Is Colemon J Elementary Academy a good school?

Colemon J Elementary Academy ranks 1186 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Colemon J Elementary Academy?

In the 2022-23 school year, 193 students attended Colemon J Elementary Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Colemon J Elementary Academy?

Students at Colemon J Elementary Academy are 94% African American, 6% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Colemon J Elementary Academy attend?

Students who attend Colemon J Elementary Academy usually go on to attend: High : Fenger Academy High School

Colemon J Elementary Academy

Summary:

Colemon J Elementary Academy is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, with an enrollment of 193 students. The school faces significant academic challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom half of Illinois elementary schools and performing significantly below state and district averages on standardized assessments.

Colemon J Elementary Academy's academic performance is particularly low in mathematics, with only 22.9% of students proficient or better, compared to 28.4% statewide and 18.3% in the Chicago Public Schools District 299. The school also experiences high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 17.2% to 28.3% in recent years, which is much higher than the state and district averages. While the school has seen a significant increase in per-student spending, from $14,345 in 2019-2020 to $23,426 in 2022-2023, its academic performance has not shown a corresponding improvement.

Compared to nearby schools, Colemon J Elementary Academy's academic performance is generally lower than Higgins Elementary Community Academy and Shoop Math-Sci Technical Elementary Academy, which are also part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299. However, Colemon J Elementary Academy outperforms some of the nearby schools in the Calumet Public School District 132 and Cook County School District 130, which are also low-performing districts. These comparisons suggest that the challenges at Colemon J Elementary Academy are not unique to the school, but rather reflect broader systemic challenges in the local education system.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

1441 W 119th St
Chicago, IL 60643-5094

(773) 535-3975

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

SchoolDigger Rank:
1186^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $27,426

Students who attend Colemon J Elementary Academy usually attend:

High:

Fenger Academy High School

Student/teacher ratio: 10.7

Number of students: 193

Racial breakdown:

African American:

94.3%

Hispanic:

5.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 82.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Colemon J Elementary Academy ranks worse than 57.4% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 110^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 38.57. (See more...)

Compare Details Colemon J Elementary Academy ranks worse than 56.1% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 38.78. (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 Colemon J Elementary Academy is $27,426, which is the 47^th highest among 452 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Colemon J Elementary Academy:

SchoolDigger ranks Colemon J Elementary Academy 1186^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Colemon J Elementary Academy in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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SchoolDigger ranks Colemon J Elementary Academy 765^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Colemon J Elementary Academy 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 Colemon J Elementary Academy

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Colemon J Elementary Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	3.74	1917^th	2020	5.1%
2004	13.82	1780^th	2030	12.3%
2005	4.86	1886^th	2022	6.7%
2006	20.00	1786^th	2086	14.4%
2007	20.83	1800^th	2095	14.1%
2008	15.33	1849^th	2092	11.6%
2009	45.49	1364^th	2120	35.7%
2010	40.85	1470^th	2139	31.3%
2011	34.55	1575^th	2147	26.6%
2012	48.74	1330^th	2166	38.6%
2013	45.93	1251^st	2167	42.3%
2014	45.65	1192^nd	2093	43.0%
2015	34.03	1295^th	2052	36.9%
2016	44.89	1064^th	2046	48.0%
2017	37.12	1237^th	2044	39.5%
2018	42.25	1113^th	2037	45.4%
2019	43.04	1125^th	2086	46.1%
2022	27.37	1455^th	2082	30.1%
2023	30.85	1379^th	2077	33.6%
2024	38.57	1186^th	2067	42.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Colemon J Elementary Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	61.10	531^st	1765	69.9%
2019	58.93	590^th	1816	67.5%
2022	33.69	1176^th	1763	33.3%
2023	37.03	1125^th	1808	37.8%
2024	48.77	833^rd	1793	53.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Colemon J Elementary Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	45.94	1020^th	1964	48.1%
2019	49.16	976^th	2019	51.7%
2024	31.19	1291^st	1942	33.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Colemon J Elementary Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	38.03	1162^nd	1972	41.1%
2019	33.98	1305^th	2019	35.4%
2022	19.04	1634^th	1977	17.3%
2023	30.82	1307^th	1984	34.1%
2024	44.49	995^th	1959	49.2%

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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Colemon J Elementary Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	75.64	93^rd	698	86.7%
2019	79.24	66^th	711	90.7%
2022	57.84	190^th	684	72.2%
2023	62.98	156^th	692	77.5%
2024	67.28	125^th	655	80.9%

