Is Christopher Elementary School a good school?

Christopher Elementary School ranks in the bottom 4.3% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Christopher Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 319 students attended Christopher Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Christopher Elementary School?

Students at Christopher Elementary School are 85% Hispanic, 13% African American, 3% White.

Christopher Elementary School

Summary:

Christopher Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 319 students in grades K-8 in the Brighton Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. Despite its higher per-student spending compared to nearby schools, Christopher Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Illinois elementary schools over the past decade, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school faces significant challenges, including extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 54.5% to 60.9% in recent years, which are significantly higher than the district and state averages. Academically, Christopher Elementary students perform poorly on state assessments, with only 7.8% of all students proficient or better in English Language Arts in 2023-2024, compared to 30.5% for the Chicago Public Schools District 299 and 41.2% for the state. Math proficiency rates are also very low, ranging from 0% to 8% across grade levels. The school's subgroups, including female, male, Hispanic, English Language Learner, and low socioeconomic status students, all rank in the bottom 10-20% of their respective subgroups statewide.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Talman Elementary, Carson Elementary, and Acero Charter - Officer Marquez Elementary, generally outperform Christopher Elementary on academic measures, despite serving similar student populations. This suggests that Christopher Elementary is an outlier in terms of poor performance within the district. Addressing the root causes of the school's struggles, which may include systemic issues within the Chicago Public Schools District 299, will be critical for improving educational opportunities and outcomes for the students of Christopher Elementary.

Detail:

Public K-8

5042 S Artesian Ave
Chicago, IL 60632-1414

(773) 535-9375

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

SchoolDigger Rank:
1979^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $42,748

Student/teacher ratio: 8.6

Number of students: 319

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

84.6%

African American:

12.5%

White:

2.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 93.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Christopher Elementary School ranks worse than 95.7% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 401^st among 452 ranked elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 11.84. (See more...)

Compare Details Christopher Elementary School ranks worse than 93.3% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 12.7. (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 Christopher 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 Christopher Elementary School is $42,748, which is the 3^rd highest among 452 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Christopher Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Christopher Elementary School 1979^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Christopher Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Christopher Elementary School 1272^nd of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Christopher 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 all elementary school students at Christopher Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	44.54	1311^th	2020	35.1%
2006	50.53	1297^th	2086	37.8%
2007	38.37	1529^th	2095	27.0%
2008	19.67	1784^th	2092	14.7%
2009	18.84	1817^th	2120	14.3%
2010	34.60	1580^th	2139	26.1%
2011	25.43	1743^rd	2147	18.8%
2012	24.54	1772^nd	2166	18.2%
2013	25.31	1698^th	2167	21.6%
2014	13.62	1878^th	2093	10.3%
2015	15.44	1830^th	2052	10.8%
2016	19.63	1706^th	2046	16.6%
2017	11.50	1916^th	2044	6.3%
2018	20.20	1642^nd	2037	19.4%
2019	13.73	1910^th	2086	8.4%
2022	11.91	2005^th	2082	3.7%
2023	12.45	1955^th	2077	5.9%
2024	11.84	1979^th	2067	4.3%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	42.76	385^th	718	46.4%
2019	20.52	719^th	743	3.2%
2022	23.24	731^st	768	4.8%
2023	22.74	741^st	788	6.0%
2024	25.16	732^nd	826	11.4%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	31.70	1270^th	1765	28.0%
2019	19.21	1659^th	1816	8.6%
2022	17.56	1662^nd	1763	5.7%
2023	17.35	1692^nd	1808	6.4%
2024	16.14	1710^th	1793	4.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Christopher Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	24.05	1508^th	1964	23.2%
2019	16.57	1786^th	2019	11.5%
2022	11.73	1905^th	1970	3.3%
2023	10.94	1906^th	1957	2.6%
2024	13.80	1805^th	1942	7.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Christopher Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	22.63	1558^th	1972	21.0%
2019	12.75	1893^rd	2019	6.2%
2022	17.37	1709^th	1977	13.6%
2023	17.39	1703^rd	1984	14.2%
2024	14.00	1806^th	1959	7.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Christopher Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	34.28	624^th	938	33.5%
2019	18.77	889^th	955	6.9%
2022	14.39	941^st	954	1.4%
2023	16.32	931^st	970	4.0%
2024	15.19	925^th	959	3.5%

