Is Yates Elementary School a good school?

Yates Elementary School ranks in the bottom 7.7% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Yates Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 307 students attended Yates Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Yates Elementary School?

Students at Yates Elementary School are 75% Hispanic, 21% African American, 3% White.

What schools do graduates of Yates Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Yates Elementary School usually go on to attend: High : Clemente Community Academy High School

Yates Elementary School

Summary:

Yates Elementary School is a public school in Chicago, Illinois, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 280 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. Yates Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Illinois elementary schools over the past several years, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Yates Elementary School faces significant challenges, including extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, well-below-average test scores across all grade levels and subject areas, and poor performance for subgroups like female, male, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students. The school's spending per student is relatively high, ranging from $18,828 to $30,888 per year, which is higher than the district average, and it has a low student-teacher ratio of 7.5 to 8 students per teacher. When compared to nearby schools in the same district, such as Goethe Elementary, Darwin Elementary, and Pulaski International School, Yates Elementary School is an outlier in terms of poor performance.

The combination of high chronic absenteeism, low test scores, and poor subgroup performance suggests that Yates Elementary School may be facing a variety of systemic challenges, such as inadequate resources, ineffective teaching practices, or a lack of support for students and families. The school's high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 86.07% to 96.3% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, indicates that the school may be dealing with the significant challenges related to poverty and its impact on student learning and engagement.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

1839 N Richmond St
Chicago, IL 60647-5125

(773) 534-4550

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

SchoolDigger Rank:
1907^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $30,393

Students who attend Yates Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Clemente Community Academy High School

Student/teacher ratio: 8.7

Number of students: 307

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

74.9%

African American:

20.5%

White:

3.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 95.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Yates Elementary School ranks worse than 92.3% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 363^rd 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 Yates Elementary School ranks worse than 82.2% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 18.87. (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 (74.9%), African American (20.5%), White (3.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 95.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Yates Elementary School is 8.7, which is the 14^th best among 452 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299. (See more...)

Compare Yates Elementary School employs 35 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Yates Elementary School is $30,393, which is the 18^th highest among 452 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Yates Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Yates Elementary School 1907^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Yates Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Male students:

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SchoolDigger ranks Yates Elementary School 1120^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Yates 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 Yates Elementary School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Yates Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	6.92	1842^nd	2020	8.8%
2004	7.28	1867^th	2030	8.0%
2005	7.72	1844^th	2022	8.8%
2006	12.12	1889^th	2086	9.4%
2007	21.08	1796^th	2095	14.3%
2008	8.78	1944^th	2092	7.1%
2009	7.43	1996^th	2120	5.8%
2010	10.42	1971^st	2139	7.9%
2011	10.90	1984^th	2147	7.6%
2012	13.95	1960^th	2166	9.5%
2013	18.55	1833^rd	2167	15.4%
2014	27.96	1584^th	2093	24.3%
2015	17.51	1771^st	2052	13.7%
2016	17.84	1758^th	2046	14.1%
2017	11.43	1921^st	2044	6.0%
2018	10.16	1961^st	2037	3.7%
2019	7.69	2060^th	2086	1.2%
2021	14.17	1802^nd	1948	7.5%
2022	12.66	1969^th	2082	5.4%
2023	10.79	2013^th	2077	3.1%
2024	13.69	1907^th	2067	7.7%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	19.98	695^th	718	3.2%
2019	19.95	723^rd	743	2.7%
2022	28.31	652^nd	768	15.1%
2023	19.22	774^th	788	1.8%
2024	26.40	709^th	826	14.2%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	21.43	691^st	763	9.4%
2019	21.24	1098^th	1194	8.0%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	16.98	1655^th	1765	6.2%
2019	10.93	1793^rd	1816	1.3%
2021	21.41	1349^th	1514	10.9%
2022	18.86	1624^th	1763	7.9%
2023	13.53	1775^th	1808	1.8%
2024	19.66	1603^rd	1793	10.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Yates Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	9.34	1909^th	1964	2.8%
2019	7.68	1995^th	2019	1.2%
2022	12.74	1869^th	1970	5.1%
2023	9.48	1939^th	1957	0.9%
2024	13.54	1814^th	1942	6.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Yates Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	13.45	1835^th	1972	6.9%
2019	9.55	1975^th	2019	2.2%
2022	14.68	1818^th	1977	8.0%
2023	13.51	1851^st	1984	6.7%
2024	16.08	1715^th	1959	12.5%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	23.60	618^th	698	11.5%
2019	24.22	627^th	711	11.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Yates Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	13.63	914^th	938	2.6%
2019	8.90	954^th	955	0.1%
2022	15.35	934^th	954	2.1%
2023	14.11	953^rd	970	1.8%
2024	15.68	917^th	959	4.4%

