Is Solomon Elementary School a good school?

Solomon Elementary School ranks 866 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Solomon Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 343 students attended Solomon Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Solomon Elementary School?

Students at Solomon Elementary School are 40% White, 32% Asian, 18% Hispanic, 6% African American, 4% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Solomon Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Solomon Elementary School usually go on to attend: High : Mather High School

Solomon Elementary School

Summary:

Solomon Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 343 students in grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois. As part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299, which is ranked 688 out of 813 districts in Illinois, Solomon Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state in academic proficiency.

In the 2023-2024 school year, 56.1% of students at Solomon Elementary School were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 30.5% for the district and 41.2% for the state. In mathematics, 35.8% of students at Solomon Elementary were proficient or better, compared to 18.3% for the district and 28.4% for the state. The school's strong academic performance is reflected in its 3-star rating and ranking in the top half of Illinois elementary schools.

When compared to nearby schools, Mosaic School of Fine Arts has significantly lower academic proficiency rates, while Sauganash Elementary School is the only nearby school that comes close to matching Solomon Elementary's performance. However, the school should continue to address the needs of its English Language Learner and Asian student populations, who have lower rankings and ratings compared to other subgroups.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

6206 N Hamlin Ave
Chicago, IL 60659-1096

(773) 534-5226

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $23,629

Students who attend Solomon Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Mather High School

Student/teacher ratio: 12.2

Number of students: 343

Racial breakdown:

White:

39.7%

Asian:

32.1%

Hispanic:

17.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 50.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Solomon Elementary School ranks better than 58.1% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 74^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 53. (See more...)

Compare Details Solomon Elementary School ranks better than 91.3% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 89.36. (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 Solomon 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 Solomon Elementary School is $23,629, which is the 133^rd highest among 452 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Solomon Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Solomon Elementary School 866^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Solomon Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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White students:

SchoolDigger ranks Solomon Elementary School 119^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Solomon 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 Solomon Elementary School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Solomon Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	58.44	1028^th	2020	49.1%
2004	65.40	829^th	2030	59.2%
2005	74.55	500^th	2022	75.3%
2006	76.35	451^st	2086	78.4%
2007	77.83	367^th	2095	82.5%
2008	77.61	433^rd	2092	79.3%
2009	71.73	673^rd	2120	68.3%
2010	69.90	737^th	2139	65.5%
2011	78.42	420^th	2147	80.4%
2012	70.89	697^th	2166	67.8%
2013	84.93	280^th	2167	87.1%
2014	83.09	318^th	2093	84.8%
2015	91.66	162^nd	2052	92.1%
2016	93.97	100^th	2046	95.1%
2017	90.22	159^th	2044	92.2%
2018	87.85	200^th	2037	90.2%
2019	80.24	355^th	2086	83.0%
2021	71.42	481^st	1948	75.3%
2022	74.39	492^nd	2082	76.4%
2023	67.62	606^th	2077	70.8%
2024	53.00	866^th	2067	58.1%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	29.12	660^th	826	20.1%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	84.35	121^st	1765	93.1%
2019	85.31	105^th	1816	94.2%
2022	68.47	355^th	1763	79.9%
2023	92.24	58^th	1808	96.8%
2024	64.57	456^th	1793	74.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Solomon Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	95.76	47^th	1964	97.6%
2019	93.68	71^st	2019	96.5%
2021	72.07	392^nd	1680	76.7%
2022	75.44	427^th	1970	78.3%
2023	71.42	475^th	1957	75.7%
2024	46.94	941^st	1942	51.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Solomon Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	86.91	199^th	1972	89.9%
2019	76.07	411^th	2019	79.6%
2022	80.17	332^nd	1977	83.2%
2023	57.72	724^th	1984	63.5%
2024	49.87	882^nd	1959	55.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Asian students at Solomon Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	38.41	169^th	242	30.2%
2019	34.66	180^th	243	25.9%
2022	31.71	172^nd	226	23.9%
2023	37.67	160^th	237	32.5%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Solomon Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	78.23	251^st	1463	82.8%
2019	61.15	524^th	1462	64.2%
2022	53.87	634^th	1425	55.5%
2023	52.84	655^th	1419	53.8%
2024	35.72	931^st	1392	33.1%

