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Seward Elementary Communication Arts Ac ranks in the bottom 2.1% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Seward Elementary Communication Arts Ac?

In the 2022-23 school year, 449 students attended Seward Elementary Communication Arts Ac.

What is the racial makeup of Seward Elementary Communication Arts Ac?

Students at Seward Elementary Communication Arts Ac are 96% Hispanic, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Seward Elementary Communication Arts Ac attend?

Students who attend Seward Elementary Communication Arts Ac usually go on to attend: High : Tilden Career Communty Academy High School

Seward Elementary Communication Arts Ac

Summary:

Seward Elementary Communication Arts Ac is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299. Despite spending more per student than the district average, Seward Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Illinois elementary schools over the past 10 years, with very high chronic absenteeism rates and poor academic performance compared to the district and state.

Seward Elementary's students struggle across key metrics, with only 12.9% proficient or better in English Language Arts and just 4.1% proficient in math, far below the district and state averages. This poor performance extends across all student subgroups, including female, male, Hispanic, English Language Learner, and low socioeconomic status students. Nearby schools like Daley Elementary Academy, Fulton Elementary School, and Libby Elementary School face similar academic challenges, suggesting broader educational struggles in this area of Chicago.

The high chronic absenteeism rates at Seward Elementary, ranging from 39.2% to 44.2% in recent years, are a significant concern and may be a key factor in the school's poor academic performance. While increased funding does not appear to be the sole solution, addressing the root causes of absenteeism and collaborating with nearby struggling schools could present opportunities to identify and implement best practices, share resources, and develop strategies to improve student outcomes at Seward Elementary and in the broader community.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

4600 S Hermitage Ave
Chicago, IL 60609-3831

(773) 535-4890

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

SchoolDigger Rank:
2024^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $20,812

Students who attend Seward Elementary Communication Arts Ac usually attend:

High:

Tilden Career Communty Academy High School

Student/teacher ratio: 12.6

Number of students: 449

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.4%

African American:

1.8%

White:

0.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 95.5%

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Compare Details Seward Elementary Communication Arts Ac ranks worse than 97.9% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 426^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 10.46. (See more...)

Compare Details Seward Elementary Communication Arts Ac ranks worse than 88.1% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 16.02. (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.

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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Seward Elementary Communication Arts Ac is $20,812, which is the 228^th highest among 452 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299.

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SchoolDigger ranks Seward Elementary Communication Arts Ac 2024^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Seward Elementary Communication Arts Ac in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Seward Elementary Communication Arts Ac 1201^st of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Seward Elementary Communication Arts Ac in the ranking list.)

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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 Seward Elementary Communication Arts Ac

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	18.36	1686^th	2020	16.5%
2004	42.06	1373^rd	2030	32.4%
2005	42.31	1383^rd	2022	31.6%
2006	34.15	1605^th	2086	23.1%
2007	35.21	1592^nd	2095	24.0%
2008	15.59	1842^nd	2092	12.0%
2009	15.51	1872^nd	2120	11.7%
2010	23.13	1771^st	2139	17.2%
2011	14.50	1915^th	2147	10.8%
2012	14.45	1951^st	2166	9.9%
2013	17.13	1872^nd	2167	13.6%
2014	18.46	1788^th	2093	14.6%
2015	24.97	1565^th	2052	23.7%
2016	16.70	1793^rd	2046	12.4%
2017	17.30	1761^st	2044	13.8%
2018	15.15	1815^th	2037	10.9%
2019	11.94	1964^th	2086	5.8%
2021	15.74	1726^th	1948	11.4%
2022	15.93	1821^st	2082	12.5%
2023	17.22	1784^th	2077	14.1%
2024	10.46	2024^th	2067	2.1%

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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Seward Elementary Communication Arts Ac

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	27.14	624^th	718	13.1%
2019	21.82	709^th	743	4.6%
2021	29.98	454^th	537	15.5%
2022	24.22	715^th	768	6.9%
2023	27.98	675^th	788	14.3%
2024	21.20	785^th	826	5.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Seward Elementary Communication Arts Ac

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	21.77	690^th	763	9.6%
2019	20.15	1131^st	1194	5.3%
2022	23.88	966^th	1113	13.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Seward Elementary Communication Arts Ac

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	24.96	1450^th	1765	17.8%
2019	19.25	1656^th	1816	8.8%
2021	25.72	1221^st	1514	19.4%
2022	25.32	1414^th	1763	19.8%
2023	27.92	1387^th	1808	23.3%
2024	14.68	1738^th	1793	3.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Seward Elementary Communication Arts Ac

