Is Sutherland Elementary School a good school?

Sutherland Elementary School ranks 952 nd of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Sutherland Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 593 students attended Sutherland Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Sutherland Elementary School?

Students at Sutherland Elementary School are 51% African American, 33% White, 11% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Sutherland Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Sutherland Elementary School usually go on to attend: High : Morgan Park High School

Sutherland Elementary School

Summary:

Sutherland Elementary School is a public K-8 school in Chicago, Illinois, serving 593 students. As part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299, which is ranked 688 out of 813 districts in Illinois, Sutherland has consistently performed in the middle to lower range of Illinois elementary schools over the past decade, with a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

One of Sutherland's key strengths is its academic performance, particularly in English Language Arts (ELA) and mathematics. The school outperforms the district average, with 40.1% of students proficient or better in ELA compared to 30.5% for the district, and 20.7% proficient or better in math compared to 18.3% for the district. Sutherland's 6th-grade students stand out, with 52.6% proficient or better in ELA and 13% in math, significantly higher than the district averages. Additionally, Sutherland's African American students perform exceptionally well, ranking in the top 150-250 out of 655 Illinois elementary schools in ELA and the top 86-130 out of 692 schools in math.

However, Sutherland faces some challenges, including a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 3.6% in 2019-2020 to 22.3% in 2021-2022, which is higher than the district average. The school's special education and disabled student populations also perform below the state average, ranking in the bottom half of Illinois elementary schools. Despite these challenges, Sutherland's per-student spending has increased from $12,101 in 2019-2020 to $17,324 in 2022-2023, and the student-teacher ratio has decreased from 15.1 in 2021-2022 to 13.9 in 2022-2023, indicating a potential increase in resources to support student learning.

Detail:

Public K-8

10015 S Leavitt St
Chicago, IL 60643-1991

(773) 535-2580

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

SchoolDigger Rank:
952^nd of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,662

Students who attend Sutherland Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Morgan Park High School

Student/teacher ratio: 13.9

Number of students: 593

Racial breakdown:

African American:

50.6%

White:

33.2%

Hispanic:

11.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 34.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Sutherland Elementary School ranks better than 53.9% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 83^rd among 452 ranked elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 49.35. (See more...)

Compare Details Sutherland Elementary School ranks better than 50.8% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 44.9. (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 Sutherland Elementary School is $17,662. 378 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299 spend more per student.

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Sutherland Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Sutherland Elementary School 952^nd of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Sutherland Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Sutherland Elementary School 671^st of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Sutherland 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 Sutherland Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	54.00	1135^th	2020	43.8%
2004	53.72	1148^th	2030	43.4%
2005	58.91	1010^th	2022	50.0%
2006	65.18	877^th	2086	58.0%
2007	70.08	702^nd	2095	66.5%
2008	68.92	762^nd	2092	63.6%
2009	72.36	658^th	2120	69.0%
2010	63.65	946^th	2139	55.8%
2011	65.91	870^th	2147	59.5%
2012	54.83	1174^th	2166	45.8%
2013	66.81	751^st	2167	65.3%
2014	68.26	669^th	2093	68.0%
2015	63.70	643^rd	2052	68.7%
2016	46.59	1016^th	2046	50.3%
2017	43.91	1075^th	2044	47.4%
2018	31.81	1378^th	2037	32.4%
2019	45.35	1068^th	2086	48.8%
2021	39.50	1065^th	1948	45.3%
2022	46.08	1034^th	2082	50.3%
2023	56.68	808^th	2077	61.1%
2024	49.35	952^nd	2067	53.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Sutherland Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	42.30	594^th	1194	50.3%
2022	35.44	643^rd	1113	42.2%
2023	38.66	631^st	1156	45.4%
2024	48.57	496^th	1195	58.5%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	34.03	1208^th	1765	31.6%
2019	43.11	1008^th	1816	44.5%
2021	17.08	1470^th	1514	2.9%
2022	42.55	964^th	1763	45.3%
2023	54.03	711^th	1808	60.7%
2024	48.77	832^nd	1793	53.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Sutherland Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	28.79	1404^th	1964	28.5%
2019	41.04	1152^nd	2019	42.9%
2021	32.97	1085^th	1680	35.4%
2022	43.75	999^th	1970	49.3%
2023	55.95	770^th	1957	60.7%
2024	50.39	862^nd	1942	55.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at Sutherland Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	36.75	514^th	907	43.3%
2024	39.45	488^th	886	44.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Sutherland Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	35.21	1240^th	1972	37.1%
2019	49.61	929^th	2019	54.0%
2021	40.17	934^th	1707	45.3%
2022	46.11	960^th	1977	51.4%
2023	56.11	770^th	1984	61.2%
2024	45.93	967^th	1959	50.6%

