Is Schmid Elementary School a good school?

Schmid Elementary School ranks in the bottom 20.2% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Schmid Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 171 students attended Schmid Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Schmid Elementary School?

Students at Schmid Elementary School are 95% African American, 4% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Schmid Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Schmid Elementary School usually go on to attend: High : Harlan Community Academy High School

Schmid Elementary School

Summary:

Schmid Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, with 171 students enrolled. However, the school faces significant challenges, with high chronic absenteeism, low test scores, and a student population that is predominantly from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

Schmid Elementary School has a chronic absenteeism rate of 49.0%, which is significantly higher than the district average of 30.5% and the state average of 41.2%. The school's test scores are also consistently lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 22.7% of Schmid students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 30.5% for the Chicago Public Schools District 299 and 41.2% for the state. In math, only 12.4% of Schmid students were proficient or better, compared to 18.3% for the district and 28.4% for the state. Additionally, Schmid Elementary School has a very high percentage of low socioeconomic status students, with 81.87% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year.

When comparing Schmid Elementary School to the nearby schools in the same district, it performs worse on most metrics. For example, Washington H Elementary School and Earhart Elementary Opt for Knowl School both have higher test scores and lower chronic absenteeism rates than Schmid. Furthermore, Schmid Elementary School's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as female and male students, as well as African American students and low socioeconomic status students. The school's performance has also been declining over the past several years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 1863 out of 2086 Illinois elementary schools in 2018-2019 to 1649 out of 2067 in 2023-2024, and its star rating decreasing from 1 to 0 during this time period.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

9755 S Greenwood Ave
Chicago, IL 60628-1610

(773) 535-6235

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

SchoolDigger Rank:
1649^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $29,448

Students who attend Schmid Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Harlan Community Academy High School

Student/teacher ratio: 7.7

Number of students: 171

Racial breakdown:

African American:

95.3%

Hispanic:

4.1%

White:

0.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 81.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Schmid Elementary School ranks worse than 79.8% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 242^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 21.32. (See more...)

Compare Details Schmid Elementary School ranks worse than 61.2% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 34.09. (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

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Schmid Elementary School is $29,448, which is the 24^th highest among 452 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Schmid Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Schmid Elementary School 1649^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Schmid Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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SchoolDigger ranks Schmid Elementary School 834^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Schmid 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 Schmid Elementary School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Schmid Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	10.77	1771^st	2020	12.3%
2004	2.15	1969^th	2030	3.0%
2005	8.75	1837^th	2022	9.1%
2006	15.87	1839^th	2086	11.8%
2007	9.63	1926^th	2095	8.1%
2008	18.06	1809^th	2092	13.5%
2009	22.08	1766^th	2120	16.7%
2010	27.85	1683^rd	2139	21.3%
2011	17.30	1871^st	2147	12.9%
2012	2.49	2137^th	2166	1.3%
2013	4.60	2131^st	2167	1.7%
2014	13.73	1875^th	2093	10.4%
2015	14.09	1871^st	2052	8.8%
2016	10.75	1951^st	2046	4.6%
2017	11.43	1922^nd	2044	6.0%
2018	10.99	1942^nd	2037	4.7%
2019	15.58	1863^rd	2086	10.7%
2022	12.45	1975^th	2082	5.1%
2023	20.68	1655^th	2077	20.3%
2024	21.32	1649^th	2067	20.2%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	17.29	1648^th	1765	6.6%
2019	22.01	1597^th	1816	12.1%
2022	15.46	1710^th	1763	3.0%
2023	21.75	1585^th	1808	12.3%
2024	28.80	1345^th	1793	25.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Schmid Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	13.38	1810^th	1964	7.8%
2019	6.55	2011^th	2019	0.4%
2022	12.89	1863^rd	1970	5.4%
2024	28.12	1373^rd	1942	29.3%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Schmid Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	6.66	1971^st	1972	0.1%
2019	9.36	1980^th	2019	1.9%
2022	12.56	1890^th	1977	4.4%

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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Schmid Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	29.05	534^th	698	23.5%
2019	29.48	538^th	711	24.3%
2022	29.06	534^th	684	21.9%
2023	47.76	288^th	692	58.4%
2024	48.60	269^th	655	58.9%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Schmid Elementary School

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Rank History for all middle school students at Schmid Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	1.95	1182^nd	1185	0.3%
2004	13.63	1021^st	1204	15.2%
2005	15.82	1017^th	1209	15.9%
2006	12.69	1118^th	1272	12.1%
2007	8.09	1188^th	1287	7.7%
2008	26.08	1024^th	1293	20.8%
2009	31.98	996^th	1318	24.4%
2010	32.46	1000^th	1327	24.6%
2011	38.81	944^th	1344	29.8%
2012	16.50	1207^th	1365	11.6%
2013	19.27	1151^st	1367	15.8%
2014	11.93	1211^th	1322	8.4%
2015	16.26	1142^nd	1302	12.3%
2016	12.68	1208^th	1294	6.6%
2017	13.79	1181^st	1293	8.7%
2018	10.56	1240^th	1293	4.1%
2019	7.15	1352^nd	1356	0.3%
2021	18.75	1046^th	1241	15.7%
2022	10.89	1348^th	1369	1.5%
2023	23.33	1040^th	1367	23.9%
2024	34.09	834^th	1363	38.8%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	14.34	1101^st	1161	5.2%
2019	8.83	1212^th	1217	0.4%
2022	12.78	1210^th	1221	0.9%
2023	27.15	946^th	1234	23.3%
2024	39.66	704^th	1219	42.2%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Schmid Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	10.74	1258^th	1286	2.2%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Schmid Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	8.96	1285^th	1286	0.1%

