	1236^th	1707	27.6%
2022	37.88	1142^nd	1977	42.2%
2023	30.22	1324^th	1984	33.3%
2024	23.49	1501^st	1959	23.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Scammon Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	63.00	258^th	938	72.5%
2019	58.17	297^th	955	68.9%
2021	53.25	247^th	742	66.7%
2022	60.38	269^th	954	71.8%
2023	52.33	385^th	970	60.3%
2024	46.56	446^th	959	53.5%

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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 Scammon Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	36.10	806^th	1185	32.0%
2004	19.18	967^th	1204	19.7%
2005	28.38	907^th	1209	25.0%
2006	38.39	894^th	1272	29.7%
2007	48.29	788^th	1287	38.8%
2008	43.52	837^th	1293	35.3%
2009	38.93	927^th	1318	29.7%
2010	44.15	868^th	1327	34.6%
2011	37.77	961^st	1344	28.5%
2012	40.55	930^th	1365	31.9%
2013	46.47	753^rd	1367	44.9%
2014	40.48	809^th	1322	38.8%
2015	40.68	701^st	1302	46.2%
2016	36.30	785^th	1294	39.3%
2017	45.45	660^th	1293	49.0%
2018	56.04	517^th	1293	60.0%
2019	50.34	617^th	1356	54.5%
2021	42.97	604^th	1241	51.3%
2022	48.99	610^th	1369	55.4%
2023	52.09	569^th	1367	58.4%
2024	32.26	860^th	1363	36.9%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	51.50	78^th	285	72.6%
2019	39.30	218^th	339	35.7%
2021	44.23	125^th	277	54.9%
2022	45.49	191^st	454	57.9%
2023	66.34	64^th	480	86.7%
2024	43.91	221^st	486	54.5%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	33.01	390^th	602	35.2%
2019	41.70	354^th	792	55.3%
2022	39.22	403^rd	781	48.4%
2023	42.40	366^th	805	54.5%
2024	36.54	450^th	802	43.9%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	75.76	178^th	1161	84.7%
2019	67.33	286^th	1217	76.5%
2021	62.68	242^nd	1019	76.3%
2022	67.18	259^th	1221	78.8%
2023	69.74	239^th	1234	80.6%
2024	47.67	558^th	1219	54.2%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Scammon Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	57.24	485^th	1226	60.4%
2019	56.83	494^th	1276	61.3%
2021	42.38	535^th	1017	47.4%
2022	45.57	626^th	1286	51.3%
2023	54.19	486^th	1275	61.9%
2024	42.37	669^th	1251	46.5%

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Rank History for middle school Disabled students at Scammon Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	49.22	242^nd	674	64.1%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Scammon Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	53.08	518^th	1223	57.6%
2019	42.47	685^th	1296	47.1%
2021	37.12	609^th	1048	41.9%
2022	52.23	513^th	1286	60.1%
2023	48.61	582^nd	1292	55.0%
2024	24.37	938^th	1264	25.8%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Scammon Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	66.93	142^nd	590	75.9%
2019	58.81	213^th	639	66.7%
2021	52.94	188^th	517	63.6%
2022	55.75	216^th	662	67.4%
2023	61.24	184^th	661	72.2%
2024	38.59	364^th	643	43.4%

