Is Spencer Technology Academy Elementary School a good school?

Spencer Technology Academy Elementary School ranks in the bottom 11.1% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Spencer Technology Academy Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 391 students attended Spencer Technology Academy Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Spencer Technology Academy Elementary School?

Students at Spencer Technology Academy Elementary School are 93% African American, 4% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% White.

Spencer Technology Academy Elementary School

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Spencer Technology Academy Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Chicago, Illinois, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 391 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.

Spencer Technology Academy Elementary School faces significant challenges, with consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 51.9% in 2020-2021 to 78.3% in 2021-2022, significantly higher than the district and state averages. The school's academic performance, as measured by the percentage of students proficient or better in IAR/English Language Arts and IAR/Mathematics, is also significantly lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, only 8.7% of students were proficient or better in IAR/English Language Arts, compared to 30.5% for the district and 41.2% for the state. When comparing the school's performance to other Illinois elementary schools, Spencer Technology Academy Elementary School ranks in the bottom quartile for most student groups, including female students, male students, African American students, special education students, and low socioeconomic status students.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as KIPP Academy Chicago Campus, Catalyst Charter-Circle Rock Elementary School, and Hefferan Elementary School, generally outperform Spencer Technology Academy Elementary School in academic achievement, with higher proficiency rates in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. Despite the school's low academic performance, the spending per student at Spencer Technology Academy Elementary School has increased over the years, from $12,883 in 2019-2020 to $19,791 in 2022-2023, suggesting that funding and resources alone may not be the primary driver of the school's challenges.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

214 N Lavergne Ave
Chicago, IL 60644-2517

(773) 534-6150

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

SchoolDigger Rank:
1837^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $21,870

Student/teacher ratio: 11.8

Number of students: 391

Racial breakdown:

African American:

93.1%

Hispanic:

3.6%

Two or more races:

2.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 83.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Spencer Technology Academy Elementary School ranks worse than 88.9% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 331^st among 452 ranked elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 15.22. (See more...)

Compare Details Spencer Technology Academy Elementary School ranks worse than 92.7% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 13.1. (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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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Spencer Technology Academy Elementary School is $21,870, which is the 192^nd highest among 452 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Spencer Technology Academy Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Spencer Technology Academy Elementary School 1837^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Spencer Technology Academy Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Spencer Technology Academy Elementary School 1264^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Spencer Technology Academy 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 all elementary school students at Spencer Technology Academy Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	1.44	1994^th	2020	1.3%
2004	0.83	2020^th	2030	0.5%
2005	0.66	2011^th	2022	0.5%
2006	1.42	2058^th	2086	1.3%
2007	5.54	1978^th	2095	5.6%
2008	6.44	1978^th	2092	5.4%
2009	10.17	1945^th	2120	8.3%
2010	9.35	1986^th	2139	7.2%
2011	15.21	1904^th	2147	11.3%
2012	10.10	2026^th	2166	6.5%
2013	12.35	1972^nd	2167	9.0%
2014	2.92	2075^th	2093	0.9%
2015	10.39	1988^th	2052	3.1%
2016	10.89	1946^th	2046	4.9%
2017	8.34	2008^th	2044	1.8%
2018	14.95	1827^th	2037	10.3%
2019	16.12	1840^th	2086	11.8%
2021	14.42	1786^th	1948	8.3%
2022	16.75	1791^st	2082	14.0%
2023	11.44	1988^th	2077	4.3%
2024	15.22	1837^th	2067	11.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Spencer Technology Academy Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	22.48	1064^th	1194	10.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Spencer Technology Academy Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	22.94	1506^th	1765	14.7%
2019	26.12	1483^rd	1816	18.3%
2021	22.33	1326^th	1514	12.4%
2022	26.21	1388^th	1763	21.3%
2023	15.87	1723^rd	1808	4.7%
2024	22.56	1512^th	1793	15.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Homeless students at Spencer Technology Academy Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	34.07	27^th	36	25.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Spencer Technology Academy Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	16.13	1731^st	1964	11.9%
2019	19.54	1702^nd	2019	15.7%
2022	19.90	1598^th	1970	18.9%
2023	14.66	1799^th	1957	8.1%
2024	15.26	1743^rd	1942	10.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Spencer Technology Academy Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	15.68	1766^th	1972	10.4%
2019	15.31	1826^th	2019	9.6%
2022	15.02	1801^st	1977	8.9%
2023	10.64	1937^th	1984	2.4%
2024	16.19	1714^th	1959	12.5%

