Is Azuela Elementary School a good school?

Azuela Elementary School ranks 1131 st of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Azuela Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 718 students attended Azuela Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Azuela Elementary School?

Students at Azuela Elementary School are 97% Hispanic, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Azuela Elementary School attend?

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

Azuela Elementary School

Summary:

Azuela Elementary School is a public K-8 school in Chicago, Illinois, serving 718 students as part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299, which is ranked 688 out of 813 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Azuela Elementary School has faced several challenges, including a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 7.2% in 2019-2020 to 42.1% in 2023-2024, which is much higher than the district and state averages. The school's test scores are also generally below the district and state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics, with only 43.3% of students proficient or better in ELA and 14.9% in Mathematics. Additionally, the school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with Hispanic students and English Language Learners performing relatively better, while female students, male students, special education students, and low socioeconomic status students all rank in the bottom half or bottom third of Illinois schools.

While Azuela Elementary School's performance is generally on par with or slightly better than other nearby schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299, such as Peck Elementary School, Eberhart Elementary School, and Stevenson Elementary School, it lags behind the higher-performing Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz school. Despite the higher spending per student at Azuela Elementary School, the school's academic performance remains below the district and state averages, suggesting that simply increasing funding may not be enough to drive significant improvements.

Detail:

Public K-8

4707 W Marquette Rd
Chicago, IL 60629-5641

(773) 535-7395

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

SchoolDigger Rank:
1131^st of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $16,988

Students who attend Azuela Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Bogan High School

Student/teacher ratio: 16.3

Number of students: 718

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.8%

African American:

1.1%

White:

1.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 80.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Azuela Elementary School ranks worse than 54.7% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 98^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 40.97. (See more...)

Compare Details Azuela Elementary School ranks better than 56.2% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 49.99. (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 Azuela Elementary School is $16,988. 406 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299 spend more per student.

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Azuela Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Azuela Elementary School 1131^st of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Azuela Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Azuela Elementary School 597^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Azuela 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 Azuela Elementary School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Azuela Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2012	32.76	1628^th	2166	24.8%
2013	38.39	1436^th	2167	33.7%
2014	44.16	1234^th	2093	41.0%
2015	53.40	829^th	2052	59.6%
2016	42.70	1112^th	2046	45.7%
2017	33.22	1327^th	2044	35.1%
2018	48.64	970^th	2037	52.4%
2019	39.16	1218^th	2086	41.6%
2021	33.35	1218^th	1948	37.5%
2022	30.42	1386^th	2082	33.4%
2023	29.89	1398^th	2077	32.7%
2024	40.97	1131^st	2067	45.3%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	54.18	242^nd	718	66.3%
2019	50.42	284^th	743	61.8%
2021	43.51	239^th	537	55.5%
2022	37.61	485^th	768	36.8%
2023	45.65	349^th	788	55.7%
2024	53.44	263^rd	826	68.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Azuela Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	23.94	637^th	763	16.5%
2019	22.37	1075^th	1194	10.0%
2022	32.75	707^th	1113	36.5%
2023	37.17	654^th	1156	43.4%
2024	41.37	621^st	1195	48.0%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	67.71	380^th	1765	78.5%
2019	60.49	551^st	1816	69.7%
2021	53.26	559^th	1514	63.1%
2022	46.19	869^th	1763	50.7%
2023	48.02	866^th	1808	52.1%
2024	56.93	629^th	1793	64.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Azuela Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	49.08	940^th	1964	52.1%
2019	36.23	1249^th	2019	38.1%
2021	28.89	1168^th	1680	30.5%
2022	29.87	1328^th	1970	32.6%
2023	30.63	1309^th	1957	33.1%
2024	36.35	1163^rd	1942	40.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at Azuela Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	38.16	486^th	907	46.4%
2024	37.83	511^th	886	42.3%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Azuela Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	48.35	933^rd	1972	52.7%
2019	42.82	1080^th	2019	46.5%
2021	34.74	1040^th	1707	39.1%
2022	31.40	1276^th	1977	35.5%
2023	30.03	1328^th	1984	33.1%
2024	44.15	999^th	1959	49.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Azuela Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	63.77	244^th	938	74.0%
2019	51.96	394^th	955	58.7%
2021	47.48	313^th	742	57.8%
2022	42.82	508^th	954	46.8%
2023	41.91	533^rd	970	45.1%
2024	55.70	323^rd	959	66.3%

