Is Little Village Elementary School a good school?

Little Village Elementary School ranks in the bottom 10.1% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Little Village Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 566 students attended Little Village Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Little Village Elementary School?

Students at Little Village Elementary School are 99% Hispanic.

Little Village Elementary School

Summary:

Little Village Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 601 students in grades PK-8 in the Little Village neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The school has consistently been ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Illinois elementary schools over the past decade, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Little Village Elementary School faces significant challenges, including very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 16.4% in 2020-2021 to 41.3% in 2021-2022, which is significantly higher than the Chicago Public Schools District 299 and state averages. Academically, the school's students perform well below their peers across the district and state in both English Language Arts and Mathematics on the IAR assessments, with only 16.7% of all students proficient or better in ELA and just 5.3% proficient in Math. The school also struggles to effectively serve its subgroups, ranking in the bottom 25-40% of Illinois elementary schools for Hispanic students, English Language Learners, Special Education students, and Low Socioeconomic Status students.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the same district, such as McCormick Elementary, Crown Elementary, and Corkery Elementary, also perform poorly and have similar challenges with chronic absenteeism and academic achievement, suggesting systemic issues within the Chicago Public Schools District 299 that impact schools in this area. The high rates of poverty and large English Language Learner population at Little Village Elementary School likely contribute to the academic struggles, and addressing these socioeconomic and demographic factors could be key to improving student outcomes.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

2620 S Lawndale Ave
Chicago, IL 60623-4519

(773) 534-1880

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

SchoolDigger Rank:
1859^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $20,360

Student/teacher ratio: 10.2

Number of students: 566

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.9%

American Indian:

0.5%

African American:

0.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 94.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Little Village Elementary School ranks worse than 89.9% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 343^rd among 452 ranked elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 14.78. (See more...)

Compare Details Little Village Elementary School ranks worse than 85% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 17.9. (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: Hispanic (98.9%), American Indian (0.5%), African American (0.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 94.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Little Village Elementary School is 10.2, which is the 55^th best among 452 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299. (See more...)

Compare Little Village Elementary School employs 55.2 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Little Village Elementary School is $20,360. 250 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Little Village Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Little Village Elementary School 1859^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Little Village Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Little Village Elementary School 1158^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Little Village 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 Little Village Elementary School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Little Village Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	7.00	1841^st	2020	8.9%
2004	45.83	1288^th	2030	36.6%
2005	34.74	1499^th	2022	25.9%
2006	39.86	1506^th	2086	27.8%
2007	30.46	1677^th	2095	20.0%
2008	13.80	1864^th	2092	10.9%
2009	15.50	1874^th	2120	11.6%
2010	13.93	1919^th	2139	10.3%
2011	26.08	1733^rd	2147	19.3%
2012	22.36	1812^th	2166	16.3%
2013	15.18	1910^th	2167	11.9%
2014	26.42	1614^th	2093	22.9%
2015	23.37	1614^th	2052	21.3%
2016	23.35	1608^th	2046	21.4%
2017	23.88	1578^th	2044	22.8%
2018	31.51	1387^th	2037	31.9%
2019	29.95	1454^th	2086	30.3%
2021	17.73	1657^th	1948	14.9%
2022	16.82	1787^th	2082	14.2%
2023	19.98	1684^th	2077	18.9%
2024	14.78	1859^th	2067	10.1%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	43.87	373^rd	718	48.1%
2019	36.10	513^th	743	31.0%
2021	27.38	486^th	537	9.5%
2022	25.06	705^th	768	8.2%
2023	36.14	524^th	788	33.5%
2024	25.05	737^th	826	10.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Little Village Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	30.45	525^th	763	31.2%
2019	45.68	522^nd	1194	56.3%
2021	30.70	434^th	640	32.2%
2022	33.32	690^th	1113	38.0%
2023	23.19	974^th	1156	15.7%
2024	22.37	1015^th	1195	15.1%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	49.51	817^th	1765	53.7%
2019	48.10	886^th	1816	51.2%
2021	28.75	1145^th	1514	24.4%
2022	24.76	1427^th	1763	19.1%
2023	30.34	1319^th	1808	27.0%
2024	20.92	1568^th	1793	12.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Little Village Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	27.89	1421^st	1964	27.6%
2019	25.06	1542^nd	2019	23.6%
2021	17.23	1448^th	1680	13.8%
2022	14.87	1777^th	1970	9.8%
2023	20.63	1576^th	1957	19.5%
2024	16.56	1698^th	1942	12.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at Little Village Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	21.62	822^nd	907	9.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Little Village Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	36.36	1199^th	1972	39.2%
2019	36.39	1230^th	2019	39.1%
2021	15.69	1545^th	1707	9.5%
2022	20.43	1581^st	1977	20.0%
2023	19.75	1608^th	1984	19.0%
2024	14.09	1803^rd	1959	8.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Little Village Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	43.81	509^th	938	45.7%
2019	40.44	553^rd	955	42.1%
2021	25.95	611^th	742	17.7%
2022	21.60	842^nd	954	11.7%
2023	27.34	765^th	970	21.1%
2024	20.14	859^th	959	10.4%

