Is South Shore Fine Arts Elementary School a good school?

South Shore Fine Arts Elementary School ranks 1364 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend South Shore Fine Arts Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 248 students attended South Shore Fine Arts Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of South Shore Fine Arts Elementary School?

Students at South Shore Fine Arts Elementary School are 95% African American, 3% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

South Shore Fine Arts Elementary School

Summary:

South Shore Fine Arts Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in the Chicago Public Schools District 299, with 248 students in the South Shore neighborhood of Chicago. The school has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of Illinois elementary schools, with a 2 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger in the 2023-2024 school year.

South Shore Fine Arts Elementary School significantly underperforms compared to the Chicago Public Schools District 299 and the state of Illinois in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, reaching 46.9% in the 2021-2022 school year, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, the school has a very high percentage of low-income students, with 71.77% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year.

When comparing South Shore Fine Arts Elementary School to the nearby Madison Elementary School and Revere Elementary School, both within a mile of South Shore Fine Arts, it becomes clear that the school is underperforming academically compared to its peers. However, an analysis of the school's performance by student subgroups reveals that its African American students perform relatively better, ranking in the top half of Illinois elementary schools serving African American students. Despite the high spending per student, the school's academic performance remains poor, indicating that simply increasing funding may not be the sole solution.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

1415 E 70th St
Chicago, IL 60637-4879

(773) 535-8340

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

SchoolDigger Rank:
1364^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $33,912

Student/teacher ratio: 9.9

Number of students: 248

Racial breakdown:

African American:

95.2%

Hispanic:

3.2%

Two or more races:

1.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 71.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details South Shore Fine Arts Elementary School ranks worse than 66% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 159^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 31.1. (See more...)

Compare Details South Shore Fine Arts Elementary School ranks worse than 73.1% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 25.38. (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.

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at South Shore Fine Arts Elementary School is $33,912, which is the 10^th highest among 452 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

South Shore Fine Arts Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks South Shore Fine Arts Elementary School 1364^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See South Shore Fine Arts Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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African American students:

SchoolDigger ranks South Shore Fine Arts Elementary School 996^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See South Shore Fine Arts Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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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 South Shore Fine Arts Elementary School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at South Shore Fine Arts Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2012	41.53	1478^th	2166	31.8%
2013	19.89	1800^th	2167	16.9%
2014	14.10	1868^th	2093	10.8%
2015	21.41	1673^rd	2052	18.5%
2016	19.71	1701^st	2046	16.9%
2017	28.12	1467^th	2044	28.2%
2018	19.01	1686^th	2037	17.2%
2019	20.08	1726^th	2086	17.3%
2021	13.00	1861^st	1948	4.5%
2022	14.79	1870^th	2082	10.2%
2023	24.39	1537^th	2077	26.0%
2024	31.10	1364^th	2067	34.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at South Shore Fine Arts Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	29.96	1310^th	1765	25.8%
2019	33.27	1290^th	1816	29.0%
2021	24.11	1264^th	1514	16.5%
2022	25.57	1406^th	1763	20.2%
2023	30.97	1300^th	1808	28.1%
2024	39.10	1087^th	1793	39.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at South Shore Fine Arts Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	15.22	1753^rd	1964	10.7%
2019	17.13	1772^nd	2019	12.2%
2022	18.23	1658^th	1970	15.8%
2023	31.89	1270^th	1957	35.1%
2024	27.56	1392^nd	1942	28.3%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at South Shore Fine Arts Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	24.30	1517^th	1972	23.1%
2019	25.63	1511^th	2019	25.2%

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Rank History for elementary school African American students at South Shore Fine Arts Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	43.53	330^th	698	52.7%
2019	51.41	269^th	711	62.2%
2022	37.15	394^th	684	42.4%
2023	48.01	284^th	692	59.0%
2024	59.64	172^nd	655	73.7%

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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 South Shore Fine Arts Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2014	4.86	1289^th	1322	2.5%
2015	11.60	1232^nd	1302	5.4%
2016	17.12	1145^th	1294	11.5%
2017	18.47	1080^th	1293	16.5%
2018	19.98	1057^th	1293	18.3%
2019	17.15	1155^th	1356	14.8%
2022	25.75	986^th	1369	28.0%
2023	18.11	1159^th	1367	15.2%
2024	25.38	996^th	1363	26.9%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at South Shore Fine Arts Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	32.75	505^th	792	36.2%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at South Shore Fine Arts Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	24.80	948^th	1161	18.3%
2019	19.70	1060^th	1217	12.9%
2022	44.96	600^th	1221	50.9%
2023	24.65	996^th	1234	19.3%
2024	40.81	687^th	1219	43.6%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at South Shore Fine Arts Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	26.03	920^th	1226	25.0%
2019	19.12	1056^th	1276	17.2%
2022	27.11	914^th	1286	28.9%
2023	16.93	1098^th	1275	13.9%
2024	28.74	870^th	1251	30.5%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at South Shore Fine Arts Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	12.26	1153^rd	1223	5.7%
2019	22.28	1024^th	1296	21.0%
2022	26.63	923^rd	1286	28.2%
2023	26.50	933^rd	1292	27.8%

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Rank History for middle school African American students at South Shore Fine Arts Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	44.73	236^th	511	53.8%
2019	43.20	285^th	565	49.6%
2022	52.82	198^th	573	65.4%
2023	42.08	295^th	569	48.2%
2024	56.15	178^th	548	67.5%

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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 South Shore Fine Arts Elementary School

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Year	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
2010	159	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	159
2011	198	0	1	0	0	2	201
2012	247	0	3	0	0	5	255
2013	296	0	3	0	0	4	303
2014	487	1	5	0	0	6	499
2015	464	1	7	0	0	5	477
2016	474	1	6	0	0	5	486
2017	432	0	7	1	0	5	445
2018	380	0	14	1	0	3	398
2019	336	0	14	1	0	3	354
2020	291	0	13	1	0	2	307
2021	247	0	8	0	0	2	257
2022	221	0	6	0	0	2	229
2023	236	0	8	0	0	4	248

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 South Shore Fine Arts Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2010	159	8.0	19.8	n/a
2011	201	4.0	50.2	n/a
2012	255	3.0	85.0	81.6
2013	303	17.0	17.7	78.9
2014	499	32.5	15.3	88.6
2015	477	33.0	14.4	90.1
2016	486	30.0	16.2	87
2017	445	26.3	16.8	91.2
2018	398	25.9	15.3	88.9
2019	354	33.5	10.5	86.2
2020	307	24.0	12.7	91.5
2021	257	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	229	25.0	9.1	76
2023	248	25.0	9.9	71.8

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 South Shore Fine Arts Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2010	159	8.0	19.8	n/a
2011	201	4.0	50.2	n/a
2012	255	3.0	85.0	81.6
2013	303	17.0	17.7	78.9
2014	499	32.5	15.3	88.6
2015	477	33.0	14.4	90.1
2016	486	30.0	16.2	87
2017	445	26.3	16.8	91.2
2018	398	25.9	15.3	88.9
2019	354	33.5	10.5	86.2
2020	307	24.0	12.7	91.5
2021	257	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	229	25.0	9.1	76
2023	248	25.0	9.9	71.8

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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