Is Sabin Elementary Magnet School a good school?

Sabin Elementary Magnet School ranks in the bottom 13.3% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Sabin Elementary Magnet School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 316 students attended Sabin Elementary Magnet School.

What is the racial makeup of Sabin Elementary Magnet School?

Students at Sabin Elementary Magnet School are 76% Hispanic, 20% African American, 3% White.

Sabin Elementary Magnet School

Summary:

Sabin Elementary Magnet School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, with 316 students enrolled. However, the school is struggling, with consistently low test scores, high chronic absenteeism rates, and challenges in serving its diverse student population.

Sabin Elementary's performance is significantly below the Chicago Public Schools District 299 and the state averages across key metrics. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 12.9% of Sabin students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 30.5% for the district and 41.2% for the state. In math, only 12% of Sabin students were proficient, compared to 18.3% for the district and 28.4% for the state. The school's chronic absenteeism rates have been alarmingly high, ranging from 29.1% in 2020-2021 to 60.4% in 2023-2024.

Interestingly, Sabin Elementary's performance is significantly worse than many of the nearby schools, such as Pritzker Elementary, Burr Elementary, and Pulaski International School of Chicago, which are also part of the Chicago Public Schools District. These schools have much higher test scores, lower chronic absenteeism, and better serve their diverse student populations. Despite Sabin Elementary's high spending per student, the school has struggled to implement effective strategies to support student learning and engagement, and its performance has remained consistently poor over the past several years.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

2216 W Hirsch St
Chicago, IL 60622-1837

(773) 534-4490

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

SchoolDigger Rank:
1792^nd of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $21,134

Student/teacher ratio: 11.0

Number of students: 316

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

75.9%

African American:

19.9%

White:

3.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 86.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Sabin Elementary Magnet School ranks worse than 86.7% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 304^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 16.29. (See more...)

Compare Details Sabin Elementary Magnet School ranks worse than 78.3% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 21.72. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a high 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.

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Compare Details Sabin Elementary Magnet 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 Sabin Elementary Magnet School is $21,134, which is the 219^th highest among 452 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Sabin Elementary Magnet School:

SchoolDigger ranks Sabin Elementary Magnet School 1792^nd of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Sabin Elementary Magnet School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Sabin Elementary Magnet School 1067^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Sabin Elementary Magnet 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 Sabin Elementary Magnet School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	11.82	1758^th	2020	13.0%
2004	25.44	1648^th	2030	18.8%
2005	29.46	1601^st	2022	20.8%
2006	43.25	1437^th	2086	31.1%
2007	29.11	1699^th	2095	18.9%
2008	19.58	1787^th	2092	14.6%
2009	20.59	1791^st	2120	15.5%
2010	31.10	1632^nd	2139	23.7%
2011	26.30	1728^th	2147	19.5%
2012	38.77	1532^nd	2166	29.3%
2013	40.88	1376^th	2167	36.5%
2014	41.90	1279^th	2093	38.9%
2015	44.94	1011^th	2052	50.7%
2016	22.49	1628^th	2046	20.4%
2017	22.09	1629^th	2044	20.3%
2018	16.44	1775^th	2037	12.9%
2019	20.69	1703^rd	2086	18.4%
2021	12.40	1891^st	1948	2.9%
2022	14.92	1862^nd	2082	10.6%
2023	14.01	1910^th	2077	8.0%
2024	16.29	1792^nd	2067	13.3%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	23.39	663^rd	718	7.7%
2019	34.54	534^th	743	28.1%
2024	27.21	695^th	826	15.9%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	22.96	1505^th	1765	14.7%
2019	29.96	1376^th	1816	24.2%
2021	15.44	1494^th	1514	1.3%
2022	19.31	1604^th	1763	9.0%
2023	17.24	1694^th	1808	6.3%
2024	21.77	1535^th	1793	14.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Homeless students at Sabin Elementary Magnet School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	43.37	23^rd	52	55.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Sabin Elementary Magnet School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	18.45	1661^st	1964	15.4%
2019	25.87	1523^rd	2019	24.6%
2021	11.02	1644^th	1680	2.1%
2022	14.51	1790^th	1970	9.1%
2023	15.70	1764^th	1957	9.9%
2024	17.05	1681^st	1942	13.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Sabin Elementary Magnet School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	14.94	1786^th	1972	9.4%
2019	17.47	1747^th	2019	13.5%
2021	13.15	1635^th	1707	4.2%
2022	18.27	1672^nd	1977	15.4%
2023	14.48	1820^th	1984	8.3%
2024	18.96	1611^th	1959	17.8%

