Is Depriest Elementary School a good school?

Depriest Elementary School ranks in the bottom 4.4% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Depriest Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 458 students attended Depriest Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Depriest Elementary School?

Students at Depriest Elementary School are 94% African American, 5% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Depriest Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Depriest Elementary School usually go on to attend: High : Douglass Academy High School

Depriest Elementary School

Summary:

Depriest Elementary School is a public school in Chicago, Illinois, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 458 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.

Depriest Elementary School faces significant challenges, with consistently high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 52.4% to 60.5% in recent years, well above the district and state averages. Academically, the school performs poorly on standardized tests, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics well below the district and state averages across all grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 13.9% of Depriest students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 30.5% in the district and 41.2% statewide. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as African American students, Special Education students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, ranking in the bottom 25-30% of their respective categories statewide.

When comparing Depriest Elementary School to nearby schools within the same district, such as Clark G.R. Elementary School and Leland Elementary School, Depriest consistently performs worse on academic measures. Additionally, the nearby Catalyst Charter-Circle Rock Elementary School, a public charter school, outperforms Depriest Elementary School on most academic measures. The high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with over 90% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, likely contributes to the school's challenges in academic performance. Addressing the high chronic absenteeism rates at Depriest Elementary School will be a key focus area for improvement.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

139 S Parkside Ave
Chicago, IL 60644-3944

(773) 534-6800

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

SchoolDigger Rank:
1977^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $21,936

Students who attend Depriest Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Douglass Academy High School

Student/teacher ratio: 11.4

Number of students: 458

Racial breakdown:

African American:

93.9%

Hispanic:

4.8%

Two or more races:

0.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 92.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Depriest Elementary School ranks worse than 95.6% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 400^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 11.91. (See more...)

Compare Details Depriest Elementary School ranks worse than 85.8% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 17.25. (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 Depriest Elementary School is $21,936, which is the 190^th highest among 452 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Depriest Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Depriest Elementary School 1977^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Depriest Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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SchoolDigger ranks Depriest Elementary School 1170^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Depriest 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 Depriest Elementary School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Depriest Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	2.19	1970^th	2020	2.5%
2004	1.39	1996^th	2030	1.7%
2005	1.64	1968^th	2022	2.7%
2006	2.65	2019^th	2086	3.2%
2007	1.16	2077^th	2095	0.9%
2008	3.42	2037^th	2092	2.6%
2009	2.55	2080^th	2120	1.9%
2010	3.67	2090^th	2139	2.3%
2011	15.24	1903^rd	2147	11.4%
2012	30.31	1669^th	2166	22.9%
2013	13.13	1960^th	2167	9.6%
2014	10.95	1933^rd	2093	7.6%
2015	11.54	1960^th	2052	4.5%
2016	9.70	1980^th	2046	3.2%
2017	15.18	1818^th	2044	11.1%
2018	8.52	2005^th	2037	1.6%
2019	9.13	2029^th	2086	2.7%
2021	11.74	1919^th	1948	1.5%
2022	10.16	2066^th	2082	0.8%
2023	10.62	2021^st	2077	2.7%
2024	11.91	1977^th	2067	4.4%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	19.57	1152^nd	1194	3.5%
2024	20.83	1053^rd	1195	11.9%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	12.13	1733^rd	1765	1.8%
2019	12.70	1763^rd	1816	2.9%
2021	16.96	1472^nd	1514	2.8%
2022	13.85	1741^st	1763	1.2%
2023	15.23	1736^th	1808	4.0%
2024	16.12	1711^th	1793	4.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Depriest Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	7.80	1941^st	1964	1.2%
2019	11.98	1896^th	2019	6.1%
2021	11.13	1640^th	1680	2.4%
2022	11.26	1917^th	1970	2.7%
2023	10.55	1912^th	1957	2.3%
2024	13.91	1800^th	1942	7.3%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Depriest Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	10.85	1903^rd	1972	3.5%
2019	8.80	1996^th	2019	1.1%
2021	11.68	1677^th	1707	1.8%
2022	10.21	1970^th	1977	0.4%
2023	11.54	1912^th	1984	3.6%
2024	10.86	1910^th	1959	2.5%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	23.12	625^th	698	10.5%
2019	23.23	636^th	711	10.5%
2021	26.86	377^th	428	11.9%
2022	23.48	635^th	684	7.2%
2023	26.24	576^th	692	16.8%
2024	27.04	539^th	655	17.7%

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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 Depriest Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2006	7.01	1181^st	1272	7.2%
2007	2.71	1265^th	1287	1.7%
2008	3.40	1262^nd	1293	2.4%
2009	2.86	1290^th	1318	2.1%
2010	8.92	1232^nd	1327	7.2%
2011	26.79	1088^th	1344	19.0%
2012	12.35	1246^th	1365	8.7%
2013	13.29	1230^th	1367	10.0%
2014	7.86	1261^st	1322	4.6%
2015	9.75	1265^th	1302	2.8%
2016	12.07	1223^rd	1294	5.5%
2017	9.51	1252^nd	1293	3.2%
2018	8.36	1277^th	1293	1.2%
2019	10.76	1289^th	1356	4.9%
2021	13.74	1158^th	1241	6.7%
2022	13.18	1296^th	1369	5.3%
2023	14.21	1249^th	1367	8.6%
2024	17.25	1170^th	1363	14.2%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	25.00	478^th	602	20.6%
2022	27.32	635^th	781	18.7%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	10.71	1142^nd	1161	1.6%
2019	14.72	1145^th	1217	5.9%
2021	20.33	915^th	1019	10.2%
2022	18.00	1128^th	1221	7.6%
2023	19.05	1110^th	1234	10.0%
2024	24.73	970^th	1219	20.4%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Depriest Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	8.00	1197^th	1226	2.4%
2019	11.72	1191^st	1276	6.7%
2021	12.26	967^th	1017	4.9%
2022	13.08	1202^nd	1286	6.5%
2023	14.90	1146^th	1275	10.1%
2024	19.84	1020^th	1251	18.5%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Depriest Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	9.13	1219^th	1223	0.3%
2019	10.00	1270^th	1296	2.0%
2021	15.47	961^st	1048	8.3%
2022	14.25	1198^th	1286	6.8%
2023	14.00	1189^th	1292	8.0%
2024	15.38	1141^st	1264	9.7%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	18.71	490^th	511	4.1%
2019	27.49	464^th	565	17.9%
2021	31.79	279^th	385	27.5%
2022	27.84	470^th	573	18.0%
2023	32.23	391^st	569	31.3%
2024	36.91	334^th	548	39.1%

