Is Clark G R Elementary School a good school?

Clark G R Elementary School ranks in the bottom 20.1% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Clark G R Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 155 students attended Clark G R Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Clark G R Elementary School?

Students at Clark G R Elementary School are 55% African American, 35% Hispanic, 5% White, 3% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Clark G R Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Clark G R Elementary School usually go on to attend: High : Douglass Academy High School

Clark G R Elementary School

Summary:

Clark G R Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, with 155 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. The school's statewide ranking has declined over the past several years, going from a high of 893 out of 2,044 Illinois elementary schools in 2016-2017 to a low of 1,652 out of 2,067 in the current 2023-2024 school year.

Clark G R Elementary School faces significant challenges in terms of student attendance, academic achievement, and socioeconomic factors. The school has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 6.3% in 2019-2020 to 26.7% in 2021-2022, which is much higher than the district and state averages. The school's test scores are consistently lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with only 22% of students proficient or better in ELA and 0% to 13.3% proficient in math, compared to higher district and state averages. The school's performance also varies greatly by student subgroup, with its African American and Hispanic students ranking significantly lower than their peers in the state.

Comparing Clark G R Elementary School to nearby schools, such as Irving Elementary School in Oak Park, highlights the stark disparities in educational opportunities and resources available to students in different neighborhoods and districts. While Clark G R Elementary School has seen increased funding, from $13,700 per student in 2019-2020 to $23,349 per student in 2022-2023, this has not yet translated into improved academic outcomes, suggesting that simply increasing spending may not be the sole solution to the school's challenges.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

1045 S Monitor Ave
Chicago, IL 60644-5434

(773) 534-6225

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

SchoolDigger Rank:
1652^nd of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $27,311

Students who attend Clark G R Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Douglass Academy High School

Student/teacher ratio: 8.3

Number of students: 155

Racial breakdown:

African American:

54.8%

Hispanic:

35.5%

White:

4.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 81.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Clark G R Elementary School ranks worse than 79.9% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 245^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 Clark G R Elementary School ranks worse than 74.5% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 24.34. (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 Clark G R Elementary School is $27,311, which is the 48^th highest among 452 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Clark G R Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Clark G R Elementary School 1652^nd of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Clark G R Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Male students:

SchoolDigger ranks Clark G R Elementary School 1015^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Clark G R 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 Clark G R Elementary School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Clark G R Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	23.23	1630^th	2020	19.3%
2004	18.14	1732^nd	2030	14.7%
2005	28.85	1612^th	2022	20.3%
2006	32.57	1633^rd	2086	21.7%
2007	34.69	1608^th	2095	23.2%
2008	29.37	1628^th	2092	22.2%
2009	48.41	1315^th	2120	38.0%
2010	34.51	1582^nd	2139	26.0%
2011	50.81	1265^th	2147	41.1%
2012	65.81	879^th	2166	59.4%
2013	75.92	496^th	2167	77.1%
2014	53.58	1016^th	2093	51.5%
2015	39.24	1146^th	2052	44.2%
2016	32.72	1352^nd	2046	33.9%
2017	52.37	893^rd	2044	56.3%
2018	40.64	1154^th	2037	43.3%
2019	49.81	970^th	2086	53.5%
2021	26.72	1362^nd	1948	30.1%
2022	28.79	1422^nd	2082	31.7%
2023	29.16	1417^th	2077	31.8%
2024	21.08	1652^nd	2067	20.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Clark G R Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	63.62	470^th	1765	73.4%
2019	65.11	454^th	1816	75.0%
2021	34.27	1014^th	1514	33.0%
2022	42.10	973^rd	1763	44.8%
2023	37.11	1123^rd	1808	37.9%
2024	29.03	1338^th	1793	25.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Clark G R Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	50.30	914^th	1964	53.5%
2019	44.58	1070^th	2019	47.0%
2021	19.36	1398^th	1680	16.8%
2022	26.55	1413^th	1970	28.3%
2023	28.29	1365^th	1957	30.3%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Clark G R Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	36.47	1197^th	1972	39.3%
2019	52.70	858^th	2019	57.5%
2021	25.16	1261^st	1707	26.1%
2022	25.89	1413^th	1977	28.5%
2023	24.54	1463^rd	1984	26.3%
2024	18.77	1618^th	1959	17.4%

