Is Cuffe Math-Sci Technical Elementary Academy a good school?

Cuffe Math-Sci Technical Elementary Academy ranks in the bottom 20.0% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Cuffe Math-Sci Technical Elementary Academy?

In the 2022-23 school year, 233 students attended Cuffe Math-Sci Technical Elementary Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Cuffe Math-Sci Technical Elementary Academy?

Students at Cuffe Math-Sci Technical Elementary Academy are 99% African American, 1% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Cuffe Math-Sci Technical Elementary Academy attend?

Students who attend Cuffe Math-Sci Technical Elementary Academy usually go on to attend: High : Hirsch Metropolitan High School

Cuffe Math-Sci Technical Elementary Academy

Summary:

Cuffe Math-Sci Technical Elementary Academy is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in the Chicago Public Schools District 299, with 233 students located in the Gresham neighborhood of Chicago, IL. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of Illinois elementary schools over the past decade, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Cuffe Math-Sci Technical Elementary Academy significantly underperforms compared to the district and state on standardized tests, with only 19.2% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and just 10.4% in math, far below the district and state averages. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, reaching 41.8% in the 2021-2022 school year. Additionally, the school serves a high-poverty population, with 85.41% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. While the school's African American students and special education students have performed relatively better than other subgroups, the school's overall performance is concerning, particularly for female students, who ranked in the bottom 5% of Illinois elementary schools.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Gresham Elementary School, LEARN Charter - Hunter Perkins Camp, and Jackson M Elementary School, generally outperform Cuffe Math-Sci Technical Elementary Academy on academic measures, despite serving similar high-poverty populations. This suggests that the school may be struggling with factors beyond just socioeconomic status. Additionally, the school's performance has been inconsistent over the years, with some grades and subject areas performing better than others, indicating the need for a comprehensive intervention strategy to address the root causes of the school's underperformance.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

8324 S Racine Ave
Chicago, IL 60620-3118

(773) 535-8250

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

SchoolDigger Rank:
1653^rd of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $27,188

Students who attend Cuffe Math-Sci Technical Elementary Academy usually attend:

High:

Hirsch Metropolitan High School

Student/teacher ratio: 16.0

Number of students: 233

Racial breakdown:

African American:

98.7%

Hispanic:

1.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 85.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Cuffe Math-Sci Technical Elementary Academy ranks worse than 80% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 246^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 21.08. (See more...)

Compare Details Cuffe Math-Sci Technical Elementary Academy ranks worse than 82.9% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 18.66. (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 Cuffe Math-Sci Technical Elementary Academy is $27,188, which is the 51^st highest among 452 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Cuffe Math-Sci Technical Elementary Academy:

SchoolDigger ranks Cuffe Math-Sci Technical Elementary Academy 1653^rd of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Cuffe Math-Sci Technical Elementary Academy in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Male students:

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SchoolDigger ranks Cuffe Math-Sci Technical Elementary Academy 1130^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Cuffe Math-Sci Technical Elementary Academy 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 Cuffe Math-Sci Technical Elementary Academy

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Cuffe Math-Sci Technical Elementary Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	11.77	1759^th	2020	12.9%
2004	17.27	1742^nd	2030	14.2%
2005	6.45	1865^th	2022	7.8%
2006	25.08	1733^rd	2086	16.9%
2007	21.10	1795^th	2095	14.3%
2008	43.64	1386^th	2092	33.7%
2009	58.40	1086^th	2120	48.8%
2010	48.07	1330^th	2139	37.8%
2011	39.42	1492^nd	2147	30.5%
2012	34.94	1594^th	2166	26.4%
2013	27.98	1629^th	2167	24.8%
2014	15.29	1850^th	2093	11.6%
2015	17.37	1779^th	2052	13.3%
2016	15.97	1810^th	2046	11.5%
2017	8.57	1999^th	2044	2.2%
2018	11.84	1920^th	2037	5.7%
2019	11.74	1969^th	2086	5.6%
2021	13.63	1829^th	1948	6.1%
2022	13.91	1912^th	2082	8.2%
2023	26.22	1491^st	2077	28.2%
2024	21.08	1653^rd	2067	20.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Cuffe Math-Sci Technical Elementary Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	22.48	1064^th	1194	10.9%
2022	20.95	1063^rd	1113	4.5%
2023	46.87	505^th	1156	56.3%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Cuffe Math-Sci Technical Elementary Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	14.80	1688^th	1765	4.4%
2019	22.16	1593^rd	1816	12.3%
2021	22.55	1321^st	1514	12.7%
2022	19.76	1587^th	1763	10.0%
2023	37.95	1096^th	1808	39.4%
2024	29.85	1313^th	1793	26.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Cuffe Math-Sci Technical Elementary Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	12.27	1846^th	1964	6.0%
2019	15.73	1803^rd	2019	10.7%
2022	12.93	1861^st	1970	5.5%
2023	15.57	1770^th	1957	9.6%
2024	11.75	1870^th	1942	3.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Cuffe Math-Sci Technical Elementary Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	13.86	1820^th	1972	7.7%
2019	9.83	1967^th	2019	2.6%
2022	13.60	1860^th	1977	5.9%
2023	31.40	1288^th	1984	35.1%
2024	41.95	1044^th	1959	46.7%

