Is Talman Elementary School a good school?

Talman Elementary School ranks 1195 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Talman Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 344 students attended Talman Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Talman Elementary School?

Students at Talman Elementary School are 96% Hispanic, 1% White, 1% African American.

Talman Elementary School

Summary:

Talman Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, with 344 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. Talman Elementary School has been consistently ranked in the bottom half of Illinois elementary schools over the past decade, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Talman Elementary School faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 22.6% in 2020-2021 to 40.9% in 2021-2022, which are significantly higher than the state and district averages. The school's test scores are also generally below the state and district averages, with only 35% of students proficient or better in ELA and 16.5% in math, compared to 41.2% and 28.4% statewide, respectively. The school's performance varies across different student groups, with Hispanic students and special education students performing relatively better, while female students, male students, and English language learners perform worse than their peers in the state and district.

Compared to nearby schools in the same district, such as Christopher Elementary School, Morrill Elementary Math & Sci School, and Sawyer Elementary School, Talman Elementary School's performance is generally lower, with these schools having lower chronic absenteeism rates and higher test scores, particularly in math and science. Despite having a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 12.2 and high spending per student of $19,545, Talman Elementary School's performance suggests that other factors, such as curriculum, teaching quality, or school culture, may be more influential in supporting student success.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

5450 S Talman Ave
Chicago, IL 60632-1520

(773) 535-7850

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

SchoolDigger Rank:
1195^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $21,359

Student/teacher ratio: 12.2

Number of students: 344

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.2%

White:

1.5%

African American:

1.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 89.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Talman Elementary School ranks worse than 57.8% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 115^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 38.32. (See more...)

Compare Details Talman Elementary School ranks worse than 62.1% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 33.48. (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 Talman 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 Talman Elementary School is $21,359, which is the 211^th highest among 452 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299.

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Talman Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Talman Elementary School 1195^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Talman Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Talman Elementary School 846^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Talman 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 Talman Elementary School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Talman Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	8.76	1810^th	2020	10.4%
2004	30.52	1574^th	2030	22.5%
2005	23.95	1680^th	2022	16.9%
2006	15.57	1845^th	2086	11.6%
2007	28.12	1716^th	2095	18.1%
2008	8.71	1945^th	2092	7.0%
2009	22.91	1754^th	2120	17.3%
2010	46.24	1367^th	2139	36.1%
2011	60.67	1024^th	2147	52.3%
2012	56.10	1138^th	2166	47.5%
2013	40.26	1395^th	2167	35.6%
2014	41.22	1294^th	2093	38.2%
2015	37.17	1203^rd	2052	41.4%
2016	36.64	1253^rd	2046	38.8%
2017	34.76	1296^th	2044	36.6%
2018	44.39	1066^th	2037	47.7%
2019	56.25	857^th	2086	58.9%
2021	34.32	1200^th	1948	38.4%
2022	44.87	1070^th	2082	48.6%
2023	39.53	1182^nd	2077	43.1%
2024	38.32	1195^th	2067	42.2%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	49.19	298^th	718	58.5%
2019	50.65	278^th	743	62.6%
2021	36.89	339^th	537	36.9%
2022	48.34	314^th	768	59.1%
2023	42.67	397^th	788	49.6%
2024	43.25	420^th	826	49.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Talman Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	34.99	735^th	1194	38.4%
2022	49.87	412^th	1113	63.0%
2023	68.94	249^th	1156	78.5%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	67.90	378^th	1765	78.6%
2019	77.52	216^th	1816	88.1%
2021	56.78	484^th	1514	68.0%
2022	63.97	457^th	1763	74.1%
2023	53.49	725^th	1808	59.9%
2024	56.52	640^th	1793	64.3%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Talman Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	37.98	1194^th	1964	39.2%
2019	53.66	880^th	2019	56.4%
2021	52.54	697^th	1680	58.5%
2022	45.63	954^th	1970	51.6%
2023	35.62	1191^st	1957	39.1%
2024	41.25	1056^th	1942	45.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Talman Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	52.81	847^th	1972	57.0%
2019	60.52	716^th	2019	64.5%
2021	36.81	1002^nd	1707	41.3%
2022	44.46	999^th	1977	49.5%
2023	40.57	1102^nd	1984	44.5%
2024	38.60	1116^th	1959	43.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Talman Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	62.65	262^nd	938	72.1%
2019	73.20	149^th	955	84.4%
2021	51.03	270^th	742	63.6%
2022	60.76	263^rd	954	72.4%
2023	54.27	358^th	970	63.1%
2024	52.50	357^th	959	62.8%