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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Sutherland Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	44.86	315^th	698	54.9%
2019	64.95	147^th	711	79.3%
2021	62.70	75^th	428	82.5%
2022	66.15	130^th	684	81.0%
2023	73.84	86^th	692	87.6%
2024	63.00	150^th	655	77.1%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Sutherland Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	47.29	768^th	1463	47.5%
2019	62.02	510^th	1462	65.1%
2021	47.66	643^rd	1308	50.8%
2022	59.75	530^th	1425	62.8%
2023	58.15	552^nd	1419	61.1%
2024	61.37	502^nd	1392	63.9%

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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 Sutherland Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	85.18	135^th	1185	88.6%
2004	81.65	192^nd	1204	84.1%
2005	78.30	252^nd	1209	79.2%
2006	76.19	275^th	1272	78.4%
2007	78.21	229^th	1287	82.2%
2008	81.50	171^st	1293	86.8%
2009	81.03	175^th	1318	86.7%
2010	80.44	183^rd	1327	86.2%
2011	76.26	275^th	1344	79.5%
2012	77.08	270^th	1365	80.2%
2013	86.77	133^rd	1367	90.3%
2014	77.06	266^th	1322	79.9%
2015	42.24	678^th	1302	47.9%
2016	39.04	748^th	1294	42.2%
2017	30.47	897^th	1293	30.6%
2018	15.03	1144^th	1293	11.5%
2019	24.03	1043^rd	1356	23.1%
2021	29.87	828^th	1241	33.3%
2022	31.55	884^th	1369	35.4%
2023	47.59	637^th	1367	53.4%
2024	44.90	671^st	1363	50.8%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Sutherland Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	33.61	490^th	792	38.1%
2022	37.90	423^rd	781	45.8%
2023	37.80	432^nd	805	46.3%
2024	41.96	383^rd	802	52.2%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	18.69	1035^th	1161	10.9%
2019	25.70	970^th	1217	20.3%
2022	30.44	875^th	1221	28.3%
2023	49.78	543^rd	1234	56.0%
2024	47.83	553^rd	1219	54.6%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Sutherland Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	14.22	1106^th	1226	9.8%
2019	24.68	981^st	1276	23.1%
2021	24.81	775^th	1017	23.8%
2022	26.66	923^rd	1286	28.2%
2023	41.57	705^th	1275	44.7%
2024	39.49	710^th	1251	43.2%

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Rank History for middle school Disabled students at Sutherland Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	23.29	603^rd	674	10.5%
2024	31.38	447^th	639	30.0%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Sutherland Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	17.71	1051^st	1223	14.1%
2019	24.43	982^nd	1296	24.2%
2021	36.27	618^th	1048	41.0%
2022	37.76	732^nd	1286	43.1%
2023	53.11	519^th	1292	59.8%
2024	49.04	559^th	1264	55.8%

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Rank History for middle school African American students at Sutherland Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	22.25	458^th	511	10.4%
2019	39.26	320^th	565	43.4%
2021	41.04	197^th	385	48.8%
2022	43.03	266^th	573	53.6%
2023	66.94	117^th	569	79.4%
2024	62.21	135^th	548	75.4%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Sutherland Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	36.20	582^nd	889	34.5%
2019	59.00	341^st	905	62.3%
2022	56.56	352^nd	898	60.8%
2023	59.20	311^th	895	65.3%
2024	61.99	297^th	875	66.1%

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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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by a parent
Thursday, September 10, 2015

