Is Orozco Elementary Fine Arts & Sciences a good school?

Orozco Elementary Fine Arts & Sciences ranks 1033 rd of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Orozco Elementary Fine Arts & Sciences?

In the 2023-24 school year, 268 students attended Orozco Elementary Fine Arts & Sciences.

What is the racial makeup of Orozco Elementary Fine Arts & Sciences?

Students at Orozco Elementary Fine Arts & Sciences are 97% Hispanic, 1% White, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Orozco Elementary Fine Arts & Sciences attend?

Students who attend Orozco Elementary Fine Arts & Sciences usually go on to attend: High : Juarez Community Academy High School

Orozco Elementary Fine Arts & Sciences

Summary:

Orozco Elementary Fine Arts & Sciences is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, with 277 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.

Orozco Elementary outperforms the Chicago Public Schools District 299 and the state of Illinois in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency across most grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, 46.5% of Orozco students were proficient or better in ELA compared to 30.5% for the district and 41.2% for the state. In Math, 30% of Orozco students were proficient or better compared to 18.3% for the district and 28.4% for the state. However, the school has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 2.3% in 2019-2020 to 16.7% in 2023-2024, which is an area of concern.

Orozco Elementary performs particularly well for its Hispanic student population, ranking in the top 30% of Illinois elementary schools in this category for the past three school years. However, the school's performance for male students and English Language Learners has been more mixed, with rankings in the middle to lower end of the state. Interestingly, STEM Magnet Academy Elementary, a nearby school, has consistently ranked in the top 20% of Illinois elementary schools and outperforms Orozco Elementary in both ELA and Math proficiency, suggesting that Orozco could potentially benefit from a more specialized academic focus or magnet program.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

1940 W 18th St
Chicago, IL 60608-1903

(773) 534-7215

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

SchoolDigger Rank:
1033^rd of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $24,259

Students who attend Orozco Elementary Fine Arts & Sciences usually attend:

High:

Juarez Community Academy High School

Student/teacher ratio: 11.1

Number of students: 268

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.6%

White:

1.5%

African American:

1.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 72.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Orozco Elementary Fine Arts & Sciences ranks better than 50% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 90^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 45.48. (See more...)

Compare Details Orozco Elementary Fine Arts & Sciences ranks better than 80.6% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 77.06. (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 Racial makeup is: Hispanic (96.6%), White (1.5%), African American (1.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 72.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Orozco Elementary Fine Arts & Sciences is 11.1, which is the 92^nd best among 452 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299. (See more...)

Compare Orozco Elementary Fine Arts & Sciences employs 24 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Orozco Elementary Fine Arts & Sciences is $24,259, which is the 112^th highest among 452 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Orozco Elementary Fine Arts & Sciences:

SchoolDigger ranks Orozco Elementary Fine Arts & Sciences 1033^rd of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Orozco Elementary Fine Arts & Sciences in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Orozco Elementary Fine Arts & Sciences 265^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Orozco Elementary Fine Arts & Sciences 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 Orozco Elementary Fine Arts & Sciences

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	79.28	368^th	2020	81.8%
2004	87.17	106^th	2030	94.8%
2005	89.53	25^th	2022	98.8%
2006	68.62	755^th	2086	63.8%
2007	76.53	434^th	2095	79.3%
2008	71.90	656^th	2092	68.6%
2009	79.33	371^st	2120	82.5%
2010	80.09	344^th	2139	83.9%
2011	73.86	584^th	2147	72.8%
2012	77.25	472^nd	2166	78.2%
2013	85.06	276^th	2167	87.3%
2014	77.31	463^rd	2093	77.9%
2015	62.78	670^th	2052	67.3%
2016	78.21	397^th	2046	80.6%
2017	75.98	445^th	2044	78.2%
2018	80.61	349^th	2037	82.9%
2019	76.03	434^th	2086	79.2%
2021	54.06	774^th	1948	60.3%
2022	45.30	1055^th	2082	49.3%
2023	55.66	833^rd	2077	59.9%
2024	45.48	1033^rd	2067	50.0%

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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Orozco Elementary Fine Arts & Sciences

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	79.12	68^th	718	90.5%
2019	84.40	35^th	743	95.3%
2021	60.82	101^st	537	81.2%
2022	43.35	384^th	768	50.0%
2023	49.64	289^th	788	63.3%
2024	44.80	391^st	826	52.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Orozco Elementary Fine Arts & Sciences