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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 Scammon Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	340	51	28	150	3	n/a	n/a	0	572
1989	318	31	23	193	1	n/a	n/a	0	566
1990	323	36	20	224	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	603
1991	288	21	27	276	4	n/a	n/a	0	616
1992	310	18	31	327	4	n/a	n/a	0	690
1993	297	15	35	382	3	n/a	n/a	0	732
1994	294	13	23	400	2	n/a	n/a	0	732
1995	267	11	23	553	2	n/a	n/a	0	856
1996	267	11	23	553	2	n/a	n/a	0	856
1997	244	13	18	672	3	n/a	n/a	0	950
1998	240	10	14	720	1	n/a	n/a	0	985
1999	214	7	17	789	0	n/a	n/a	0	1027
2000	210	12	15	819	6	n/a	n/a	0	1062
2001	193	13	12	858	1	n/a	n/a	0	1077
2002	174	16	17	892	2	n/a	n/a	0	1101
2003	174	16	17	892	2	n/a	n/a	0	1101
2004	143	16	19	942	1	n/a	n/a	0	1121
2005	132	14	13	946	0	n/a	n/a	0	1105
2006	127	7	17	899	0	n/a	n/a	32	1082
2007	111	12	13	902	0	n/a	n/a	29	1067
2008	94	14	18	910	0	n/a	n/a	30	1066
2009	94	19	21	969	2	n/a	n/a	0	1105
2010	82	18	17	947	6	n/a	n/a	0	1070
2011	56	10	18	803	6	0	23	0	916
2012	61	9	18	803	7	1	25	0	924
2013	61	11	12	709	7	1	73	0	874
2014	53	8	15	772	5	3	11	0	867
2015	64	13	16	834	6	4	11	0	948
2016	62	15	14	793	7	7	21	0	919
2017	50	13	10	697	20	7	3	0	800
2018	46	14	9	656	13	7	2	0	747
2019	48	11	9	638	1	0	3	0	710
2020	50	12	9	616	2	0	2	0	691
2021	52	14	5	632	3	0	10	0	716
2022	45	21	8	595	2	0	9	0	680
2023	44	20	9	562	0	0	6	0	641

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

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Scammon Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	572	23.0	24.8	n/a
1989	566	24.0	23.5	n/a
1990	603	29.0	20.7	n/a
1991	616	29.0	21.2	n/a
1992	690	31.0	22.2	n/a
1993	732	34.0	21.5	n/a
1994	732	35.0	20.9	n/a
1995	856	44.0	19.5	n/a
1996	856	44.0	19.5	n/a
1997	950	46.0	20.7	n/a
1998	985	52.0	18.9	n/a
1999	1027	50.0	20.5	n/a
2000	1062	51.0	20.8	n/a
2001	1077	50.0	21.5	n/a
2002	1101	53.0	20.8	89
2003	1101	53.0	20.8	89
2004	1121	45.4	24.7	90.6
2005	1105	55.7	19.8	91.1
2006	1082	63.0	17.2	92.4
2007	1067	48.0	22.2	96.2
2008	1066	53.0	20.1	96.3
2009	1105	51.0	21.7	93.6
2010	1070	51.0	20.9	96.3
2011	916	43.0	21.3	96.7
2012	924	40.0	23.1	96.5
2013	874	65.2	13.4	96.3
2014	867	46.0	18.8	94.9
2015	948	47.0	20.1	95.8
2016	919	44.0	20.8	97.2
2017	800	41.8	19.1	96.9
2018	747	38.2	19.5	92.4
2019	710	49.5	14.3	92.8
2020	691	44.5	15.5	94.9
2021	716	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	680	42.0	16.1	90.4
2023	641	46.5	13.7	92.2

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 Scammon Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	572	23.0	24.8	n/a
1989	566	24.0	23.5	n/a
1990	603	29.0	20.7	n/a
1991	616	29.0	21.2	n/a
1992	690	31.0	22.2	n/a
1993	732	34.0	21.5	n/a
1994	732	35.0	20.9	n/a
1995	856	44.0	19.5	n/a
1996	856	44.0	19.5	n/a
1997	950	46.0	20.7	n/a
1998	985	52.0	18.9	n/a
1999	1027	50.0	20.5	n/a
2000	1062	51.0	20.8	n/a
2001	1077	50.0	21.5	n/a
2002	1101	53.0	20.8	89
2003	1101	53.0	20.8	89
2004	1121	45.4	24.7	90.6
2005	1105	55.7	19.8	91.1
2006	1082	63.0	17.2	92.4
2007	1067	48.0	22.2	96.2
2008	1066	53.0	20.1	96.3
2009	1105	51.0	21.7	93.6
2010	1070	51.0	20.9	96.3
2011	916	43.0	21.3	96.7
2012	924	40.0	23.1	96.5
2013	874	65.2	13.4	96.3
2014	867	46.0	18.8	94.9
2015	948	47.0	20.1	95.8
2016	919	44.0	20.8	97.2
2017	800	41.8	19.1	96.9
2018	747	38.2	19.5	92.4
2019	710	49.5	14.3	92.8
2020	691	44.5	15.5	94.9
2021	716	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	680	42.0	16.1	90.4
2023	641	46.5	13.7	92.2

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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