Is Thorp J N Elementary School a good school?

Thorp J N Elementary School ranks in the bottom 7.0% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Thorp J N Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 275 students attended Thorp J N Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Thorp J N Elementary School?

Students at Thorp J N Elementary School are 81% African American, 18% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Thorp J N Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Thorp J N Elementary School usually go on to attend: High : Bowen High School

Thorp J N Elementary School

Summary:

Thorp J N Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, with 275 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. Thorp J N Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Illinois elementary schools over the past decade, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Thorp J N Elementary School faces significant challenges, including extremely high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 44.7% to 60.3% over the past few years, significantly higher than the district and state averages. The school's test scores are also significantly below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subjects, with only 17% of students proficient or better in ELA compared to 30.5% for the district and 41.2% for the state. The school's performance is particularly low for male students, African American students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, ranking in the bottom 10-20% of Illinois elementary schools for these subgroups.

While Thorp J N Elementary School has relatively high spending per student, ranging from $19,492 to $27,553 over the past few years, and a low student-teacher ratio of 11.7 to 12.7, the nearby schools, such as Warren Elementary School, Sullivan Elementary School, and Ninos Heroes Elementary Academic Center, generally perform better on key metrics like test scores, chronic absenteeism, and student group performance, despite being part of the same district. This suggests that additional resources alone may not be enough to improve outcomes at Thorp J N Elementary School, and targeted interventions and support will be needed to address the specific challenges faced by the school and its student population.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

8914 S Buffalo Ave
Chicago, IL 60617-3416

(773) 535-6250

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

SchoolDigger Rank:
1923^rd of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $27,942

Students who attend Thorp J N Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Bowen High School

Student/teacher ratio: 12.7

Number of students: 275

Racial breakdown:

African American:

81.1%

Hispanic:

18.2%

White:

0.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 97.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Thorp J N Elementary School ranks worse than 93% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 372^nd among 452 ranked elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 13.45. (See more...)

Compare Details Thorp J N Elementary School ranks worse than 84.6% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 18. (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 Thorp J N Elementary School is $27,942, which is the 40^th highest among 452 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Thorp J N Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Thorp J N Elementary School 1923^rd of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Thorp J N Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Thorp J N Elementary School 1153^rd of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Thorp J N 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 Thorp J N Elementary School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Thorp J N Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	4.18	1904^th	2020	5.7%
2004	3.27	1943^rd	2030	4.3%
2005	1.91	1957^th	2022	3.2%
2006	4.90	1981^st	2086	5.0%
2007	3.34	2021^st	2095	3.5%
2008	5.53	1999^th	2092	4.4%
2009	9.11	1961^st	2120	7.5%
2010	5.22	2063^rd	2139	3.6%
2011	7.89	2032^nd	2147	5.4%
2012	7.16	2071^st	2166	4.4%
2013	13.79	1937^th	2167	10.6%
2014	13.99	1870^th	2093	10.7%
2015	10.08	1998^th	2052	2.6%
2016	7.73	2025^th	2046	1.0%
2017	7.31	2026^th	2044	0.9%
2018	9.18	1986^th	2037	2.5%
2019	11.91	1966^th	2086	5.8%
2021	14.24	1798^th	1948	7.7%
2022	13.73	1922^nd	2082	7.7%
2023	11.94	1972^nd	2077	5.1%
2024	13.45	1923^rd	2067	7.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Thorp J N Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	13.63	1708^th	1765	3.2%
2019	19.57	1648^th	1816	9.3%
2021	21.87	1338^th	1514	11.6%
2022	21.20	1542^nd	1763	12.5%
2023	17.53	1690^th	1808	6.5%
2024	20.02	1589^th	1793	11.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Thorp J N Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	10.96	1878^th	1964	4.4%
2019	10.85	1922^nd	2019	4.8%
2022	16.32	1721^st	1970	12.6%
2023	12.44	1856^th	1957	5.2%
2024	15.45	1734^th	1942	10.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Thorp J N Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	11.02	1897^th	1972	3.8%
2019	16.40	1789^th	2019	11.4%
2021	17.75	1467^th	1707	14.1%
2022	10.93	1952^nd	1977	1.3%
2023	16.90	1717^th	1984	13.5%
2024	11.62	1893^rd	1959	3.4%

