Is Ericson Elementary Scholastic Academy a good school?

Ericson Elementary Scholastic Academy ranks 1435 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Ericson Elementary Scholastic Academy?

In the 2023-24 school year, 312 students attended Ericson Elementary Scholastic Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Ericson Elementary Scholastic Academy?

Students at Ericson Elementary Scholastic Academy are 98% African American, 1% Hispanic.

Ericson Elementary Scholastic Academy

Summary:

Ericson Elementary Scholastic Academy is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, with 363 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. Ericson Elementary has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of Illinois elementary schools over the past decade, with a current ranking of 1435 out of 2067 schools.

Ericson Elementary has struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 32.4% to 48.7% over the past few years, significantly higher than the district and state averages. The school's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates on the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) and Illinois Science Assessment (ISA), is well below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, only 28.4% of Ericson students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 30.5% for the district and 41.2% for the state. While African American students and low-socioeconomic status students at Ericson perform better than the overall school, they still lag behind their peers at the district and state levels.

Ericson Elementary's performance is generally lower than the nearby Faraday Elementary, Locke A Elementary Charter Academy, and LEARN Charter - Butler, which tend to outperform Ericson on key metrics like test scores and chronic absenteeism. Despite consistent funding and staffing, with a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 13.4 and high per-student spending of $20,114 in 2022-2023, Ericson Elementary has struggled to improve its performance over the past decade, suggesting the need for a comprehensive, data-driven approach to school improvement.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

3600 W 5th Ave
Chicago, IL 60624-3162

(773) 534-6660

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

SchoolDigger Rank:
1435^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $24,030

Student/teacher ratio: 10.0

Number of students: 312

Racial breakdown:

African American:

98.4%

Hispanic:

1.3%

American Indian:

0.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 86.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Ericson Elementary Scholastic Academy ranks worse than 69.4% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 175^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 28.79. (See more...)

Compare Details Ericson Elementary Scholastic Academy ranks worse than 72.9% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 25.46. (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 (98.4%), Hispanic (1.3%), American Indian (0.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 86.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ericson Elementary Scholastic Academy is 10, which is the 45^th best among 452 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299. (See more...)

Compare Ericson Elementary Scholastic Academy employs 31 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ericson Elementary Scholastic Academy is $24,030, which is the 121^st highest among 452 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Ericson Elementary Scholastic Academy:

SchoolDigger ranks Ericson Elementary Scholastic Academy 1435^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Ericson Elementary Scholastic Academy in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Male students:

African American students:

SchoolDigger ranks Ericson Elementary Scholastic Academy 993^rd of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Ericson Elementary Scholastic Academy 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 Ericson Elementary Scholastic Academy

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Ericson Elementary Scholastic Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	4.90	1885^th	2020	6.7%
2004	10.36	1821^st	2030	10.3%
2005	3.15	1920^th	2022	5.0%
2006	9.42	1910^th	2086	8.4%
2007	12.96	1887^th	2095	9.9%
2008	9.97	1917^th	2092	8.4%
2009	12.19	1918^th	2120	9.5%
2010	15.87	1880^th	2139	12.1%
2011	30.14	1643^rd	2147	23.5%
2012	30.67	1665^th	2166	23.1%
2013	27.98	1630^th	2167	24.8%
2014	49.26	1123^rd	2093	46.3%
2015	31.62	1366^th	2052	33.4%
2016	31.10	1396^th	2046	31.8%
2017	37.16	1234^th	2044	39.6%
2018	26.92	1499^th	2037	26.4%
2019	24.16	1603^rd	2086	23.2%
2022	19.58	1678^th	2082	19.4%
2023	22.92	1579^th	2077	24.0%
2024	28.79	1435^th	2067	30.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Ericson Elementary Scholastic Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	43.78	959^th	1765	45.7%
2019	35.92	1218^th	1816	32.9%
2022	31.73	1240^th	1763	29.7%
2023	35.43	1162^nd	1808	35.7%
2024	47.42	858^th	1793	52.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Ericson Elementary Scholastic Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	34.86	1265^th	1964	35.6%
2019	25.49	1530^th	2019	24.2%
2022	21.53	1545^th	1970	21.6%
2023	26.99	1398^th	1957	28.6%
2024	31.68	1279^th	1942	34.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Ericson Elementary Scholastic Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	21.89	1577^th	1972	20.0%
2019	23.37	1583^rd	2019	21.6%
2022	18.10	1683^rd	1977	14.9%
2023	19.46	1624^th	1984	18.1%
2024	24.57	1468^th	1959	25.1%

