Is Sumner Elementary Math & Sci Community Academy a good school?

Sumner Elementary Math & Sci Community Academy ranks 1184 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Sumner Elementary Math & Sci Community Academy?

In the 2023-24 school year, 203 students attended Sumner Elementary Math & Sci Community Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Sumner Elementary Math & Sci Community Academy?

Students at Sumner Elementary Math & Sci Community Academy are 99% African American.

What schools do graduates of Sumner Elementary Math & Sci Community Academy attend?

Students who attend Sumner Elementary Math & Sci Community Academy usually go on to attend: High : Manley Career Academy High School

Sumner Elementary Math & Sci Community Academy

Summary:

Sumner Elementary Math & Sci Community Academy is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in the West Side neighborhood of Chicago, with 201 students enrolled. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Illinois elementary schools over the past decade, with a current 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sumner Elementary significantly underperforms compared to the Chicago Public Schools District 299 and state averages on standardized tests, with only 41.5% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and just 13.1% proficient in math. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, reaching 31.9% in 2021-2022. Sumner Elementary serves a high-poverty student population, with 87.56% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, and spends $23,500 per student, which is higher than the district average.

While Sumner Elementary's overall performance is poor, its African American students perform relatively well, ranking 127th out of 655 Illinois elementary schools in 2023-2024. However, the school's nearby peers, such as Melody Elementary, Gregory Math & Sci Elementary Academy, and Hefferan Elementary, also perform poorly on standardized tests and have high rates of chronic absenteeism, indicating that the challenges facing Sumner Elementary are not unique but rather reflect broader systemic issues in the surrounding community.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

4320 W 5th Ave
Chicago, IL 60624-3401

(773) 534-6730

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

SchoolDigger Rank:
1184^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $30,154

Students who attend Sumner Elementary Math & Sci Community Academy usually attend:

High:

Manley Career Academy High School

Student/teacher ratio: 10.6

Number of students: 203

Racial breakdown:

African American:

98.5%

Hispanic:

1.0%

White:

0.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 94.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Sumner Elementary Math & Sci Community Academy ranks worse than 57.3% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 109^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 38.64. (See more...)

Compare Details Sumner Elementary Math & Sci Community Academy ranks better than 51% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 45.04. (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 (98.5%), Hispanic (1%), White (0.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 94.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Sumner Elementary Math & Sci Community Academy is 10.6, which is the 67^th best among 452 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299. (See more...)

Compare Sumner Elementary Math & Sci Community Academy employs 19 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Sumner Elementary Math & Sci Community Academy is $30,154, which is the 20^th highest among 452 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Sumner Elementary Math & Sci Community Academy:

SchoolDigger ranks Sumner Elementary Math & Sci Community Academy 1184^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Sumner Elementary Math & Sci Community Academy in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Female students:

Male students:

African American students:

SchoolDigger ranks Sumner Elementary Math & Sci Community Academy 668^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Sumner Elementary Math & Sci Community Academy in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

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Male students:

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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 Sumner Elementary Math & Sci Community Academy

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Sumner Elementary Math & Sci Community Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	5.63	1869^th	2020	7.5%
2004	11.66	1804^th	2030	11.1%
2005	12.49	1806^th	2022	10.7%
2006	25.88	1722^nd	2086	17.4%
2007	23.04	1775^th	2095	15.3%
2008	39.46	1467^th	2092	29.9%
2009	30.59	1632^nd	2120	23.0%
2010	34.18	1592^nd	2139	25.6%
2011	21.81	1803^rd	2147	16.0%
2012	33.28	1621^st	2166	25.2%
2013	39.69	1412^th	2167	34.8%
2014	45.73	1191^st	2093	43.1%
2015	36.71	1219^th	2052	40.6%
2016	32.55	1358^th	2046	33.6%
2017	23.55	1588^th	2044	22.3%
2018	16.32	1782^nd	2037	12.5%
2019	13.01	1930^th	2086	7.5%
2021	13.59	1833^rd	1948	5.9%
2022	17.68	1753^rd	2082	15.8%
2023	36.17	1257^th	2077	39.5%
2024	38.64	1184^th	2067	42.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Sumner Elementary Math & Sci Community Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	23.84	1484^th	1765	15.9%
2019	17.66	1685^th	1816	7.2%
2021	19.91	1392^nd	1514	8.1%
2022	29.33	1307^th	1763	25.9%
2023	51.49	774^th	1808	57.2%
2024	54.56	686^th	1793	61.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Sumner Elementary Math & Sci Community Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	13.46	1807^th	1964	8.0%
2019	9.94	1948^th	2019	3.5%
2022	14.94	1775^th	1970	9.9%
2024	34.58	1207^th	1942	37.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Sumner Elementary Math & Sci Community Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	13.37	1838^th	1972	6.8%
2019	18.48	1720^th	2019	14.8%
2021	14.38	1591^st	1707	6.8%
2022	17.08	1722^nd	1977	12.9%
2023	35.27	1202^nd	1984	39.4%
2024	39.37	1097^th	1959	44.0%

