Is West Park Elementary Academy a good school?

West Park Elementary Academy ranks 1476 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend West Park Elementary Academy?

In the 2022-23 school year, 460 students attended West Park Elementary Academy.

What is the racial makeup of West Park Elementary Academy?

Students at West Park Elementary Academy are 81% Hispanic, 16% African American, 3% White.

What schools do graduates of West Park Elementary Academy attend?

Students who attend West Park Elementary Academy usually go on to attend: High : Orr Academy High School

West Park Elementary Academy

Summary:

West Park Elementary Academy is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, with an enrollment of 460 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.

West Park Elementary Academy faces significant challenges, including consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 32.0% to 38.2% in recent years, which are significantly higher than the district and state averages. The school's academic performance, as measured by the percentage of students proficient or better in IAR/English Language Arts and IAR/Mathematics, is consistently lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 31.4% of all students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 30.5% for the district and 41.2% for the state. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Illinois elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most years, placing it among the lowest-performing schools in the state.

When comparing West Park Elementary Academy to the nearby schools in the same district, such as Casals Elementary School, it becomes clear that the school is underperforming compared to its peers. The disparities in performance between different student subgroups at West Park Elementary Academy also suggest that there may be equity issues within the school, and targeted interventions and support for underperforming student groups could be necessary to ensure that all students have the opportunity to succeed.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

1425 N Tripp Ave
Chicago, IL 60651-1829

(773) 534-4940

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

SchoolDigger Rank:
1476^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $21,111

Students who attend West Park Elementary Academy usually attend:

High:

Orr Academy High School

Student/teacher ratio: 12.6

Number of students: 460

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

80.7%

African American:

15.9%

White:

2.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 96.5%

See top rated Illinois elementary schools

Compare West Park Elementary Academy to nearby elementary schools!

Performance Trends

Compare Details West Park Elementary Academy ranks worse than 71.4% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 186^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 27.33. (See more...)

Compare Details West Park Elementary Academy ranks worse than 55.3% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 39.59. (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 West Park Elementary Academy has the largest elementary school student body size in the Chicago Public Schools District 299. (See more...)

Compare Details

Teachers

Compare Details

Compare

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at West Park Elementary Academy is $21,111, which is the 222^nd highest among 452 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

West Park Elementary Academy:

SchoolDigger ranks West Park Elementary Academy 1476^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See West Park Elementary Academy in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

English Language Learner students:

Special Education students:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

Female students:

Male students:

Hispanic students:

SchoolDigger ranks West Park Elementary Academy 754^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See West Park Elementary Academy in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

English Language Learner students:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

Female students:

Male students:

Hispanic students:

Chicago Public Schools District 299:

SchoolDigger ranks Chicago Public Schools District 299 688^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

What do you think?

Your rating for West Park Elementary Academy?

(Ranking FAQ)

Rank History for West Park Elementary Academy

Compare

Rank History for all elementary school students at West Park Elementary Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	2.86	1939^th	2020	4.0%
2004	5.62	1890^th	2030	6.9%
2005	3.15	1921^st	2022	5.0%
2006	7.75	1931^st	2086	7.4%
2007	8.09	1942^nd	2095	7.3%
2008	13.24	1868^th	2092	10.7%
2009	7.50	1993^rd	2120	6.0%
2010	8.02	2007^th	2139	6.2%
2011	8.19	2026^th	2147	5.6%
2012	20.16	1853^rd	2166	14.5%
2013	30.08	1590^th	2167	26.6%
2014	31.30	1507^th	2093	28.0%
2015	27.63	1488^th	2052	27.5%
2016	17.89	1755^th	2046	14.2%
2017	12.23	1893^rd	2044	7.4%
2018	13.83	1857^th	2037	8.8%
2019	16.35	1832^nd	2086	12.2%
2022	19.26	1685^th	2082	19.1%
2023	24.66	1532^nd	2077	26.2%
2024	27.33	1476^th	2067	28.6%

See the entire list of Illinois Elementary School Rankings!

Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at West Park Elementary Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	35.00	499^th	718	30.5%
2019	34.40	540^th	743	27.3%
2022	49.10	304^th	768	60.4%
2023	48.73	302^nd	788	61.7%
2024	41.76	450^th	826	45.5%

See the entire list of Best Illinois Elementary Schools for English Language Learner Students!

Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at West Park Elementary Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	20.21	1127^th	1194	5.6%
2022	25.27	913^th	1113	18.0%
2023	23.20	973^rd	1156	15.8%
2024	29.11	856^th	1195	28.4%

See the entire list of Best Illinois Elementary Schools for Special Education Students!

Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at West Park Elementary Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	22.19	1528^th	1765	13.4%
2019	23.27	1557^th	1816	14.3%
2022	30.85	1258^th	1763	28.6%
2023	37.23	1118^th	1808	38.2%
2024	40.56	1040^th	1793	42.0%

See the entire list of Best Illinois Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for elementary school Female students at West Park Elementary Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	14.56	1771^st	1964	9.8%
2019	15.19	1815^th	2019	10.1%
2022	21.74	1542^nd	1970	21.7%
2023	22.22	1525^th	1957	22.1%
2024	22.66	1516^th	1942	21.9%

See the entire list of Best Illinois Elementary Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at West Park Elementary Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	19.48	869^th	907	4.2%

See the entire list of Best Illinois Elementary Schools for Disabled Students!

Rank History for elementary school Male students at West Park Elementary Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	14.64	1795^th	1972	9.0%
2019	18.92	1708^th	2019	15.4%
2022	17.08	1723^rd	1977	12.8%
2023	28.00	1377^th	1984	30.6%
2024	33.15	1236^th	1959	36.9%

See the entire list of Best Illinois Elementary Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for elementary school African American students at West Park Elementary Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	34.16	450^th	698	35.5%
2019	32.30	496^th	711	30.2%

See the entire list of Best Illinois Elementary Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at West Park Elementary Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	18.61	865^th	938	7.8%
2019	21.39	852^nd	955	10.8%
2022	28.22	726^th	954	23.9%
2023	33.58	648^th	970	33.2%
2024	36.29	605^th	959	36.9%

See the entire list of Best Illinois Elementary Schools for Hispanic Students!

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

Rank History for West Park Elementary Academy

Compare

Rank History for all middle school students at West Park Elementary Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	4.23	1148^th	1185	3.1%
2004	7.27	1106^th	1204	8.1%
2005	15.16	1021^st	1209	15.6%
2006	20.76	1051^st	1272	17.4%
2007	23.57	1045^th	1287	18.8%
2008	23.36	1053^rd	1293	18.6%
2009	15.63	1148^th	1318	12.9%
2010	10.39	1215^th	1327	8.4%
2011	13.19	1219^th	1344	9.3%
2012	33.10	1012^th	1365	25.9%
2013	34.32	956^th	1367	30.1%
2014	40.09	816^th	1322	38.3%
2015	17.20	1122^nd	1302	13.8%
2016	24.73	1008^th	1294	22.1%
2017	10.92	1236^th	1293	4.4%
2018	15.12	1141^st	1293	11.8%
2019	14.58	1210^th	1356	10.8%
2022	22.47	1055^th	1369	22.9%
2023	21.82	1075^th	1367	21.4%
2024	39.59	754^th	1363	44.7%

See the entire list of Illinois Elementary School Rankings!

Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at West Park Elementary Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	28.95	275^th	285	3.5%
2019	25.34	330^th	339	2.7%
2022	55.30	108^th	454	76.2%
2023	55.89	118^th	480	75.4%
2024	61.97	100^th	486	79.4%

See the entire list of Best Illinois Elementary Schools for English Language Learner Students!

Rank History for middle school Special Education students at West Park Elementary Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	24.57	779^th	792	1.6%
2022	26.86	654^th	781	16.3%
2023	22.24	718^th	805	10.8%

See the entire list of Best Illinois Elementary Schools for Special Education Students!

Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at West Park Elementary Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	21.37	987^th	1161	15.0%
2019	20.91	1041^st	1217	14.5%
2022	33.73	805^th	1221	34.1%
2023	33.49	831^st	1234	32.7%
2024	55.69	437^th	1219	64.2%

See the entire list of Best Illinois Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for middle school Female students at West Park Elementary Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	15.76	1075^th	1226	12.3%
2019	17.51	1078^th	1276	15.5%
2022	29.75	867^th	1286	32.6%
2023	27.00	915^th	1275	28.2%
2024	41.64	680^th	1251	45.6%

See the entire list of Best Illinois Elementary Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for middle school Male students at West Park Elementary Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	14.83	1102^nd	1223	9.9%
2019	12.93	1209^th	1296	6.7%
2022	14.31	1195^th	1286	7.1%
2023	14.98	1176^th	1292	9.0%
2024	34.59	765^th	1264	39.5%

See the entire list of Best Illinois Elementary Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for middle school African American students at West Park Elementary Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	38.70	298^th	511	41.7%
2019	33.47	386^th	565	31.7%
2022	42.71	268^th	573	53.2%

See the entire list of Best Illinois Elementary Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at West Park Elementary Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	15.63	560^th	590	5.1%
2019	15.36	610^th	639	4.5%
2022	27.63	506^th	662	23.6%
2023	28.21	498^th	661	24.7%
2024	49.88	271^st	643	57.9%

See the entire list of Best Illinois Elementary Schools for Hispanic Students!

