Is Volta Elementary School a good school?

Volta Elementary School ranks in the bottom 7.8% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Volta Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 742 students attended Volta Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Volta Elementary School?

Students at Volta Elementary School are 64% Hispanic, 25% Asian, 6% White, 3% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Volta Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Volta Elementary School usually go on to attend: High : Roosevelt High School

Volta Elementary School

Summary:

Volta Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, with an enrollment of 700 students. However, the school faces significant challenges, consistently performing well below the Chicago Public Schools District 299 and Illinois state averages on standardized tests.

In the 2023-2024 school year, only 9% of Volta students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 30.5% for the district and 41.2% for the state. In math, only 7.9% of Volta students were proficient, compared to 18.3% for the district and 28.4% for the state. Volta also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, reaching 33.5% in the 2021-2022 school year, far exceeding the district average of 11.1% and the state average of 4.7%. The school's subgroup performance is also a concern, with Asian, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students ranking significantly below their peers across the state.

Interestingly, the nearby Haugan Elementary School, Palmer Elementary School, and Belding Elementary School generally perform much better than Volta on academic metrics, with higher proficiency rates in ELA and math, as well as lower chronic absenteeism rates and better subgroup performance. In stark contrast, the Edison Elementary Regional Gifted Center, located just 0.8 miles from Volta, ranks 3rd out of 2,067 Illinois elementary schools and has proficiency rates above 90% in both ELA and math.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

4950 N Avers Ave
Chicago, IL 60625-6011

(773) 534-5080

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

SchoolDigger Rank:
1905^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,439

Students who attend Volta Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Roosevelt High School

Student/teacher ratio: 15.2

Number of students: 742

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

64.4%

Asian:

24.8%

White:

6.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 88.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Volta Elementary School ranks worse than 92.2% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 361^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 13.69. (See more...)

Compare Details Volta Elementary School ranks worse than 86.4% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 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 (64.4%), Asian (24.8%), White (6.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 88.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Volta Elementary School is 15.2. 365 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Volta Elementary School employs 48.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Volta Elementary School is $17,439. 389 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Volta Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Volta Elementary School 1905^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Volta Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Volta Elementary School 1177^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Volta 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 Volta Elementary School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Volta Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	23.47	1627^th	2020	19.5%
2004	46.85	1265^th	2030	37.7%
2005	41.47	1394^th	2022	31.1%
2006	59.84	1059^th	2086	49.2%
2007	55.67	1175^th	2095	43.9%
2008	23.00	1728^th	2092	17.4%
2009	27.26	1685^th	2120	20.5%
2010	21.69	1796^th	2139	16.0%
2011	26.85	1722^nd	2147	19.8%
2012	18.30	1890^th	2166	12.7%
2013	20.43	1786^th	2167	17.6%
2014	20.78	1739^th	2093	16.9%
2015	32.47	1344^th	2052	34.5%
2016	34.33	1316^th	2046	35.7%
2017	25.96	1519^th	2044	25.7%
2018	28.33	1464^th	2037	28.1%
2019	24.07	1607^th	2086	23.0%
2021	18.80	1620^th	1948	16.8%
2022	17.88	1745^th	2082	16.2%
2023	15.25	1857^th	2077	10.6%
2024	13.69	1905^th	2067	7.8%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	42.87	380^th	718	47.1%
2019	34.82	530^th	743	28.7%
2021	29.49	460^th	537	14.3%
2022	24.08	718^th	768	6.5%
2023	23.54	726^th	788	7.9%
2024	25.59	724^th	826	12.3%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	22.59	676^th	763	11.4%
2019	36.52	697^th	1194	41.6%
2022	29.02	794^th	1113	28.7%
2023	18.25	1094^th	1156	5.4%
2024	24.04	971^st	1195	18.7%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	42.95	982^nd	1765	44.4%
2019	34.58	1256^th	1816	30.8%
2021	27.54	1170^th	1514	22.7%
2022	27.75	1342^nd	1763	23.9%
2023	20.54	1613^th	1808	10.8%
2024	19.89	1597^th	1793	10.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Volta Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	27.30	1437^th	1964	26.8%
2019	25.84	1524^th	2019	24.5%
2021	14.08	1555^th	1680	7.4%
2022	19.42	1613^th	1970	18.1%
2023	16.01	1750^th	1957	10.6%
2024	14.33	1780^th	1942	8.3%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Volta Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	30.25	1376^th	1972	30.2%
2019	25.03	1528^th	2019	24.3%
2021	23.55	1308^th	1707	23.4%
2022	18.35	1671^st	1977	15.5%
2023	15.60	1772^nd	1984	10.7%
2024	14.17	1801^st	1959	8.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Asian students at Volta Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	11.58	233^rd	242	3.7%
2019	10.48	230^th	243	5.3%
2022	3.40	222^nd	226	1.8%
2023	1.81	236^th	237	0.4%
2024	1.55	219^th	219	0.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Volta Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	22.02	820^th	938	12.6%
2019	16.60	910^th	955	4.7%
2021	20.87	702^nd	742	5.4%
2022	16.34	918^th	954	3.8%
2023	16.35	930^th	970	4.1%
2024	13.95	940^th	959	2.0%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Volta Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	10.81	1395^th	1463	4.6%

