Is Green W Elementary School a good school?

Green W Elementary School ranks in the bottom 23.2% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Green W Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 306 students attended Green W Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Green W Elementary School?

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

What schools do graduates of Green W Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Green W Elementary School usually go on to attend: High : Corliss High School

Green W Elementary School

Summary:

Green W Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, with around 300 students. The school faces significant challenges, as it consistently performs below the Chicago Public Schools District 299 and Illinois state averages in academic proficiency across all grade levels.

In the 2023-2024 school year, only 26.4% of students at Green W Elementary School were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 30.5% for the district and 41.2% for the state. In Mathematics, only 5.7% of students were proficient or better, compared to 18.3% for the district and 28.4% for the state. The school's performance in Science is slightly better, with 35.2% of students proficient or better, compared to 36.8% for the district and 53.2% for the state. Additionally, Green W Elementary School has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 3.7% in 2019-2020 to 24.7% in 2023-2024, which is notably higher than the district's rate of 15.1% in 2020-2021.

While the nearby schools, such as Vanderpoel Elementary Magnet School, Fort Dearborn Elementary School, and Evers Elementary School, also perform below the district and state averages in academic proficiency, they generally outperform Green W Elementary School. Additionally, these schools have lower chronic absenteeism rates and a slightly lower percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds compared to Green W Elementary School, which has 77.67% of its students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, significantly higher than the district's average of 86.6% in 2021-2022.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

1150 W 96th St
Chicago, IL 60643-1461

(773) 535-2575

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

SchoolDigger Rank:
1587^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $24,984

Students who attend Green W Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Corliss High School

Student/teacher ratio: 15.1

Number of students: 306

Racial breakdown:

African American:

95.1%

Hispanic:

2.6%

Two or more races:

1.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 86.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Green W Elementary School ranks worse than 76.8% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 220^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 23.4. (See more...)

Compare Details Green W Elementary School ranks worse than 64.9% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 30.9. (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: African American (95.1%), Hispanic (2.6%), two or more races (1.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 86.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Green W Elementary School is 15.1. 356 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Green W Elementary School employs 20.2 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Green W Elementary School is $24,984, which is the 93^rd highest among 452 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Green W Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Green W Elementary School 1587^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Green W Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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African American students:

SchoolDigger ranks Green W Elementary School 885^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Green W 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 Green W Elementary School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Green W Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	8.75	1811^th	2020	10.3%
2004	9.83	1830^th	2030	9.9%
2005	4.65	1891^st	2022	6.5%
2006	11.88	1892^nd	2086	9.3%
2007	43.06	1443^rd	2095	31.1%
2008	53.26	1202^nd	2092	42.5%
2009	42.85	1414^th	2120	33.3%
2010	27.06	1695^th	2139	20.8%
2011	50.30	1283^rd	2147	40.2%
2012	41.06	1493^rd	2166	31.1%
2013	49.21	1170^th	2167	46.0%
2014	45.13	1213^th	2093	42.0%
2015	36.52	1229^th	2052	40.1%
2016	31.80	1375^th	2046	32.8%
2017	26.58	1505^th	2044	26.4%
2018	14.27	1844^th	2037	9.5%
2019	11.62	1973^rd	2086	5.4%
2022	18.35	1727^th	2082	17.1%
2023	32.25	1338^th	2077	35.6%
2024	23.40	1587^th	2067	23.2%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	20.85	1556^th	1765	11.8%
2019	12.28	1768^th	1816	2.6%
2022	25.26	1415^th	1763	19.7%
2023	47.35	881^st	1808	51.3%
2024	34.41	1199^th	1793	33.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Green W Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	24.29	1504^th	1964	23.4%
2019	13.25	1865^th	2019	7.6%
2022	21.03	1564^th	1970	20.6%
2023	30.26	1317^th	1957	32.7%
2024	23.57	1488^th	1942	23.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Green W Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	10.15	1923^rd	1972	2.5%
2019	13.57	1872^nd	2019	7.3%
2022	19.89	1600^th	1977	19.1%
2023	41.57	1077^th	1984	45.7%
2024	27.67	1379^th	1959	29.6%

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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Green W Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	35.64	431^st	698	38.3%
2019	31.27	511^th	711	28.1%
2022	44.53	320^th	684	53.2%
2023	62.97	157^th	692	77.3%
2024	48.49	270^th	655	58.8%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Green W Elementary School

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Rank History for all middle school students at Green W Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	18.33	960^th	1185	19.0%
2004	14.85	1007^th	1204	16.4%
2005	22.04	960^th	1209	20.6%
2006	21.87	1045^th	1272	17.8%
2007	46.05	825^th	1287	35.9%
2008	49.65	771^st	1293	40.4%
2009	63.76	538^th	1318	59.2%
2010	45.79	850^th	1327	35.9%
2011	56.27	685^th	1344	49.0%
2012	55.52	693^rd	1365	49.2%
2013	67.46	415^th	1367	69.6%
2014	67.07	410^th	1322	69.0%
2015	22.26	1035^th	1302	20.5%
2016	25.85	983^rd	1294	24.0%
2017	24.17	997^th	1293	22.9%
2018	12.92	1192^nd	1293	7.8%
2019	13.06	1243^rd	1356	8.3%
2022	17.90	1161^st	1369	15.2%
2023	40.15	770^th	1367	43.7%
2024	30.90	885^th	1363	35.1%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Green W Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	34.15	486^th	805	39.6%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	18.52	1036^th	1161	10.8%
2019	18.96	1077^th	1217	11.5%
2022	22.89	1043^rd	1221	14.6%
2023	46.21	604^th	1234	51.1%
2024	39.67	702^nd	1219	42.4%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Green W Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	15.87	1071^st	1226	12.6%
2019	12.20	1179^th	1276	7.6%
2022	20.49	1047^th	1286	18.6%
2023	45.00	639^th	1275	49.9%
2024	23.85	954^th	1251	23.7%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Green W Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	12.60	1148^th	1223	6.1%
2019	19.28	1077^th	1296	16.9%
2022	18.63	1080^th	1286	16.0%
2023	36.56	775^th	1292	40.0%
2024	39.63	687^th	1264	45.6%

