Is Smyth J Elementary School a good school?

Smyth J Elementary School ranks in the bottom 2.9% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Smyth J Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 366 students attended Smyth J Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Smyth J Elementary School?

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

What schools do graduates of Smyth J Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Smyth J Elementary School usually go on to attend: High : Wells Community Academy High School

Smyth J Elementary School

Summary:

Smyth J Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, with 397 students. The school 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.

Smyth J Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Illinois elementary schools over the past decade, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for most years. The school has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 46% to 56.5% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages. Academically, the school's performance is very low across all grade levels and subject areas, with only 6.6% of all students proficient or better in ELA and 0% to 6.7% proficient in mathematics, compared to the district and state averages. The school's performance is especially low for certain student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 5% of Illinois elementary schools for female students, male students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

Interestingly, there are several nearby schools, such as STEM Magnet Academy Elementary, Chicago World Language Academy, and Skinner Elementary School, that are performing significantly better than Smyth J Elementary School, even though they are all part of the same district. This suggests that there may be opportunities for improvement at Smyth J Elementary School through targeted interventions and support, as well as collaboration with higher-performing nearby schools.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

1059 W 13th St
Chicago, IL 60608-1526

(773) 534-7180

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

SchoolDigger Rank:
2007^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $24,381

Students who attend Smyth J Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Wells Community Academy High School

Student/teacher ratio: 10.9

Number of students: 366

Racial breakdown:

African American:

94.8%

Hispanic:

3.6%

White:

0.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 90.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Smyth J Elementary School ranks worse than 97.1% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 419^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 11.17. (See more...)

Compare Details Smyth J Elementary School ranks worse than 96.2% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 11.09. (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

Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (94.8%), Hispanic (3.6%), two or more races (0.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 90.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Smyth J Elementary School is 10.9, which is the 81^st best among 452 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299. (See more...)

Compare Smyth J Elementary School employs 33.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Smyth J Elementary School is $24,381, which is the 108^th highest among 452 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Smyth J Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Smyth J Elementary School 2007^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Smyth J Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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SchoolDigger ranks Smyth J Elementary School 1311^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Smyth J Elementary 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 Smyth J Elementary School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Smyth J Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	1.34	2001^st	2020	0.9%
2004	2.24	1965^th	2030	3.2%
2005	0.74	2006^th	2022	0.8%
2006	2.01	2032^nd	2086	2.6%
2007	1.34	2072^nd	2095	1.1%
2008	2.40	2061^st	2092	1.5%
2009	3.10	2073^rd	2120	2.2%
2010	1.82	2116^th	2139	1.1%
2011	3.56	2107^th	2147	1.9%
2012	11.08	2012^th	2166	7.1%
2013	7.68	2072^nd	2167	4.4%
2014	9.55	1962^nd	2093	6.3%
2015	11.09	1973^rd	2052	3.8%
2016	9.57	1984^th	2046	3.0%
2017	7.42	2023^rd	2044	1.0%
2018	9.25	1984^th	2037	2.6%
2019	8.86	2040^th	2086	2.2%
2021	15.13	1750^th	1948	10.2%
2022	10.21	2065^th	2082	0.8%
2023	10.09	2042^nd	2077	1.7%
2024	11.17	2007^th	2067	2.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Smyth J Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	23.94	637^th	763	16.5%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	13.29	1711^th	1765	3.1%
2019	13.21	1756^th	1816	3.3%
2021	24.55	1252^nd	1514	17.3%
2022	13.00	1756^th	1763	0.4%
2023	14.13	1764^th	1808	2.4%
2024	16.32	1705^th	1793	4.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Smyth J Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	7.56	1948^th	1964	0.8%
2019	8.41	1982^nd	2019	1.8%
2022	10.31	1952^nd	1970	0.9%
2023	8.56	1952^nd	1957	0.3%
2024	9.89	1919^th	1942	1.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Smyth J Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	14.14	1808^th	1972	8.3%
2019	11.46	1918^th	2019	5.0%
2021	14.06	1603^rd	1707	6.1%
2022	11.31	1939^th	1977	1.9%
2023	12.55	1872^nd	1984	5.6%
2024	13.22	1833^rd	1959	6.4%

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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Smyth J Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	24.65	606^th	698	13.2%
2019	24.58	619^th	711	12.9%
2021	29.65	333^rd	428	22.2%
2022	22.47	651^st	684	4.8%
2023	22.36	638^th	692	7.8%
2024	24.11	574^th	655	12.4%

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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 Smyth J Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	6.62	1107^th	1185	6.6%
2004	2.32	1189^th	1204	1.2%
2005	3.76	1152^nd	1209	4.7%
2006	3.52	1232^nd	1272	3.1%
2007	2.67	1266^th	1287	1.6%
2008	1.60	1289^th	1293	0.3%
2009	1.70	1302^nd	1318	1.2%
2010	1.82	1310^th	1327	1.3%
2011	11.73	1237^th	1344	8.0%
2012	16.98	1202^nd	1365	11.9%
2013	10.21	1271^st	1367	7.0%
2014	8.97	1241^st	1322	6.1%
2015	10.19	1255^th	1302	3.6%
2016	15.71	1168^th	1294	9.7%
2017	14.78	1154^th	1293	10.8%
2018	8.05	1283^rd	1293	0.8%
2019	9.13	1322^nd	1356	2.5%
2021	12.12	1190^th	1241	4.1%
2022	12.44	1313^th	1369	4.1%
2023	11.59	1311^th	1367	4.1%
2024	11.09	1311^th	1363	3.8%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Smyth J Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	24.93	680^th	792	14.1%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	10.54	1145^th	1161	1.4%
2019	11.32	1186^th	1217	2.5%
2021	17.10	963^rd	1019	5.5%
2022	15.58	1174^th	1221	3.8%
2023	13.25	1198^th	1234	2.9%
2024	14.30	1165^th	1219	4.4%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Smyth J Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	7.19	1212^th	1226	1.1%
2019	8.26	1248^th	1276	2.2%
2022	10.47	1260^th	1286	2.0%
2023	12.01	1211^th	1275	5.0%
2024	9.64	1225^th	1251	2.1%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Smyth J Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	9.66	1214^th	1223	0.7%
2019	11.67	1235^th	1296	4.7%
2021	10.17	1044^th	1048	0.4%
2022	15.95	1156^th	1286	10.1%
2023	12.84	1218^th	1292	5.7%
2024	13.32	1190^th	1264	5.9%