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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Thorp J N Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	27.33	559^th	698	19.9%
2019	29.09	549^th	711	22.8%
2021	34.48	270^th	428	36.9%
2022	36.68	401^st	684	41.4%
2023	29.58	529^th	692	23.6%
2024	32.31	465^th	655	29.0%

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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 Thorp J N Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	8.91	1069^th	1185	9.8%
2004	6.54	1119^th	1204	7.1%
2005	2.69	1178^th	1209	2.6%
2006	12.34	1123^rd	1272	11.7%
2007	17.13	1093^rd	1287	15.1%
2008	18.51	1089^th	1293	15.8%
2009	23.26	1073^rd	1318	18.6%
2010	11.71	1203^rd	1327	9.3%
2011	13.68	1215^th	1344	9.6%
2012	17.40	1198^th	1365	12.2%
2013	14.77	1212^th	1367	11.3%
2014	3.34	1302^nd	1322	1.5%
2015	15.05	1164^th	1302	10.6%
2016	9.25	1261^st	1294	2.6%
2017	6.13	1293^rd	1293	0.0%
2018	12.19	1209^th	1293	6.5%
2019	11.11	1285^th	1356	5.2%
2021	12.24	1187^th	1241	4.4%
2022	15.21	1238^th	1369	9.6%
2023	15.33	1223^rd	1367	10.5%
2024	18.00	1153^rd	1363	15.4%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Thorp J N Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	16.91	1065^th	1161	8.3%
2019	15.25	1142^nd	1217	6.2%
2021	17.82	952^nd	1019	6.6%
2022	21.37	1070^th	1221	12.4%
2023	22.11	1041^st	1234	15.6%
2024	26.22	938^th	1219	23.1%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Thorp J N Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	15.07	1090^th	1226	11.1%
2019	8.92	1233^rd	1276	3.4%
2022	12.12	1227^th	1286	4.6%
2024	14.60	1135^th	1251	9.3%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Thorp J N Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	11.38	1176^th	1223	3.8%
2019	15.21	1164^th	1296	10.2%
2021	17.05	936^th	1048	10.7%
2023	18.53	1099^th	1292	14.9%
2024	20.67	1015^th	1264	19.7%

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Rank History for middle school African American students at Thorp J N Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	27.90	402^nd	511	21.3%
2019	23.19	499^th	565	11.7%
2021	29.52	296^th	385	23.1%
2022	34.33	375^th	573	34.6%
2023	41.66	299^th	569	47.5%
2024	43.30	272^nd	548	50.4%

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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 Thorp J N Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	6	517	n/a	344	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	867
1990	4	474	1	326	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	805
1991	6	495	0	266	0	n/a	n/a	0	767
1992	3	581	0	193	0	n/a	n/a	0	777
1993	1	418	0	236	0	n/a	n/a	0	655
1994	4	403	0	234	0	n/a	n/a	0	641
1995	3	478	0	223	0	n/a	n/a	0	704
1996	3	478	0	223	0	n/a	n/a	0	704
1997	3	498	0	226	0	n/a	n/a	0	727
1998	1	509	1	214	0	n/a	n/a	0	725
1999	0	485	11	189	0	n/a	n/a	0	685
2000	0	513	13	180	1	n/a	n/a	0	707
2001	2	523	6	171	2	n/a	n/a	0	704
2002	1	529	10	110	0	n/a	n/a	0	650
2003	1	529	10	110	0	n/a	n/a	0	650
2004	1	495	1	134	5	n/a	n/a	0	636
2005	0	525	0	131	0	n/a	n/a	0	656
2006	1	509	3	112	0	n/a	n/a	4	629
2007	1	485	3	90	0	n/a	n/a	4	583
2008	0	437	0	76	1	n/a	n/a	6	520
2009	1	419	0	81	1	n/a	n/a	0	502
2010	1	438	0	93	1	n/a	n/a	0	533
2011	7	415	0	81	1	0	1	0	505
2012	3	361	0	82	1	1	0	0	448
2013	4	313	0	76	1	0	0	0	394
2014	4	319	0	86	1	0	0	0	410
2015	4	274	0	79	0	0	0	0	357
2016	3	270	0	71	0	0	0	0	344
2017	5	259	0	67	0	0	1	0	332
2018	5	246	0	66	1	0	2	0	320
2019	6	234	0	62	0	0	2	0	304
2020	6	219	0	46	0	0	3	0	274
2021	5	205	0	30	0	0	3	0	243
2022	4	205	0	42	0	0	2	0	253
2023	1	223	0	50	0	0	1	0	275