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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 Christopher Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	28.50	881^st	1185	25.7%
2004	26.30	921^st	1204	23.5%
2005	23.25	948^th	1209	21.6%
2006	31.56	963^rd	1272	24.3%
2007	36.03	929^th	1287	27.8%
2008	38.73	896^th	1293	30.7%
2009	52.71	731^st	1318	44.5%
2010	40.17	922^nd	1327	30.5%
2011	66.07	518^th	1344	61.5%
2012	60.43	603^rd	1365	55.8%
2013	53.46	646^th	1367	52.7%
2014	23.08	1073^rd	1322	18.8%
2015	28.34	921^st	1302	29.3%
2016	33.69	839^th	1294	35.2%
2017	20.17	1056^th	1293	18.3%
2018	29.20	909^th	1293	29.7%
2019	34.55	855^th	1356	36.9%
2022	17.47	1170^th	1369	14.5%
2023	24.66	1012^th	1367	26.0%
2024	12.70	1272^nd	1363	6.7%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	28.73	310^th	339	8.6%
2022	41.86	229^th	454	49.6%
2023	42.49	235^th	480	51.0%
2024	23.01	461^st	486	5.1%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	43.81	615^th	1161	47.0%
2019	44.95	633^rd	1217	48.0%
2022	25.45	977^th	1221	20.0%
2023	36.64	784^th	1234	36.5%
2024	16.86	1111^th	1219	8.9%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Christopher Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	12.94	1127^th	1226	8.1%
2019	26.18	966^th	1276	24.3%
2022	16.04	1134^th	1286	11.8%
2023	18.60	1061^st	1275	16.8%
2024	11.51	1187^th	1251	5.1%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Christopher Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	50.19	548^th	1223	55.2%
2019	58.39	475^th	1296	63.3%
2022	19.96	1043^rd	1286	18.9%
2023	32.90	822^nd	1292	36.4%
2024	16.28	1124^th	1264	11.1%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Christopher Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	39.56	353^rd	590	40.2%
2019	40.36	363^rd	639	43.2%
2022	20.76	587^th	662	11.3%
2023	30.86	474^th	661	28.3%
2024	14.34	612^th	643	4.8%

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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 Christopher Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	14	79	5	12	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	110
1989	15	72	2	13	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	102
1990	14	65	1	14	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	94
1991	13	66	0	12	0	n/a	n/a	0	91
1992	21	63	0	14	0	n/a	n/a	0	98
1993	46	70	0	20	0	n/a	n/a	0	136
1994	54	75	0	45	0	n/a	n/a	0	174
1995	54	101	0	69	0	n/a	n/a	0	224
1996	54	101	0	69	0	n/a	n/a	0	224
1997	57	113	0	73	0	n/a	n/a	0	243
1998	60	103	0	70	0	n/a	n/a	0	233
1999	51	118	0	75	0	n/a	n/a	0	244
2000	40	123	0	85	0	n/a	n/a	0	248
2001	36	123	2	95	0	n/a	n/a	0	256
2002	33	108	1	94	0	n/a	n/a	0	236
2003	33	108	1	94	0	n/a	n/a	0	236
2004	37	99	3	106	0	n/a	n/a	0	245
2005	36	81	2	109	0	n/a	n/a	0	228
2006	27	74	6	129	0	n/a	n/a	6	242
2007	22	76	3	143	0	n/a	n/a	2	246
2008	16	77	1	171	0	n/a	n/a	5	270
2009	20	74	2	169	0	n/a	n/a	0	265
2010	13	51	3	162	0	n/a	n/a	0	229
2011	19	73	1	176	1	0	2	0	272
2012	17	68	0	188	2	0	1	0	276
2013	19	65	0	197	3	0	0	0	284
2014	23	91	0	239	2	0	3	0	358
2015	24	84	2	250	2	1	0	0	363
2016	25	74	2	270	2	1	1	0	375
2017	23	64	2	299	1	1	1	0	391
2018	19	59	2	298	1	1	1	0	381
2019	17	58	1	295	0	2	0	0	373
2020	17	58	1	286	0	2	0	0	364
2021	7	16	0	169	0	1	0	0	193
2022	5	16	0	176	0	0	0	0	197
2023	8	40	0	270	0	1	0	0	319

