Is Casals Elementary School a good school?

Casals Elementary School ranks 749 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Casals Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 326 students attended Casals Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Casals Elementary School?

Students at Casals Elementary School are 64% Hispanic, 33% African American, 2% White.

What schools do graduates of Casals Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Casals Elementary School usually go on to attend: High : Orr Academy High School

Casals Elementary School

Summary:

Casals Elementary School is a public school in Chicago, Illinois, serving 326 students from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade. As part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299, Casals has shown consistent academic improvement, outperforming the district and state averages in key areas.

Casals Elementary School has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger and has moved up in the statewide rankings, from 1662 out of 2093 Illinois elementary schools in 2013-2014 to 749 out of 2067 in 2023-2024. In the latest school year, 47.4% of Casals students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 30.5% for the district and 41.2% for the state. In mathematics, 30% of Casals students were proficient or better, compared to 18.3% for the district and 28.4% for the state. The school has particularly strong performance for its African American and Hispanic student subgroups. Additionally, Casals has seen a decrease in chronic absenteeism, from 36.8% in 2021-2022 to 24.3% in 2023-2024, though this is still higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, such as West Park Elementary Academy and KIPP One Academy, Casals Elementary School outperforms many in academic achievement, particularly in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency. However, some nearby schools have shown stronger performance in certain areas, like science proficiency and upper-grade English Language Arts. Despite serving a high-needs population, with over 90% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, Casals Elementary School has demonstrated a consistent pattern of improvement, making it an interesting case study for effective strategies in urban elementary education.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

3501 W Potomac Ave
Chicago, IL 60651-2231

(773) 534-4444

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $19,628

Students who attend Casals Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Orr Academy High School

Student/teacher ratio: 11.6

Number of students: 326

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

64.4%

African American:

33.1%

White:

1.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 91.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Casals Elementary School ranks better than 63.8% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 65^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 59.08. (See more...)

Compare Details Casals Elementary School ranks better than 75.6% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 71.01. (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 Casals Elementary School is $19,628. 291 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299 spend more per student.

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Casals Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Casals Elementary School 749^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Casals Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Casals Elementary School 333^rd of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Casals 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 Casals Elementary School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Casals Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	9.06	1799^th	2020	10.9%
2004	12.34	1796^th	2030	11.5%
2005	19.00	1746^th	2022	13.6%
2006	7.16	1944^th	2086	6.8%
2007	10.12	1922^nd	2095	8.3%
2008	12.61	1876^th	2092	10.3%
2009	15.51	1873^rd	2120	11.7%
2010	12.40	1943^rd	2139	9.2%
2011	10.01	1996^th	2147	7.0%
2012	23.30	1789^th	2166	17.4%
2013	25.51	1693^rd	2167	21.9%
2014	24.63	1662^nd	2093	20.6%
2015	37.71	1190^th	2052	42.0%
2016	44.87	1065^th	2046	47.9%
2017	57.59	792^nd	2044	61.3%
2018	45.77	1032^nd	2037	49.3%
2019	43.56	1112^th	2086	46.7%
2021	28.39	1323^rd	1948	32.1%
2022	28.71	1424^th	2082	31.6%
2023	51.70	905^th	2077	56.4%
2024	59.08	749^th	2067	63.8%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	74.44	92^nd	718	87.2%
2019	47.81	319^th	743	57.1%
2022	70.38	97^th	768	87.4%
2023	86.05	33^rd	788	95.8%
2024	63.28	164^th	826	80.1%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	67.33	391^st	1765	77.8%
2019	67.63	407^th	1816	77.6%
2021	48.23	676^th	1514	55.4%
2022	41.98	979^th	1763	44.5%
2023	74.96	265^th	1808	85.3%
2024	78.26	207^th	1793	88.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Casals Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	49.17	937^th	1964	52.3%
2019	46.00	1041^st	2019	48.4%
2021	21.93	1326^th	1680	21.1%
2022	21.98	1534^th	1970	22.1%
2023	48.15	927^th	1957	52.6%
2024	59.60	686^th	1942	64.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Casals Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	40.12	1111^th	1972	43.7%
2019	40.79	1134^th	2019	43.8%
2021	32.36	1080^th	1707	36.7%
2022	39.48	1104^th	1977	44.2%
2023	53.33	826^th	1984	58.4%
2024	58.64	709^th	1959	63.8%