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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Cuffe Math-Sci Technical Elementary Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	31.41	496^th	698	28.9%
2019	30.63	522^nd	711	26.6%
2021	32.12	299^th	428	30.1%
2022	33.25	455^th	684	33.5%
2023	56.34	210^th	692	69.7%
2024	46.87	291^st	655	55.6%

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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 Cuffe Math-Sci Technical Elementary Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	21.20	935^th	1185	21.1%
2004	14.98	1005^th	1204	16.5%
2005	8.05	1091^st	1209	9.8%
2006	31.57	962^nd	1272	24.4%
2007	40.08	887^th	1287	31.1%
2008	47.33	799^th	1293	38.2%
2009	69.38	438^th	1318	66.8%
2010	61.25	592^nd	1327	55.4%
2011	38.65	946^th	1344	29.6%
2012	49.19	813^th	1365	40.4%
2013	34.40	954^th	1367	30.2%
2014	22.98	1077^th	1322	18.5%
2015	29.84	898^th	1302	31.0%
2016	32.39	857^th	1294	33.8%
2017	14.71	1157^th	1293	10.5%
2018	18.08	1085^th	1293	16.1%
2019	13.80	1222^nd	1356	9.9%
2021	14.87	1130^th	1241	8.9%
2022	14.98	1248^th	1369	8.8%
2023	21.79	1077^th	1367	21.2%
2024	18.66	1130^th	1363	17.1%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Cuffe Math-Sci Technical Elementary Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	24.93	680^th	792	14.1%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Cuffe Math-Sci Technical Elementary Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	23.62	961^st	1161	17.2%
2019	20.73	1045^th	1217	14.1%
2021	26.55	796^th	1019	21.9%
2022	19.22	1107^th	1221	9.3%
2023	28.27	921^st	1234	25.4%
2024	22.34	1021^st	1219	16.2%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Cuffe Math-Sci Technical Elementary Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	17.47	1043^rd	1226	14.9%
2019	18.16	1070^th	1276	16.1%
2022	14.06	1182^nd	1286	8.1%
2023	19.89	1035^th	1275	18.8%
2024	15.19	1123^rd	1251	10.2%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Cuffe Math-Sci Technical Elementary Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	20.13	1014^th	1223	17.1%
2019	10.58	1265^th	1296	2.4%
2022	14.86	1183^rd	1286	8.0%
2023	29.44	874^th	1292	32.4%
2024	22.18	976^th	1264	22.8%

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Rank History for middle school African American students at Cuffe Math-Sci Technical Elementary Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	38.60	299^th	511	41.5%
2019	35.39	360^th	565	36.3%
2021	35.21	246^th	385	36.1%
2022	33.15	384^th	573	33.0%
2023	44.05	272^nd	569	52.2%
2024	39.15	307^th	548	44.0%

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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 Cuffe Math-Sci Technical Elementary Academy