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Rank History for middle school African American students at Schmid Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	23.09	446^th	511	12.7%
2019	16.49	561^st	565	0.7%
2021	39.79	207^th	385	46.2%
2022	22.71	534^th	573	6.8%
2023	52.37	198^th	569	65.2%
2024	57.11	168^th	548	69.3%

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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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by a citizen
Friday, October 26, 2018

THE TEACHERS HAS TO BE THE PROBLEM... THE WAY THE TEACHERS TEACH SEEMS THE STUDENTS CAN'T RELATE... SOMETHING NEEDS TO CHANGE...TO MANY STUDENTS ARE BEING RETAINED! NO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS SHOULD BE RETAINED, THEIR NEEDS TO BE A PROGRAM IMPLIMENTED TO MAKE SURE THOSE STUDENTS RECEIVED HELP ONLY IN THE CLASSES THEY NEED HELP... IN MAKES NO SENSE TO RETAIN STUDENTS THAT PASSED CLASSES! Close Quote

Enrollment information for Schmid Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	n/a	240	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	240
1990	n/a	196	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	196
1991	0	199	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	199
1992	0	233	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	233
1993	0	258	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	258
1994	0	245	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	245
1995	1	275	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	277
1996	1	275	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	277
1997	1	321	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	323
1998	0	310	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	311
1999	0	286	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	286
2000	0	321	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	322
2001	0	329	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	330
2002	0	328	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	328
2003	0	328	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	328
2004	0	323	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	323
2005	1	333	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	334
2006	1	294	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	3	299
2007	1	290	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	3	295
2008	1	260	1	5	0	n/a	n/a	3	270
2009	3	232	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	1	238
2010	2	216	0	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	224
2011	0	191	0	12	1	0	2	0	206
2012	0	173	0	8	1	0	2	0	184
2013	0	170	0	9	1	0	3	0	183
2014	0	198	0	9	1	0	1	0	209
2015	1	191	0	11	1	0	1	0	205
2016	0	215	0	6	1	0	1	0	223
2017	0	200	0	4	1	0	0	0	205
2018	0	183	0	2	1	0	0	0	186
2019	0	203	0	1	0	0	1	0	205
2020	0	177	0	0	0	0	1	0	178
2021	0	167	0	3	0	0	1	0	171
2022	1	177	0	6	0	0	0	0	184
2023	1	163	0	7	0	0	0	0	171

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 Schmid Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	240	10.0	24.0	n/a
1990	196	10.0	19.6	n/a
1991	199	12.0	16.5	n/a
1992	233	11.0	21.1	n/a
1993	258	11.0	23.5	n/a
1994	245	13.0	18.8	n/a
1995	277	14.0	19.8	n/a
1996	277	14.0	19.8	n/a
1997	323	14.0	23.1	n/a
1998	311	16.0	19.4	n/a
1999	286	17.0	16.8	n/a
2000	322	18.0	17.9	n/a
2001	330	17.0	19.4	n/a
2002	328	12.0	27.3	99.1
2003	328	12.0	27.3	99.1
2004	323	15.9	20.3	99.1
2005	334	16.6	20.1	99.1
2006	299	16.6	18.0	100
2007	295	11.0	26.8	99
2008	270	12.0	22.5	97
2009	238	14.5	16.4	94.9
2010	224	14.0	16.0	92.9
2011	206	13.0	15.8	97.6
2012	184	11.0	16.7	97.3
2013	183	13.4	13.6	95.1
2014	209	15.5	13.4	96.2
2015	205	13.0	15.7	97.6
2016	223	16.0	13.9	95.5
2017	205	13.8	14.8	97.6
2018	186	13.8	13.4	97.8
2019	205	15.0	13.6	96.6
2020	178	16.0	11.1	93.8
2021	171	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	184	16.5	11.1	93.5
2023	171	22.0	7.7	81.9

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 Schmid Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	240	10.0	24.0	n/a
1990	196	10.0	19.6	n/a
1991	199	12.0	16.5	n/a
1992	233	11.0	21.1	n/a
1993	258	11.0	23.5	n/a
1994	245	13.0	18.8	n/a
1995	277	14.0	19.8	n/a
1996	277	14.0	19.8	n/a
1997	323	14.0	23.1	n/a
1998	311	16.0	19.4	n/a
1999	286	17.0	16.8	n/a
2000	322	18.0	17.9	n/a
2001	330	17.0	19.4	n/a
2002	328	12.0	27.3	99.1
2003	328	12.0	27.3	99.1
2004	323	15.9	20.3	99.1
2005	334	16.6	20.1	99.1
2006	299	16.6	18.0	100
2007	295	11.0	26.8	99
2008	270	12.0	22.5	97
2009	238	14.5	16.4	94.9
2010	224	14.0	16.0	92.9
2011	206	13.0	15.8	97.6
2012	184	11.0	16.7	97.3
2013	183	13.4	13.6	95.1
2014	209	15.5	13.4	96.2
2015	205	13.0	15.7	97.6
2016	223	16.0	13.9	95.5
2017	205	13.8	14.8	97.6
2018	186	13.8	13.4	97.8
2019	205	15.0	13.6	96.6
2020	178	16.0	11.1	93.8
2021	171	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	184	16.5	11.1	93.5
2023	171	22.0	7.7	81.9

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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