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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 Azuela Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2012	38.45	950^th	1365	30.4%
2013	56.26	603^rd	1367	55.9%
2014	57.46	564^th	1322	57.3%
2015	49.83	549^th	1302	57.8%
2016	61.82	414^th	1294	68.0%
2017	57.20	486^th	1293	62.4%
2018	64.38	400^th	1293	69.1%
2019	62.86	445^th	1356	67.2%
2021	44.54	589^th	1241	52.5%
2022	45.44	659^th	1369	51.9%
2023	55.10	515^th	1367	62.3%
2024	49.99	597^th	1363	56.2%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	48.86	95^th	285	66.7%
2019	76.71	16^th	339	95.3%
2021	43.38	131^st	277	52.7%
2022	39.56	266^th	454	41.4%
2023	60.42	92^nd	480	80.8%
2024	55.70	131^st	486	73.0%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	30.13	430^th	602	28.6%
2019	32.15	523^rd	792	34.0%
2022	41.09	365^th	781	53.3%
2023	42.98	357^th	805	55.7%
2024	60.42	218^th	802	72.8%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	79.66	141^st	1161	87.9%
2019	77.81	160^th	1217	86.9%
2021	62.17	252^nd	1019	75.3%
2022	59.16	372^nd	1221	69.5%
2023	69.26	248^th	1234	79.9%
2024	63.23	332^nd	1219	72.8%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Azuela Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	56.20	496^th	1226	59.5%
2019	61.67	436^th	1276	65.8%
2021	34.43	629^th	1017	38.2%
2022	45.52	627^th	1286	51.2%
2023	49.69	560^th	1275	56.1%
2024	45.04	630^th	1251	49.6%

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Rank History for middle school Disabled students at Azuela Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	41.37	335^th	674	50.3%
2024	37.52	361^st	639	43.5%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Azuela Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	68.16	316^th	1223	74.2%
2019	63.80	395^th	1296	69.5%
2021	50.13	436^th	1048	58.4%
2022	45.79	605^th	1286	53.0%
2023	58.34	433^rd	1292	66.5%
2024	54.67	483^rd	1264	61.8%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Azuela Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	76.41	99^th	590	83.2%
2019	72.74	114^th	639	82.2%
2021	56.51	167^th	517	67.7%
2022	55.51	219^th	662	66.9%
2023	64.42	164^th	661	75.2%
2024	57.67	214^th	643	66.7%

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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 Azuela Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Two or More Races	Total
2011	1	0	0	37	0	1	39
2012	22	16	1	825	6	0	870
2013	28	12	2	874	6	1	923
2014	28	8	3	895	6	2	942
2015	23	10	3	921	4	3	964
2016	20	6	4	898	4	5	937
2017	23	4	3	903	7	1	941
2018	14	4	3	861	5	1	888
2019	15	5	2	862	5	0	889
2020	7	8	2	856	6	3	882
2021	8	6	1	798	6	4	823
2022	9	7	1	713	5	4	739
2023	7	8	1	695	4	3	718

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 Azuela Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2011	39	31.0	1.2	92.3
2012	870	42.0	20.7	93.3
2013	923	56.0	16.4	90.2
2014	942	47.5	19.8	89.8
2015	964	44.0	21.9	92.6
2016	937	40.0	23.4	88.4
2017	941	38.0	24.7	87.6
2018	888	38.5	23.0	86
2019	889	44.0	20.2	84.4
2020	882	46.5	18.9	84.1
2021	823	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	739	45.0	16.4	82.3
2023	718	44.0	16.3	80.4

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 Azuela Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2011	39	31.0	1.2	92.3
2012	870	42.0	20.7	93.3
2013	923	56.0	16.4	90.2
2014	942	47.5	19.8	89.8
2015	964	44.0	21.9	92.6
2016	937	40.0	23.4	88.4
2017	941	38.0	24.7	87.6
2018	888	38.5	23.0	86
2019	889	44.0	20.2	84.4
2020	882	46.5	18.9	84.1
2021	823	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	739	45.0	16.4	82.3
2023	718	44.0	16.3	80.4

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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