Is Wadsworth Elementary School a good school?

Wadsworth Elementary School ranks in the bottom 11.9% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Wadsworth Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 460 students attended Wadsworth Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Wadsworth Elementary School?

Students at Wadsworth Elementary School are 95% African American, 3% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Wadsworth Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Wadsworth Elementary School usually go on to attend: High : Hyde Park Academy High School

Wadsworth Elementary School

Summary:

Wadsworth Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, with 460 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. Wadsworth Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom 15% of Illinois elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Wadsworth Elementary School faces significant challenges, including extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 22.1% in 2020-2021 to 51.9% in 2021-2022, which is 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. For example, in 2023-2024, only 21.7% of Wadsworth students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 30.5% for the district and 41.2% for the state. In math, only 6.3% of Wadsworth students were proficient or better, compared to 18.3% for the district and 28.4% for the state. The school's subgroup performance, such as for African American students, male students, and low socioeconomic status students, is also significantly below the district and state averages.

When comparing Wadsworth Elementary School to nearby schools in the same district, it is clear that Wadsworth is underperforming. For example, Carnegie Elementary School, which is just 0.52 miles away, has significantly higher test scores, lower chronic absenteeism, and a higher school ranking from SchoolDigger. Despite increased spending per student and the school's efforts, Wadsworth Elementary School has not shown any meaningful improvement in its performance over the past 10 years, and the achievement gap between Wadsworth and the district/state averages has not narrowed.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

6650 S Ellis Ave
Chicago, IL 60637-4216

(773) 535-0730

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

SchoolDigger Rank:
1822^nd of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,932

Students who attend Wadsworth Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Hyde Park Academy High School

Student/teacher ratio: 15.5

Number of students: 460

Racial breakdown:

African American:

95.2%

Hispanic:

3.3%

Two or more races:

1.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 79.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Wadsworth Elementary School ranks worse than 88.1% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 324^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 15.71. (See more...)

Compare Details Wadsworth Elementary School ranks worse than 70.9% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 26.57. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a high 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 Wadsworth Elementary School has the largest elementary school student body size in the Chicago Public Schools District 299. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Wadsworth Elementary School is $17,932. 365 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Wadsworth Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Wadsworth Elementary School 1822^nd of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Wadsworth Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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SchoolDigger ranks Wadsworth Elementary School 966^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Wadsworth 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 Wadsworth Elementary School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Wadsworth Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	2.17	1971^st	2020	2.4%
2004	3.96	1928^th	2030	5.0%
2005	4.82	1887^th	2022	6.7%
2006	7.73	1933^rd	2086	7.3%
2007	4.06	2010^th	2095	4.1%
2008	2.18	2067^th	2092	1.2%
2009	6.59	2010^th	2120	5.2%
2010	5.72	2050^th	2139	4.2%
2011	5.85	2070^th	2147	3.6%
2012	14.52	1948^th	2166	10.1%
2013	5.87	2111^th	2167	2.6%
2014	13.11	1889^th	2093	9.7%
2015	29.17	1436^th	2052	30.0%
2016	25.22	1564^th	2046	23.6%
2017	19.44	1699^th	2044	16.9%
2018	15.95	1794^th	2037	11.9%
2019	11.35	1978^th	2086	5.2%
2021	15.80	1724^th	1948	11.5%
2022	14.03	1910^th	2082	8.3%
2023	14.24	1900^th	2077	8.5%
2024	15.71	1822^nd	2067	11.9%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	26.36	1405^th	1765	20.4%
2019	18.65	1666^th	1816	8.3%
2021	24.00	1267^th	1514	16.3%
2022	17.58	1660^th	1763	5.8%
2023	22.27	1566^th	1808	13.4%
2024	24.58	1463^rd	1793	18.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Wadsworth Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	19.77	1625^th	1964	17.3%
2019	10.43	1938^th	2019	4.0%
2021	14.11	1554^th	1680	7.5%
2022	15.53	1755^th	1970	10.9%
2023	17.12	1701^st	1957	13.1%
2024	14.55	1771^st	1942	8.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Wadsworth Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	13.55	1831^st	1972	7.2%
2019	14.13	1856^th	2019	8.1%
2021	16.25	1516^th	1707	11.2%
2022	13.45	1865^th	1977	5.7%
2023	11.35	1917^th	1984	3.4%
2024	18.12	1642^nd	1959	16.2%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	40.33	370^th	698	47.0%
2019	27.45	575^th	711	19.1%
2021	38.39	234^th	428	45.3%
2022	33.72	447^th	684	34.6%
2023	32.18	490^th	692	29.2%
2024	34.38	430^th	655	34.4%