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	91.60	50^th	1765	97.2%
2019	89.83	59^th	1816	96.8%
2021	79.28	134^th	1514	91.1%
2022	56.42	632^nd	1763	64.2%
2023	67.13	400^th	1808	77.9%
2024	59.73	559^th	1793	68.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Orozco Elementary Fine Arts & Sciences

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	71.61	502^nd	1964	74.4%
2019	68.45	567^th	2019	71.9%
2021	51.65	721^st	1680	57.1%
2022	50.84	854^th	1970	56.6%
2023	59.32	698^th	1957	64.3%
2024	50.99	844^th	1942	56.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Orozco Elementary Fine Arts & Sciences

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	85.87	220^th	1972	88.8%
2019	78.49	355^th	2019	82.4%
2022	34.11	1219^th	1977	38.3%
2023	48.19	928^th	1984	53.2%
2024	42.13	1039^th	1959	47.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Orozco Elementary Fine Arts & Sciences

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	89.58	45^th	938	95.2%
2019	87.63	41^st	955	95.7%
2021	74.82	91^st	742	87.7%
2022	59.59	273^rd	954	71.4%
2023	70.48	182^nd	970	81.2%
2024	60.28	278^th	959	71.0%

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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 Orozco Elementary Fine Arts & Sciences

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	34.44	836^th	1185	29.5%
2004	30.03	891^st	1204	26.0%
2005	29.40	900^th	1209	25.6%
2006	38.70	890^th	1272	30.0%
2007	46.30	821^st	1287	36.2%
2008	38.34	899^th	1293	30.5%
2009	33.40	981^st	1318	25.6%
2010	46.61	836^th	1327	37.0%
2011	38.63	947^th	1344	29.5%
2012	36.92	969^th	1365	29.0%
2013	51.01	683^rd	1367	50.0%
2014	56.88	573^rd	1322	56.7%
2015	47.79	585^th	1302	55.1%
2016	55.50	498^th	1294	61.5%
2017	34.21	834^th	1293	35.5%
2018	34.61	817^th	1293	36.8%
2019	37.62	798^th	1356	41.2%
2021	80.68	191^st	1241	84.6%
2022	82.87	178^th	1369	87.0%
2023	79.28	230^th	1367	83.2%
2024	77.06	265^th	1363	80.6%

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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Orozco Elementary Fine Arts & Sciences

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	43.70	132^nd	285	53.7%
2019	32.85	273^rd	339	19.5%
2024	42.89	228^th	486	53.1%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Orozco Elementary Fine Arts & Sciences

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	24.79	496^th	602	17.6%
2019	24.69	700^th	792	11.6%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Orozco Elementary Fine Arts & Sciences

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	51.75	489^th	1161	57.9%
2019	55.77	458^th	1217	62.4%
2021	93.64	22^nd	1019	97.8%
2022	90.79	40^th	1221	96.7%
2023	88.46	61^st	1234	95.1%
2024	89.62	53^rd	1219	95.7%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Orozco Elementary Fine Arts & Sciences

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	29.61	880^th	1226	28.2%
2019	32.70	864^th	1276	32.3%
2021	78.28	172^nd	1017	83.1%
2022	80.58	198^th	1286	84.6%
2023	73.69	261^st	1275	79.5%
2024	80.80	199^th	1251	84.1%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Orozco Elementary Fine Arts & Sciences

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	40.14	692^nd	1223	43.4%
2019	42.74	677^th	1296	47.8%
2021	70.14	238^th	1048	77.3%
2022	78.25	210^th	1286	83.7%
2023	77.28	227^th	1292	82.4%
2024	65.06	357^th	1264	71.8%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Orozco Elementary Fine Arts & Sciences

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	43.83	311^th	590	47.3%
2019	44.90	323^rd	639	49.5%
2021	89.27	29^th	517	94.4%
2022	90.48	39^th	662	94.1%
2023	86.79	45^th	661	93.2%
2024	86.29	50^th	643	92.2%

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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 Orozco Elementary Fine Arts & Sciences