The teachers are excellent at Sutherland along with our principal Mr. Steinmiller who leadership is moving the school in the right direction. Our students will have the tools to compete with other students throughout Illinois and the United States. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Sutherland Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	249	268	4	2	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	523
1989	261	279	6	3	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	549
1990	301	280	6	7	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	594
1991	308	242	2	13	1	n/a	n/a	0	566
1992	321	251	4	11	1	n/a	n/a	0	588
1993	339	251	0	12	1	n/a	n/a	0	603
1994	366	247	6	17	1	n/a	n/a	0	637
1995	369	251	8	21	1	n/a	n/a	0	650
1996	369	251	8	21	1	n/a	n/a	0	650
1997	390	265	6	2	8	n/a	n/a	0	671
1998	416	250	9	23	1	n/a	n/a	0	699
1999	403	278	2	15	3	n/a	n/a	0	701
2000	356	300	4	20	1	n/a	n/a	0	681
2001	343	324	5	32	1	n/a	n/a	0	705
2002	388	368	5	26	1	n/a	n/a	0	788
2003	388	368	5	26	1	n/a	n/a	0	788
2004	360	362	4	34	3	n/a	n/a	0	763
2005	353	397	4	24	0	n/a	n/a	0	778
2006	345	374	7	28	3	n/a	n/a	54	811
2007	349	362	7	25	2	n/a	n/a	48	793
2008	322	342	8	26	2	n/a	n/a	55	755
2009	347	373	7	38	3	n/a	n/a	0	768
2010	332	358	7	38	3	n/a	n/a	0	738
2011	332	354	4	60	1	0	21	0	772
2012	331	356	4	50	1	0	14	0	756
2013	310	368	4	41	1	0	11	0	735
2014	294	379	3	41	1	0	13	0	731
2015	267	394	4	46	0	0	10	0	721
2016	234	401	4	40	0	0	14	0	693
2017	186	375	4	33	0	0	10	0	608
2018	162	349	3	32	0	0	11	0	557
2019	186	361	3	43	0	0	11	0	604
2020	209	361	5	54	0	0	20	0	649
2021	252	364	3	67	1	0	33	0	720
2022	217	335	2	68	1	0	27	1	651
2023	197	300	2	65	2	0	27	0	593

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

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For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Sutherland Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	523	22.0	23.7	n/a
1989	549	24.0	22.8	n/a
1990	594	28.0	21.2	n/a
1991	566	27.0	20.9	n/a
1992	588	19.0	30.9	n/a
1993	603	21.0	28.7	n/a
1994	637	21.0	30.3	n/a
1995	650	26.0	25.0	n/a
1996	650	26.0	25.0	n/a
1997	671	25.0	26.8	n/a
1998	699	25.0	28.0	n/a
1999	701	27.0	26.0	n/a
2000	681	29.0	23.5	n/a
2001	705	28.0	25.2	n/a
2002	788	33.0	23.9	8.8
2003	788	33.0	23.9	8.8
2004	763	36.1	21.1	8.3
2005	778	38.4	20.3	8.5
2006	811	40.9	19.8	9.2
2007	793	32.0	24.8	10.2
2008	755	35.0	21.6	11.9
2009	768	35.5	21.6	15.4
2010	738	30.0	24.6	14.9
2011	772	34.0	22.7	14.2
2012	756	36.0	21.0	20.5
2013	735	29.8	24.6	21.9
2014	731	39.5	18.5	26.9
2015	721	38.0	18.9	38.1
2016	693	29.0	23.8	28.3
2017	608	24.1	25.1	43.9
2018	557	26.8	20.7	46.1
2019	604	37.5	16.1	32.9
2020	649	39.5	16.4	31.6
2021	720	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	651	43.0	15.1	34.6
2023	593	42.5	13.9	34.6

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 Sutherland Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	523	22.0	23.7	n/a
1989	549	24.0	22.8	n/a
1990	594	28.0	21.2	n/a
1991	566	27.0	20.9	n/a
1992	588	19.0	30.9	n/a
1993	603	21.0	28.7	n/a
1994	637	21.0	30.3	n/a
1995	650	26.0	25.0	n/a
1996	650	26.0	25.0	n/a
1997	671	25.0	26.8	n/a
1998	699	25.0	28.0	n/a
1999	701	27.0	26.0	n/a
2000	681	29.0	23.5	n/a
2001	705	28.0	25.2	n/a
2002	788	33.0	23.9	8.8
2003	788	33.0	23.9	8.8
2004	763	36.1	21.1	8.3
2005	778	38.4	20.3	8.5
2006	811	40.9	19.8	9.2
2007	793	32.0	24.8	10.2
2008	755	35.0	21.6	11.9
2009	768	35.5	21.6	15.4
2010	738	30.0	24.6	14.9
2011	772	34.0	22.7	14.2
2012	756	36.0	21.0	20.5
2013	735	29.8	24.6	21.9
2014	731	39.5	18.5	26.9
2015	721	38.0	18.9	38.1
2016	693	29.0	23.8	28.3
2017	608	24.1	25.1	43.9
2018	557	26.8	20.7	46.1
2019	604	37.5	16.1	32.9
2020	649	39.5	16.4	31.6
2021	720	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	651	43.0	15.1	34.6
2023	593	42.5	13.9	34.6

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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