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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 Volta Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	30.43	870^th	1185	26.6%
2004	57.24	603^rd	1204	49.9%
2005	37.25	831^st	1209	31.3%
2006	43.79	837^th	1272	34.2%
2007	34.42	949^th	1287	26.3%
2008	32.83	963^rd	1293	25.5%
2009	23.51	1068^th	1318	19.0%
2010	19.14	1128^th	1327	15.0%
2011	27.87	1075^th	1344	20.0%
2012	35.48	988^th	1365	27.6%
2013	41.61	831^st	1367	39.2%
2014	35.20	905^th	1322	31.5%
2015	39.65	721^st	1302	44.6%
2016	35.43	806^th	1294	37.7%
2017	29.77	908^th	1293	29.8%
2018	28.42	927^th	1293	28.3%
2019	27.18	978^th	1356	27.9%
2021	31.16	798^th	1241	35.7%
2022	25.64	988^th	1369	27.8%
2023	19.25	1133^rd	1367	17.1%
2024	17.00	1177^th	1363	13.6%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	40.98	150^th	285	47.4%
2019	38.18	231^st	339	31.9%
2021	30.73	242^nd	277	12.6%
2022	28.37	404^th	454	11.0%
2023	33.73	343^rd	480	28.5%
2024	26.44	434^th	486	10.7%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	35.23	363^rd	602	39.7%
2019	55.18	208^th	792	73.7%
2022	38.90	407^th	781	47.9%
2023	29.54	555^th	805	31.1%
2024	20.67	719^th	802	10.3%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	43.88	611^th	1161	47.4%
2019	38.41	748^th	1217	38.5%
2021	40.56	571^st	1019	44.0%
2022	38.49	700^th	1221	42.7%
2023	24.50	999^th	1234	19.0%
2024	22.87	1002^nd	1219	17.8%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Volta Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	32.92	825^th	1226	32.7%
2019	30.36	906^th	1276	29.0%
2021	18.80	867^th	1017	14.7%
2022	24.41	970^th	1286	24.6%
2023	17.71	1088^th	1275	14.7%
2024	17.92	1058^th	1251	15.4%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Volta Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	26.21	896^th	1223	26.7%
2019	29.58	889^th	1296	31.4%
2021	45.93	485^th	1048	53.7%
2022	29.01	890^th	1286	30.8%
2023	21.75	1033^rd	1292	20.0%
2024	17.40	1092^nd	1264	13.6%

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Rank History for middle school Asian students at Volta Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	5.09	205^th	209	1.9%
2019	6.50	192^nd	201	4.5%
2022	7.53	191^st	198	3.5%
2023	3.34	189^th	192	1.6%
2024	1.94	180^th	184	2.2%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Volta Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	21.76	512^th	590	13.2%
2019	20.17	567^th	639	11.3%
2021	15.14	498^th	517	3.7%
2022	16.57	628^th	662	5.1%
2023	13.91	643^rd	661	2.7%
2024	13.71	618^th	643	3.9%