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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 Little Village Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	14.34	1001^st	1185	15.5%
2004	14.95	1006^th	1204	16.4%
2005	20.89	965^th	1209	20.2%
2006	22.65	1041^st	1272	18.2%
2007	18.64	1083^rd	1287	15.9%
2008	24.23	1043^rd	1293	19.3%
2009	22.81	1080^th	1318	18.1%
2010	23.86	1084^th	1327	18.3%
2011	46.81	816^th	1344	39.3%
2012	54.34	722^nd	1365	47.1%
2013	36.20	926^th	1367	32.3%
2014	34.06	924^th	1322	30.1%
2015	39.94	717^th	1302	44.9%
2016	44.69	660^th	1294	49.0%
2017	41.50	723^rd	1293	44.1%
2018	36.11	797^th	1293	38.4%
2019	26.68	987^th	1356	27.2%
2021	28.23	862^nd	1241	30.5%
2022	30.33	909^th	1369	33.6%
2023	24.99	1007^th	1367	26.3%
2024	17.90	1158^th	1363	15.0%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	39.57	167^th	285	41.4%
2019	37.65	239^th	339	29.5%
2021	30.73	242^nd	277	12.6%
2022	37.78	284^th	454	37.4%
2023	41.88	243^rd	480	49.4%
2024	40.79	255^th	486	47.5%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Little Village Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	24.79	496^th	602	17.6%
2019	24.69	700^th	792	11.6%
2021	34.72	339^th	548	38.1%
2022	30.65	581^st	781	25.6%
2023	27.62	600^th	805	25.5%
2024	25.22	640^th	802	20.2%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	51.10	502^nd	1161	56.8%
2019	40.34	725^th	1217	40.4%
2021	44.97	503^rd	1019	50.6%
2022	42.94	637^th	1221	47.8%
2023	35.10	804^th	1234	34.8%
2024	24.80	966^th	1219	20.8%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Little Village Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	35.78	779^th	1226	36.5%
2019	30.10	909^th	1276	28.8%
2021	28.72	715^th	1017	29.7%
2022	25.20	949^th	1286	26.2%
2023	28.19	889^th	1275	30.3%
2024	20.15	1014^th	1251	18.9%

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Rank History for middle school Disabled students at Little Village Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	34.92	414^th	674	38.6%
2024	27.08	510^th	639	20.2%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Little Village Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	34.65	763^rd	1223	37.6%
2019	23.28	1003^rd	1296	22.6%
2021	23.36	835^th	1048	20.3%
2022	37.25	743^rd	1286	42.2%
2023	21.21	1041^st	1292	19.4%
2024	16.44	1118^th	1264	11.6%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Little Village Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	42.84	319^th	590	45.9%
2019	30.94	463^rd	639	27.5%
2021	35.43	338^th	517	34.6%
2022	34.78	426^th	662	35.6%
2023	29.46	487^th	661	26.3%
2024	20.46	552^nd	643	14.2%

