Is Finkl Elementary School a good school?

Finkl Elementary School ranks in the bottom 13.7% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Finkl Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 206 students attended Finkl Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Finkl Elementary School?

Students at Finkl Elementary School are 79% Hispanic, 16% African American, 4% White.

What schools do graduates of Finkl Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Finkl Elementary School usually go on to attend: High : Farragut Career Academy High School

Finkl Elementary School

Summary:

Finkl Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, with 206 students enrolled. However, the school has consistently struggled, with high chronic absenteeism rates, low test scores well below district and state averages, and significant disparities in performance between student subgroups.

Despite relatively high spending per student and a low student-teacher ratio, Finkl Elementary School has consistently performed poorly on state assessments, with only 18.9% of students proficient or better in ELA and 10.7% in math in 2023-2024, compared to 30.5% and 18.3% for the Chicago Public Schools District 299, respectively. The school's chronic absenteeism rates have ranged from 24.7% to 54.0% in recent years, significantly higher than the district and state averages.

When compared to nearby schools like Hammond Elementary School, Telpochcalli Elementary School, and Saucedo Elementary Scholastic Academy, Finkl Elementary School generally performs worse on key metrics, suggesting it may be one of the lower-performing schools in the area. Addressing the school's challenges will likely require a comprehensive, data-driven approach to improve instructional practices, address attendance issues, and provide targeted support for struggling students.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

2332 S Western Ave
Chicago, IL 60608-3818

(773) 535-5850

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

SchoolDigger Rank:
1784^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $32,780

Students who attend Finkl Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Farragut Career Academy High School

Student/teacher ratio: 7.3

Number of students: 206

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

79.1%

African American:

15.5%

White:

4.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 94.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Finkl Elementary School ranks worse than 86.3% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 299^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 16.62. (See more...)

Compare Details Finkl Elementary School ranks worse than 67.8% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 28.94. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a high 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 Finkl Elementary School has the largest elementary school student body size in the Chicago Public Schools District 299. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Finkl Elementary School is $32,780, which is the 11^th highest among 452 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Finkl Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Finkl Elementary School 1784^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Finkl Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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SchoolDigger ranks Finkl Elementary School 924^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Finkl 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 Finkl Elementary School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Finkl Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	8.23	1820^th	2020	9.9%
2004	11.40	1808^th	2030	10.9%
2005	22.48	1704^th	2022	15.7%
2006	28.67	1680^th	2086	19.5%
2007	49.20	1335^th	2095	36.3%
2008	34.81	1542^nd	2092	26.3%
2009	10.32	1943^rd	2120	8.3%
2010	13.00	1937^th	2139	9.4%
2011	20.34	1828^th	2147	14.9%
2012	18.93	1879^th	2166	13.3%
2013	20.74	1778^th	2167	18.0%
2014	9.88	1952^nd	2093	6.7%
2015	22.43	1644^th	2052	19.9%
2016	18.95	1720^th	2046	15.9%
2017	18.42	1736^th	2044	15.1%
2018	22.84	1582^nd	2037	22.3%
2019	17.60	1801^st	2086	13.7%
2022	20.14	1658^th	2082	20.4%
2023	24.07	1546^th	2077	25.6%
2024	16.62	1784^th	2067	13.7%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	39.27	440^th	718	38.7%
2019	41.65	424^th	743	42.9%
2022	28.37	650^th	768	15.4%
2023	25.47	712^th	788	9.6%
2024	24.64	748^th	826	9.4%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	38.83	1093^rd	1765	38.1%
2019	26.78	1459^th	1816	19.7%
2022	33.74	1173^rd	1763	33.5%
2023	40.74	1027^th	1808	43.2%
2024	26.48	1416^th	1793	21.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Finkl Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	27.52	1435^th	1964	26.9%
2019	14.12	1842^nd	2019	8.8%
2022	24.83	1459^th	1970	25.9%
2023	31.79	1274^th	1957	34.9%
2024	17.93	1659^th	1942	14.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Finkl Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	20.27	1626^th	1972	17.5%
2019	26.02	1498^th	2019	25.8%
2022	39.39	1105^th	1977	44.1%
2023	25.71	1436^th	1984	27.6%
2024	17.12	1675^th	1959	14.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Finkl Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	31.31	664^th	938	29.2%
2019	26.56	769^th	955	19.5%
2022	38.17	564^th	954	40.9%
2023	45.77	475^th	970	51.0%
2024	24.55	776^th	959	19.1%