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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 Talman Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	11.92	1025^th	1185	13.5%
2004	22.17	949^th	1204	21.2%
2005	28.12	910^th	1209	24.7%
2006	53.98	689^th	1272	45.8%
2007	51.85	731^st	1287	43.2%
2008	34.90	937^th	1293	27.5%
2009	23.54	1067^th	1318	19.0%
2010	35.79	970^th	1327	26.9%
2011	58.01	653^rd	1344	51.4%
2012	60.76	597^th	1365	56.3%
2013	59.42	555^th	1367	59.4%
2014	59.52	534^th	1322	59.6%
2015	47.88	582^nd	1302	55.3%
2016	43.71	685^th	1294	47.1%
2017	55.89	501^st	1293	61.3%
2018	60.50	454^th	1293	64.9%
2019	46.95	665^th	1356	51.0%
2021	40.33	654^th	1241	47.3%
2022	55.01	511^th	1369	62.7%
2023	41.73	742^nd	1367	45.7%
2024	33.48	846^th	1363	37.9%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	41.80	143^rd	285	49.8%
2019	51.45	105^th	339	69.0%
2022	27.38	421^st	454	7.3%
2023	24.81	450^th	480	6.3%
2024	24.77	445^th	486	8.4%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Talman Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	53.28	230^th	792	71.0%
2022	52.47	211^th	781	73.0%
2023	33.33	501^st	805	37.8%
2024	36.90	440^th	802	45.1%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	80.67	129^th	1161	88.9%
2019	68.33	271^st	1217	77.7%
2021	61.69	259^th	1019	74.6%
2022	74.63	174^th	1221	85.7%
2023	57.09	411^th	1234	66.7%
2024	50.69	509^th	1219	58.2%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Talman Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	57.23	486^th	1226	60.4%
2019	38.70	767^th	1276	39.9%
2021	41.09	546^th	1017	46.3%
2022	47.22	597^th	1286	53.6%
2023	44.26	652^nd	1275	48.9%
2024	29.99	855^th	1251	31.7%

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Rank History for middle school Disabled students at Talman Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	25.59	546^th	674	19.0%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Talman Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	60.61	400^th	1223	67.3%
2019	54.20	528^th	1296	59.3%
2021	40.72	550^th	1048	47.5%
2022	62.99	375^th	1286	70.8%
2023	39.63	725^th	1292	43.9%
2024	38.10	709^th	1264	43.9%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Talman Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	72.48	109^th	590	81.5%
2019	55.87	237^th	639	62.9%
2021	52.80	190^th	517	63.2%
2022	67.44	141^st	662	78.7%
2023	52.92	255^th	661	61.4%
2024	39.42	355^th	643	44.8%

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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 Talman Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2002	8	14	0	241	1	n/a	n/a	0	264
2003	8	14	0	241	1	n/a	n/a	0	264
2004	4	23	0	290	0	n/a	n/a	0	317
2005	2	16	0	294	1	n/a	n/a	0	313
2006	2	17	0	288	1	n/a	n/a	8	316
2007	1	13	0	289	1	n/a	n/a	7	311
2008	0	9	0	293	1	n/a	n/a	7	310
2009	5	5	0	328	0	n/a	n/a	0	338
2010	7	5	0	316	0	n/a	n/a	0	328
2011	3	7	0	368	0	0	0	0	378
2012	4	3	0	358	0	0	0	0	365
2013	0	4	0	362	0	0	0	0	366
2014	1	5	0	405	1	0	0	0	412
2015	1	5	0	429	0	0	1	0	436
2016	2	5	0	430	0	0	1	0	438
2017	2	7	0	430	0	0	0	0	439
2018	1	7	0	428	0	0	0	0	436
2019	2	7	0	380	0	0	0	0	389
2020	1	6	0	377	0	0	0	0	384
2021	1	5	1	333	1	0	0	0	341
2022	1	6	1	320	1	0	0	0	329
2023	5	5	1	331	1	0	1	0	344

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 Talman Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2002	264	0.0	n/a	98.9
2003	264	0.0	n/a	98.9
2004	317	12.9	24.6	99.1
2005	313	16.0	19.6	89.1
2006	316	16.0	19.8	89.3
2007	311	15.0	20.7	93.1
2008	310	16.0	19.4	99.3
2009	338	17.0	19.9	97.6
2010	328	19.0	17.2	96.3
2011	378	21.0	18.0	95.8
2012	365	20.0	18.2	95.9
2013	366	21.9	16.6	96.4
2014	412	28.0	14.7	95.1
2015	436	25.0	17.4	95.9
2016	438	24.0	18.2	94.7
2017	439	24.5	17.8	93.6
2018	436	24.3	17.9	93.6
2019	389	26.0	14.9	92
2020	384	28.5	13.4	92.7
2021	341	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	329	28.0	11.7	90.3
2023	344	28.0	12.2	89.5

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 Talman Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2002	264	0.0	n/a	98.9
2003	264	0.0	n/a	98.9
2004	317	12.9	24.6	99.1
2005	313	16.0	19.6	89.1
2006	316	16.0	19.8	89.3
2007	311	15.0	20.7	93.1
2008	310	16.0	19.4	99.3
2009	338	17.0	19.9	97.6
2010	328	19.0	17.2	96.3
2011	378	21.0	18.0	95.8
2012	365	20.0	18.2	95.9
2013	366	21.9	16.6	96.4
2014	412	28.0	14.7	95.1
2015	436	25.0	17.4	95.9
2016	438	24.0	18.2	94.7
2017	439	24.5	17.8	93.6
2018	436	24.3	17.9	93.6
2019	389	26.0	14.9	92
2020	384	28.5	13.4	92.7
2021	341	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	329	28.0	11.7	90.3
2023	344	28.0	12.2	89.5

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.

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