Is Beethoven Elementary School a good school?

Beethoven Elementary School ranks in the bottom 2.8% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Beethoven Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 327 students attended Beethoven Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Beethoven Elementary School?

Students at Beethoven Elementary School are 87% African American, 12% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Beethoven Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Beethoven Elementary School usually go on to attend: High : Phillips Academy High School

Beethoven Elementary School

Summary:

Beethoven Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, with 264 students. 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. Beethoven Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Illinois elementary schools over the past decade, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Beethoven Elementary School stands out for its extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 50.5% to 70% in recent years, significantly higher than the district and state averages. The school's academic performance is also very low compared to the district and state, with only 9.6% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 0-8.7% meeting math proficiency across grade levels. Additionally, Beethoven Elementary School has a very high percentage of low-socioeconomic status students, with 95.08% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, and relatively high spending per student at $21,994 in the 2022-2023 school year.

Compared to nearby schools in the same district, such as Hendricks Elementary Community Academy, Beasley Elementary Magnet Academic Center, and Bronzeville Classical Elementary School, Beethoven Elementary School performs significantly worse, with higher academic proficiency rates and lower chronic absenteeism. Despite the school's persistent low performance, there may be an opportunity for the district and school leadership to implement targeted interventions and support systems to address the specific needs of Beethoven Elementary School and its student population.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

25 W 47th St
Chicago, IL 60609-4627

(773) 535-1480

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

SchoolDigger Rank:
2010^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $19,648

Students who attend Beethoven Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Phillips Academy High School

Student/teacher ratio: 14.8

Number of students: 327

Racial breakdown:

African American:

86.9%

Hispanic:

12.2%

American Indian:

0.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 96.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Beethoven Elementary School ranks worse than 97.2% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 421^st among 452 ranked elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 11.07. (See more...)

Compare Details Beethoven Elementary School ranks worse than 92.5% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 13.17. (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: African American (86.9%), Hispanic (12.2%), American Indian (0.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 96.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Beethoven Elementary School is 14.8. 335 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Beethoven Elementary School employs 22 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Beethoven Elementary School is $19,648. 290 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Beethoven Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Beethoven Elementary School 2010^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Beethoven Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Male students:

African American students:

SchoolDigger ranks Beethoven Elementary School 1261^st of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Beethoven Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Male students:

African American students:

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 Beethoven Elementary School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Beethoven Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	23.57	1625^th	2020	19.6%
2004	8.13	1856^th	2030	8.6%
2005	29.87	1591^st	2022	21.3%
2006	10.84	1899^th	2086	9.0%
2007	10.20	1920^th	2095	8.4%
2008	24.61	1706^th	2092	18.5%
2009	31.49	1616^th	2120	23.8%
2010	39.91	1481^st	2139	30.8%
2011	26.94	1720^th	2147	19.9%
2012	30.11	1678^th	2166	22.5%
2013	9.63	2029^th	2167	6.4%
2014	10.86	1936^th	2093	7.5%
2015	24.25	1586^th	2052	22.7%
2016	10.64	1955^th	2046	4.4%
2017	12.40	1886^th	2044	7.7%
2018	11.31	1939^th	2037	4.8%
2019	16.18	1836^th	2086	12.0%
2021	13.74	1820^th	1948	6.6%
2022	12.78	1960^th	2082	5.9%
2023	9.44	2058^th	2077	0.9%
2024	11.07	2010^th	2067	2.8%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	17.64	1639^th	1765	7.1%
2019	26.70	1464^th	1816	19.4%
2021	21.38	1351^st	1514	10.8%
2022	18.30	1641^st	1763	6.9%
2023	12.74	1787^th	1808	1.2%
2024	15.48	1727^th	1793	3.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Homeless students at Beethoven Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	44.87	14^th	24	41.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Beethoven Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	15.15	1755^th	1964	10.6%
2019	13.69	1855^th	2019	8.1%
2022	16.39	1717^th	1970	12.8%
2023	9.69	1934^th	1957	1.2%
2024	11.26	1882^nd	1942	3.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Beethoven Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	9.96	1927^th	1972	2.3%
2019	13.80	1866^th	2019	7.6%
2022	12.09	1919^th	1977	2.9%
2023	9.84	1959^th	1984	1.3%
2024	12.21	1873^rd	1959	4.4%