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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 Solomon Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	74.36	315^th	1185	73.4%
2004	84.12	144^th	1204	88.0%
2005	71.38	384^th	1209	68.2%
2006	66.82	453^rd	1272	64.4%
2007	67.14	461^st	1287	64.2%
2008	80.35	193^rd	1293	85.1%
2009	82.10	157^th	1318	88.1%
2010	81.13	175^th	1327	86.8%
2011	82.28	149^th	1344	88.9%
2012	74.47	323^rd	1365	76.3%
2013	86.92	131^st	1367	90.4%
2014	77.64	261^st	1322	80.3%
2015	98.22	30^th	1302	97.7%
2016	86.82	128^th	1294	90.1%
2017	91.21	82^nd	1293	93.7%
2018	82.90	182^nd	1293	85.9%
2019	85.41	165^th	1356	87.8%
2021	89.11	92^nd	1241	92.6%
2022	93.44	82^nd	1369	94.0%
2023	90.86	105^th	1367	92.3%
2024	89.36	119^th	1363	91.3%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	86.94	68^th	1161	94.1%
2019	85.34	87^th	1217	92.9%
2022	99.18	7^th	1221	99.4%
2023	92.60	32^nd	1234	97.4%
2024	96.94	12^th	1219	99.0%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Solomon Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	91.71	63^rd	1226	94.9%
2019	90.01	92^nd	1276	92.8%
2022	92.01	83^rd	1286	93.5%
2023	92.87	68^th	1275	94.7%
2024	83.83	159^th	1251	87.3%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Solomon Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	78.70	197^th	1223	83.9%
2019	59.93	452^nd	1296	65.1%
2021	88.52	77^th	1048	92.7%
2022	91.90	75^th	1286	94.2%
2023	87.56	115^th	1292	91.1%
2024	92.33	79^th	1264	93.8%

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Rank History for middle school Asian students at Solomon Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	61.91	71^st	209	66.0%
2022	70.03	56^th	198	71.7%
2023	46.90	103^rd	192	46.4%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Solomon Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	68.37	245^th	889	72.4%
2019	53.74	397^th	905	56.1%
2022	73.87	175^th	898	80.5%
2023	85.61	87^th	895	90.3%
2024	92.67	33^rd	875	96.2%

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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 Solomon Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	140	68	88	43	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	339
1989	119	62	76	53	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	310
1990	112	80	67	55	1	n/a	n/a	0	315
1991	122	88	63	55	1	n/a	n/a	0	329
1992	147	87	63	49	3	n/a	n/a	0	349
1993	147	92	88	52	2	n/a	n/a	0	381
1994	172	84	102	49	5	n/a	n/a	0	412
1995	170	108	127	68	0	n/a	n/a	0	473
1996	170	108	127	68	0	n/a	n/a	0	473
1997	176	127	119	81	1	n/a	n/a	0	504
1998	170	110	124	65	3	n/a	n/a	0	472
1999	163	102	123	52	0	n/a	n/a	0	440
2000	189	99	121	48	1	n/a	n/a	0	458
2001	176	77	102	41	0	n/a	n/a	0	396
2002	181	49	122	54	0	n/a	n/a	0	406
2003	181	49	122	54	0	n/a	n/a	0	406
2004	177	40	117	59	0	n/a	n/a	0	393
2005	189	36	105	64	1	n/a	n/a	0	395
2006	178	34	103	50	0	n/a	n/a	18	383
2007	168	26	130	47	1	n/a	n/a	17	389
2008	155	15	129	44	0	n/a	n/a	14	357
2009	161	13	121	36	1	n/a	n/a	1	333
2010	174	15	128	44	1	n/a	n/a	0	362
2011	168	8	125	64	0	0	8	0	373
2012	153	12	126	60	2	0	9	0	362
2013	157	12	126	53	0	1	13	0	362
2014	156	14	124	50	0	0	11	0	355
2015	154	10	129	51	0	0	11	0	355
2016	146	15	129	51	0	0	10	0	351
2017	155	11	134	50	0	0	7	0	357
2018	142	18	132	48	0	0	8	0	348
2019	151	18	129	57	0	0	6	0	361
2020	145	18	117	63	0	0	5	0	348
2021	130	17	109	43	0	0	17	0	316
2022	136	14	100	45	1	0	15	0	311
2023	136	21	110	61	1	0	14	0	343