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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 Depriest 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	530	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	530
1990	n/a	617	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	617
1991	1	658	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	660
1992	1	609	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	610
1993	1	608	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	609
1994	0	597	0	1	1	n/a	n/a	0	599
1995	0	639	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	639
1996	0	639	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	639
1997	0	705	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	705
1998	0	670	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	670
1999	0	687	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	687
2000	0	604	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	605
2001	0	601	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	601
2002	0	491	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	491
2003	0	491	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	491
2004	0	459	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	459
2005	0	608	0	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	613
2006	1	698	0	4	0	n/a	n/a	3	706
2007	1	752	0	8	0	n/a	n/a	2	763
2008	1	721	1	6	0	n/a	n/a	7	736
2009	1	652	1	9	0	n/a	n/a	1	664
2010	0	585	0	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	592
2011	1	550	1	12	1	1	6	0	572
2012	1	496	2	18	1	1	4	0	523
2013	2	511	2	23	1	1	4	0	544
2014	0	696	1	16	1	0	5	0	719
2015	0	706	1	17	0	0	6	0	730
2016	1	649	0	20	1	1	3	0	675
2017	1	574	1	20	1	1	3	0	601
2018	0	508	0	22	0	1	6	0	537
2019	0	520	0	23	0	1	6	0	550
2020	1	462	0	26	0	1	3	0	493
2021	1	432	0	14	0	0	2	0	449
2022	3	413	0	16	0	0	4	0	436
2023	2	430	0	22	0	0	4	0	458

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

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Depriest Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	530	25.0	21.2	n/a
1990	617	28.0	22.0	n/a
1991	660	30.0	22.0	n/a
1992	610	29.0	21.0	n/a
1993	609	35.0	17.4	n/a
1994	599	34.0	17.6	n/a
1995	639	33.0	19.4	n/a
1996	639	33.0	19.4	n/a
1997	705	34.0	20.7	n/a
1998	670	32.0	20.9	n/a
1999	687	32.0	21.5	n/a
2000	605	30.0	20.2	n/a
2001	601	26.0	23.1	n/a
2002	491	30.0	16.4	84.5
2003	491	30.0	16.4	84.5
2004	459	24.7	18.6	76.9
2005	613	29.8	20.6	85.6
2006	706	43.3	16.3	90
2007	763	28.0	27.3	73.3
2008	736	31.0	23.7	100.1
2009	664	33.0	20.1	97.6
2010	592	32.0	18.5	99.5
2011	572	30.0	19.0	98.8
2012	523	28.0	18.6	97.3
2013	544	38.4	14.1	95.6
2014	719	42.0	17.1	95.8
2015	730	43.0	16.9	98.1
2016	675	42.0	16.0	97.8
2017	601	42.0	14.3	97.3
2018	537	37.1	14.4	97.2
2019	550	38.0	14.4	93.5
2020	493	42.0	11.7	97.6
2021	449	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	436	44.0	9.9	97.2
2023	458	40.0	11.4	92.8

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 Depriest Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	530	25.0	21.2	n/a
1990	617	28.0	22.0	n/a
1991	660	30.0	22.0	n/a
1992	610	29.0	21.0	n/a
1993	609	35.0	17.4	n/a
1994	599	34.0	17.6	n/a
1995	639	33.0	19.4	n/a
1996	639	33.0	19.4	n/a
1997	705	34.0	20.7	n/a
1998	670	32.0	20.9	n/a
1999	687	32.0	21.5	n/a
2000	605	30.0	20.2	n/a
2001	601	26.0	23.1	n/a
2002	491	30.0	16.4	84.5
2003	491	30.0	16.4	84.5
2004	459	24.7	18.6	76.9
2005	613	29.8	20.6	85.6
2006	706	43.3	16.3	90
2007	763	28.0	27.3	73.3
2008	736	31.0	23.7	100.1
2009	664	33.0	20.1	97.6
2010	592	32.0	18.5	99.5
2011	572	30.0	19.0	98.8
2012	523	28.0	18.6	97.3
2013	544	38.4	14.1	95.6
2014	719	42.0	17.1	95.8
2015	730	43.0	16.9	98.1
2016	675	42.0	16.0	97.8
2017	601	42.0	14.3	97.3
2018	537	37.1	14.4	97.2
2019	550	38.0	14.4	93.5
2020	493	42.0	11.7	97.6
2021	449	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	436	44.0	9.9	97.2
2023	458	40.0	11.4	92.8

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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