Is Charles J Sahs Elementary School a good school?

Charles J Sahs Elementary School ranks 663 rd of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Charles J Sahs Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 304 students attended Charles J Sahs Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Charles J Sahs Elementary School?

Students at Charles J Sahs Elementary School are 91% Hispanic, 8% White.

Charles J Sahs Elementary School

Summary:

Charles J Sahs Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 313 students in grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, which is part of the Central Stickney School District 110. This high-performing school consistently outperforms the state and district averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels.

One of the school's key strengths is its exceptional performance for specific student subgroups. In 2023-2024, Charles J Sahs Elementary School ranked in the top 25% of Illinois elementary schools for Hispanic students and English Language Learners in both ELA and Mathematics. The school also ranked in the top 5% for low-socioeconomic status students in ELA. This suggests the school has effective strategies and support systems in place to address the needs of these populations.

While Charles J Sahs Elementary School is performing well, it is surrounded by several lower-performing schools in the Chicago Public Schools district, such as Hearst Elementary and Acero Charter - SPC Zizumbo Elementary, which have significantly lower proficiency rates and higher chronic absenteeism. The school's high per-student spending of $22,995 in 2022-2023 suggests a focus on providing resources and support to students, which may contribute to its academic success.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

5001 S Long Ave
Chicago, IL 60638-1733

(708) 458-1152

District: Central Stickney School District 110

SchoolDigger Rank:
663^rd of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $30,566

Student/teacher ratio: 9.8

Number of students: 304

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

91.4%

White:

7.9%

Asian:

0.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 62.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Charles J Sahs Elementary School ranks better than 67.9% of elementary schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 63.95. (See more...)

Compare Details Charles J Sahs Elementary School ranks better than 73.4% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 67.89. (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 (91.4%), White (7.9%), Asian (0.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 62.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Charles J Sahs Elementary School is 9.8. (See more...)

Compare Charles J Sahs Elementary School employs 31 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Charles J Sahs Elementary School is $30,566.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Charles J Sahs Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Charles J Sahs Elementary School 663^rd of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Charles J Sahs Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Charles J Sahs Elementary School 363^rd of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Charles J Sahs Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Central Stickney School District 110:

SchoolDigger ranks Central Stickney School District 110 262^nd of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Charles J Sahs Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	64.64	871^st	2020	56.9%
2004	69.78	696^th	2030	65.7%
2005	72.58	592^nd	2022	70.7%
2006	59.08	1079^th	2086	48.3%
2007	74.51	514^th	2095	75.5%
2008	71.68	666^th	2092	68.2%
2009	55.03	1149^th	2120	45.8%
2010	59.58	1066^th	2139	50.2%
2011	67.47	825^th	2147	61.6%
2012	68.12	804^th	2166	62.9%
2013	41.69	1359^th	2167	37.3%
2014	45.50	1199^th	2093	42.7%
2015	49.32	915^th	2052	55.4%
2016	39.29	1186^th	2046	42.0%
2017	51.39	919^th	2044	55.0%
2018	47.13	994^th	2037	51.2%
2019	50.66	957^th	2086	54.1%
2021	45.53	943^rd	1948	51.6%
2022	42.96	1115^th	2082	46.4%
2023	53.50	870^th	2077	58.1%
2024	63.95	663^rd	2067	67.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Multi-racial students at Charles J Sahs Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	68.83	20^th	78	74.4%

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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Charles J Sahs Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	59.36	187^th	718	74.0%
2019	67.50	115^th	743	84.5%
2021	60.77	102^nd	537	81.0%
2022	59.34	191^st	768	75.1%
2023	69.49	125^th	788	84.1%
2024	62.34	176^th	826	78.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Charles J Sahs Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	65.40	433^rd	1765	75.5%
2019	66.12	431^st	1816	76.3%
2021	63.23	361^st	1514	76.2%
2022	61.97	494^th	1763	72.0%
2023	68.91	363^rd	1808	79.9%
2024	85.37	123^rd	1793	93.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Charles J Sahs Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	50.00	925^th	1964	52.9%
2019	50.27	942^nd	2019	53.3%
2021	31.30	1122^nd	1680	33.2%
2022	37.05	1151^st	1970	41.6%
2023	48.18	926^th	1957	52.7%
2024	63.16	614^th	1942	68.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Charles J Sahs Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	40.18	1107^th	1972	43.9%
2019	49.35	939^th	2019	53.5%
2021	51.96	693^rd	1707	59.4%
2022	49.02	900^th	1977	54.5%
2023	54.16	806^th	1984	59.4%
2024	63.87	607^th	1959	69.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Charles J Sahs Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	53.49	385^th	938	59.0%
2019	56.78	324^th	955	66.1%
2021	53.23	248^th	742	66.6%
2022	57.02	324^th	954	66.0%
2023	67.87	204^th	970	79.0%
2024	78.75	116^th	959	87.9%

