Is Garcia Lorca Elementary School a good school?

Garcia Lorca Elementary School ranks 1352 nd of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Garcia Lorca Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 626 students attended Garcia Lorca Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Garcia Lorca Elementary School?

Students at Garcia Lorca Elementary School are 93% Hispanic, 4% White, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Garcia Lorca Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Garcia Lorca Elementary School usually go on to attend: High : Schurz High School

Garcia Lorca Elementary School

Summary:

Garcia Lorca Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 626 students in grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, which is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299. The school faces significant challenges, with consistently low academic performance, high chronic absenteeism, and a very high percentage of students from low-income families.

Garcia Lorca Elementary School consistently ranks in the bottom half of Illinois elementary schools, with proficiency rates well below the district and state averages in both English Language Arts and Math. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 32.1% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 30.5% for the district and 41.2% for the state. In math, only 19.6% were proficient, compared to 18.3% for the district and 28.4% for the state. The school's performance is particularly low in 3rd and 4th grade ELA and math, with proficiency rates well below 20%. Additionally, Garcia Lorca has experienced high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.9% in 2020-2021 to 35.8% in 2021-2022, significantly higher than the district and state averages.

While Garcia Lorca Elementary School has relatively high spending per student, ranging from $11,868 in 2019-2020 to $16,448 in 2022-2023, this does not appear to be translating into improved academic outcomes or smaller class sizes. The school's student-teacher ratio is on the higher end, ranging from 12.9 to 13.8 in recent years. Nearby schools, such as Monroe Elementary, Murphy Elementary, and Disney II Elementary, generally outperform Garcia Lorca on academic measures, with higher proficiency rates and lower chronic absenteeism, despite serving a lower percentage of low-income students.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

3231 N Springfield Ave
Chicago, IL 60618-5109

(773) 534-0950

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

SchoolDigger Rank:
1352^nd of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $19,305

Students who attend Garcia Lorca Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Schurz High School

Student/teacher ratio: 12.9

Number of students: 626

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.1%

White:

3.7%

African American:

2.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 89.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Garcia Lorca Elementary School ranks worse than 65.4% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 153^rd among 452 ranked elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 31.49. (See more...)

Compare Details Garcia Lorca Elementary School ranks better than 54.5% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 47.69. (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 Garcia Lorca Elementary School has the largest elementary school student body size in the Chicago Public Schools District 299. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Garcia Lorca Elementary School is $19,305. 303 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Garcia Lorca Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Garcia Lorca Elementary School 1352^nd of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Garcia Lorca Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Garcia Lorca Elementary School 620^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Garcia Lorca 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 Garcia Lorca Elementary School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Garcia Lorca Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2012	17.90	1896^th	2166	12.5%
2013	20.73	1780^th	2167	17.9%
2014	27.58	1591^st	2093	24.0%
2015	28.40	1465^th	2052	28.6%
2016	38.26	1211^th	2046	40.8%
2017	37.75	1226^th	2044	40.0%
2018	29.40	1437^th	2037	29.5%
2019	29.72	1456^th	2086	30.2%
2021	15.83	1723^rd	1948	11.6%
2022	26.44	1483^rd	2082	28.8%
2023	29.56	1406^th	2077	32.3%
2024	31.49	1352^nd	2067	34.6%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	42.65	387^th	718	46.1%
2019	39.51	461^st	743	38.0%
2021	28.43	476^th	537	11.4%
2022	41.90	402^nd	768	47.7%
2023	48.03	311^th	788	60.5%
2024	49.06	319^th	826	61.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Garcia Lorca Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	28.13	563^rd	763	26.2%
2019	32.15	781^st	1194	34.6%
2021	21.15	602^nd	640	5.9%
2022	28.61	805^th	1113	27.7%
2023	29.59	798^th	1156	31.0%
2024	25.48	940^th	1195	21.3%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	47.36	870^th	1765	50.7%
2019	46.07	938^th	1816	48.3%
2021	22.96	1303^rd	1514	13.9%
2022	41.61	990^th	1763	43.8%
2023	49.32	834^th	1808	53.9%
2024	49.11	822^nd	1793	54.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Garcia Lorca Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	27.13	1444^th	1964	26.5%
2019	26.01	1519^th	2019	24.8%
2021	14.29	1545^th	1680	8.0%
2022	30.01	1323^rd	1970	32.8%
2023	34.56	1210^th	1957	38.2%
2024	31.85	1273^rd	1942	34.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at Garcia Lorca Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	31.82	596^th	907	34.3%
2024	31.14	620^th	886	30.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Garcia Lorca Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	32.82	1313^th	1972	33.4%
2019	35.03	1275^th	2019	36.8%
2021	15.75	1543^rd	1707	9.6%
2022	24.17	1461^st	1977	26.1%
2023	25.31	1446^th	1984	27.1%
2024	30.23	1316^th	1959	32.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Garcia Lorca Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	40.69	538^th	938	42.6%
2019	35.61	622^nd	955	34.9%
2021	21.08	695^th	742	6.3%
2022	35.40	593^rd	954	37.8%
2023	42.07	530^th	970	45.4%
2024	42.98	505^th	959	47.3%

