Is Durkin Park Elementary School a good school?

Durkin Park Elementary School ranks 1218 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Durkin Park Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 677 students attended Durkin Park Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Durkin Park Elementary School?

Students at Durkin Park Elementary School are 85% Hispanic, 10% African American, 3% White, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Durkin Park Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Durkin Park Elementary School usually go on to attend: High : Bogan High School

Durkin Park Elementary School

Summary:

Durkin Park Elementary School is a public school in Chicago, Illinois, serving 676 students in grades PK-8. 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.

Durkin Park Elementary School consistently performs below the state and district averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 27.8% of Durkin Park students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 30.5% for the district and 41.2% for the state. In Mathematics, only 16.5% of Durkin Park students were proficient or better, compared to 18.3% for the district and 28.4% for the state. The school's performance in Science is slightly better, with 39.6% of students proficient or better, compared to 36.8% for the district and 53.2% for the state. Durkin Park Elementary School also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, reaching 31.8% in the 2023-2024 school year, significantly higher than the state average of 13.0% in 2020-2021.

While Durkin Park Elementary School performs similarly or slightly better than other nearby schools within the Chicago Public Schools District 299, such as Stevenson Elementary School and Dawes Elementary School, it lags significantly behind schools outside the district, such as Hometown Elementary School in the Oak Lawn-Hometown School District 123, which outperforms Durkin Park in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency. Despite the increase in per-student spending at Durkin Park Elementary School, from $11,422 in 2019-2020 to $16,906 in 2022-2023, the school's academic performance has not shown a corresponding improvement, suggesting that factors beyond just funding may be contributing to the school's challenges.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

8445 S Kolin Ave
Chicago, IL 60652-3131

(773) 535-2322

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

SchoolDigger Rank:
1218^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $18,280

Students who attend Durkin Park Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Bogan High School

Student/teacher ratio: 13.2

Number of students: 677

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

85.2%

African American:

10.5%

White:

3.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 81.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Durkin Park Elementary School ranks worse than 58.9% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 119^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 37.13. (See more...)

Compare Details Durkin Park Elementary School ranks worse than 67% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 29.57. (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 (85.2%), African American (10.5%), White (3.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 81.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Durkin Park Elementary School is 13.2, which is the 216^th best among 452 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299. (See more...)

Compare Durkin Park Elementary School employs 51 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Durkin Park Elementary School is $18,280. 348 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Durkin Park Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Durkin Park Elementary School 1218^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Durkin Park Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Durkin Park Elementary School 913^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Durkin Park 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 Durkin Park Elementary School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Durkin Park Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2004	19.19	1719^th	2030	15.3%
2005	52.72	1163^rd	2022	42.5%
2006	44.72	1405^th	2086	32.6%
2007	34.72	1605^th	2095	23.4%
2008	28.26	1642^nd	2092	21.5%
2009	28.56	1669^th	2120	21.3%
2010	18.39	1843^rd	2139	13.8%
2011	37.52	1536^th	2147	28.5%
2012	53.48	1204^th	2166	44.4%
2013	36.50	1470^th	2167	32.2%
2014	53.74	1013^th	2093	51.6%
2015	49.87	902^nd	2052	56.0%
2016	40.67	1158^th	2046	43.4%
2017	51.03	925^th	2044	54.7%
2018	39.79	1179^th	2037	42.1%
2019	51.59	941^st	2086	54.9%
2021	20.46	1567^th	1948	19.6%
2022	30.28	1394^th	2082	33.0%
2023	34.44	1297^th	2077	37.6%
2024	37.13	1218^th	2067	41.1%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	57.08	207^th	718	71.2%
2019	70.40	99^th	743	86.7%
2021	36.51	345^th	537	35.8%
2022	51.39	278^th	768	63.8%
2023	46.35	340^th	788	56.9%
2024	45.29	381^st	826	53.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Durkin Park Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	39.15	398^th	763	47.8%
2019	41.03	611^th	1194	48.8%
2021	21.40	565^th	640	11.7%
2022	39.30	565^th	1113	49.2%
2023	33.34	725^th	1156	37.3%
2024	24.11	966^th	1195	19.2%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	59.28	576^th	1765	67.4%
2019	69.20	379^th	1816	79.1%
2021	31.63	1072^nd	1514	29.2%
2022	49.74	783^rd	1763	55.6%
2023	50.01	813^th	1808	55.0%
2024	51.35	766^th	1793	57.3%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Durkin Park Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	42.27	1094^th	1964	44.3%
2019	57.46	794^th	2019	60.7%
2021	17.36	1444^th	1680	14.0%
2022	28.09	1368^th	1970	30.6%
2023	30.13	1321^st	1957	32.5%
2024	38.86	1107^th	1942	43.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at Durkin Park Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	20.21	828^th	886	6.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Durkin Park Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	37.77	1166^th	1972	40.9%
2019	44.78	1036^th	2019	48.7%
2021	20.36	1392^nd	1707	18.5%
2022	33.06	1247^th	1977	36.9%
2023	38.50	1134^th	1984	42.8%
2024	35.19	1186^th	1959	39.5%

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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Durkin Park Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	58.28	203^rd	698	70.9%
2019	68.34	122^nd	711	82.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Durkin Park Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	54.80	367^th	938	60.9%
2019	68.21	203^rd	955	78.7%
2021	32.94	495^th	742	33.3%
2022	42.82	509^th	954	46.6%
2023	53.46	364^th	970	62.5%
2024	52.02	365^th	959	61.9%