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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 Volta Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	309	22	215	138	5	n/a	n/a	0	689
1989	300	25	263	140	12	n/a	n/a	0	740
1990	289	24	242	185	6	n/a	n/a	0	746
1991	323	21	222	198	3	n/a	n/a	0	767
1992	289	21	238	238	12	n/a	n/a	0	798
1993	298	15	264	265	12	n/a	n/a	0	854
1994	267	24	287	300	11	n/a	n/a	0	889
1995	202	25	295	355	1	n/a	n/a	0	878
1996	202	25	295	355	1	n/a	n/a	0	878
1997	208	29	261	412	2	n/a	n/a	0	912
1998	195	37	264	457	0	n/a	n/a	0	953
1999	184	29	283	465	0	n/a	n/a	0	961
2000	160	36	247	503	0	n/a	n/a	0	946
2001	181	30	241	509	0	n/a	n/a	0	961
2002	176	27	238	519	0	n/a	n/a	0	960
2003	176	27	238	519	0	n/a	n/a	0	960
2004	161	36	240	522	0	n/a	n/a	0	959
2005	140	39	218	531	0	n/a	n/a	0	928
2006	115	46	236	490	2	n/a	n/a	36	925
2007	103	54	231	540	2	n/a	n/a	19	949
2008	106	53	232	536	0	n/a	n/a	31	958
2009	108	65	260	579	0	n/a	n/a	0	1012
2010	108	52	262	590	0	n/a	n/a	0	1012
2011	89	34	246	609	7	0	1	0	986
2012	83	36	246	637	6	0	4	0	1012
2013	83	35	235	634	6	0	1	0	994
2014	88	33	246	649	6	1	2	0	1025
2015	79	33	236	631	5	0	4	0	988
2016	61	21	220	627	3	0	2	0	934
2017	61	28	223	592	1	1	5	0	911
2018	59	27	223	582	0	1	5	0	897
2019	44	16	191	571	0	1	5	0	828
2020	36	18	160	507	0	1	65	0	787
2021	44	16	165	524	0	1	2	0	752
2022	48	26	140	508	1	0	9	0	732
2023	47	34	152	460	1	0	6	0	700
2024	45	23	184	478	0	0	12	0	742

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

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Volta Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	689	28.0	24.6	n/a
1989	740	29.0	25.5	n/a
1990	746	31.0	24.0	n/a
1991	767	35.0	21.9	n/a
1992	798	38.0	21.0	n/a
1993	854	41.0	20.8	n/a
1994	889	41.0	21.7	n/a
1995	878	42.0	20.9	n/a
1996	878	42.0	20.9	n/a
1997	912	42.0	21.7	n/a
1998	953	45.0	21.2	n/a
1999	961	46.0	20.9	n/a
2000	946	44.0	21.5	n/a
2001	961	47.0	20.4	n/a
2002	960	45.0	21.3	87.2
2003	960	45.0	21.3	87.2
2004	959	42.0	22.8	87.6
2005	928	45.9	20.2	95
2006	925	49.9	18.5	95.6
2007	949	41.0	23.1	94.4
2008	958	42.0	22.8	95.5
2009	1012	47.0	21.5	91.9
2010	1012	49.0	20.6	95.6
2011	986	47.0	20.9	96.1
2012	1012	50.0	20.2	94.5
2013	994	89.6	11.0	94.4
2014	1025	55.5	18.4	93.5
2015	988	56.0	17.6	94.7
2016	934	54.0	17.2	92.3
2017	911	44.9	20.2	93.1
2018	897	43.1	20.7	94
2019	828	47.5	17.4	90
2020	787	50.0	15.7	89.6
2021	752	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	732	48.2	15.1	82.5
2023	700	47.5	14.7	85.9
2024	742	48.5	15.2	88.9

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 Volta Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	689	28.0	24.6	n/a
1989	740	29.0	25.5	n/a
1990	746	31.0	24.0	n/a
1991	767	35.0	21.9	n/a
1992	798	38.0	21.0	n/a
1993	854	41.0	20.8	n/a
1994	889	41.0	21.7	n/a
1995	878	42.0	20.9	n/a
1996	878	42.0	20.9	n/a
1997	912	42.0	21.7	n/a
1998	953	45.0	21.2	n/a
1999	961	46.0	20.9	n/a
2000	946	44.0	21.5	n/a
2001	961	47.0	20.4	n/a
2002	960	45.0	21.3	87.2
2003	960	45.0	21.3	87.2
2004	959	42.0	22.8	87.6
2005	928	45.9	20.2	95
2006	925	49.9	18.5	95.6
2007	949	41.0	23.1	94.4
2008	958	42.0	22.8	95.5
2009	1012	47.0	21.5	91.9
2010	1012	49.0	20.6	95.6
2011	986	47.0	20.9	96.1
2012	1012	50.0	20.2	94.5
2013	994	89.6	11.0	94.4
2014	1025	55.5	18.4	93.5
2015	988	56.0	17.6	94.7
2016	934	54.0	17.2	92.3
2017	911	44.9	20.2	93.1
2018	897	43.1	20.7	94
2019	828	47.5	17.4	90
2020	787	50.0	15.7	89.6
2021	752	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	732	48.2	15.1	82.5
2023	700	47.5	14.7	85.9
2024	742	48.5	15.2	88.9

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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