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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Beethoven Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	29.38	527^th	698	24.5%
2019	38.87	414^th	711	41.8%
2021	33.13	287^th	428	32.9%
2022	31.88	475^th	684	30.6%
2023	21.33	657^th	692	5.1%
2024	24.92	563^rd	655	14.0%

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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 Beethoven Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	7.11	1095^th	1185	7.6%
2004	6.19	1125^th	1204	6.6%
2005	27.84	914^th	1209	24.4%
2006	23.13	1035^th	1272	18.6%
2007	19.51	1080^th	1287	16.1%
2008	28.95	1000^th	1293	22.7%
2009	35.52	959^th	1318	27.2%
2010	22.77	1096^th	1327	17.4%
2011	16.61	1179^th	1344	12.3%
2012	13.63	1229^th	1365	10.0%
2013	17.19	1186^th	1367	13.2%
2014	16.41	1154^th	1322	12.7%
2015	14.18	1178^th	1302	9.5%
2016	10.98	1243^rd	1294	3.9%
2017	15.99	1134^th	1293	12.3%
2018	12.77	1194^th	1293	7.7%
2019	9.77	1307^th	1356	3.6%
2021	12.38	1183^rd	1241	4.7%
2022	14.34	1263^rd	1369	7.7%
2023	12.73	1288^th	1367	5.8%
2024	13.17	1261^st	1363	7.5%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	18.22	1044^th	1161	10.1%
2019	12.76	1166^th	1217	4.2%
2021	17.73	954^th	1019	6.4%
2022	19.32	1104^th	1221	9.6%
2023	17.39	1138^th	1234	7.8%
2024	16.44	1119^th	1219	8.2%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Beethoven Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	15.24	1084^th	1226	11.6%
2019	13.78	1160^th	1276	9.1%
2022	24.62	962^nd	1286	25.2%
2023	9.95	1242^nd	1275	2.6%
2024	10.16	1217^th	1251	2.7%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Beethoven Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	9.98	1208^th	1223	1.2%
2019	9.10	1288^th	1296	0.6%
2022	10.79	1272^nd	1286	1.1%
2023	13.61	1197^th	1292	7.4%
2024	14.71	1160^th	1264	8.2%

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Rank History for middle school African American students at Beethoven Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	31.65	365^th	511	28.6%
2019	22.99	502^nd	565	11.2%
2021	24.43	352^nd	385	8.6%
2022	31.89	398^th	573	30.5%
2023	28.16	446^th	569	21.6%
2024	29.30	397^th	548	27.6%

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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 teacher
Wednesday, July 1, 2020

I have an exceptional school guest at Beethoven.
Even though it was shortened, my face -to-face time with the faculty, staff and students was quite an enjoyable experience. Students are students slang where you go, they are all looking for the same thing from our schools support, understanding, patience and some love. The administrations and teachers were super supportive to me, I was given the opportunity to have all of the necessary items that I needed to be successful. I am Team Beethoven!! Close Quote