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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Clark G R Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	46.50	295^th	698	57.7%
2019	51.43	268^th	711	62.3%
2021	45.67	171^st	428	60.0%
2022	28.87	537^th	684	21.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Clark G R Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	41.11	543^rd	970	44.0%

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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 Clark G R Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	27.76	890^th	1185	24.9%
2004	26.69	918^th	1204	23.8%
2005	35.90	848^th	1209	29.9%
2006	47.28	785^th	1272	38.3%
2007	47.78	800^th	1287	37.8%
2008	31.61	980^th	1293	24.2%
2009	48.56	799^th	1318	39.4%
2010	42.77	889^th	1327	33.0%
2011	52.64	738^th	1344	45.1%
2012	60.30	604^th	1365	55.8%
2013	59.66	550^th	1367	59.8%
2014	49.17	700^th	1322	47.0%
2015	45.38	621^st	1302	52.3%
2016	28.79	918^th	1294	29.1%
2017	37.69	781^st	1293	39.6%
2018	24.54	977^th	1293	24.4%
2019	30.43	933^rd	1356	31.2%
2021	31.29	797^th	1241	35.8%
2022	32.74	860^th	1369	37.2%
2023	34.16	859^th	1367	37.2%
2024	24.34	1015^th	1363	25.5%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Clark G R Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	35.53	761^st	1161	34.5%
2019	43.60	662^nd	1217	45.6%
2021	37.57	623^rd	1019	38.9%
2022	32.99	819^th	1221	32.9%
2023	46.62	598^th	1234	51.5%
2024	31.84	836^th	1219	31.4%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Clark G R Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	22.80	964^th	1226	21.4%
2019	47.97	625^th	1276	51.0%
2021	25.95	756^th	1017	25.7%
2022	31.08	841^st	1286	34.6%
2023	51.33	539^th	1275	57.7%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Clark G R Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	26.12	899^th	1223	26.5%
2019	22.64	1016^th	1296	21.6%
2022	18.81	1076^th	1286	16.3%

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Rank History for middle school African American students at Clark G R Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	41.94	268^th	511	47.6%
2019	32.46	399^th	565	29.4%
2021	32.03	276^th	385	28.3%
2022	31.00	418^th	573	27.1%
2023	50.27	220^th	569	61.3%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Clark G R Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	97.81	10^th	662	98.5%
2024	35.50	404^th	643	37.2%

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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

Review counts

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50%

Reviews:

by a parent
Wednesday, June 21, 2017

since the new principal came in, the school has been doing very well. they have added after school programs for the children and they also brought back sports for the older kids, the teachers are dedicated to make our children exceed. They are always pushing them to do better. principal,teacher,aids and the rest of the school staff are doing a great job! i don't understand why the school rating hasn't been updated Close Quote