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

Rank History for Charles J Sahs Elementary School

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Rank History for all middle school students at Charles J Sahs Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	57.68	561^st	1185	52.7%
2004	60.03	560^th	1204	53.5%
2005	75.19	316^th	1209	73.9%
2006	65.11	487^th	1272	61.7%
2007	64.32	522^nd	1287	59.4%
2008	71.30	386^th	1293	70.1%
2009	69.08	445^th	1318	66.2%
2010	55.37	702^nd	1327	47.1%
2011	71.82	382^nd	1344	71.6%
2012	56.25	673^rd	1365	50.7%
2013	51.71	673^rd	1367	50.8%
2014	50.50	676^th	1322	48.9%
2015	43.75	648^th	1302	50.2%
2016	33.96	833^rd	1294	35.6%
2017	55.44	507^th	1293	60.8%
2018	58.26	485^th	1293	62.5%
2019	49.75	622^nd	1356	54.1%
2021	45.20	581^st	1241	53.2%
2022	50.21	590^th	1369	56.9%
2023	52.85	554^th	1367	59.5%
2024	67.89	363^rd	1363	73.4%

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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Charles J Sahs Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2021	72.69	18^th	277	93.5%
2022	40.23	250^th	454	44.9%
2023	46.73	195^th	480	59.4%
2024	81.46	23^rd	486	95.3%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Charles J Sahs Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	76.15	171^st	1161	85.3%
2019	70.51	247^th	1217	79.7%
2021	59.25	282^nd	1019	72.3%
2022	66.17	272^nd	1221	77.7%
2023	70.34	231^st	1234	81.3%
2024	73.14	207^th	1219	83.0%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Charles J Sahs Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	55.05	510^th	1226	58.4%
2019	48.72	617^th	1276	51.6%
2021	44.70	511^th	1017	49.8%
2022	45.97	618^th	1286	51.9%
2023	50.68	549^th	1275	56.9%
2024	53.65	495^th	1251	60.4%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Charles J Sahs Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	57.94	444^th	1223	63.7%
2019	48.97	598^th	1296	53.9%
2021	39.81	565^th	1048	46.1%
2022	55.08	480^th	1286	62.7%
2023	54.40	495^th	1292	61.7%
2024	79.63	212^th	1264	83.2%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Charles J Sahs Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	61.97	173^rd	590	70.7%
2019	48.27	291^st	639	54.5%
2021	51.28	204^th	517	60.5%
2022	55.35	223^rd	662	66.3%
2023	53.88	243^rd	661	63.2%
2024	77.62	90^th	643	86.0%

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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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by a student
Sunday, February 6, 2011