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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

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Enrollment information for Little Village Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1997	3	1	0	524	0	n/a	n/a	0	528
1998	1	2	0	637	0	n/a	n/a	0	640
1999	5	1	0	745	0	n/a	n/a	0	751
2000	2	0	0	767	0	n/a	n/a	0	769
2001	1	1	0	804	0	n/a	n/a	0	806
2002	2	4	0	831	0	n/a	n/a	0	837
2003	2	4	0	831	0	n/a	n/a	0	837
2004	1	2	0	805	0	n/a	n/a	0	808
2005	1	3	0	800	0	n/a	n/a	0	804
2006	1	2	1	786	0	n/a	n/a	5	795
2007	1	2	0	787	0	n/a	n/a	3	793
2008	0	0	1	772	0	n/a	n/a	5	778
2009	1	1	0	808	0	n/a	n/a	0	810
2010	2	1	0	802	0	n/a	n/a	0	805
2011	3	0	0	790	1	0	0	0	794
2012	3	0	0	831	1	0	0	0	835
2013	6	0	0	865	1	0	0	0	872
2014	3	0	0	861	1	0	0	0	865
2015	1	1	1	878	1	0	0	0	882
2016	2	1	0	852	1	0	0	0	856
2017	1	5	0	827	1	0	0	0	834
2018	1	4	0	780	1	0	1	0	787
2019	2	3	0	742	1	0	0	0	748
2020	2	3	0	727	1	0	0	0	733
2021	1	1	0	681	2	0	2	0	687
2022	1	1	0	644	2	0	0	0	648
2023	1	1	0	597	2	0	0	0	601
2024	1	2	0	560	3	0	0	0	566

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

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Little Village Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1997	528	27.0	19.6	n/a
1998	640	27.0	23.7	n/a
1999	751	32.0	23.5	n/a
2000	769	35.0	22.0	n/a
2001	806	36.0	22.4	n/a
2002	837	39.0	21.5	95.9
2003	837	39.0	21.5	95.9
2004	808	35.3	22.9	95.9
2005	804	38.9	20.7	97.3
2006	795	37.9	21.0	100.3
2007	793	27.0	29.4	100
2008	778	35.0	22.2	100.3
2009	810	37.0	21.9	99.6
2010	805	38.0	21.1	99.6
2011	794	38.0	20.8	99.6
2012	835	39.0	21.4	99.6
2013	872	55.4	15.7	99
2014	865	47.0	18.4	98.2
2015	882	45.0	19.6	99.4
2016	856	43.0	19.9	99.3
2017	834	41.7	19.9	98
2018	787	39.2	20.0	97
2019	748	49.5	15.1	96.8
2020	733	53.5	13.7	96.7
2021	687	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	648	56.0	11.5	96.1
2023	601	52.7	11.3	97.2
2024	566	55.2	10.2	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 Little Village Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1997	528	27.0	19.6	n/a
1998	640	27.0	23.7	n/a
1999	751	32.0	23.5	n/a
2000	769	35.0	22.0	n/a
2001	806	36.0	22.4	n/a
2002	837	39.0	21.5	95.9
2003	837	39.0	21.5	95.9
2004	808	35.3	22.9	95.9
2005	804	38.9	20.7	97.3
2006	795	37.9	21.0	100.3
2007	793	27.0	29.4	100
2008	778	35.0	22.2	100.3
2009	810	37.0	21.9	99.6
2010	805	38.0	21.1	99.6
2011	794	38.0	20.8	99.6
2012	835	39.0	21.4	99.6
2013	872	55.4	15.7	99
2014	865	47.0	18.4	98.2
2015	882	45.0	19.6	99.4
2016	856	43.0	19.9	99.3
2017	834	41.7	19.9	98
2018	787	39.2	20.0	97
2019	748	49.5	15.1	96.8
2020	733	53.5	13.7	96.7
2021	687	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	648	56.0	11.5	96.1
2023	601	52.7	11.3	97.2
2024	566	55.2	10.2	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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