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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Casals Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	63.37	161^st	698	76.9%
2019	63.57	160^th	711	77.5%
2021	35.02	262^nd	428	38.8%
2022	47.79	277^th	684	59.5%
2023	48.73	279^th	692	59.7%
2024	74.68	85^th	655	87.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Casals Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	80.50	105^th	938	88.8%
2019	70.13	173^rd	955	81.9%
2021	49.25	295^th	742	60.2%
2022	49.80	411^th	954	56.9%
2023	76.49	123^rd	970	87.3%
2024	75.36	139^th	959	85.5%

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

Rank History for Casals Elementary School

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Rank History for all middle school students at Casals Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	17.88	966^th	1185	18.5%
2004	8.59	1083^rd	1204	10.0%
2005	17.76	996^th	1209	17.6%
2006	8.87	1155^th	1272	9.2%
2007	6.87	1210^th	1287	6.0%
2008	7.68	1202^nd	1293	7.0%
2009	7.74	1231^st	1318	6.6%
2010	14.22	1175^th	1327	11.5%
2011	16.65	1177^th	1344	12.4%
2012	28.89	1063^rd	1365	22.1%
2013	37.13	916^th	1367	33.0%
2014	29.67	976^th	1322	26.2%
2015	40.44	707^th	1302	45.7%
2016	35.81	794^th	1294	38.6%
2017	47.02	635^th	1293	50.9%
2018	48.61	620^th	1293	52.0%
2019	56.27	533^rd	1356	60.7%
2021	40.94	642^nd	1241	48.3%
2022	40.51	743^rd	1369	45.7%
2023	53.75	535^th	1367	60.9%
2024	71.01	333^rd	1363	75.6%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	36.43	305^th	480	36.5%
2024	74.65	45^th	486	90.7%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	35.61	458^th	805	43.1%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	68.42	262^nd	1161	77.4%
2019	75.09	190^th	1217	84.4%
2021	64.27	218^th	1019	78.6%
2022	57.13	406^th	1221	66.7%
2023	65.40	302^nd	1234	75.5%
2024	88.36	61^st	1219	95.0%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Casals Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	49.03	608^th	1226	50.4%
2019	59.96	460^th	1276	63.9%
2021	32.06	656^th	1017	35.5%
2022	29.75	868^th	1286	32.5%
2023	49.36	567^th	1275	55.5%
2024	70.28	309^th	1251	75.3%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Casals Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	46.04	614^th	1223	49.8%
2019	51.10	561^st	1296	56.7%
2021	44.72	501^st	1048	52.2%
2022	53.42	503^rd	1286	60.9%
2023	56.34	465^th	1292	64.0%
2024	69.30	312^th	1264	75.3%

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Rank History for middle school African American students at Casals Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	73.28	81^st	511	84.1%
2019	75.78	71^st	565	87.4%
2021	53.72	113^th	385	70.6%
2022	44.68	248^th	573	56.7%
2023	45.58	256^th	569	55.0%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Casals Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	67.04	141^st	590	76.1%
2019	78.11	84^th	639	86.9%
2021	62.29	129^th	517	75.0%
2022	61.55	180^th	662	72.8%
2023	67.27	147^th	661	77.8%
2024	78.97	80^th	643	87.6%