Enrollment information for Beethoven Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	n/a	810	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	810
1990	n/a	827	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	827
1991	0	852	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	852
1992	0	841	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	841
1993	0	809	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	809
1994	0	838	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	838
1995	0	830	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	830
1996	0	830	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	830
1997	0	843	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	843
1998	0	861	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	861
1999	0	830	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	830
2000	0	762	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	762
2001	0	753	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	753
2002	0	767	0	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	771
2003	0	767	0	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	771
2004	0	746	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	746
2005	0	541	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	541
2006	0	506	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	506
2007	0	499	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	499
2008	4	459	0	3	0	n/a	n/a	2	468
2009	1	413	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	415
2010	1	370	0	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	374
2011	0	450	0	7	1	1	2	0	461
2012	2	393	0	5	0	0	9	0	409
2013	2	359	0	4	0	0	11	0	376
2014	1	393	0	4	0	0	0	0	398
2015	2	357	1	3	0	0	1	0	364
2016	1	431	0	8	0	1	4	0	445
2017	2	394	0	6	0	0	1	0	403
2018	2	369	0	9	1	1	1	0	383
2019	2	310	0	5	0	0	0	0	317
2020	2	214	0	3	0	0	0	0	219
2021	1	230	1	3	0	0	1	0	236
2022	0	288	1	4	1	0	1	0	295
2023	0	256	0	5	2	0	1	0	264
2024	1	284	0	40	2	0	0	0	327

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 Beethoven Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	810	44.0	18.4	n/a
1990	827	45.0	18.3	n/a
1991	852	49.0	17.3	n/a
1992	841	48.0	17.5	n/a
1993	809	45.0	18.0	n/a
1994	838	43.0	19.5	n/a
1995	830	44.0	18.9	n/a
1996	830	44.0	18.9	n/a
1997	843	43.0	19.6	n/a
1998	861	42.0	20.5	n/a
1999	830	44.0	18.9	n/a
2000	762	43.0	17.7	n/a
2001	753	38.0	19.8	n/a
2002	771	33.0	23.4	96.9
2003	771	33.0	23.4	96.9
2004	746	36.4	20.5	94.5
2005	541	40.0	13.5	93.2
2006	506	35.4	14.3	99.4
2007	499	28.0	17.8	99.4
2008	468	22.0	21.3	99.8
2009	415	22.0	18.9	98.1
2010	374	21.0	17.8	98.7
2011	461	26.0	17.7	95.4
2012	409	24.0	17.0	99
2013	376	21.3	17.6	97.6
2014	398	23.0	17.3	99
2015	364	24.0	15.1	98.1
2016	445	28.0	15.8	97.8
2017	403	18.6	21.6	98.3
2018	383	16.2	23.5	98.2
2019	317	18.0	17.6	85.8
2020	219	20.0	10.9	98.2
2021	236	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	295	19.5	15.1	82.4
2023	264	20.5	12.8	95.1
2024	327	22.0	14.8	96.6

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 Beethoven Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	810	44.0	18.4	n/a
1990	827	45.0	18.3	n/a
1991	852	49.0	17.3	n/a
1992	841	48.0	17.5	n/a
1993	809	45.0	18.0	n/a
1994	838	43.0	19.5	n/a
1995	830	44.0	18.9	n/a
1996	830	44.0	18.9	n/a
1997	843	43.0	19.6	n/a
1998	861	42.0	20.5	n/a
1999	830	44.0	18.9	n/a
2000	762	43.0	17.7	n/a
2001	753	38.0	19.8	n/a
2002	771	33.0	23.4	96.9
2003	771	33.0	23.4	96.9
2004	746	36.4	20.5	94.5
2005	541	40.0	13.5	93.2
2006	506	35.4	14.3	99.4
2007	499	28.0	17.8	99.4
2008	468	22.0	21.3	99.8
2009	415	22.0	18.9	98.1
2010	374	21.0	17.8	98.7
2011	461	26.0	17.7	95.4
2012	409	24.0	17.0	99
2013	376	21.3	17.6	97.6
2014	398	23.0	17.3	99
2015	364	24.0	15.1	98.1
2016	445	28.0	15.8	97.8
2017	403	18.6	21.6	98.3
2018	383	16.2	23.5	98.2
2019	317	18.0	17.6	85.8
2020	219	20.0	10.9	98.2
2021	236	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	295	19.5	15.1	82.4
2023	264	20.5	12.8	95.1
2024	327	22.0	14.8	96.6

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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