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

Rank History for Finkl Elementary School

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Rank History for all middle school students at Finkl Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	7.85	1083^rd	1185	8.6%
2004	11.92	1040^th	1204	13.6%
2005	13.61	1030^th	1209	14.8%
2006	40.61	868^th	1272	31.8%
2007	60.40	598^th	1287	53.5%
2008	44.76	824^th	1293	36.3%
2009	14.03	1164^th	1318	11.7%
2010	23.67	1088^th	1327	18.0%
2011	34.52	990^th	1344	26.3%
2012	32.86	1019^th	1365	25.3%
2013	29.53	1026^th	1367	24.9%
2014	19.12	1119^th	1322	15.4%
2015	27.04	950^th	1302	27.0%
2016	24.95	1005^th	1294	22.3%
2017	19.36	1067^th	1293	17.5%
2018	26.30	953^rd	1293	26.3%
2019	22.48	1066^th	1356	21.4%
2022	30.87	900^th	1369	34.3%
2023	24.08	1024^th	1367	25.1%
2024	28.94	924^th	1363	32.2%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	24.19	450^th	486	7.4%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	41.67	663^rd	1161	42.9%
2019	33.35	844^th	1217	30.6%
2022	49.67	519^th	1221	57.5%
2023	37.70	764^th	1234	38.1%
2024	45.49	600^th	1219	50.8%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Finkl Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	28.69	892^nd	1226	27.2%
2019	21.13	1023^rd	1276	19.8%
2022	20.26	1054^th	1286	18.0%
2024	23.95	950^th	1251	24.1%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Finkl Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	29.83	837^th	1223	31.6%
2019	31.01	866^th	1296	33.2%
2022	32.01	829^th	1286	35.5%
2023	34.66	801^st	1292	38.0%
2024	36.45	735^th	1264	41.9%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Finkl Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	30.75	436^th	590	26.1%
2019	26.59	517^th	639	19.1%
2022	42.69	347^th	662	47.6%
2023	37.35	397^th	661	39.9%
2024	38.72	363^rd	643	43.5%

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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 Finkl Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1995	5	64	0	550	2	n/a	n/a	0	621
1996	5	64	0	550	2	n/a	n/a	0	621
1997	4	88	1	594	0	n/a	n/a	0	687
1998	6	68	1	625	0	n/a	n/a	0	700
1999	5	79	0	614	1	n/a	n/a	0	699
2000	3	94	0	663	0	n/a	n/a	0	760
2001	3	74	0	638	0	n/a	n/a	0	715
2002	9	84	0	660	1	n/a	n/a	0	754
2003	9	84	0	660	1	n/a	n/a	0	754
2004	3	89	0	707	1	n/a	n/a	0	800
2005	7	75	0	697	0	n/a	n/a	0	779
2006	4	60	0	547	1	n/a	n/a	22	634
2007	3	48	0	473	0	n/a	n/a	0	524
2008	8	23	0	410	0	n/a	n/a	8	449
2009	4	39	2	642	3	n/a	n/a	0	690
2010	8	33	0	548	0	n/a	n/a	0	589
2011	5	26	1	520	0	0	2	0	554
2012	6	47	1	523	0	0	4	0	581
2013	11	39	1	469	0	0	7	0	527
2014	15	49	1	446	0	0	1	0	512
2015	12	55	4	388	0	0	1	0	460
2016	11	61	1	379	0	0	2	0	454
2017	13	52	1	335	0	0	17	0	418
2018	13	43	2	297	0	0	4	0	359
2019	14	45	1	252	0	1	2	0	315
2020	12	37	0	214	0	1	5	0	269
2021	9	30	0	173	0	1	2	0	215
2022	12	26	0	154	0	1	2	0	195
2023	9	32	0	163	0	1	1	0	206

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 Finkl Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1995	621	31.0	20.0	n/a
1996	621	31.0	20.0	n/a
1997	687	36.0	19.1	n/a
1998	700	35.0	20.0	n/a
1999	699	36.0	19.4	n/a
2000	760	38.0	20.0	n/a
2001	715	33.0	21.7	n/a
2002	754	36.0	20.9	96.7
2003	754	36.0	20.9	96.7
2004	800	37.4	21.4	99.5
2005	779	38.9	20.0	99.6
2006	634	42.0	15.1	103.1
2007	524	28.0	18.7	97.5
2008	449	31.0	14.5	101.1
2009	690	31.0	22.3	96.2
2010	589	33.0	17.8	99.5
2011	554	26.0	21.3	99.5
2012	581	29.0	20.0	99.1
2013	527	40.2	13.0	99.4
2014	512	34.0	15.0	99
2015	460	28.0	16.4	99.1
2016	454	24.0	18.9	98.9
2017	418	23.0	18.1	97.8
2018	359	23.4	15.3	95.5
2019	315	27.0	11.6	95.9
2020	269	25.0	10.7	96.7
2021	215	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	195	25.5	7.6	96.9
2023	206	28.0	7.3	94.2

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 Finkl Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1995	621	31.0	20.0	n/a
1996	621	31.0	20.0	n/a
1997	687	36.0	19.1	n/a
1998	700	35.0	20.0	n/a
1999	699	36.0	19.4	n/a
2000	760	38.0	20.0	n/a
2001	715	33.0	21.7	n/a
2002	754	36.0	20.9	96.7
2003	754	36.0	20.9	96.7
2004	800	37.4	21.4	99.5
2005	779	38.9	20.0	99.6
2006	634	42.0	15.1	103.1
2007	524	28.0	18.7	97.5
2008	449	31.0	14.5	101.1
2009	690	31.0	22.3	96.2
2010	589	33.0	17.8	99.5
2011	554	26.0	21.3	99.5
2012	581	29.0	20.0	99.1
2013	527	40.2	13.0	99.4
2014	512	34.0	15.0	99
2015	460	28.0	16.4	99.1
2016	454	24.0	18.9	98.9
2017	418	23.0	18.1	97.8
2018	359	23.4	15.3	95.5
2019	315	27.0	11.6	95.9
2020	269	25.0	10.7	96.7
2021	215	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	195	25.5	7.6	96.9
2023	206	28.0	7.3	94.2

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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