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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Ericson Elementary Scholastic Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	63.92	157^th	698	77.5%
2019	50.46	276^th	711	61.2%
2022	45.60	308^th	684	55.0%
2023	52.46	240^th	692	65.3%
2024	57.49	186^th	655	71.6%

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

Rank History for Ericson Elementary Scholastic Academy

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Rank History for all middle school students at Ericson Elementary Scholastic Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	31.54	862^nd	1185	27.3%
2004	16.48	991^st	1204	17.7%
2005	23.80	945^th	1209	21.8%
2006	34.19	939^th	1272	26.2%
2007	29.03	996^th	1287	22.6%
2008	25.85	1026^th	1293	20.6%
2009	45.52	840^th	1318	36.3%
2010	31.84	1004^th	1327	24.3%
2011	34.21	999^th	1344	25.7%
2012	25.48	1106^th	1365	19.0%
2013	39.82	865^th	1367	36.7%
2014	52.48	652^nd	1322	50.7%
2015	27.20	947^th	1302	27.3%
2016	36.57	782^nd	1294	39.6%
2017	26.02	965^th	1293	25.4%
2018	29.71	901^st	1293	30.3%
2019	17.06	1156^th	1356	14.7%
2022	19.77	1109^th	1369	19.0%
2023	19.51	1123^rd	1367	17.8%
2024	25.46	993^rd	1363	27.1%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Ericson Elementary Scholastic Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	45.09	597^th	1161	48.6%
2019	25.83	968^th	1217	20.5%
2022	29.61	895^th	1221	26.7%
2023	31.57	867^th	1234	29.7%
2024	37.36	741^st	1219	39.2%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Ericson Elementary Scholastic Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	29.75	876^th	1226	28.5%
2019	18.06	1073^rd	1276	15.9%
2022	20.56	1043^rd	1286	18.9%
2023	20.93	1016^th	1275	20.3%
2024	26.09	912^th	1251	27.1%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Ericson Elementary Scholastic Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	27.51	876^th	1223	28.4%
2019	16.65	1128^th	1296	13.0%
2022	19.63	1054^th	1286	18.0%
2023	19.94	1068^th	1292	17.3%
2024	24.31	939^th	1264	25.7%

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Rank History for middle school African American students at Ericson Elementary Scholastic Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	63.04	125^th	511	75.5%
2019	42.75	291^st	565	48.5%
2022	44.60	252^nd	573	56.0%
2023	44.72	267^th	569	53.1%
2024	48.36	224^th	548	59.1%

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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 Ericson Elementary Scholastic Academy