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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 Durkin Park Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2004	30.71	885^th	1204	26.5%
2005	25.27	928^th	1209	23.2%
2006	50.57	742^nd	1272	41.7%
2007	42.66	861^st	1287	33.1%
2008	44.63	825^th	1293	36.2%
2009	43.22	876^th	1318	33.5%
2010	57.64	659^th	1327	50.3%
2011	54.60	711^th	1344	47.1%
2012	47.76	829^th	1365	39.3%
2013	40.32	851^st	1367	37.7%
2014	60.76	520^th	1322	60.7%
2015	64.13	367^th	1302	71.8%
2016	61.30	419^th	1294	67.6%
2017	50.82	576^th	1293	55.5%
2018	42.70	698^th	1293	46.0%
2019	36.31	824^th	1356	39.2%
2021	31.92	782^nd	1241	37.0%
2022	42.51	709^th	1369	48.2%
2023	33.93	862^nd	1367	36.9%
2024	29.57	913^th	1363	33.0%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	52.65	74^th	285	74.0%
2019	43.17	172^nd	339	49.3%
2021	45.16	119^th	277	57.0%
2022	66.68	52^nd	454	88.5%
2023	55.43	119^th	480	75.2%
2024	40.97	253^rd	486	47.9%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Durkin Park Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	43.14	339^th	792	57.2%
2022	41.94	353^rd	781	54.8%
2023	34.41	482^nd	805	40.1%
2024	40.11	400^th	802	50.1%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	56.08	427^th	1161	63.2%
2019	50.70	543^rd	1217	55.4%
2021	43.32	528^th	1019	48.2%
2022	57.91	391^st	1221	68.0%
2023	48.36	568^th	1234	54.0%
2024	41.43	677^th	1219	44.5%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Durkin Park Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	46.07	648^th	1226	47.1%
2019	39.12	757^th	1276	40.7%
2021	40.01	558^th	1017	45.1%
2022	40.40	706^th	1286	45.1%
2023	36.53	770^th	1275	39.6%
2024	32.04	812^th	1251	35.1%

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Rank History for middle school Disabled students at Durkin Park Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	34.02	427^th	674	36.6%
2024	21.63	595^th	639	6.9%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Durkin Park Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	39.13	707^th	1223	42.2%
2019	33.69	827^th	1296	36.2%
2021	22.01	855^th	1048	18.4%
2022	45.09	615^th	1286	52.2%
2023	31.41	843^rd	1292	34.8%
2024	29.44	839^th	1264	33.6%

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Rank History for middle school African American students at Durkin Park Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	69.48	107^th	565	81.1%
2023	42.04	296^th	569	48.0%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Durkin Park Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	49.36	262^nd	590	55.6%
2019	42.88	340^th	639	46.8%
2021	40.75	282^nd	517	45.5%
2022	52.50	253^rd	662	61.8%
2023	45.52	310^th	661	53.1%
2024	36.65	386^th	643	40.0%

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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 Durkin Park Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2004	87	49	1	170	2	n/a	n/a	0	309
2005	75	51	1	208	2	n/a	n/a	0	337
2006	55	56	3	262	0	n/a	n/a	8	384
2007	47	91	6	301	0	n/a	n/a	8	453
2008	49	93	4	322	2	n/a	n/a	11	481
2009	61	88	4	354	0	n/a	n/a	2	509
2010	61	84	5	384	0	n/a	n/a	0	534
2011	35	67	3	429	8	0	4	0	546
2012	32	57	1	439	6	0	5	0	540
2013	37	73	0	462	6	0	4	0	582
2014	38	79	0	465	3	0	5	0	590
2015	37	66	0	507	2	0	4	0	616
2016	30	76	0	554	3	0	4	0	667
2017	28	86	0	576	1	0	11	0	702
2018	30	80	0	580	1	0	9	0	700
2019	29	89	0	548	1	0	8	0	675
2020	26	84	0	559	0	0	8	0	677
2021	30	88	0	592	1	0	7	0	718
2022	32	76	0	569	1	0	9	0	687
2023	24	76	0	565	1	2	8	0	676
2024	21	71	0	577	1	0	7	0	677

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 Durkin Park Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2004	309	0.0	n/a	82.5
2005	337	n/a	n/a	78.3
2006	384	n/a	n/a	80.1
2007	453	22.0	20.6	84
2008	481	25.0	19.2	81.1
2009	509	27.0	18.9	81.3
2010	534	30.0	17.8	86.5
2011	546	29.0	18.8	87.2
2012	540	31.0	17.4	89.6
2013	582	42.0	13.8	91.2
2014	590	34.0	17.3	90.7
2015	616	34.0	18.1	93
2016	667	36.0	18.5	87.6
2017	702	34.7	20.2	86.6
2018	700	37.9	18.4	83.4
2019	675	38.0	17.7	82.7
2020	677	41.5	16.3	81.7
2021	718	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	687	49.5	13.8	78.6
2023	676	48.5	13.9	75.7
2024	677	51.0	13.2	81.2

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 Durkin Park Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2004	309	0.0	n/a	82.5
2005	337	n/a	n/a	78.3
2006	384	n/a	n/a	80.1
2007	453	22.0	20.6	84
2008	481	25.0	19.2	81.1
2009	509	27.0	18.9	81.3
2010	534	30.0	17.8	86.5
2011	546	29.0	18.8	87.2
2012	540	31.0	17.4	89.6
2013	582	42.0	13.8	91.2
2014	590	34.0	17.3	90.7
2015	616	34.0	18.1	93
2016	667	36.0	18.5	87.6
2017	702	34.7	20.2	86.6
2018	700	37.9	18.4	83.4
2019	675	38.0	17.7	82.7
2020	677	41.5	16.3	81.7
2021	718	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	687	49.5	13.8	78.6
2023	676	48.5	13.9	75.7
2024	677	51.0	13.2	81.2

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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