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

Rank History for Colemon J Elementary Academy

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Rank History for all middle school students at Colemon J Elementary Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	26.57	900^th	1185	24.1%
2004	7.48	1103^rd	1204	8.4%
2005	5.88	1124^th	1209	7.0%
2006	13.63	1106^th	1272	13.1%
2007	27.72	1008^th	1287	21.7%
2008	25.86	1025^th	1293	20.7%
2009	33.82	974^th	1318	26.1%
2010	47.10	832^nd	1327	37.3%
2011	62.58	570^th	1344	57.6%
2012	58.41	639^th	1365	53.2%
2013	39.82	864^th	1367	36.8%
2014	44.64	754^th	1322	43.0%
2015	21.57	1046^th	1302	19.7%
2016	27.15	951^st	1294	26.5%
2017	35.68	806^th	1293	37.7%
2018	49.40	608^th	1293	53.0%
2019	44.62	694^th	1356	48.8%
2022	46.72	645^th	1369	52.9%
2023	44.67	695^th	1367	49.2%
2024	38.78	765^th	1363	43.9%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Colemon J Elementary Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	63.21	313^th	1161	73.0%
2019	56.75	438^th	1217	64.0%
2022	60.99	341^st	1221	72.1%
2023	63.41	318^th	1234	74.2%
2024	47.34	564^th	1219	53.7%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Colemon J Elementary Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	56.31	495^th	1226	59.6%
2019	44.05	673^rd	1276	47.3%
2022	50.25	546^th	1286	57.5%
2023	50.73	548^th	1275	57.0%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Colemon J Elementary Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	43.10	670^th	1296	48.3%
2022	46.54	600^th	1286	53.3%

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Rank History for middle school African American students at Colemon J Elementary Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	79.15	54^th	511	89.4%
2019	81.23	58^th	565	89.7%
2022	80.51	56^th	573	90.2%
2023	82.56	41^st	569	92.8%
2024	68.54	99^th	548	81.9%

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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 Colemon J Elementary Academy

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2002	0	279	0	5	n/a	n/a	0	284
2003	0	279	0	5	n/a	n/a	0	284
2004	0	262	0	7	n/a	n/a	0	269
2005	0	262	0	9	n/a	n/a	0	271
2006	0	257	1	14	n/a	n/a	10	282
2007	0	271	0	8	n/a	n/a	7	286
2008	0	271	0	7	n/a	n/a	7	285
2009	0	281	0	9	n/a	n/a	0	290
2010	0	272	0	7	n/a	n/a	0	279
2011	1	266	0	7	0	0	0	274
2012	1	256	0	8	0	0	0	265
2013	0	256	0	14	0	0	0	270
2014	0	256	0	19	0	0	0	275
2015	1	245	2	19	0	0	0	267
2016	1	244	2	14	0	1	0	262
2017	0	231	2	15	0	1	0	249
2018	0	233	2	17	0	0	0	252
2019	0	232	2	14	0	0	0	248
2020	0	205	2	15	0	0	0	222
2021	0	195	2	14	0	0	0	211
2022	0	170	0	10	0	0	0	180
2023	0	182	0	11	0	0	0	193

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 Colemon J Elementary Academy

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2002	284	0.0	n/a	74.6
2003	284	0.0	n/a	74.6
2004	269	0.0	n/a	76.2
2005	271	n/a	n/a	81.5
2006	282	n/a	n/a	86.4
2007	286	11.0	26.0	71.3
2008	285	14.0	20.4	81.7
2009	290	12.0	24.2	83.8
2010	279	14.0	19.9	85.7
2011	274	12.0	22.8	83.6
2012	265	12.0	22.0	87.2
2013	270	10.3	26.0	90
2014	275	13.5	20.3	86.2
2015	267	15.0	17.8	89.1
2016	262	14.0	18.7	81.3
2017	249	12.4	20.0	85.9
2018	252	13.4	18.6	86.9
2019	248	14.0	17.7	82.3
2020	222	16.0	13.8	79.3
2021	211	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	180	17.0	10.5	83.9
2023	193	18.0	10.7	82.4

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 Colemon J Elementary Academy

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2002	284	0.0	n/a	74.6
2003	284	0.0	n/a	74.6
2004	269	0.0	n/a	76.2
2005	271	n/a	n/a	81.5
2006	282	n/a	n/a	86.4
2007	286	11.0	26.0	71.3
2008	285	14.0	20.4	81.7
2009	290	12.0	24.2	83.8
2010	279	14.0	19.9	85.7
2011	274	12.0	22.8	83.6
2012	265	12.0	22.0	87.2
2013	270	10.3	26.0	90
2014	275	13.5	20.3	86.2
2015	267	15.0	17.8	89.1
2016	262	14.0	18.7	81.3
2017	249	12.4	20.0	85.9
2018	252	13.4	18.6	86.9
2019	248	14.0	17.7	82.3
2020	222	16.0	13.8	79.3
2021	211	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	180	17.0	10.5	83.9
2023	193	18.0	10.7	82.4

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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