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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 Wadsworth Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	6.09	1114^th	1185	6.0%
2004	14.28	1014^th	1204	15.8%
2005	22.71	956^th	1209	20.9%
2006	12.46	1120^th	1272	11.9%
2007	13.85	1126^th	1287	12.5%
2008	8.73	1187^th	1293	8.2%
2009	6.94	1240^th	1318	5.9%
2014	4.71	1293^rd	1322	2.2%
2015	23.37	1014^th	1302	22.1%
2016	22.34	1054^th	1294	18.5%
2017	25.16	978^th	1293	24.4%
2018	17.51	1100^th	1293	14.9%
2019	14.70	1204^th	1356	11.2%
2021	16.57	1096^th	1241	11.7%
2022	17.87	1162^nd	1369	15.1%
2023	18.27	1152^nd	1367	15.7%
2024	26.57	966^th	1363	29.1%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	46.71	300^th	792	62.1%
2023	19.48	759^th	805	5.7%
2024	24.30	658^th	802	18.0%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	26.80	905^th	1161	22.0%
2019	22.75	1015^th	1217	16.6%
2021	26.05	809^th	1019	20.6%
2022	25.89	964^th	1221	21.0%
2023	27.87	931^st	1234	24.6%
2024	40.17	694^th	1219	43.1%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Wadsworth Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	17.20	1051^st	1226	14.3%
2019	15.08	1133^rd	1276	11.2%
2021	14.52	928^th	1017	8.8%
2022	15.21	1151^st	1286	10.5%
2023	19.30	1046^th	1275	18.0%
2024	29.98	856^th	1251	31.6%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Wadsworth Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	18.96	1032^nd	1223	15.6%
2019	15.51	1159^th	1296	10.6%
2021	16.51	945^th	1048	9.8%
2022	22.04	998^th	1286	22.4%
2023	18.69	1094^th	1292	15.3%
2024	23.73	949^th	1264	24.9%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	43.84	244^th	511	52.3%
2019	33.71	378^th	565	33.1%
2021	35.17	247^th	385	35.8%
2022	36.66	343^rd	573	40.1%
2023	39.79	318^th	569	44.1%
2024	50.83	211^th	548	61.5%

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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 Wadsworth Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	n/a	516	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	516
1990	n/a	521	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	521
1991	0	528	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	528
1992	0	532	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	534
1993	0	521	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	521
1994	0	500	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	500
1995	0	584	0	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	587
1996	0	584	0	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	587
1997	1	580	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	583
1998	1	585	0	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	590
1999	0	580	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	581
2000	0	534	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	534
2001	1	602	0	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	607
2002	0	638	0	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	641
2003	0	638	0	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	641
2004	0	564	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	566
2005	0	460	0	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	464
2006	0	373	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	2	375
2007	0	359	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	3	363
2008	5	354	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	8	367
2009	3	349	0	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	357
2010	2	282	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	286
2011	2	310	0	5	0	0	1	0	318
2012	1	272	0	3	0	0	0	0	276
2013	0	244	0	1	1	0	2	0	248
2014	1	514	0	3	1	1	0	0	520
2015	1	527	0	6	1	1	1	0	537
2016	1	533	0	3	0	0	2	0	539
2017	1	550	0	10	0	0	2	0	563
2018	1	526	0	14	0	0	5	0	546
2019	1	522	0	12	0	0	4	0	539
2020	1	505	0	17	0	0	4	0	527
2021	0	430	1	17	0	0	4	0	452
2022	0	455	0	19	0	0	5	0	479
2023	2	438	0	15	0	0	5	0	460

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

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Wadsworth Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	516	26.0	19.8	n/a
1990	521	29.0	17.9	n/a
1991	528	31.0	17.0	n/a
1992	534	33.0	16.1	n/a
1993	521	34.0	15.3	n/a
1994	500	32.0	15.6	n/a
1995	587	35.0	16.8	n/a
1996	587	35.0	16.8	n/a
1997	583	36.0	16.2	n/a
1998	590	39.0	15.1	n/a
1999	581	40.0	14.5	n/a
2000	534	35.0	15.3	n/a
2001	607	35.0	17.3	n/a
2002	641	32.0	20.0	99.5
2003	641	32.0	20.0	99.5
2004	566	32.3	17.5	84.8
2005	464	29.6	15.7	99.4
2006	375	30.0	12.5	99.7
2007	363	16.0	22.7	100
2008	367	17.0	21.6	101.4
2009	357	21.0	17.0	99.2
2010	286	17.0	16.8	99
2011	318	14.0	22.7	99.1
2012	276	13.0	21.2	98.2
2013	248	7.3	33.8	98
2014	520	34.0	15.2	94.8
2015	537	31.0	17.3	98.9
2016	539	29.0	18.5	97.8
2017	563	26.8	20.9	95.2
2018	546	29.4	18.5	98.5
2019	539	31.0	17.3	89.6
2020	527	29.0	18.1	96.6
2021	452	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	479	34.0	14.0	87.5
2023	460	29.5	15.5	79.1

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 Wadsworth Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	516	26.0	19.8	n/a
1990	521	29.0	17.9	n/a
1991	528	31.0	17.0	n/a
1992	534	33.0	16.1	n/a
1993	521	34.0	15.3	n/a
1994	500	32.0	15.6	n/a
1995	587	35.0	16.8	n/a
1996	587	35.0	16.8	n/a
1997	583	36.0	16.2	n/a
1998	590	39.0	15.1	n/a
1999	581	40.0	14.5	n/a
2000	534	35.0	15.3	n/a
2001	607	35.0	17.3	n/a
2002	641	32.0	20.0	99.5
2003	641	32.0	20.0	99.5
2004	566	32.3	17.5	84.8
2005	464	29.6	15.7	99.4
2006	375	30.0	12.5	99.7
2007	363	16.0	22.7	100
2008	367	17.0	21.6	101.4
2009	357	21.0	17.0	99.2
2010	286	17.0	16.8	99
2011	318	14.0	22.7	99.1
2012	276	13.0	21.2	98.2
2013	248	7.3	33.8	98
2014	520	34.0	15.2	94.8
2015	537	31.0	17.3	98.9
2016	539	29.0	18.5	97.8
2017	563	26.8	20.9	95.2
2018	546	29.4	18.5	98.5
2019	539	31.0	17.3	89.6
2020	527	29.0	18.1	96.6
2021	452	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	479	34.0	14.0	87.5
2023	460	29.5	15.5	79.1

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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