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

We're sorry, but no reviews have been submitted for West Park Elementary Academy.

If you have first-hand knowledge about West Park Elementary Academy, submit a rating!

Reviews:
No reviews have been submitted!

Enrollment information for West Park Elementary Academy

Compare

Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1998	10	315	1	413	0	n/a	n/a	0	739
1999	13	337	0	472	1	n/a	n/a	0	823
2000	12	323	2	503	13	n/a	n/a	0	853
2001	14	297	2	508	4	n/a	n/a	0	825
2002	7	315	1	567	1	n/a	n/a	0	891
2003	7	315	1	567	1	n/a	n/a	0	891
2004	3	286	0	579	0	n/a	n/a	0	868
2005	2	278	0	552	1	n/a	n/a	0	833
2006	0	239	0	518	3	n/a	n/a	10	770
2007	1	230	1	513	1	n/a	n/a	14	760
2008	0	209	1	484	2	n/a	n/a	12	708
2009	2	223	1	491	2	n/a	n/a	2	721
2010	2	258	1	500	3	n/a	n/a	0	764
2011	5	213	0	485	3	0	1	0	707
2012	3	210	1	469	1	0	1	0	685
2013	4	202	0	454	1	0	1	0	662
2014	7	179	0	456	1	0	2	0	645
2015	4	170	1	449	1	0	1	0	626
2016	2	173	1	446	1	0	5	0	628
2017	2	159	1	474	2	0	0	0	638
2018	2	142	1	449	1	0	1	0	596
2019	3	130	1	423	2	0	0	0	559
2020	5	108	1	415	2	0	0	0	531
2021	5	97	1	388	1	0	0	0	492
2022	10	78	1	413	1	0	0	0	503
2023	13	73	1	371	2	0	0	0	460

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 West Park Elementary Academy

Compare

Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1998	739	35.0	21.1	n/a
1999	823	37.0	22.2	n/a
2000	853	41.0	20.8	n/a
2001	825	40.0	20.6	n/a
2002	891	45.0	19.8	94.4
2003	891	45.0	19.8	94.4
2004	868	40.2	21.6	97.7
2005	833	41.2	20.2	94
2006	770	42.5	18.1	100.4
2007	760	30.0	25.3	91.8
2008	708	31.0	22.8	101.3
2009	721	36.0	20.0	96.8
2010	764	36.0	21.2	99.6
2011	707	36.0	19.6	99.6
2012	685	32.0	21.4	96.6
2013	662	45.7	14.4	96.5
2014	645	32.0	20.1	98.3
2015	626	29.0	21.5	99
2016	628	31.0	20.2	97.1
2017	638	26.1	24.4	97.6
2018	596	24.1	24.6	97.7
2019	559	34.0	16.4	93.4
2020	531	36.0	14.7	97.6
2021	492	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	503	35.5	14.1	98.8
2023	460	36.5	12.6	96.5

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 West Park Elementary Academy

Compare

Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1998	739	35.0	21.1	n/a
1999	823	37.0	22.2	n/a
2000	853	41.0	20.8	n/a
2001	825	40.0	20.6	n/a
2002	891	45.0	19.8	94.4
2003	891	45.0	19.8	94.4
2004	868	40.2	21.6	97.7
2005	833	41.2	20.2	94
2006	770	42.5	18.1	100.4
2007	760	30.0	25.3	91.8
2008	708	31.0	22.8	101.3
2009	721	36.0	20.0	96.8
2010	764	36.0	21.2	99.6
2011	707	36.0	19.6	99.6
2012	685	32.0	21.4	96.6
2013	662	45.7	14.4	96.5
2014	645	32.0	20.1	98.3
2015	626	29.0	21.5	99
2016	628	31.0	20.2	97.1
2017	638	26.1	24.4	97.6
2018	596	24.1	24.6	97.7
2019	559	34.0	16.4	93.4
2020	531	36.0	14.7	97.6
2021	492	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	503	35.5	14.1	98.8
2023	460	36.5	12.6	96.5

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.

Immunization Rates