Is Woodson South Elementary School a good school?

Woodson South Elementary School ranks in the bottom 4.7% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Woodson South Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 294 students attended Woodson South Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Woodson South Elementary School?

Students at Woodson South Elementary School are 96% African American, 2% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Woodson South Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Woodson South Elementary School usually go on to attend: High : Phillips Academy High School

Woodson South Elementary School

Summary:

Woodson South Elementary School is a public school in Chicago, Illinois, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 294 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.

Woodson South Elementary School faces significant challenges, with consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, low academic performance, and a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 13.3% of all students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 30.5% for the district and 41.2% for the state. The school's per-student spending of $21,834 in 2022-2023 is higher than the district and state averages, suggesting that additional resources may not be translating into improved student outcomes. When compared to nearby schools within the same district, such as Ariel Elementary Community Academy and Fuller Elementary School, Woodson South's academic performance and other key metrics are generally lower.

One notable exception is Bronzeville Classical Elementary School, which is located slightly farther away but significantly outperforms Woodson South and the district/state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. Bronzeville Classical Elementary School has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and a much lower chronic absenteeism rate of 8.3%, suggesting that there may be opportunities for Woodson South to learn from the success of higher-performing schools in the area.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

4414 S Evans Ave
Chicago, IL 60653-3519

(773) 535-1280

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

SchoolDigger Rank:
1970^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $24,133

Students who attend Woodson South Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Phillips Academy High School

Student/teacher ratio: 15.0

Number of students: 294

Racial breakdown:

African American:

95.9%

Hispanic:

2.0%

Two or more races:

1.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 82.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Woodson South Elementary School ranks worse than 95.3% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 396^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 12.16. (See more...)

Compare Details Woodson South Elementary School ranks worse than 91.4% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 14.17. (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

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Woodson South Elementary School is $24,133, which is the 114^th highest among 452 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Woodson South Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Woodson South Elementary School 1970^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Woodson South Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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SchoolDigger ranks Woodson South Elementary School 1246^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Woodson South Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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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 Woodson South Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	15.08	1725^th	2020	14.6%
2004	8.58	1849^th	2030	8.9%
2005	1.52	1972^nd	2022	2.5%
2006	5.79	1965^th	2086	5.8%
2007	16.60	1844^th	2095	12.0%
2008	8.70	1946^th	2092	7.0%
2009	6.30	2014^th	2120	5.0%
2010	7.33	2016^th	2139	5.8%
2011	1.75	2136^th	2147	0.5%
2012	15.78	1927^th	2166	11.0%
2013	4.77	2129^th	2167	1.8%
2014	7.88	2007^th	2093	4.1%
2015	8.32	2036^th	2052	0.8%
2016	7.68	2028^th	2046	0.9%
2017	11.57	1912^th	2044	6.5%
2018	10.37	1951^st	2037	4.2%
2019	9.68	2020^th	2086	3.2%
2021	23.83	1443^rd	1948	25.9%
2022	12.57	1972^nd	2082	5.3%
2023	11.61	1984^th	2077	4.5%
2024	12.16	1970^th	2067	4.7%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	16.05	1663^rd	1765	5.8%
2019	15.16	1731^st	1816	4.7%
2021	36.48	950^th	1514	37.3%
2022	19.44	1596^th	1763	9.5%
2023	16.09	1717^th	1808	5.0%
2024	14.32	1747^th	1793	2.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Woodson South Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	10.75	1884^th	1964	4.1%
2019	8.71	1977^th	2019	2.1%
2022	12.49	1877^th	1970	4.7%
2023	12.61	1850^th	1957	5.5%
2024	14.02	1798^th	1942	7.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Woodson South Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	11.90	1879^th	1972	4.7%
2019	14.72	1840^th	2019	8.9%
2021	32.01	1091^st	1707	36.1%
2022	14.20	1834^th	1977	7.2%
2023	12.60	1870^th	1984	5.7%
2024	13.73	1814^th	1959	7.4%

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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Woodson South Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	28.14	548^th	698	21.5%
2019	27.97	566^th	711	20.4%
2021	53.01	119^th	428	72.2%
2022	30.56	503^rd	684	26.5%
2023	26.85	567^th	692	18.1%
2024	26.49	544^th	655	16.9%

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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 Woodson South Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2004	39.23	797^th	1204	33.8%
2005	22.78	955^th	1209	21.0%
2006	28.80	987^th	1272	22.4%
2007	22.47	1051^st	1287	18.3%
2008	16.64	1106^th	1293	14.5%
2009	4.43	1270^th	1318	3.6%
2010	6.68	1254^th	1327	5.5%
2011	17.52	1168^th	1344	13.1%
2012	24.84	1112^th	1365	18.5%
2013	8.36	1292^nd	1367	5.5%
2014	15.12	1171^st	1322	11.4%
2015	8.09	1288^th	1302	1.1%
2016	7.03	1286^th	1294	0.6%
2017	9.00	1264^th	1293	2.2%
2018	9.72	1253^rd	1293	3.1%
2019	15.28	1188^th	1356	12.4%
2021	20.79	1008^th	1241	18.8%
2022	16.31	1202^nd	1369	12.2%
2023	15.14	1227^th	1367	10.2%
2024	14.17	1246^th	1363	8.6%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	13.35	1117^th	1161	3.8%
2019	21.40	1032^nd	1217	15.2%
2021	29.73	741^st	1019	27.3%
2022	25.14	984^th	1221	19.4%
2023	22.86	1028^th	1234	16.7%
2024	17.83	1093^rd	1219	10.3%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Woodson South Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	8.64	1190^th	1226	2.9%
2019	14.89	1141^st	1276	10.6%
2022	13.89	1187^th	1286	7.7%
2023	13.44	1184^th	1275	7.1%
2024	13.11	1155^th	1251	7.7%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Woodson South Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	11.77	1164^th	1223	4.8%
2019	17.11	1119^th	1296	13.7%
2021	24.43	812^th	1048	22.5%
2022	21.17	1014^th	1286	21.2%
2023	17.81	1113^th	1292	13.9%
2024	17.25	1099^th	1264	13.1%