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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 Yates Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	7.37	1088^th	1185	8.2%
2004	14.10	1017^th	1204	15.5%
2005	13.98	1029^th	1209	14.9%
2006	11.19	1137^th	1272	10.6%
2007	28.70	1001^st	1287	22.2%
2008	28.43	1007^th	1293	22.1%
2009	24.53	1060^th	1318	19.6%
2010	19.91	1120^th	1327	15.6%
2011	15.89	1187^th	1344	11.7%
2012	26.07	1096^th	1365	19.7%
2013	18.11	1173^rd	1367	14.2%
2014	33.71	931^st	1322	29.6%
2015	36.78	771^st	1302	40.8%
2016	30.54	889^th	1294	31.3%
2017	12.88	1201^st	1293	7.1%
2018	8.55	1272^nd	1293	1.6%
2019	7.44	1350^th	1356	0.4%
2021	16.70	1090^th	1241	12.2%
2022	22.19	1062^nd	1369	22.4%
2023	24.70	1011^th	1367	26.0%
2024	18.87	1120^th	1363	17.8%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	24.22	284^th	285	0.4%
2022	41.02	241^st	454	46.9%
2023	35.51	317^th	480	34.0%
2024	32.80	352^nd	486	27.6%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	24.93	680^th	792	14.1%
2022	26.86	654^th	781	16.3%
2023	38.88	419^th	805	48.0%
2024	26.14	625^th	802	22.1%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	11.18	1137^th	1161	2.1%
2019	9.76	1202^nd	1217	1.2%
2021	26.20	803^rd	1019	21.2%
2022	33.17	813^th	1221	33.4%
2023	41.43	686^th	1234	44.4%
2024	25.86	947^th	1219	22.3%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Yates Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	11.47	1155^th	1226	5.8%
2019	7.16	1260^th	1276	1.3%
2021	10.40	989^th	1017	2.8%
2022	21.94	1015^th	1286	21.1%
2023	21.22	1010^th	1275	20.8%
2024	21.36	993^rd	1251	20.6%

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Rank History for middle school Disabled students at Yates Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	24.89	559^th	674	17.1%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Yates Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	10.87	1190^th	1223	2.7%
2019	8.78	1291^st	1296	0.4%
2021	20.27	881^st	1048	15.9%
2022	24.49	965^th	1286	25.0%
2023	29.78	861^st	1292	33.4%
2024	19.67	1040^th	1264	17.7%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	37.80	327^th	573	42.9%
2023	32.19	392^nd	569	31.1%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Yates Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	8.26	588^th	590	0.3%
2019	6.73	638^th	639	0.2%
2021	10.28	516^th	517	0.2%
2022	26.31	523^rd	662	21.0%
2023	31.08	470^th	661	28.9%
2024	18.42	571^st	643	11.2%