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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Sumner Elementary Math & Sci Community Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	39.39	383^rd	698	45.1%
2019	34.81	465^th	711	34.6%
2021	33.69	279^th	428	34.8%
2022	42.02	337^th	684	50.7%
2023	63.02	155^th	692	77.6%
2024	66.97	127^th	655	80.6%

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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 Sumner Elementary Math & Sci Community Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	18.65	956^th	1185	19.3%
2004	25.62	927^th	1204	23.0%
2005	37.42	828^th	1209	31.5%
2006	36.80	906^th	1272	28.8%
2007	33.07	960^th	1287	25.4%
2008	34.26	946^th	1293	26.8%
2009	50.69	766^th	1318	41.9%
2010	50.24	785^th	1327	40.8%
2011	46.91	814^th	1344	39.4%
2012	51.79	763^rd	1365	44.1%
2013	58.37	567^th	1367	58.5%
2014	64.02	461^st	1322	65.1%
2015	26.22	965^th	1302	25.9%
2016	26.01	977^th	1294	24.5%
2017	34.18	835^th	1293	35.4%
2018	32.14	860^th	1293	33.5%
2019	30.31	938^th	1356	30.8%
2021	10.05	1233^rd	1241	0.6%
2022	25.96	982^nd	1369	28.3%
2023	43.87	705^th	1367	48.4%
2024	45.04	668^th	1363	51.0%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Sumner Elementary Math & Sci Community Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	44.90	598^th	1161	48.5%
2019	39.93	729^th	1217	40.1%
2021	13.40	1012^th	1019	0.7%
2022	34.15	794^th	1221	35.0%
2023	61.49	348^th	1234	71.8%
2024	62.33	342^nd	1219	71.9%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Sumner Elementary Math & Sci Community Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	27.59	904^th	1226	26.3%
2019	30.84	900^th	1276	29.5%
2022	20.70	1038^th	1286	19.3%
2024	45.40	627^th	1251	49.9%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Sumner Elementary Math & Sci Community Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	38.68	712^th	1223	41.8%
2019	31.06	865^th	1296	33.3%
2021	10.98	1030^th	1048	1.7%
2022	31.68	837^th	1286	34.9%
2023	46.31	609^th	1292	52.9%
2024	44.54	619^th	1264	51.0%

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Rank History for middle school African American students at Sumner Elementary Math & Sci Community Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	64.37	122^nd	511	76.1%
2019	56.50	172^nd	565	69.6%
2021	22.04	372^nd	385	3.4%
2022	54.23	189^th	573	67.0%
2023	75.41	67^th	569	88.2%
2024	74.86	69^th	548	87.4%

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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 Sumner Elementary Math & Sci Community Academy

