Is Taylor Elementary School a good school?

Taylor Elementary School ranks in the bottom 12.6% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Taylor Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 325 students attended Taylor Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Taylor Elementary School?

Students at Taylor Elementary School are 81% Hispanic, 10% African American, 9% White.

What schools do graduates of Taylor Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Taylor Elementary School usually go on to attend: High : Washington G High School

Taylor Elementary School

Summary:

Taylor Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, with an enrollment of 337 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.

Taylor Elementary School faces significant challenges, with consistently high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 39.5% to 46.8%, significantly higher than the nearby schools. The school's test scores are also consistently lower than the Chicago Public Schools District 299 and the state of Illinois averages across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2023-2024, only 18.7% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 30.5% for the district and 41.2% for the state. In Mathematics, only 11.8% of students were proficient or better, compared to 18.3% for the district and 28.4% for the state. The school's performance on test scores for specific student groups, such as female students, male students, Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and students with disabilities, is also consistently lower than the state averages for those groups.

Despite the relatively high spending per student at Taylor Elementary School, ranging from $13,476 in 2019-2020 to $20,941 in 2022-2023, the school's academic outcomes are still significantly below the district and state averages. This suggests that simply increasing funding may not be the sole solution to improving the school's performance, and other factors, such as instructional practices, school leadership, and community engagement, may need to be addressed. However, the data also indicates that there may be opportunities for improvement, as the school's performance on the 8th grade English Language Arts test (45.4% proficient or better in 2023-2024) is significantly higher than the other grade levels, suggesting the school may be able to replicate this success in other grades and subjects.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

9912 S Avenue H
Chicago, IL 60617-5597

(773) 535-6240

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

SchoolDigger Rank:
1807^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $22,830

Students who attend Taylor Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Washington G High School

Student/teacher ratio: 11.4

Number of students: 325

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

80.6%

African American:

10.2%

White:

8.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 89.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Taylor Elementary School ranks worse than 87.4% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 315^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 16.07. (See more...)

Compare Details Taylor Elementary School ranks worse than 68.9% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 28.17. (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: Hispanic (80.6%), African American (10.2%), White (8.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 89.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Taylor Elementary School is 11.4, which is the 106^th best among 452 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299. (See more...)

Compare Taylor Elementary School employs 28.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Taylor Elementary School is $22,830, which is the 168^th highest among 452 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Taylor Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Taylor Elementary School 1807^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Taylor Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Taylor Elementary School 939^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Taylor 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 Taylor Elementary School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Taylor Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	54.53	1122^nd	2020	44.5%
2004	44.91	1319^th	2030	35.0%
2005	35.00	1493^rd	2022	26.2%
2006	32.19	1639^th	2086	21.4%
2007	34.06	1622^nd	2095	22.6%
2008	28.06	1647^th	2092	21.3%
2009	27.54	1679^th	2120	20.8%
2010	34.25	1588^th	2139	25.8%
2011	21.05	1812^th	2147	15.6%
2012	22.27	1814^th	2166	16.3%
2013	12.87	1963^rd	2167	9.4%
2014	13.53	1880^th	2093	10.2%
2015	19.48	1719^th	2052	16.2%
2016	21.23	1661^st	2046	18.8%
2017	25.22	1541^st	2044	24.6%
2018	20.41	1629^th	2037	20.0%
2019	25.68	1564^th	2086	25.0%
2021	22.83	1472^nd	1948	24.4%
2022	22.32	1583^rd	2082	24.0%
2023	18.85	1719^th	2077	17.2%
2024	16.07	1807^th	2067	12.6%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	32.42	539^th	718	24.9%
2019	37.89	481^st	743	35.3%
2022	35.14	534^th	768	30.5%
2023	28.03	674^th	788	14.5%
2024	30.52	637^th	826	22.9%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	30.97	815^th	1194	31.7%
2022	30.61	757^th	1113	32.0%
2023	18.38	1092^nd	1156	5.5%
2024	33.66	761^st	1195	36.3%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	32.27	1258^th	1765	28.7%
2019	38.96	1136^th	1816	37.4%
2021	35.44	984^th	1514	35.0%
2022	35.38	1133^rd	1763	35.7%
2023	28.46	1374^th	1808	24.0%
2024	23.13	1497^th	1793	16.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Taylor Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	22.67	1546^th	1964	21.3%
2019	26.70	1498^th	2019	25.8%
2021	21.92	1327^th	1680	21.0%
2022	16.71	1709^th	1970	13.2%
2023	16.34	1737^th	1957	11.2%
2024	15.71	1723^rd	1942	11.3%