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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 Yates Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	52	283	5	848	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	1188
1989	77	251	2	809	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	1139
1990	64	229	4	754	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	1051
1991	47	225	3	788	0	n/a	n/a	0	1063
1992	40	251	4	786	2	n/a	n/a	0	1083
1993	40	255	2	819	0	n/a	n/a	0	1116
1994	41	253	3	809	0	n/a	n/a	0	1106
1995	30	238	2	839	7	n/a	n/a	0	1116
1996	30	238	2	839	7	n/a	n/a	0	1116
1997	22	216	0	839	0	n/a	n/a	0	1077
1998	18	251	0	898	0	n/a	n/a	0	1167
1999	21	241	1	882	0	n/a	n/a	0	1145
2000	24	211	0	837	3	n/a	n/a	0	1075
2001	29	164	1	806	1	n/a	n/a	0	1001
2002	14	137	34	731	0	n/a	n/a	0	916
2003	14	137	34	731	0	n/a	n/a	0	916
2004	23	166	0	781	4	n/a	n/a	0	974
2005	14	212	0	749	3	n/a	n/a	0	978
2006	10	176	1	680	3	n/a	n/a	34	904
2007	12	137	1	617	0	n/a	n/a	37	804
2008	5	115	2	581	1	n/a	n/a	47	751
2009	9	104	2	657	7	n/a	n/a	0	779
2010	12	90	3	649	7	n/a	n/a	0	761
2011	15	105	1	591	6	1	3	0	722
2012	14	88	0	574	4	1	1	0	682
2013	15	102	2	588	3	4	2	0	716
2014	17	87	2	556	2	3	1	0	668
2015	18	82	1	474	1	4	1	0	581
2016	12	81	0	442	1	5	6	0	547
2017	8	79	0	393	4	3	14	0	501
2018	7	82	0	349	3	3	2	0	446
2019	7	71	0	293	1	1	2	0	375
2020	7	72	0	273	1	1	2	0	356
2021	12	67	0	213	1	1	4	0	298
2022	13	72	1	180	1	0	3	0	270
2023	12	67	2	194	1	0	4	0	280
2024	10	63	1	230	0	0	3	0	307

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

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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 Yates Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1188	60.0	19.8	n/a
1989	1139	58.0	19.6	n/a
1990	1051	57.0	18.4	n/a
1991	1063	58.0	18.3	n/a
1992	1083	61.0	17.7	n/a
1993	1116	63.0	17.7	n/a
1994	1106	60.0	18.4	n/a
1995	1116	64.0	17.4	n/a
1996	1116	64.0	17.4	n/a
1997	1077	60.0	18.0	n/a
1998	1167	61.0	19.1	n/a
1999	1145	57.0	20.1	n/a
2000	1075	53.0	20.3	n/a
2001	1001	55.0	18.2	n/a
2002	916	50.0	18.3	96.3
2003	916	50.0	18.3	96.3
2004	974	48.6	20.0	99.7
2005	978	61.1	16.0	92.3
2006	904	62.0	14.6	100.5
2007	804	35.0	23.0	100.3
2008	751	38.0	19.8	106.3
2009	779	48.0	16.2	94.4
2010	761	47.0	16.1	98.3
2011	722	43.0	16.7	96.7
2012	682	41.0	16.6	98.4
2013	716	50.5	14.1	97.3
2014	668	45.5	14.6	97
2015	581	42.0	13.8	97.6
2016	547	42.0	13.0	95.6
2017	501	35.8	13.9	87.2
2018	446	35.4	12.5	85.4
2019	375	38.0	9.8	83.5
2020	356	31.0	11.4	97.2
2021	298	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	270	36.0	7.5	96.3
2023	280	35.0	8.0	86.1
2024	307	35.0	8.7	95.4

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 Yates Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1188	60.0	19.8	n/a
1989	1139	58.0	19.6	n/a
1990	1051	57.0	18.4	n/a
1991	1063	58.0	18.3	n/a
1992	1083	61.0	17.7	n/a
1993	1116	63.0	17.7	n/a
1994	1106	60.0	18.4	n/a
1995	1116	64.0	17.4	n/a
1996	1116	64.0	17.4	n/a
1997	1077	60.0	18.0	n/a
1998	1167	61.0	19.1	n/a
1999	1145	57.0	20.1	n/a
2000	1075	53.0	20.3	n/a
2001	1001	55.0	18.2	n/a
2002	916	50.0	18.3	96.3
2003	916	50.0	18.3	96.3
2004	974	48.6	20.0	99.7
2005	978	61.1	16.0	92.3
2006	904	62.0	14.6	100.5
2007	804	35.0	23.0	100.3
2008	751	38.0	19.8	106.3
2009	779	48.0	16.2	94.4
2010	761	47.0	16.1	98.3
2011	722	43.0	16.7	96.7
2012	682	41.0	16.6	98.4
2013	716	50.5	14.1	97.3
2014	668	45.5	14.6	97
2015	581	42.0	13.8	97.6
2016	547	42.0	13.0	95.6
2017	501	35.8	13.9	87.2
2018	446	35.4	12.5	85.4
2019	375	38.0	9.8	83.5
2020	356	31.0	11.4	97.2
2021	298	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	270	36.0	7.5	96.3
2023	280	35.0	8.0	86.1
2024	307	35.0	8.7	95.4

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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