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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Spencer Technology Academy Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	35.50	437^th	698	37.4%
2019	38.75	416^th	711	41.5%
2021	35.43	260^th	428	39.3%
2022	39.92	363^rd	684	46.9%
2023	27.95	551^st	692	20.4%
2024	36.81	406^th	655	38.0%

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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 Spencer Technology Academy Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	17.58	970^th	1185	18.1%
2004	4.14	1159^th	1204	3.7%
2005	3.41	1160^th	1209	4.1%
2006	1.44	1258^th	1272	1.1%
2007	4.92	1232^nd	1287	4.3%
2008	5.43	1230^th	1293	4.9%
2009	12.59	1180^th	1318	10.5%
2010	10.99	1208^th	1327	9.0%
2011	15.92	1186^th	1344	11.8%
2012	14.35	1219^th	1365	10.7%
2013	12.12	1246^th	1367	8.9%
2014	9.07	1238^th	1322	6.4%
2015	12.07	1222^nd	1302	6.1%
2016	15.50	1174^th	1294	9.3%
2017	12.15	1216^th	1293	6.0%
2018	9.24	1259^th	1293	2.6%
2019	9.14	1321^st	1356	2.6%
2021	12.56	1178^th	1241	5.1%
2022	17.21	1179^th	1369	13.9%
2023	13.16	1281^st	1367	6.3%
2024	13.10	1264^th	1363	7.3%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Spencer Technology Academy Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	24.69	700^th	792	11.6%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Spencer Technology Academy Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	12.39	1127^th	1161	2.9%
2019	12.78	1165^th	1217	4.3%
2021	18.01	948^th	1019	7.0%
2022	25.72	969^th	1221	20.6%
2023	16.79	1150^th	1234	6.8%
2024	18.61	1080^th	1219	11.4%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Spencer Technology Academy Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	9.14	1183^rd	1226	3.5%
2019	8.70	1238^th	1276	3.0%
2021	8.98	1006^th	1017	1.1%
2022	22.85	1000^th	1286	22.2%
2023	15.84	1124^th	1275	11.8%
2024	13.27	1152^nd	1251	7.9%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Spencer Technology Academy Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	10.86	1191^st	1223	2.6%
2019	11.27	1247^th	1296	3.8%
2022	13.60	1214^th	1286	5.6%
2023	11.74	1251^st	1292	3.2%
2024	13.28	1191^st	1264	5.8%

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Rank History for middle school African American students at Spencer Technology Academy Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	22.07	460^th	511	10.0%
2019	22.04	516^th	565	8.7%
2021	27.65	320^th	385	16.9%
2022	36.89	339^th	573	40.8%
2023	30.54	412^th	569	27.6%
2024	28.27	413^th	548	24.6%