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	n/a	282	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	282
1990	n/a	330	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	330
1991	0	384	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	384
1992	0	423	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	423
1993	0	440	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	442
1994	0	456	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	456
1995	0	408	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	408
1996	0	408	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	408
1997	0	420	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	420
1998	0	381	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	381
1999	1	414	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	415
2000	0	409	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	409
2001	0	444	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	444
2002	0	403	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	403
2003	0	403	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	403
2004	0	780	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	781
2005	0	861	0	4	1	n/a	n/a	0	866
2006	0	808	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	1	810
2007	0	803	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	803
2008	0	727	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	8	735
2009	0	606	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	607
2010	0	556	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	558
2011	0	531	0	5	0	0	3	0	539
2012	0	497	0	7	0	0	3	0	507
2013	0	440	0	6	0	0	2	0	448
2014	0	449	0	7	0	0	2	0	458
2015	1	446	0	6	0	1	1	0	455
2016	0	413	0	5	0	0	1	0	419
2017	0	353	0	2	0	0	3	0	358
2018	0	312	0	7	0	0	0	0	319
2019	0	296	0	5	0	0	0	0	301
2020	0	276	0	5	0	0	0	0	281
2021	0	222	0	5	0	0	0	0	227
2022	0	239	0	4	0	0	0	0	243
2023	0	230	0	3	0	0	0	0	233

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

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Cuffe Math-Sci Technical Elementary Academy

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	282	13.0	21.6	n/a
1990	330	14.0	23.5	n/a
1991	384	16.0	24.0	n/a
1992	423	20.0	21.1	n/a
1993	442	23.0	19.2	n/a
1994	456	23.0	19.8	n/a
1995	408	25.0	16.3	n/a
1996	408	25.0	16.3	n/a
1997	420	26.0	16.2	n/a
1998	381	25.0	15.2	n/a
1999	415	24.2	17.1	n/a
2000	409	21.2	19.3	n/a
2001	444	24.2	18.3	n/a
2002	403	24.0	16.8	94.8
2003	403	24.0	16.8	94.8
2004	781	35.4	22.1	92.3
2005	866	39.6	21.9	85.6
2006	810	44.7	18.1	99.8
2007	803	36.0	22.3	99.6
2008	735	32.0	23.0	100.7
2009	607	34.0	17.9	99.5
2010	558	28.0	19.9	99.5
2011	539	23.0	23.4	99.4
2012	507	25.0	20.2	96.3
2013	448	34.1	13.1	87.9
2014	458	24.0	19.0	94.5
2015	455	21.0	21.6	94.5
2016	419	22.0	19.0	91.9
2017	358	19.8	18.0	95.8
2018	319	18.8	16.9	93.7
2019	301	17.0	17.7	92.4
2020	281	18.0	15.6	93.2
2021	227	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	243	17.5	13.8	83.5
2023	233	14.5	16.0	85.4

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 Cuffe Math-Sci Technical Elementary Academy

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	282	13.0	21.6	n/a
1990	330	14.0	23.5	n/a
1991	384	16.0	24.0	n/a
1992	423	20.0	21.1	n/a
1993	442	23.0	19.2	n/a
1994	456	23.0	19.8	n/a
1995	408	25.0	16.3	n/a
1996	408	25.0	16.3	n/a
1997	420	26.0	16.2	n/a
1998	381	25.0	15.2	n/a
1999	415	24.2	17.1	n/a
2000	409	21.2	19.3	n/a
2001	444	24.2	18.3	n/a
2002	403	24.0	16.8	94.8
2003	403	24.0	16.8	94.8
2004	781	35.4	22.1	92.3
2005	866	39.6	21.9	85.6
2006	810	44.7	18.1	99.8
2007	803	36.0	22.3	99.6
2008	735	32.0	23.0	100.7
2009	607	34.0	17.9	99.5
2010	558	28.0	19.9	99.5
2011	539	23.0	23.4	99.4
2012	507	25.0	20.2	96.3
2013	448	34.1	13.1	87.9
2014	458	24.0	19.0	94.5
2015	455	21.0	21.6	94.5
2016	419	22.0	19.0	91.9
2017	358	19.8	18.0	95.8
2018	319	18.8	16.9	93.7
2019	301	17.0	17.7	92.4
2020	281	18.0	15.6	93.2
2021	227	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	243	17.5	13.8	83.5
2023	233	14.5	16.0	85.4

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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