by a parent
Saturday, December 12, 2015

too many shenanigans with adults in the building Close Quote

Enrollment information for Clark G R Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	51	64	4	21	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	140
1989	56	76	3	15	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	150
1990	57	63	2	13	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	135
1991	68	66	2	25	0	n/a	n/a	0	161
1992	65	32	2	66	0	n/a	n/a	0	165
1993	70	22	6	64	3	n/a	n/a	0	165
1994	66	16	7	90	0	n/a	n/a	0	179
1995	50	16	22	109	1	n/a	n/a	0	198
1996	50	16	22	109	1	n/a	n/a	0	198
1997	45	60	7	160	0	n/a	n/a	0	272
1998	44	125	11	149	1	n/a	n/a	0	330
1999	38	175	8	154	1	n/a	n/a	0	376
2000	33	208	8	147	3	n/a	n/a	0	399
2001	24	230	3	149	0	n/a	n/a	0	406
2002	17	245	1	148	1	n/a	n/a	0	412
2003	17	245	1	148	1	n/a	n/a	0	412
2004	17	240	2	132	1	n/a	n/a	0	392
2005	16	242	1	125	1	n/a	n/a	0	385
2006	6	247	8	112	1	n/a	n/a	10	384
2007	5	230	11	112	2	n/a	n/a	9	369
2008	6	226	4	115	0	n/a	n/a	13	364
2009	7	210	4	107	0	n/a	n/a	0	328
2010	8	204	2	109	0	n/a	n/a	0	323
2011	8	171	0	115	5	1	4	0	304
2012	12	160	0	111	7	2	3	0	295
2013	4	170	0	93	3	1	1	0	272
2014	4	166	2	93	3	2	4	0	274
2015	8	173	1	97	3	1	6	0	289
2016	3	157	0	99	3	1	5	0	268
2017	7	145	2	85	3	1	4	0	247
2018	6	140	2	80	3	2	2	0	235
2019	5	130	3	75	3	2	1	0	219
2020	5	129	5	64	1	2	1	0	207
2021	7	111	5	62	0	2	2	0	189
2022	6	100	5	69	0	3	1	0	184
2023	7	85	5	55	0	2	1	0	155

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

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Clark G R Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	140	6.0	23.3	n/a
1989	150	5.0	30.0	n/a
1990	135	6.0	22.5	n/a
1991	161	7.0	23.0	n/a
1992	165	9.0	18.3	n/a
1993	165	11.0	15.0	n/a
1994	179	11.0	16.3	n/a
1995	198	11.0	18.0	n/a
1996	198	11.0	18.0	n/a
1997	272	19.0	14.3	n/a
1998	330	20.0	16.5	n/a
1999	376	23.0	16.3	n/a
2000	399	23.0	17.3	n/a
2001	406	24.0	16.9	n/a
2002	412	28.0	14.7	86.2
2003	412	28.0	14.7	86.2
2004	392	22.1	17.7	87.2
2005	385	24.5	15.7	89.1
2006	384	27.5	14.0	93.9
2007	369	19.0	19.4	92.5
2008	364	21.0	17.3	90.3
2009	328	20.0	16.4	89.6
2010	323	18.0	17.9	95
2011	304	18.0	16.8	94.7
2012	295	18.0	16.3	93.6
2013	272	21.9	12.3	93.8
2014	274	16.5	16.6	94.9
2015	289	14.0	20.6	93.8
2016	268	16.0	16.7	94.8
2017	247	14.0	17.5	90.7
2018	235	13.3	17.5	93.6
2019	219	14.5	15.1	91.8
2020	207	12.5	16.5	88.9
2021	189	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	184	18.0	10.2	88
2023	155	18.5	8.3	81.3

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 Clark G R Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	140	6.0	23.3	n/a
1989	150	5.0	30.0	n/a
1990	135	6.0	22.5	n/a
1991	161	7.0	23.0	n/a
1992	165	9.0	18.3	n/a
1993	165	11.0	15.0	n/a
1994	179	11.0	16.3	n/a
1995	198	11.0	18.0	n/a
1996	198	11.0	18.0	n/a
1997	272	19.0	14.3	n/a
1998	330	20.0	16.5	n/a
1999	376	23.0	16.3	n/a
2000	399	23.0	17.3	n/a
2001	406	24.0	16.9	n/a
2002	412	28.0	14.7	86.2
2003	412	28.0	14.7	86.2
2004	392	22.1	17.7	87.2
2005	385	24.5	15.7	89.1
2006	384	27.5	14.0	93.9
2007	369	19.0	19.4	92.5
2008	364	21.0	17.3	90.3
2009	328	20.0	16.4	89.6
2010	323	18.0	17.9	95
2011	304	18.0	16.8	94.7
2012	295	18.0	16.3	93.6
2013	272	21.9	12.3	93.8
2014	274	16.5	16.6	94.9
2015	289	14.0	20.6	93.8
2016	268	16.0	16.7	94.8
2017	247	14.0	17.5	90.7
2018	235	13.3	17.5	93.6
2019	219	14.5	15.1	91.8
2020	207	12.5	16.5	88.9
2021	189	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	184	18.0	10.2	88
2023	155	18.5	8.3	81.3

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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