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Christopher Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	110	24.0	4.5	n/a
1989	102	22.0	4.6	n/a
1990	94	25.0	3.7	n/a
1991	91	24.0	3.7	n/a
1992	98	20.0	4.9	n/a
1993	136	23.0	5.9	n/a
1994	174	23.0	7.6	n/a
1995	224	36.0	6.2	n/a
1996	224	36.0	6.2	n/a
1997	243	39.0	6.2	n/a
1998	233	41.0	5.7	n/a
1999	244	42.0	5.8	n/a
2000	248	41.0	6.0	n/a
2001	256	45.0	5.7	n/a
2002	236	51.0	4.6	80.5
2003	236	51.0	4.6	80.5
2004	245	48.1	5.1	72.7
2005	228	45.6	5.0	76.3
2006	242	44.6	5.4	85.2
2007	246	13.0	18.9	84
2008	270	14.0	19.3	83.4
2009	265	36.0	7.4	86.8
2010	229	36.0	6.3	98.7
2011	272	33.0	8.2	85.3
2012	276	32.0	8.6	88.4
2013	284	35.3	8.0	84.5
2014	358	34.0	10.5	93.3
2015	363	35.0	10.3	92
2016	375	32.0	11.7	91.2
2017	391	32.6	11.9	91.8
2018	381	30.9	12.3	94.5
2019	373	36.5	10.2	91.4
2020	364	36.0	10.1	92.3
2021	193	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	197	36.5	5.3	91.4
2023	319	37.0	8.6	93.1

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 Christopher Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	110	24.0	4.5	n/a
1989	102	22.0	4.6	n/a
1990	94	25.0	3.7	n/a
1991	91	24.0	3.7	n/a
1992	98	20.0	4.9	n/a
1993	136	23.0	5.9	n/a
1994	174	23.0	7.6	n/a
1995	224	36.0	6.2	n/a
1996	224	36.0	6.2	n/a
1997	243	39.0	6.2	n/a
1998	233	41.0	5.7	n/a
1999	244	42.0	5.8	n/a
2000	248	41.0	6.0	n/a
2001	256	45.0	5.7	n/a
2002	236	51.0	4.6	80.5
2003	236	51.0	4.6	80.5
2004	245	48.1	5.1	72.7
2005	228	45.6	5.0	76.3
2006	242	44.6	5.4	85.2
2007	246	13.0	18.9	84
2008	270	14.0	19.3	83.4
2009	265	36.0	7.4	86.8
2010	229	36.0	6.3	98.7
2011	272	33.0	8.2	85.3
2012	276	32.0	8.6	88.4
2013	284	35.3	8.0	84.5
2014	358	34.0	10.5	93.3
2015	363	35.0	10.3	92
2016	375	32.0	11.7	91.2
2017	391	32.6	11.9	91.8
2018	381	30.9	12.3	94.5
2019	373	36.5	10.2	91.4
2020	364	36.0	10.1	92.3
2021	193	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	197	36.5	5.3	91.4
2023	319	37.0	8.6	93.1

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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