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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 Thorp J N Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	867	44.0	19.7	n/a
1990	805	42.0	19.1	n/a
1991	767	48.0	15.9	n/a
1992	777	48.2	16.1	n/a
1993	655	46.2	14.2	n/a
1994	641	43.2	14.8	n/a
1995	704	43.0	16.4	n/a
1996	704	43.0	16.4	n/a
1997	727	40.0	18.2	n/a
1998	725	37.0	19.6	n/a
1999	685	37.0	18.5	n/a
2000	707	35.0	20.2	n/a
2001	704	34.0	20.7	n/a
2002	650	34.0	19.1	99.5
2003	650	34.0	19.1	99.5
2004	636	30.3	21.0	99.5
2005	656	36.8	17.8	99.5
2006	629	38.5	16.3	100.2
2007	583	25.0	23.3	100.2
2008	520	27.0	19.3	100.6
2009	502	27.0	18.6	99.4
2010	533	29.0	18.3	99.4
2011	505	25.0	20.2	96.8
2012	448	25.0	17.9	99.1
2013	394	28.0	14.0	98.7
2014	410	23.5	17.4	99
2015	357	21.0	17.0	98.6
2016	344	18.0	19.1	97.4
2017	332	13.8	24.0	99.1
2018	320	19.7	16.2	98.4
2019	304	20.0	15.2	99
2020	274	24.0	11.4	98.2
2021	243	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	253	21.5	11.7	97.6
2023	275	21.5	12.7	97.1

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 Thorp J N Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	867	44.0	19.7	n/a
1990	805	42.0	19.1	n/a
1991	767	48.0	15.9	n/a
1992	777	48.2	16.1	n/a
1993	655	46.2	14.2	n/a
1994	641	43.2	14.8	n/a
1995	704	43.0	16.4	n/a
1996	704	43.0	16.4	n/a
1997	727	40.0	18.2	n/a
1998	725	37.0	19.6	n/a
1999	685	37.0	18.5	n/a
2000	707	35.0	20.2	n/a
2001	704	34.0	20.7	n/a
2002	650	34.0	19.1	99.5
2003	650	34.0	19.1	99.5
2004	636	30.3	21.0	99.5
2005	656	36.8	17.8	99.5
2006	629	38.5	16.3	100.2
2007	583	25.0	23.3	100.2
2008	520	27.0	19.3	100.6
2009	502	27.0	18.6	99.4
2010	533	29.0	18.3	99.4
2011	505	25.0	20.2	96.8
2012	448	25.0	17.9	99.1
2013	394	28.0	14.0	98.7
2014	410	23.5	17.4	99
2015	357	21.0	17.0	98.6
2016	344	18.0	19.1	97.4
2017	332	13.8	24.0	99.1
2018	320	19.7	16.2	98.4
2019	304	20.0	15.2	99
2020	274	24.0	11.4	98.2
2021	243	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	253	21.5	11.7	97.6
2023	275	21.5	12.7	97.1

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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