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	16.33	1721^st	1964	12.4%
2019	9.19	1968^th	2019	2.5%
2021	12.93	1584^th	1680	5.7%
2022	14.42	1792^nd	1970	9.0%
2023	18.88	1648^th	1957	15.8%
2024	11.25	1884^th	1942	3.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at Seward Elementary Communication Arts Ac

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	28.38	678^th	907	25.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Seward Elementary Communication Arts Ac

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	17.47	1724^th	1972	12.6%
2019	19.10	1703^rd	2019	15.7%
2021	17.10	1493^rd	1707	12.5%
2022	18.39	1669^th	1977	15.6%
2023	16.71	1729^th	1984	12.9%
2024	10.85	1911^th	1959	2.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Seward Elementary Communication Arts Ac

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	20.40	851^st	938	9.3%
2019	15.38	924^th	955	3.2%
2021	23.45	649^th	742	12.5%
2022	20.81	862^nd	954	9.6%
2023	23.44	833^rd	970	14.1%
2024	13.40	945^th	959	1.5%

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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 Seward Elementary Communication Arts Ac

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	23.67	919^th	1185	22.4%
2004	20.52	960^th	1204	20.3%
2005	26.04	922^nd	1209	23.7%
2006	47.38	783^rd	1272	38.4%
2007	44.25	843^rd	1287	34.5%
2008	31.69	977^th	1293	24.4%
2009	37.85	938^th	1318	28.8%
2010	37.54	956^th	1327	28.0%
2011	34.21	998^th	1344	25.7%
2012	26.86	1088^th	1365	20.3%
2013	21.56	1128^th	1367	17.5%
2014	15.60	1167^th	1322	11.7%
2015	24.61	994^th	1302	23.7%
2016	27.27	945^th	1294	27.0%
2017	24.18	996^th	1293	23.0%
2018	24.02	986^th	1293	23.7%
2019	19.53	1120^th	1356	17.4%
2021	17.33	1078^th	1241	13.1%
2022	18.12	1153^rd	1369	15.8%
2023	21.87	1074^th	1367	21.4%
2024	16.02	1201^st	1363	11.9%

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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Seward Elementary Communication Arts Ac

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	44.74	125^th	285	56.1%
2019	33.30	271^st	339	20.1%
2021	41.35	153^rd	277	44.8%
2022	35.55	321^st	454	29.3%
2023	35.17	322^nd	480	32.9%
2024	25.98	436^th	486	10.3%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Seward Elementary Communication Arts Ac

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	24.99	494^th	602	17.9%
2019	29.01	609^th	792	23.1%
2021	26.00	472^nd	548	13.9%
2022	27.32	635^th	781	18.7%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Seward Elementary Communication Arts Ac

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	37.16	733^rd	1161	36.9%
2019	28.77	926^th	1217	23.9%
2021	27.31	782^nd	1019	23.3%
2022	26.61	944^th	1221	22.7%
2023	33.72	828^th	1234	32.9%
2024	22.89	1000^th	1219	18.0%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Seward Elementary Communication Arts Ac

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	25.02	932^nd	1226	24.0%
2019	13.39	1164^th	1276	8.8%
2021	12.25	968^th	1017	4.8%
2022	15.66	1144^th	1286	11.0%
2023	13.76	1176^th	1275	7.8%
2024	13.69	1146^th	1251	8.4%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Seward Elementary Communication Arts Ac

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	25.09	915^th	1223	25.2%
2019	29.12	896^th	1296	30.9%
2021	21.01	865^th	1048	17.5%
2022	21.61	1011^th	1286	21.4%
2023	34.00	808^th	1292	37.5%
2024	19.67	1041^st	1264	17.6%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Seward Elementary Communication Arts Ac

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	26.78	473^rd	590	19.8%
2019	20.48	563^rd	639	11.9%
2021	20.34	463^rd	517	10.4%
2022	19.72	605^th	662	8.6%
2023	25.92	520^th	661	21.3%
2024	18.32	572^nd	643	11.0%