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

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Solomon Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	339	20.0	16.9	n/a
1989	310	20.0	15.5	n/a
1990	315	21.0	15.0	n/a
1991	329	21.0	15.6	n/a
1992	349	21.0	16.6	n/a
1993	381	22.0	17.3	n/a
1994	412	25.0	16.5	n/a
1995	473	29.0	16.3	n/a
1996	473	29.0	16.3	n/a
1997	504	31.0	16.3	n/a
1998	472	32.0	14.8	n/a
1999	440	30.0	14.7	n/a
2000	458	29.0	15.8	n/a
2001	396	31.0	12.8	n/a
2002	406	30.0	13.5	51.2
2003	406	30.0	13.5	51.2
2004	393	26.2	15.0	52.7
2005	395	27.5	14.4	52.9
2006	383	28.5	13.4	55.1
2007	389	15.0	25.9	55.6
2008	357	14.0	25.5	58.6
2009	333	22.0	15.1	59.6
2010	362	24.0	15.0	52.5
2011	373	20.0	18.6	56.3
2012	362	21.0	17.2	62.7
2013	362	21.9	16.4	61
2014	355	22.0	16.1	59.2
2015	355	22.0	16.1	65.6
2016	351	22.0	15.9	55
2017	357	20.8	17.1	57.7
2018	348	20.7	16.7	56.9
2019	361	22.5	16.0	53.2
2020	348	23.5	14.8	50.3
2021	316	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	311	23.7	13.0	45
2023	343	28.0	12.2	50.1

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 Solomon Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	339	20.0	16.9	n/a
1989	310	20.0	15.5	n/a
1990	315	21.0	15.0	n/a
1991	329	21.0	15.6	n/a
1992	349	21.0	16.6	n/a
1993	381	22.0	17.3	n/a
1994	412	25.0	16.5	n/a
1995	473	29.0	16.3	n/a
1996	473	29.0	16.3	n/a
1997	504	31.0	16.3	n/a
1998	472	32.0	14.8	n/a
1999	440	30.0	14.7	n/a
2000	458	29.0	15.8	n/a
2001	396	31.0	12.8	n/a
2002	406	30.0	13.5	51.2
2003	406	30.0	13.5	51.2
2004	393	26.2	15.0	52.7
2005	395	27.5	14.4	52.9
2006	383	28.5	13.4	55.1
2007	389	15.0	25.9	55.6
2008	357	14.0	25.5	58.6
2009	333	22.0	15.1	59.6
2010	362	24.0	15.0	52.5
2011	373	20.0	18.6	56.3
2012	362	21.0	17.2	62.7
2013	362	21.9	16.4	61
2014	355	22.0	16.1	59.2
2015	355	22.0	16.1	65.6
2016	351	22.0	15.9	55
2017	357	20.8	17.1	57.7
2018	348	20.7	16.7	56.9
2019	361	22.5	16.0	53.2
2020	348	23.5	14.8	50.3
2021	316	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	311	23.7	13.0	45
2023	343	28.0	12.2	50.1

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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