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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Sabin Elementary Magnet School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	37.42	405^th	698	42.0%
2019	35.44	454^th	711	36.1%
2022	18.28	683^rd	684	0.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Sabin Elementary Magnet School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	21.25	835^th	938	11.0%
2019	26.58	768^th	955	19.6%
2021	17.14	733^rd	742	1.2%
2022	19.26	882^nd	954	7.5%
2023	16.69	925^th	970	4.6%
2024	19.44	871^st	959	9.2%

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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 Sabin Elementary Magnet School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	34.54	833^rd	1185	29.7%
2004	31.12	879^th	1204	27.0%
2005	40.64	802^nd	1209	33.7%
2006	57.89	622^nd	1272	51.1%
2007	61.59	578^th	1287	55.1%
2008	66.14	494^th	1293	61.8%
2009	56.47	678^th	1318	48.6%
2010	52.63	742^nd	1327	44.1%
2011	33.96	1002^nd	1344	25.4%
2012	42.77	902^nd	1365	33.9%
2013	40.38	850^th	1367	37.8%
2014	51.60	665^th	1322	49.7%
2016	29.77	900^th	1294	30.4%
2017	27.14	947^th	1293	26.8%
2018	21.25	1030^th	1293	20.3%
2019	13.67	1224^th	1356	9.7%
2021	12.60	1176^th	1241	5.2%
2022	15.37	1234^th	1369	9.9%
2023	19.16	1137^th	1367	16.8%
2024	21.72	1067^th	1363	21.7%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	25.34	330^th	339	2.7%
2022	27.89	414^th	454	8.8%
2023	41.16	252^nd	480	47.5%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Sabin Elementary Magnet School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	24.93	680^th	792	14.1%
2023	23.72	674^th	805	16.3%
2024	28.65	575^th	802	28.3%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	26.56	912^th	1161	21.4%
2019	16.83	1119^th	1217	8.1%
2021	16.19	981^st	1019	3.7%
2022	19.67	1100^th	1221	9.9%
2023	28.19	923^rd	1234	25.2%
2024	31.35	840^th	1219	31.1%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Sabin Elementary Magnet School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	23.05	961^st	1226	21.6%
2019	10.72	1209^th	1276	5.3%
2021	10.74	983^rd	1017	3.3%
2022	16.87	1119^th	1286	13.0%
2023	19.29	1047^th	1275	17.9%
2024	29.94	857^th	1251	31.5%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Sabin Elementary Magnet School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	21.53	992^nd	1223	18.9%
2019	18.55	1094^th	1296	15.6%
2021	13.03	1000^th	1048	4.6%
2022	16.95	1130^th	1286	12.1%
2023	20.56	1057^th	1292	18.2%
2024	17.12	1101^st	1264	12.9%

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Rank History for middle school African American students at Sabin Elementary Magnet School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	38.89	296^th	511	42.1%
2019	45.62	262^nd	565	53.6%
2022	28.44	466^th	573	18.7%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Sabin Elementary Magnet School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	22.58	507^th	590	14.1%
2019	12.43	622^nd	639	2.7%
2021	14.64	502^nd	517	2.9%
2022	16.25	632^nd	662	4.5%
2023	24.79	535^th	661	19.1%
2024	25.39	515^th	643	19.9%