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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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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	74	n/a	1	1082	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	1157
1990	83	n/a	n/a	1120	1	n/a	n/a	0	1204
1991	64	5	1	1105	0	n/a	n/a	0	1175
1992	50	1	0	1045	2	n/a	n/a	0	1098
1993	55	3	0	996	0	n/a	n/a	0	1054
1994	42	3	0	608	1	n/a	n/a	0	654
1995	52	2	1	902	0	n/a	n/a	0	957
1996	52	2	1	902	0	n/a	n/a	0	957
1997	42	4	0	856	0	n/a	n/a	0	902
1998	50	8	0	864	0	n/a	n/a	0	922
1999	38	6	0	947	1	n/a	n/a	0	992
2000	32	0	0	964	0	n/a	n/a	0	996
2001	24	2	1	992	1	n/a	n/a	0	1020
2002	25	2	0	985	0	n/a	n/a	0	1012
2003	25	2	0	985	0	n/a	n/a	0	1012
2004	19	3	0	1009	0	n/a	n/a	0	1031
2005	9	6	0	953	1	n/a	n/a	0	969
2006	9	18	0	952	1	n/a	n/a	26	1006
2007	11	17	0	903	0	n/a	n/a	17	948
2008	9	10	0	905	0	n/a	n/a	27	951
2009	16	16	0	885	0	n/a	n/a	0	917
2010	17	12	0	851	0	n/a	n/a	0	880
2011	8	4	0	858	0	0	7	0	877
2012	13	4	1	872	1	0	0	0	891
2013	11	4	1	820	1	0	0	0	837
2014	10	4	1	829	0	0	0	0	844
2015	11	5	0	794	0	0	1	0	811
2016	10	4	0	768	0	0	2	0	784
2017	10	1	0	722	1	0	3	0	737
2018	7	3	0	671	4	0	0	0	685
2019	4	3	0	602	5	0	1	0	615
2020	5	2	1	576	7	0	1	0	592
2021	5	5	0	552	5	0	1	0	568
2022	3	7	0	479	3	0	1	0	493
2023	4	8	0	433	3	0	1	0	449

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

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Seward Elementary Communication Arts Ac

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	1157	53.0	21.8	n/a
1990	1204	57.0	21.1	n/a
1991	1175	61.0	19.2	n/a
1992	1098	64.0	17.1	n/a
1993	1054	65.0	16.2	n/a
1994	654	40.0	16.3	n/a
1995	957	50.0	19.1	n/a
1996	957	50.0	19.1	n/a
1997	902	52.0	17.3	n/a
1998	922	50.0	18.4	n/a
1999	992	48.0	20.7	n/a
2000	996	48.0	20.8	n/a
2001	1020	48.0	21.3	n/a
2002	1012	35.0	28.9	69.2
2003	1012	35.0	28.9	69.2
2004	1031	34.2	30.1	99.7
2005	969	36.3	26.7	99.2
2006	1006	38.4	26.2	88
2007	948	43.0	22.0	101.5
2008	951	43.0	22.1	102.6
2009	917	43.0	21.3	99.7
2010	880	45.0	19.5	99.7
2011	877	39.0	22.4	99.1
2012	891	42.0	21.2	98.7
2013	837	40.8	20.4	98.9
2014	844	41.0	20.5	99.5
2015	811	41.0	19.7	99.6
2016	784	42.0	18.6	100
2017	737	32.9	22.3	99.5
2018	685	33.6	20.3	98.5
2019	615	39.5	15.5	99.8
2020	592	36.5	16.2	99.8
2021	568	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	493	36.0	13.6	97.6
2023	449	35.5	12.6	95.5

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 Seward Elementary Communication Arts Ac

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	1157	53.0	21.8	n/a
1990	1204	57.0	21.1	n/a
1991	1175	61.0	19.2	n/a
1992	1098	64.0	17.1	n/a
1993	1054	65.0	16.2	n/a
1994	654	40.0	16.3	n/a
1995	957	50.0	19.1	n/a
1996	957	50.0	19.1	n/a
1997	902	52.0	17.3	n/a
1998	922	50.0	18.4	n/a
1999	992	48.0	20.7	n/a
2000	996	48.0	20.8	n/a
2001	1020	48.0	21.3	n/a
2002	1012	35.0	28.9	69.2
2003	1012	35.0	28.9	69.2
2004	1031	34.2	30.1	99.7
2005	969	36.3	26.7	99.2
2006	1006	38.4	26.2	88
2007	948	43.0	22.0	101.5
2008	951	43.0	22.1	102.6
2009	917	43.0	21.3	99.7
2010	880	45.0	19.5	99.7
2011	877	39.0	22.4	99.1
2012	891	42.0	21.2	98.7
2013	837	40.8	20.4	98.9
2014	844	41.0	20.5	99.5
2015	811	41.0	19.7	99.6
2016	784	42.0	18.6	100
2017	737	32.9	22.3	99.5
2018	685	33.6	20.3	98.5
2019	615	39.5	15.5	99.8
2020	592	36.5	16.2	99.8
2021	568	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	493	36.0	13.6	97.6
2023	449	35.5	12.6	95.5

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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