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Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at Taylor Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	21.96	810^th	907	10.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Taylor Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	24.19	1522^nd	1972	22.8%
2019	30.58	1388^th	2019	31.3%
2022	31.32	1278^th	1977	35.4%
2023	25.29	1447^th	1984	27.1%
2024	18.70	1624^th	1959	17.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Taylor Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	29.07	704^th	938	24.9%
2019	34.27	649^th	955	32.0%
2021	32.71	498^th	742	32.9%
2022	30.40	685^th	954	28.2%
2023	26.00	785^th	970	19.1%
2024	23.32	801^st	959	16.5%

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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 Taylor Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	57.66	562^nd	1185	52.6%
2004	34.20	850^th	1204	29.4%
2005	24.75	935^th	1209	22.7%
2006	26.83	1000^th	1272	21.4%
2007	26.43	1018^th	1287	20.9%
2008	26.10	1023^rd	1293	20.9%
2009	32.77	989^th	1318	25.0%
2010	30.92	1015^th	1327	23.5%
2011	20.23	1148^th	1344	14.6%
2012	27.70	1077^th	1365	21.1%
2013	39.43	878^th	1367	35.8%
2014	26.21	1026^th	1322	22.4%
2015	10.85	1244^th	1302	4.5%
2016	23.81	1023^rd	1294	20.9%
2017	13.95	1174^th	1293	9.2%
2018	17.65	1093^rd	1293	15.5%
2019	7.94	1339^th	1356	1.3%
2021	20.37	1013^th	1241	18.4%
2022	21.69	1071^st	1369	21.8%
2023	29.55	923^rd	1367	32.5%
2024	28.17	939^th	1363	31.1%

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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Taylor Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2022	37.46	290^th	454	36.1%
2023	47.58	181^st	480	62.3%
2024	39.22	273^rd	486	43.8%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2022	26.86	654^th	781	16.3%
2023	22.31	715^th	805	11.2%
2024	26.70	615^th	802	23.3%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	23.86	957^th	1161	17.6%
2019	10.23	1198^th	1217	1.6%
2021	27.76	770^th	1019	24.4%
2022	29.27	905^th	1221	25.9%
2023	43.26	656^th	1234	46.8%
2024	35.49	772^nd	1219	36.7%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Taylor Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2022	20.79	1037^th	1286	19.4%
2023	14.42	1160^th	1275	9.0%
2024	16.81	1080^th	1251	13.7%

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Rank History for middle school Disabled students at Taylor Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	23.95	583^rd	674	13.5%
2024	33.75	409^th	639	36.0%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Taylor Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	24.85	920^th	1223	24.8%
2019	10.68	1261^st	1296	2.7%
2021	12.12	1018^th	1048	2.9%
2022	24.45	967^th	1286	24.8%
2023	49.08	577^th	1292	55.3%
2024	38.58	703^rd	1264	44.4%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Taylor Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	23.78	496^th	590	15.9%
2019	7.17	636^th	639	0.5%
2021	26.77	415^th	517	19.7%
2022	24.01	550^th	662	16.9%
2023	42.24	347^th	661	47.5%
2024	38.03	373^rd	643	42.0%