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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 Spencer Technology Academy 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	955	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	955
1990	n/a	1028	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	1028
1991	0	1127	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	1127
1992	0	1182	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	1182
1993	0	1207	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	1207
1994	0	1204	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	1204
1995	0	1200	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	1201
1996	0	1200	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	1201
1997	0	1239	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	1240
1998	0	1356	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	1356
1999	1	1350	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	1351
2000	1	1314	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	1315
2001	0	1308	0	0	1	n/a	n/a	0	1309
2002	0	1279	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	1279
2003	0	1279	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	1279
2004	0	1266	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	1266
2005	0	1128	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	1128
2006	1	1062	0	6	1	n/a	n/a	8	1078
2007	2	936	0	3	1	n/a	n/a	9	951
2008	1	867	0	3	1	n/a	n/a	6	878
2009	3	912	0	4	2	n/a	n/a	0	921
2010	3	843	0	6	1	n/a	n/a	1	854
2011	1	766	0	15	0	0	0	0	782
2012	1	793	0	8	0	0	3	0	805
2013	1	811	0	5	0	0	1	0	818
2014	1	838	0	10	0	0	0	0	849
2015	1	782	0	9	0	0	6	0	798
2016	1	750	0	8	0	0	2	0	761
2017	2	668	0	14	0	0	2	0	686
2018	1	531	0	20	0	0	2	0	554
2019	1	467	0	16	1	1	2	0	488
2020	2	433	0	11	0	0	3	0	449
2021	2	430	0	10	2	0	9	0	453
2022	3	427	0	7	0	0	4	0	441
2023	4	364	0	14	0	0	9	0	391

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

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Spencer Technology Academy Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	955	42.0	22.7	n/a
1990	1028	44.0	23.3	n/a
1991	1127	48.0	23.4	n/a
1992	1182	49.0	24.1	n/a
1993	1207	57.0	21.2	n/a
1994	1204	59.0	20.4	n/a
1995	1201	54.0	22.2	n/a
1996	1201	54.0	22.2	n/a
1997	1240	58.0	21.4	n/a
1998	1356	58.0	23.4	n/a
1999	1351	59.2	22.8	n/a
2000	1315	60.4	21.8	n/a
2001	1309	59.4	22.0	n/a
2002	1279	58.0	22.1	84.4
2003	1279	58.0	22.1	84.4
2004	1266	54.7	23.1	79.3
2005	1128	59.2	19.1	80.9
2006	1078	67.9	15.9	94.4
2007	951	46.0	20.7	82
2008	878	44.0	20.0	100.3
2009	921	42.0	21.9	94.2
2010	854	47.0	18.1	98
2011	782	41.0	19.0	99.6
2012	805	41.0	19.6	99.6
2013	818	45.7	17.8	98.8
2014	849	47.5	17.8	99.2
2015	798	45.0	17.7	99.1
2016	761	43.0	17.6	98.2
2017	686	38.7	17.6	98.1
2018	554	35.4	15.6	99.3
2019	488	30.0	16.2	97.3
2020	449	25.0	17.9	95.5
2021	453	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	441	31.5	14.0	99.1
2023	391	33.0	11.8	83.4

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 Spencer Technology Academy Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	955	42.0	22.7	n/a
1990	1028	44.0	23.3	n/a
1991	1127	48.0	23.4	n/a
1992	1182	49.0	24.1	n/a
1993	1207	57.0	21.2	n/a
1994	1204	59.0	20.4	n/a
1995	1201	54.0	22.2	n/a
1996	1201	54.0	22.2	n/a
1997	1240	58.0	21.4	n/a
1998	1356	58.0	23.4	n/a
1999	1351	59.2	22.8	n/a
2000	1315	60.4	21.8	n/a
2001	1309	59.4	22.0	n/a
2002	1279	58.0	22.1	84.4
2003	1279	58.0	22.1	84.4
2004	1266	54.7	23.1	79.3
2005	1128	59.2	19.1	80.9
2006	1078	67.9	15.9	94.4
2007	951	46.0	20.7	82
2008	878	44.0	20.0	100.3
2009	921	42.0	21.9	94.2
2010	854	47.0	18.1	98
2011	782	41.0	19.0	99.6
2012	805	41.0	19.6	99.6
2013	818	45.7	17.8	98.8
2014	849	47.5	17.8	99.2
2015	798	45.0	17.7	99.1
2016	761	43.0	17.6	98.2
2017	686	38.7	17.6	98.1
2018	554	35.4	15.6	99.3
2019	488	30.0	16.2	97.3
2020	449	25.0	17.9	95.5
2021	453	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	441	31.5	14.0	99.1
2023	391	33.0	11.8	83.4

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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