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Rank History for middle school African American students at Woodson South Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	23.15	445^th	511	12.9%
2019	35.10	364^th	565	35.6%
2021	40.54	201^st	385	47.8%
2022	36.45	349^th	573	39.1%
2023	35.15	359^th	569	36.9%
2024	26.04	437^th	548	20.3%

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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 Woodson South 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	672	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	672
1990	n/a	548	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	548
1991	0	550	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	550
1992	0	501	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	501
1993	0	433	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	433
1994	0	437	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	437
1995	0	510	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	510
1996	0	510	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	510
1997	0	501	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	501
1998	0	499	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	499
1999	0	533	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	533
2000	0	518	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	518
2001	2	485	0	9	0	n/a	n/a	0	496
2002	1	417	0	14	0	n/a	n/a	0	432
2003	1	417	0	14	0	n/a	n/a	0	432
2004	4	537	0	18	0	n/a	n/a	0	559
2005	4	554	1	18	0	n/a	n/a	0	577
2006	0	575	0	13	0	n/a	n/a	8	596
2007	0	490	0	12	0	n/a	n/a	4	506
2008	0	485	1	13	0	n/a	n/a	5	504
2009	2	453	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	455
2010	1	363	0	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	370
2011	1	392	0	6	0	0	0	0	399
2012	0	319	0	9	0	0	0	0	328
2013	0	357	0	8	0	0	1	0	366
2014	1	362	0	11	0	0	0	0	374
2015	1	337	0	7	0	0	0	0	345
2016	2	370	0	12	0	1	1	0	386
2017	0	327	0	10	0	1	2	0	340
2018	0	314	0	13	0	1	2	0	330
2019	0	319	0	12	0	0	1	0	332
2020	0	282	0	9	0	0	3	0	294
2021	0	271	1	4	0	0	5	0	281
2022	0	271	0	4	0	0	7	1	283
2023	0	282	1	6	0	0	5	0	294

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Woodson South Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	672	36.0	18.6	n/a
1990	548	33.0	16.6	n/a
1991	550	32.0	17.1	n/a
1992	501	29.0	17.2	n/a
1993	433	27.0	16.0	n/a
1994	437	25.0	17.5	n/a
1995	510	28.0	18.2	n/a
1996	510	28.0	18.2	n/a
1997	501	28.0	17.9	n/a
1998	499	28.0	17.8	n/a
1999	533	29.0	18.4	n/a
2000	518	30.0	17.3	n/a
2001	496	27.0	18.4	n/a
2002	432	21.0	20.6	81
2003	432	21.0	20.6	81
2004	559	32.2	17.4	98.6
2005	577	37.5	15.4	95
2006	596	41.5	14.4	100.9
2007	506	22.0	23.0	100.2
2008	504	25.0	20.2	93.8
2009	455	27.0	16.9	99.3
2010	370	27.0	13.7	99.2
2011	399	23.0	17.3	99.2
2012	328	21.0	15.6	99.1
2013	366	16.4	22.2	96.7
2014	374	26.0	14.3	97.3
2015	345	26.0	13.2	96.8
2016	386	19.0	20.3	96.6
2017	340	18.2	18.6	97.6
2018	330	22.0	14.9	97.9
2019	332	19.0	17.4	83.1
2020	294	18.0	16.3	91.8
2021	281	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	283	20.5	13.8	77.4
2023	294	19.5	15.0	82.3

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 Woodson South Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	672	36.0	18.6	n/a
1990	548	33.0	16.6	n/a
1991	550	32.0	17.1	n/a
1992	501	29.0	17.2	n/a
1993	433	27.0	16.0	n/a
1994	437	25.0	17.5	n/a
1995	510	28.0	18.2	n/a
1996	510	28.0	18.2	n/a
1997	501	28.0	17.9	n/a
1998	499	28.0	17.8	n/a
1999	533	29.0	18.4	n/a
2000	518	30.0	17.3	n/a
2001	496	27.0	18.4	n/a
2002	432	21.0	20.6	81
2003	432	21.0	20.6	81
2004	559	32.2	17.4	98.6
2005	577	37.5	15.4	95
2006	596	41.5	14.4	100.9
2007	506	22.0	23.0	100.2
2008	504	25.0	20.2	93.8
2009	455	27.0	16.9	99.3
2010	370	27.0	13.7	99.2
2011	399	23.0	17.3	99.2
2012	328	21.0	15.6	99.1
2013	366	16.4	22.2	96.7
2014	374	26.0	14.3	97.3
2015	345	26.0	13.2	96.8
2016	386	19.0	20.3	96.6
2017	340	18.2	18.6	97.6
2018	330	22.0	14.9	97.9
2019	332	19.0	17.4	83.1
2020	294	18.0	16.3	91.8
2021	281	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	283	20.5	13.8	77.4
2023	294	19.5	15.0	82.3

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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