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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 Taylor Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	199	26	n/a	376	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	601
1990	161	23	n/a	419	8	n/a	n/a	0	611
1991	163	20	0	467	7	n/a	n/a	0	657
1992	158	19	1	465	3	n/a	n/a	0	646
1993	116	17	0	507	3	n/a	n/a	0	643
1994	110	8	0	423	0	n/a	n/a	0	541
1995	59	23	0	486	0	n/a	n/a	0	568
1996	59	23	0	486	0	n/a	n/a	0	568
1997	48	25	0	513	0	n/a	n/a	0	586
1998	89	41	0	638	1	n/a	n/a	0	769
1999	74	29	1	681	3	n/a	n/a	0	788
2000	74	39	0	675	3	n/a	n/a	0	791
2001	73	37	0	676	6	n/a	n/a	0	792
2002	75	41	0	665	5	n/a	n/a	0	786
2003	75	41	0	665	5	n/a	n/a	0	786
2004	28	58	0	688	0	n/a	n/a	0	774
2005	22	59	0	683	2	n/a	n/a	0	766
2006	16	57	0	666	2	n/a	n/a	27	768
2007	18	52	0	638	2	n/a	n/a	14	724
2008	16	53	0	612	0	n/a	n/a	44	725
2009	13	80	0	626	0	n/a	n/a	0	719
2010	10	87	0	569	0	n/a	n/a	0	666
2011	9	71	0	557	11	0	1	0	649
2012	10	59	0	557	9	0	0	0	635
2013	6	58	0	520	7	0	0	0	591
2014	5	55	0	514	5	0	2	0	581
2015	9	43	0	453	3	0	2	0	510
2016	10	40	1	424	3	0	1	0	479
2017	13	46	0	423	2	0	3	0	487
2018	14	41	0	394	2	0	2	0	453
2019	16	28	0	373	0	0	1	0	418
2020	19	33	0	338	0	0	1	0	391
2021	21	26	0	320	0	0	1	0	368
2022	20	37	0	301	0	0	1	0	359
2023	26	28	0	280	2	0	1	0	337
2024	29	33	0	262	1	0	0	0	325

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

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Taylor Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	601	26.0	23.1	n/a
1990	611	30.0	20.3	n/a
1991	657	32.0	20.5	n/a
1992	646	33.0	19.5	n/a
1993	643	32.0	20.1	n/a
1994	541	30.0	18.0	n/a
1995	568	30.0	18.9	n/a
1996	568	30.0	18.9	n/a
1997	586	32.0	18.3	n/a
1998	769	43.0	17.9	n/a
1999	788	46.0	17.1	n/a
2000	791	45.0	17.6	n/a
2001	792	43.0	18.4	n/a
2002	786	43.0	18.3	95
2003	786	43.0	18.3	95
2004	774	38.6	20.1	97.7
2005	766	40.5	18.9	95.4
2006	768	42.0	18.3	101.9
2007	724	36.0	20.1	101.5
2008	725	36.0	20.1	103.8
2009	719	37.0	19.4	96.1
2010	666	37.0	18.0	98.3
2011	649	33.0	19.6	99.5
2012	635	32.0	19.8	97.8
2013	591	43.2	13.6	98.5
2014	581	32.0	18.1	97.9
2015	510	29.0	17.5	99
2016	479	27.0	17.7	98.5
2017	487	25.1	19.3	97.9
2018	453	25.4	17.8	97.1
2019	418	26.5	15.7	96.7
2020	391	29.5	13.2	97.2
2021	368	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	359	29.0	12.3	95.5
2023	337	30.5	11.0	92.9
2024	325	28.5	11.4	89.5

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 Taylor Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	601	26.0	23.1	n/a
1990	611	30.0	20.3	n/a
1991	657	32.0	20.5	n/a
1992	646	33.0	19.5	n/a
1993	643	32.0	20.1	n/a
1994	541	30.0	18.0	n/a
1995	568	30.0	18.9	n/a
1996	568	30.0	18.9	n/a
1997	586	32.0	18.3	n/a
1998	769	43.0	17.9	n/a
1999	788	46.0	17.1	n/a
2000	791	45.0	17.6	n/a
2001	792	43.0	18.4	n/a
2002	786	43.0	18.3	95
2003	786	43.0	18.3	95
2004	774	38.6	20.1	97.7
2005	766	40.5	18.9	95.4
2006	768	42.0	18.3	101.9
2007	724	36.0	20.1	101.5
2008	725	36.0	20.1	103.8
2009	719	37.0	19.4	96.1
2010	666	37.0	18.0	98.3
2011	649	33.0	19.6	99.5
2012	635	32.0	19.8	97.8
2013	591	43.2	13.6	98.5
2014	581	32.0	18.1	97.9
2015	510	29.0	17.5	99
2016	479	27.0	17.7	98.5
2017	487	25.1	19.3	97.9
2018	453	25.4	17.8	97.1
2019	418	26.5	15.7	96.7
2020	391	29.5	13.2	97.2
2021	368	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	359	29.0	12.3	95.5
2023	337	30.5	11.0	92.9
2024	325	28.5	11.4	89.5

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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