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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 Casals Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1990	13	459	n/a	384	3	n/a	n/a	0	859
1991	8	417	0	362	0	n/a	n/a	0	787
1992	9	413	0	380	0	n/a	n/a	0	802
1993	7	377	1	394	0	n/a	n/a	0	779
1994	9	387	2	401	1	n/a	n/a	0	800
1995	3	394	3	408	2	n/a	n/a	0	810
1996	3	394	3	408	2	n/a	n/a	0	810
1997	8	354	3	378	1	n/a	n/a	0	744
1998	9	378	1	416	0	n/a	n/a	0	804
1999	7	408	2	396	1	n/a	n/a	0	814
2000	3	402	2	380	0	n/a	n/a	0	787
2001	3	407	1	409	0	n/a	n/a	0	820
2002	3	386	6	374	0	n/a	n/a	0	769
2003	3	386	6	374	0	n/a	n/a	0	769
2004	3	366	12	377	0	n/a	n/a	0	758
2005	5	308	2	358	0	n/a	n/a	0	673
2006	3	266	0	302	0	n/a	n/a	38	609
2007	4	336	0	287	0	n/a	n/a	16	643
2008	2	261	0	247	0	n/a	n/a	25	535
2009	4	266	0	251	0	n/a	n/a	0	521
2010	2	239	0	247	0	n/a	n/a	0	488
2011	1	249	0	252	0	0	5	0	507
2012	1	253	0	243	0	0	4	0	501
2014	5	237	0	222	0	0	2	0	466
2015	3	232	0	253	0	0	4	0	492
2016	2	225	0	223	0	0	2	0	452
2017	3	208	0	240	0	0	2	0	453
2018	3	204	0	233	0	0	2	0	442
2019	5	193	0	221	0	0	3	0	422
2020	7	167	0	216	0	0	2	0	392
2021	14	150	0	217	0	0	1	0	382
2022	11	127	0	217	0	0	2	0	357
2023	6	108	0	210	0	1	1	0	326

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 Casals Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1990	859	36.0	23.8	n/a
1991	787	35.0	22.4	n/a
1992	802	36.0	22.2	n/a
1993	779	37.0	21.1	n/a
1994	800	38.0	21.1	n/a
1995	810	44.0	18.4	n/a
1996	810	44.0	18.4	n/a
1997	744	44.0	16.9	n/a
1998	804	50.0	16.1	n/a
1999	814	47.4	17.2	n/a
2000	787	47.6	16.5	n/a
2001	820	47.4	17.3	n/a
2002	769	48.0	16.0	99.6
2003	769	48.0	16.0	99.6
2004	758	43.3	17.5	95.4
2005	673	41.8	16.1	89.5
2006	609	43.8	13.9	92.1
2007	643	29.0	22.2	94.6
2008	535	34.0	15.7	96.5
2009	521	30.0	17.4	96.2
2010	488	26.0	18.7	99.4
2011	507	27.0	18.7	99.4
2012	501	28.0	17.8	99.2
2014	466	27.0	17.2	98.5
2015	492	29.0	16.9	98
2016	452	25.0	18.0	96.5
2017	453	24.1	18.7	96.7
2018	442	26.0	16.9	96.6
2019	422	29.5	14.3	95.7
2020	392	31.0	12.6	95.9
2021	382	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	357	28.0	12.7	94.1
2023	326	28.0	11.6	91.7

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 Casals Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1990	859	36.0	23.8	n/a
1991	787	35.0	22.4	n/a
1992	802	36.0	22.2	n/a
1993	779	37.0	21.1	n/a
1994	800	38.0	21.1	n/a
1995	810	44.0	18.4	n/a
1996	810	44.0	18.4	n/a
1997	744	44.0	16.9	n/a
1998	804	50.0	16.1	n/a
1999	814	47.4	17.2	n/a
2000	787	47.6	16.5	n/a
2001	820	47.4	17.3	n/a
2002	769	48.0	16.0	99.6
2003	769	48.0	16.0	99.6
2004	758	43.3	17.5	95.4
2005	673	41.8	16.1	89.5
2006	609	43.8	13.9	92.1
2007	643	29.0	22.2	94.6
2008	535	34.0	15.7	96.5
2009	521	30.0	17.4	96.2
2010	488	26.0	18.7	99.4
2011	507	27.0	18.7	99.4
2012	501	28.0	17.8	99.2
2014	466	27.0	17.2	98.5
2015	492	29.0	16.9	98
2016	452	25.0	18.0	96.5
2017	453	24.1	18.7	96.7
2018	442	26.0	16.9	96.6
2019	422	29.5	14.3	95.7
2020	392	31.0	12.6	95.9
2021	382	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	357	28.0	12.7	94.1
2023	326	28.0	11.6	91.7

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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