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Rank History for middle school African American students at Smyth J Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	19.19	488^th	511	4.5%
2019	22.33	511^th	565	9.6%
2021	27.60	321^st	385	16.6%
2022	26.76	485^th	573	15.4%
2023	24.66	496^th	569	12.8%
2024	21.59	493^rd	548	10.0%

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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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Enrollment information for Smyth J 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	798	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	798
1990	n/a	765	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	765
1991	0	718	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	718
1992	0	655	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	655
1993	0	707	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	707
1994	0	668	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	668
1995	3	698	0	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	704
1996	3	698	0	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	704
1997	0	732	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	734
1998	0	641	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	641
1999	0	659	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	660
2000	0	601	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	601
2001	0	563	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	565
2002	0	561	0	5	1	n/a	n/a	0	567
2003	0	561	0	5	1	n/a	n/a	0	567
2004	1	505	0	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	509
2005	0	618	1	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	625
2006	1	587	0	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	595
2007	0	547	1	7	0	n/a	n/a	1	556
2008	0	578	1	8	0	n/a	n/a	3	590
2009	3	584	3	8	0	n/a	n/a	1	599
2010	2	639	3	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	652
2011	0	549	2	17	1	0	5	0	574
2012	4	445	5	12	0	0	3	0	469
2013	3	432	3	18	0	1	8	0	465
2014	6	469	6	24	0	0	1	0	506
2015	5	419	2	16	0	0	4	0	446
2016	3	430	0	24	0	0	3	0	460
2017	1	404	0	21	0	1	2	0	429
2018	5	423	1	25	1	3	5	0	463
2019	5	442	3	26	0	1	4	0	481
2020	0	408	6	20	0	1	3	0	438
2021	3	387	4	11	1	1	3	0	410
2022	2	363	0	11	0	0	6	0	382
2023	2	376	0	16	0	0	3	0	397
2024	3	347	0	13	0	0	3	0	366

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

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Smyth J Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	798	44.0	18.1	n/a
1990	765	45.0	17.0	n/a
1991	718	42.0	17.0	n/a
1992	655	43.0	15.2	n/a
1993	707	42.0	16.8	n/a
1994	668	37.0	18.1	n/a
1995	704	42.0	16.8	n/a
1996	704	42.0	16.8	n/a
1997	734	38.0	19.3	n/a
1998	641	32.0	20.0	n/a
1999	660	36.0	18.3	n/a
2000	601	34.0	17.7	n/a
2001	565	32.0	17.7	n/a
2002	567	28.0	20.3	84.1
2003	567	28.0	20.3	84.1
2004	509	23.4	21.8	93.5
2005	625	33.2	18.8	98.9
2006	595	39.6	15.0	99
2007	556	24.0	23.2	95.9
2008	590	34.0	17.4	90.5
2009	599	38.0	15.8	99.7
2010	652	40.0	16.3	99.5
2011	574	39.0	14.7	97.7
2012	469	34.0	13.7	98.1
2013	465	40.8	11.3	96.3
2014	506	36.0	14.0	98.2
2015	446	30.0	14.8	97.3
2016	460	29.0	15.8	97.4
2017	429	27.0	15.8	97
2018	463	27.2	17.0	96.5
2019	481	31.0	15.5	74.4
2020	438	26.0	16.8	95.9
2021	410	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	382	34.0	11.2	89.8
2023	397	35.5	11.1	96.2
2024	366	33.5	10.9	90.4

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 Smyth J Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	798	44.0	18.1	n/a
1990	765	45.0	17.0	n/a
1991	718	42.0	17.0	n/a
1992	655	43.0	15.2	n/a
1993	707	42.0	16.8	n/a
1994	668	37.0	18.1	n/a
1995	704	42.0	16.8	n/a
1996	704	42.0	16.8	n/a
1997	734	38.0	19.3	n/a
1998	641	32.0	20.0	n/a
1999	660	36.0	18.3	n/a
2000	601	34.0	17.7	n/a
2001	565	32.0	17.7	n/a
2002	567	28.0	20.3	84.1
2003	567	28.0	20.3	84.1
2004	509	23.4	21.8	93.5
2005	625	33.2	18.8	98.9
2006	595	39.6	15.0	99
2007	556	24.0	23.2	95.9
2008	590	34.0	17.4	90.5
2009	599	38.0	15.8	99.7
2010	652	40.0	16.3	99.5
2011	574	39.0	14.7	97.7
2012	469	34.0	13.7	98.1
2013	465	40.8	11.3	96.3
2014	506	36.0	14.0	98.2
2015	446	30.0	14.8	97.3
2016	460	29.0	15.8	97.4
2017	429	27.0	15.8	97
2018	463	27.2	17.0	96.5
2019	481	31.0	15.5	74.4
2020	438	26.0	16.8	95.9
2021	410	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	382	34.0	11.2	89.8
2023	397	35.5	11.1	96.2
2024	366	33.5	10.9	90.4

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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