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	8	9	n/a	864	1	n/a	n/a	0	882
1990	12	8	n/a	952	1	n/a	n/a	0	973
1991	6	2	0	761	1	n/a	n/a	0	770
1992	2	0	0	792	0	n/a	n/a	0	794
1993	2	1	0	784	0	n/a	n/a	0	787
1994	2	0	0	813	0	n/a	n/a	0	815
1995	4	0	0	738	1	n/a	n/a	0	743
1996	4	0	0	738	1	n/a	n/a	0	743
1997	4	3	0	727	2	n/a	n/a	0	736
1998	3	4	0	719	0	n/a	n/a	0	726
1999	1	7	0	716	1	n/a	n/a	0	725
2000	0	6	0	712	0	n/a	n/a	0	718
2001	1	1	0	745	0	n/a	n/a	0	747
2002	23	11	0	752	1	n/a	n/a	0	787
2003	23	11	0	752	1	n/a	n/a	0	787
2004	1	10	0	768	0	n/a	n/a	0	779
2005	3	23	0	770	0	n/a	n/a	0	796
2006	2	17	0	748	0	n/a	n/a	9	776
2007	2	12	0	695	0	n/a	n/a	10	719
2008	2	11	0	679	3	n/a	n/a	10	705
2009	3	5	1	656	1	n/a	n/a	0	666
2010	0	6	0	613	0	n/a	n/a	0	619
2011	3	5	0	621	6	0	1	0	636
2012	3	6	0	619	5	0	0	0	633
2013	2	2	2	603	6	0	0	0	615
2014	3	5	2	592	6	0	6	0	614
2015	3	8	2	576	5	0	4	0	598
2016	5	6	0	563	1	0	0	0	575
2017	4	8	1	548	2	0	0	0	563
2018	6	10	2	519	2	0	0	0	539
2019	1	9	2	529	1	0	1	0	543
2020	3	9	2	431	1	0	1	0	447
2021	3	0	0	351	1	0	1	0	356
2022	4	0	0	263	0	0	0	0	267
2023	2	1	1	273	0	0	0	0	277
2024	4	3	1	259	0	0	1	0	268

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 Orozco Elementary Fine Arts & Sciences

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	882	43.2	20.4	n/a
1990	973	44.2	22.0	n/a
1991	770	43.2	17.8	n/a
1992	794	43.2	18.3	n/a
1993	787	49.2	16.0	n/a
1994	815	42.2	19.3	n/a
1995	743	43.2	17.2	n/a
1996	743	43.2	17.2	n/a
1997	736	41.0	18.0	n/a
1998	726	43.0	16.9	n/a
1999	725	44.0	16.5	n/a
2000	718	40.0	18.0	n/a
2001	747	42.0	17.8	n/a
2002	787	40.0	19.7	98.1
2003	787	40.0	19.7	98.1
2004	779	37.2	20.9	98.7
2005	796	47.0	16.9	99.1
2006	776	47.0	16.5	98.6
2007	719	30.0	24.0	100.3
2008	705	34.0	20.7	101
2009	666	36.0	18.5	97.9
2010	619	34.0	18.2	97.4
2011	636	31.0	20.5	97.2
2012	633	29.0	21.8	98.1
2013	615	39.6	15.5	97.7
2014	614	35.5	17.2	97.1
2015	598	35.0	17.0	97
2016	575	30.0	19.1	92
2017	563	28.3	19.8	94.1
2018	539	29.7	18.1	94.1
2019	543	31.0	17.5	94.1
2020	447	30.5	14.6	87.2
2021	356	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	267	27.0	9.8	76.8
2023	277	22.5	12.3	79.1
2024	268	24.0	11.1	72.4

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 Orozco Elementary Fine Arts & Sciences

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	882	43.2	20.4	n/a
1990	973	44.2	22.0	n/a
1991	770	43.2	17.8	n/a
1992	794	43.2	18.3	n/a
1993	787	49.2	16.0	n/a
1994	815	42.2	19.3	n/a
1995	743	43.2	17.2	n/a
1996	743	43.2	17.2	n/a
1997	736	41.0	18.0	n/a
1998	726	43.0	16.9	n/a
1999	725	44.0	16.5	n/a
2000	718	40.0	18.0	n/a
2001	747	42.0	17.8	n/a
2002	787	40.0	19.7	98.1
2003	787	40.0	19.7	98.1
2004	779	37.2	20.9	98.7
2005	796	47.0	16.9	99.1
2006	776	47.0	16.5	98.6
2007	719	30.0	24.0	100.3
2008	705	34.0	20.7	101
2009	666	36.0	18.5	97.9
2010	619	34.0	18.2	97.4
2011	636	31.0	20.5	97.2
2012	633	29.0	21.8	98.1
2013	615	39.6	15.5	97.7
2014	614	35.5	17.2	97.1
2015	598	35.0	17.0	97
2016	575	30.0	19.1	92
2017	563	28.3	19.8	94.1
2018	539	29.7	18.1	94.1
2019	543	31.0	17.5	94.1
2020	447	30.5	14.6	87.2
2021	356	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	267	27.0	9.8	76.8
2023	277	22.5	12.3	79.1
2024	268	24.0	11.1	72.4

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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