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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 Sabin Elementary Magnet School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	119	49	7	318	1	n/a	n/a	0	494
1989	123	47	7	311	1	n/a	n/a	0	489
1990	130	44	8	310	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	492
1991	121	48	10	357	0	n/a	n/a	0	536
1992	95	47	11	372	0	n/a	n/a	0	525
1993	84	61	9	350	1	n/a	n/a	0	505
1994	65	78	9	381	2	n/a	n/a	0	535
1995	57	63	15	398	3	n/a	n/a	0	536
1996	57	63	15	398	3	n/a	n/a	0	536
1997	47	62	14	389	3	n/a	n/a	0	515
1998	54	75	14	397	4	n/a	n/a	0	544
1999	61	87	11	374	2	n/a	n/a	0	535
2000	44	92	8	389	1	n/a	n/a	0	534
2001	17	82	8	409	2	n/a	n/a	0	518
2002	17	85	5	457	0	n/a	n/a	0	564
2003	17	85	5	457	0	n/a	n/a	0	564
2004	14	68	2	469	1	n/a	n/a	0	554
2005	16	72	2	426	0	n/a	n/a	0	516
2006	12	67	2	425	0	n/a	n/a	42	548
2007	8	63	9	431	0	n/a	n/a	41	552
2008	10	84	5	429	1	n/a	n/a	30	559
2009	11	120	8	469	1	n/a	n/a	2	611
2010	11	123	14	449	0	n/a	n/a	1	598
2011	5	90	7	484	7	0	4	0	597
2012	8	103	7	488	8	0	7	0	621
2013	8	90	3	475	7	1	6	0	590
2014	11	103	2	488	6	0	9	0	619
2015	10	101	6	474	6	0	4	0	601
2016	12	101	8	465	6	0	4	0	596
2017	11	134	7	439	4	1	4	0	600
2018	13	136	6	423	2	1	4	0	585
2019	11	107	5	411	2	0	5	0	541
2020	10	89	1	367	2	0	6	0	475
2021	18	80	3	335	1	0	5	0	442
2022	15	72	0	283	1	0	4	0	375
2023	10	63	0	240	0	0	3	0	316

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

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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 Sabin Elementary Magnet School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	494	31.0	15.9	n/a
1989	489	29.0	16.8	n/a
1990	492	29.0	16.9	n/a
1991	536	28.0	19.1	n/a
1992	525	31.0	16.9	n/a
1993	505	29.0	17.4	n/a
1994	535	28.0	19.1	n/a
1995	536	34.0	15.8	n/a
1996	536	34.0	15.8	n/a
1997	515	35.0	14.7	n/a
1998	544	35.0	15.5	n/a
1999	535	34.0	15.7	n/a
2000	534	36.0	14.8	n/a
2001	518	32.0	16.2	n/a
2002	564	36.0	15.7	75.4
2003	564	36.0	15.7	75.4
2004	554	31.2	17.8	84.8
2005	516	35.9	14.4	89.1
2006	548	38.9	14.1	93.1
2007	552	28.0	19.7	93.3
2008	559	31.0	18.0	94
2009	611	35.0	17.5	87.2
2010	598	36.0	16.6	91.8
2011	597	34.0	17.5	91.1
2012	621	34.0	18.2	89.7
2013	590	42.0	14.0	89.2
2014	619	42.0	14.7	90.8
2015	601	36.0	16.6	91.5
2016	596	34.0	17.5	89.4
2017	600	31.2	19.2	88.2
2018	585	30.5	19.1	87.7
2019	541	39.0	13.8	81.1
2020	475	35.0	13.5	85.1
2021	442	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	375	28.5	13.1	85.6
2023	316	28.5	11.0	86.7

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 Sabin Elementary Magnet School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	494	31.0	15.9	n/a
1989	489	29.0	16.8	n/a
1990	492	29.0	16.9	n/a
1991	536	28.0	19.1	n/a
1992	525	31.0	16.9	n/a
1993	505	29.0	17.4	n/a
1994	535	28.0	19.1	n/a
1995	536	34.0	15.8	n/a
1996	536	34.0	15.8	n/a
1997	515	35.0	14.7	n/a
1998	544	35.0	15.5	n/a
1999	535	34.0	15.7	n/a
2000	534	36.0	14.8	n/a
2001	518	32.0	16.2	n/a
2002	564	36.0	15.7	75.4
2003	564	36.0	15.7	75.4
2004	554	31.2	17.8	84.8
2005	516	35.9	14.4	89.1
2006	548	38.9	14.1	93.1
2007	552	28.0	19.7	93.3
2008	559	31.0	18.0	94
2009	611	35.0	17.5	87.2
2010	598	36.0	16.6	91.8
2011	597	34.0	17.5	91.1
2012	621	34.0	18.2	89.7
2013	590	42.0	14.0	89.2
2014	619	42.0	14.7	90.8
2015	601	36.0	16.6	91.5
2016	596	34.0	17.5	89.4
2017	600	31.2	19.2	88.2
2018	585	30.5	19.1	87.7
2019	541	39.0	13.8	81.1
2020	475	35.0	13.5	85.1
2021	442	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	375	28.5	13.1	85.6
2023	316	28.5	11.0	86.7

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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