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Rank History for middle school African American students at Green W Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	32.08	363^rd	511	29.0%
2019	32.42	400^th	565	29.2%
2022	38.28	314^th	573	45.2%
2023	65.33	123^rd	569	78.4%
2024	56.22	175^th	548	68.1%

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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 Green W 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	379	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	379
1990	n/a	357	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	357
1991	0	362	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	362
1992	0	358	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	358
1993	0	364	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	364
1994	0	343	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	343
1995	0	317	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	317
1996	0	317	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	317
1997	0	313	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	313
1998	0	295	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	295
1999	0	299	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	299
2000	1	339	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	340
2001	0	377	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	377
2002	0	309	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	310
2003	0	309	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	310
2004	0	289	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	289
2005	0	360	0	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	365
2006	0	318	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	318
2007	0	275	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	275
2008	2	259	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	4	267
2009	1	263	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	264
2010	1	268	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	269
2011	0	253	0	0	0	0	3	0	256
2012	0	244	0	4	0	0	3	0	251
2013	0	245	1	4	0	0	1	0	251
2014	0	294	1	4	0	0	3	0	302
2015	0	324	1	2	0	0	2	0	329
2016	0	353	1	2	0	0	2	0	358
2017	0	368	1	2	0	1	3	0	375
2018	0	356	1	4	0	0	4	0	365
2019	0	326	1	6	0	0	4	0	337
2020	0	305	1	3	0	0	1	0	310
2021	1	283	1	3	1	0	2	0	291
2022	1	283	0	5	0	0	2	0	291
2023	0	294	0	4	0	0	2	0	300
2024	2	291	0	8	1	0	4	0	306

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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 Green W Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	379	19.0	19.9	n/a
1990	357	20.0	17.8	n/a
1991	362	21.0	17.2	n/a
1992	358	21.0	17.0	n/a
1993	364	20.0	18.2	n/a
1994	343	20.0	17.1	n/a
1995	317	15.0	21.1	n/a
1996	317	15.0	21.1	n/a
1997	313	15.0	20.9	n/a
1998	295	15.0	19.7	n/a
1999	299	16.0	18.7	n/a
2000	340	16.0	21.3	n/a
2001	377	15.0	25.1	n/a
2002	310	15.0	20.7	91.9
2003	310	15.0	20.7	91.9
2004	289	15.2	19.0	83.4
2005	365	17.3	21.1	72.6
2006	318	21.0	15.1	92.8
2007	275	13.0	21.2	98.9
2008	267	13.0	20.5	97
2009	264	16.0	16.5	98.9
2010	269	19.0	14.1	95.9
2011	256	16.0	16.0	98.4
2012	251	14.0	17.9	94
2013	251	14.6	17.1	84.9
2014	302	15.0	20.1	94.4
2015	329	15.0	21.9	95.7
2016	358	17.0	21.0	92.2
2017	375	16.3	22.9	90.9
2018	365	15.8	23.1	90.7
2019	337	16.5	20.4	85.8
2020	310	17.0	18.2	88.1
2021	291	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	291	20.5	14.1	86.6
2023	300	21.0	14.2	77.7
2024	306	20.2	15.1	86.9

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 Green W Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	379	19.0	19.9	n/a
1990	357	20.0	17.8	n/a
1991	362	21.0	17.2	n/a
1992	358	21.0	17.0	n/a
1993	364	20.0	18.2	n/a
1994	343	20.0	17.1	n/a
1995	317	15.0	21.1	n/a
1996	317	15.0	21.1	n/a
1997	313	15.0	20.9	n/a
1998	295	15.0	19.7	n/a
1999	299	16.0	18.7	n/a
2000	340	16.0	21.3	n/a
2001	377	15.0	25.1	n/a
2002	310	15.0	20.7	91.9
2003	310	15.0	20.7	91.9
2004	289	15.2	19.0	83.4
2005	365	17.3	21.1	72.6
2006	318	21.0	15.1	92.8
2007	275	13.0	21.2	98.9
2008	267	13.0	20.5	97
2009	264	16.0	16.5	98.9
2010	269	19.0	14.1	95.9
2011	256	16.0	16.0	98.4
2012	251	14.0	17.9	94
2013	251	14.6	17.1	84.9
2014	302	15.0	20.1	94.4
2015	329	15.0	21.9	95.7
2016	358	17.0	21.0	92.2
2017	375	16.3	22.9	90.9
2018	365	15.8	23.1	90.7
2019	337	16.5	20.4	85.8
2020	310	17.0	18.2	88.1
2021	291	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	291	20.5	14.1	86.6
2023	300	21.0	14.2	77.7
2024	306	20.2	15.1	86.9

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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