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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 Garcia Lorca Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2012	20.58	1160^th	1365	15.0%
2013	22.30	1120^th	1367	18.1%
2014	38.16	852^nd	1322	35.6%
2015	48.53	571^st	1302	56.1%
2016	48.32	615^th	1294	52.5%
2017	48.27	616^th	1293	52.4%
2018	44.88	677^th	1293	47.6%
2019	51.63	599^th	1356	55.8%
2021	29.56	832^nd	1241	33.0%
2022	46.02	652^nd	1369	52.4%
2023	45.48	677^th	1367	50.5%
2024	47.69	620^th	1363	54.5%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	47.59	102^nd	285	64.2%
2019	33.54	269^th	339	20.6%
2021	40.94	157^th	277	43.3%
2022	65.81	56^th	454	87.7%
2023	65.80	66^th	480	86.3%
2024	73.19	52^nd	486	89.3%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Garcia Lorca Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	36.86	335^th	602	44.4%
2019	42.40	349^th	792	55.9%
2021	30.60	409^th	548	25.4%
2022	26.86	654^th	781	16.3%
2023	38.54	424^th	805	47.3%
2024	37.41	434^th	802	45.9%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	60.41	355^th	1161	69.4%
2019	70.63	244^th	1217	80.0%
2021	47.83	450^th	1019	55.8%
2022	65.75	282^nd	1221	76.9%
2023	67.48	274^th	1234	77.8%
2024	68.13	262^nd	1219	78.5%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Garcia Lorca Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	49.82	586^th	1226	52.2%
2019	51.51	581^st	1276	54.5%
2021	24.14	782^nd	1017	23.1%
2022	36.82	751^st	1286	41.6%
2023	48.64	577^th	1275	54.7%
2024	51.96	525^th	1251	58.0%

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Rank History for middle school Disabled students at Garcia Lorca Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	48.96	246^th	674	63.5%
2024	37.56	359^th	639	43.8%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Garcia Lorca Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	38.39	715^th	1223	41.5%
2019	49.36	589^th	1296	54.6%
2021	30.25	712^th	1048	32.1%
2022	54.66	490^th	1286	61.9%
2023	43.39	652^nd	1292	49.5%
2024	45.81	605^th	1264	52.1%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Garcia Lorca Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	52.76	241^st	590	59.2%
2019	59.72	196^th	639	69.3%
2021	36.13	329^th	517	36.4%
2022	55.44	221^st	662	66.6%
2023	58.18	200^th	661	69.7%
2024	58.14	212^th	643	67.0%

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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 Garcia Lorca Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
2011	24	14	6	660	8	1	7	720
2012	40	21	4	777	5	1	4	852
2013	34	16	7	825	3	1	5	891
2014	37	12	8	839	4	0	4	904
2015	36	11	6	835	3	0	4	895
2016	45	12	1	825	1	0	4	888
2017	42	12	1	788	1	0	3	847
2018	43	8	1	772	1	1	2	828
2019	40	8	1	706	1	1	2	759
2020	44	12	1	691	2	1	1	752
2021	36	20	5	642	2	1	1	707
2022	30	23	3	624	2	1	1	684
2023	23	14	1	583	2	1	2	626

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 Garcia Lorca Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2011	720	33.0	21.8	96.8
2012	852	37.0	23.0	96.1
2013	891	59.1	15.0	97.3
2014	904	51.0	17.7	97.3
2015	895	51.0	17.5	98.1
2016	888	47.0	18.8	95.8
2017	847	46.5	18.2	96
2018	828	43.9	18.8	94.4
2019	759	44.5	17.0	90.8
2020	752	47.0	16.0	90.4
2021	707	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	684	49.5	13.8	91.5
2023	626	48.5	12.9	89.8

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 Garcia Lorca Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2011	720	33.0	21.8	96.8
2012	852	37.0	23.0	96.1
2013	891	59.1	15.0	97.3
2014	904	51.0	17.7	97.3
2015	895	51.0	17.5	98.1
2016	888	47.0	18.8	95.8
2017	847	46.5	18.2	96
2018	828	43.9	18.8	94.4
2019	759	44.5	17.0	90.8
2020	752	47.0	16.0	90.4
2021	707	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	684	49.5	13.8	91.5
2023	626	48.5	12.9	89.8

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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