I graduated from this school already (not to long ago) this was the best school I have had all my other schools I was too young to notice that were bad but now I notice. This school was not just a school to me it was a home. I had so many memories there. I visit the school during special events. This school does not deserve the 2 stars it has been given it deserves 5 enormous stars. If you transfer here you will not regret it. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Charles J Sahs Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	240	n/a	5	28	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	273
1990	249	n/a	2	33	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	284
1991	262	0	5	33	0	n/a	n/a	0	300
1992	282	0	5	33	0	n/a	n/a	0	320
1993	272	0	6	39	0	n/a	n/a	0	317
1994	287	0	6	52	0	n/a	n/a	0	345
1995	321	0	4	50	0	n/a	n/a	0	375
1996	321	0	4	50	0	n/a	n/a	0	375
1997	344	0	0	50	0	n/a	n/a	0	394
1998	363	0	0	54	0	n/a	n/a	0	417
1999	370	0	0	40	0	n/a	n/a	0	410
2000	370	0	0	46	0	n/a	n/a	0	416
2001	364	0	0	55	0	n/a	n/a	0	419
2002	359	0	0	73	0	n/a	n/a	0	432
2003	359	0	0	73	0	n/a	n/a	0	432
2004	338	0	0	83	0	n/a	n/a	0	421
2005	323	3	2	130	0	n/a	n/a	2	460
2006	295	1	2	150	1	n/a	n/a	21	470
2007	211	0	0	266	2	n/a	n/a	12	491
2008	177	0	2	279	2	n/a	n/a	15	475
2009	165	0	3	273	3	n/a	n/a	18	462
2010	157	0	3	290	2	n/a	n/a	19	471
2011	138	2	3	292	0	0	20	0	455
2012	120	3	4	298	0	0	24	0	449
2013	107	1	5	313	1	2	27	0	456
2014	98	2	4	305	1	2	26	0	438
2015	87	2	6	302	0	2	28	0	427
2016	80	4	5	304	0	0	40	0	433
2017	72	3	5	283	0	0	38	0	401
2018	59	4	5	281	0	0	41	0	390
2019	55	5	5	285	0	0	34	0	384
2020	52	4	5	270	0	0	39	0	370
2021	41	2	3	259	0	0	36	0	341
2022	35	1	2	275	0	0	0	0	313
2023	32	1	2	278	0	0	0	0	313
2024	24	0	2	278	0	0	0	0	304

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 Charles J Sahs Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	273	20.0	13.6	n/a
1990	284	21.0	13.5	n/a
1991	300	21.0	14.2	n/a
1992	320	21.0	15.2	n/a
1993	317	21.0	15.1	n/a
1994	345	21.0	16.4	n/a
1995	375	21.0	17.9	n/a
1996	375	21.0	17.9	n/a
1997	394	21.0	18.8	n/a
1998	417	20.3	20.5	n/a
1999	410	22.0	18.6	n/a
2000	416	23.0	18.1	n/a
2001	419	23.0	18.2	n/a
2002	432	25.0	17.3	0
2003	432	25.0	17.3	0
2004	421	24.0	17.5	22.3
2005	460	24.0	19.2	31.7
2006	470	24.0	19.6	33.6
2007	491	26.0	18.9	39.5
2008	475	20.0	23.8	48.3
2009	462	21.0	22.0	46.4
2010	471	24.0	19.6	56.9
2011	455	24.0	18.9	58.5
2012	449	23.1	19.4	65
2013	456	26.0	17.5	65.4
2014	438	26.0	16.8	66.2
2015	427	29.0	14.7	78.7
2016	433	30.0	14.4	35.6
2017	401	30.0	13.3	71.8
2018	390	29.0	13.4	76.4
2019	384	30.0	12.8	64.3
2020	370	29.0	12.7	63.8
2021	341	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	313	30.0	10.4	50.2
2023	313	30.0	10.4	60.7
2024	304	31.0	9.8	62.5

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 Charles J Sahs Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	273	20.0	13.6	n/a
1990	284	21.0	13.5	n/a
1991	300	21.0	14.2	n/a
1992	320	21.0	15.2	n/a
1993	317	21.0	15.1	n/a
1994	345	21.0	16.4	n/a
1995	375	21.0	17.9	n/a
1996	375	21.0	17.9	n/a
1997	394	21.0	18.8	n/a
1998	417	20.3	20.5	n/a
1999	410	22.0	18.6	n/a
2000	416	23.0	18.1	n/a
2001	419	23.0	18.2	n/a
2002	432	25.0	17.3	0
2003	432	25.0	17.3	0
2004	421	24.0	17.5	22.3
2005	460	24.0	19.2	31.7
2006	470	24.0	19.6	33.6
2007	491	26.0	18.9	39.5
2008	475	20.0	23.8	48.3
2009	462	21.0	22.0	46.4
2010	471	24.0	19.6	56.9
2011	455	24.0	18.9	58.5
2012	449	23.1	19.4	65
2013	456	26.0	17.5	65.4
2014	438	26.0	16.8	66.2
2015	427	29.0	14.7	78.7
2016	433	30.0	14.4	35.6
2017	401	30.0	13.3	71.8
2018	390	29.0	13.4	76.4
2019	384	30.0	12.8	64.3
2020	370	29.0	12.7	63.8
2021	341	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	313	30.0	10.4	50.2
2023	313	30.0	10.4	60.7
2024	304	31.0	9.8	62.5

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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