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	n/a	583	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	583
1990	n/a	555	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	555
1991	0	685	0	27	0	n/a	n/a	0	712
1992	1	600	0	28	0	n/a	n/a	0	629
1993	0	594	0	92	0	n/a	n/a	0	686
1994	0	639	0	75	0	n/a	n/a	0	714
1995	1	694	0	68	0	n/a	n/a	0	763
1996	1	694	0	68	0	n/a	n/a	0	763
1997	0	674	0	45	0	n/a	n/a	0	719
1998	1	614	0	29	0	n/a	n/a	0	644
1999	0	613	0	21	0	n/a	n/a	0	634
2000	1	667	0	49	0	n/a	n/a	0	717
2001	0	659	0	32	0	n/a	n/a	0	691
2002	0	650	0	27	0	n/a	n/a	0	677
2003	0	650	0	27	0	n/a	n/a	0	677
2004	0	614	0	24	0	n/a	n/a	0	638
2005	0	568	1	35	0	n/a	n/a	0	604
2006	0	532	1	7	1	n/a	n/a	0	541
2007	0	594	2	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	602
2008	1	532	1	2	1	n/a	n/a	1	538
2009	1	487	1	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	490
2010	0	462	1	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	465
2011	0	433	0	0	0	0	5	0	438
2012	0	408	0	7	1	0	8	0	424
2013	0	346	1	5	1	0	5	0	358
2014	0	400	1	4	0	1	0	0	406
2015	0	299	1	2	0	1	2	0	305
2016	0	276	0	2	0	0	1	0	279
2017	0	259	0	4	0	0	0	0	263
2018	0	272	0	3	0	0	1	0	276
2019	0	274	0	7	1	0	0	0	282
2020	0	259	0	2	0	0	1	0	262
2021	1	233	0	4	0	0	1	0	239
2022	1	219	0	5	0	0	1	0	226
2023	0	200	0	1	0	0	0	0	201
2024	1	200	0	2	0	0	0	0	203

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

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Sumner Elementary Math & Sci Community Academy

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	583	26.0	22.4	n/a
1990	555	28.0	19.8	n/a
1991	712	38.0	18.7	n/a
1992	629	40.0	15.7	n/a
1993	686	43.0	16.0	n/a
1994	714	40.0	17.8	n/a
1995	763	44.0	17.3	n/a
1996	763	44.0	17.3	n/a
1997	719	45.0	16.0	n/a
1998	644	45.0	14.3	n/a
1999	634	42.0	15.1	n/a
2000	717	39.0	18.4	n/a
2001	691	43.0	16.1	n/a
2002	677	46.0	14.7	84.8
2003	677	46.0	14.7	84.8
2004	638	36.3	17.6	96.7
2005	604	36.3	16.6	93.5
2006	541	44.7	12.1	99.4
2007	602	29.0	20.8	99.5
2008	538	33.0	16.3	99.6
2009	490	28.0	17.5	98.2
2010	465	27.0	17.2	97.2
2011	438	22.0	19.9	97.5
2012	424	21.0	20.1	95
2013	358	24.3	14.6	93.6
2014	406	22.0	18.4	97
2015	305	19.0	16.0	95.7
2016	279	16.0	17.4	93.5
2017	263	14.5	18.0	93.9
2018	276	15.5	17.8	94.2
2019	282	16.0	17.6	93.6
2020	262	17.0	15.4	94.3
2021	239	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	226	19.0	11.8	92.5
2023	201	19.0	10.5	87.6
2024	203	19.0	10.6	94.6

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 Sumner Elementary Math & Sci Community Academy

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	583	26.0	22.4	n/a
1990	555	28.0	19.8	n/a
1991	712	38.0	18.7	n/a
1992	629	40.0	15.7	n/a
1993	686	43.0	16.0	n/a
1994	714	40.0	17.8	n/a
1995	763	44.0	17.3	n/a
1996	763	44.0	17.3	n/a
1997	719	45.0	16.0	n/a
1998	644	45.0	14.3	n/a
1999	634	42.0	15.1	n/a
2000	717	39.0	18.4	n/a
2001	691	43.0	16.1	n/a
2002	677	46.0	14.7	84.8
2003	677	46.0	14.7	84.8
2004	638	36.3	17.6	96.7
2005	604	36.3	16.6	93.5
2006	541	44.7	12.1	99.4
2007	602	29.0	20.8	99.5
2008	538	33.0	16.3	99.6
2009	490	28.0	17.5	98.2
2010	465	27.0	17.2	97.2
2011	438	22.0	19.9	97.5
2012	424	21.0	20.1	95
2013	358	24.3	14.6	93.6
2014	406	22.0	18.4	97
2015	305	19.0	16.0	95.7
2016	279	16.0	17.4	93.5
2017	263	14.5	18.0	93.9
2018	276	15.5	17.8	94.2
2019	282	16.0	17.6	93.6
2020	262	17.0	15.4	94.3
2021	239	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	226	19.0	11.8	92.5
2023	201	19.0	10.5	87.6
2024	203	19.0	10.6	94.6

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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