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	n/a	712	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	712
1990	4	763	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	767
1991	0	748	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	748
1992	0	755	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	755
1993	0	742	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	742
1994	0	725	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	725
1995	0	726	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	726
1996	0	726	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	726
1997	0	718	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	718
1998	0	731	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	731
1999	0	720	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	720
2000	0	735	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	735
2001	0	750	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	751
2002	0	823	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	825
2003	0	823	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	825
2004	0	820	0	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	823
2005	0	744	0	4	1	n/a	n/a	0	749
2006	0	692	0	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	698
2007	0	630	0	6	0	n/a	n/a	1	637
2008	0	602	0	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	605
2009	0	587	0	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	590
2010	0	560	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	561
2011	0	516	0	2	1	0	0	0	519
2012	2	503	1	2	0	0	1	0	509
2013	0	497	1	4	0	0	0	0	502
2014	1	474	1	5	0	0	0	0	481
2015	0	448	1	6	0	0	1	0	456
2016	0	463	1	5	0	0	1	0	470
2017	0	442	0	8	0	0	3	0	453
2018	0	468	0	4	0	0	1	0	473
2019	1	485	0	7	0	1	0	0	494
2020	2	456	0	6	0	0	0	0	464
2021	0	442	0	7	0	0	1	0	450
2022	1	395	0	5	1	0	0	0	402
2023	1	358	1	3	0	0	0	0	363
2024	0	307	0	4	1	0	0	0	312

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 Ericson Elementary Scholastic Academy

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	712	34.0	20.9	n/a
1990	767	38.0	20.1	n/a
1991	748	38.0	19.6	n/a
1992	755	39.0	19.3	n/a
1993	742	39.0	19.0	n/a
1994	725	38.0	19.1	n/a
1995	726	37.0	19.6	n/a
1996	726	37.0	19.6	n/a
1997	718	37.0	19.4	n/a
1998	731	36.0	20.3	n/a
1999	720	35.0	20.6	n/a
2000	735	33.0	22.3	n/a
2001	751	31.0	24.2	n/a
2002	825	33.0	25.0	93.6
2003	825	33.0	25.0	93.6
2004	823	32.0	25.7	96
2005	749	39.3	19.1	93.1
2006	698	41.0	17.0	96.1
2007	637	32.0	19.9	98.1
2008	605	32.0	18.9	97.9
2009	590	28.0	21.1	95.1
2010	561	29.0	19.3	98.8
2011	519	26.0	19.9	94.6
2012	509	25.0	20.3	97.4
2013	502	29.2	17.1	96.6
2014	481	28.5	16.8	97.9
2015	456	25.0	18.2	98
2016	470	28.0	16.7	95.1
2017	453	26.8	16.9	96.2
2018	473	26.3	17.9	95.3
2019	494	28.0	17.6	96.4
2020	464	30.0	15.4	92
2021	450	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	402	29.5	13.6	92
2023	363	27.0	13.4	87.9
2024	312	31.0	10.0	86.2

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 Ericson Elementary Scholastic Academy

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	712	34.0	20.9	n/a
1990	767	38.0	20.1	n/a
1991	748	38.0	19.6	n/a
1992	755	39.0	19.3	n/a
1993	742	39.0	19.0	n/a
1994	725	38.0	19.1	n/a
1995	726	37.0	19.6	n/a
1996	726	37.0	19.6	n/a
1997	718	37.0	19.4	n/a
1998	731	36.0	20.3	n/a
1999	720	35.0	20.6	n/a
2000	735	33.0	22.3	n/a
2001	751	31.0	24.2	n/a
2002	825	33.0	25.0	93.6
2003	825	33.0	25.0	93.6
2004	823	32.0	25.7	96
2005	749	39.3	19.1	93.1
2006	698	41.0	17.0	96.1
2007	637	32.0	19.9	98.1
2008	605	32.0	18.9	97.9
2009	590	28.0	21.1	95.1
2010	561	29.0	19.3	98.8
2011	519	26.0	19.9	94.6
2012	509	25.0	20.3	97.4
2013	502	29.2	17.1	96.6
2014	481	28.5	16.8	97.9
2015	456	25.0	18.2	98
2016	470	28.0	16.7	95.1
2017	453	26.8	16.9	96.2
2018	473	26.3	17.9	95.3
2019	494	28.0	17.6	96.4
2020	464	30.0	15.4	92
2021	450	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	402	29.5	13.6	92
2023	363	27.0	13.4	87.9
2024	312	31.0	10.0	86.2

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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