Is Neil Elementary School a good school?

Neil Elementary School ranks 1305 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Neil Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 249 students attended Neil Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Neil Elementary School?

Students at Neil Elementary School are 96% African American, 3% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Neil Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Neil Elementary School usually go on to attend: High : Harlan Community Academy High School

Neil Elementary School

Summary:

Neil Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, with 248 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.

Neil Elementary School faces significant challenges, with high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 37.7% to 44.6% in recent years, significantly higher than the district and state averages. The school's test scores are consistently lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels and subjects, with only 30.4% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts in the 2023-2024 school year, compared to 30.5% for the district and 41.2% for the state. While the school's African American students and low socioeconomic status students perform better than the overall school, their performance is still below the district and state averages.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Dixon Elementary School and Lenart Elementary Regional Gifted Center, it becomes clear that Neil Elementary School is one of the lower-performing schools in the area. Despite the relatively high spending per student, ranging from $26,257 to $34,464 in recent years, the school is still struggling to achieve strong academic outcomes, suggesting the need for more targeted interventions and resource allocation to address the unique challenges faced by its student population, which is over 78% low socioeconomic status in recent years.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

8555 S Michigan Ave
Chicago, IL 60619-5687

(773) 535-3000

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

SchoolDigger Rank:
1305^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $35,044

Students who attend Neil Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Harlan Community Academy High School

Student/teacher ratio: 9.9

Number of students: 249

Racial breakdown:

African American:

96.0%

Hispanic:

2.8%

Two or more races:

0.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 88%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Neil Elementary School ranks worse than 63.1% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 140^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 33.32. (See more...)

Compare Details Neil Elementary School ranks worse than 77.8% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 21.99. (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

Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (96%), Hispanic (2.8%), two or more races (0.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 88% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Neil Elementary School is 9.9, which is the 38^th best among 452 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299. (See more...)

Compare Neil Elementary School employs 25 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Neil Elementary School is $35,044, which is the 10^th highest among 452 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Neil Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Neil Elementary School 1305^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Neil 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 Neil Elementary School 1060^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Neil Elementary School 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 Neil Elementary School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Neil Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	47.40	1259^th	2020	37.7%
2004	37.42	1463^rd	2030	27.9%
2005	36.55	1464^th	2022	27.6%
2006	25.12	1731^st	2086	17.0%
2007	17.22	1835^th	2095	12.4%
2008	27.69	1654^th	2092	20.9%
2009	16.03	1862^nd	2120	12.2%
2010	37.58	1526^th	2139	28.7%
2011	24.44	1761^st	2147	18.0%
2012	21.34	1828^th	2166	15.6%
2013	19.56	1807^th	2167	16.6%
2014	10.13	1948^th	2093	6.9%
2015	13.10	1899^th	2052	7.5%
2016	8.24	2019^th	2046	1.3%
2017	8.37	2005^th	2044	1.9%
2018	12.88	1884^th	2037	7.5%
2019	17.47	1804^th	2086	13.5%
2021	12.82	1867^th	1948	4.2%
2022	15.80	1828^th	2082	12.2%
2023	18.39	1742^nd	2077	16.1%
2024	33.32	1305^th	2067	36.9%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	21.40	1544^th	1765	12.5%
2019	26.77	1460^th	1816	19.6%
2022	22.58	1493^rd	1763	15.3%
2023	16.56	1705^th	1808	5.7%
2024	48.76	834^th	1793	53.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Neil Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	15.30	1750^th	1964	10.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Neil Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	15.34	1776^th	1972	9.9%
2019	17.81	1739^th	2019	13.9%
2022	16.48	1745^th	1977	11.7%
2023	11.62	1907^th	1984	3.9%
2024	43.79	1003^rd	1959	48.8%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	32.91	467^th	698	33.1%
2019	41.29	374^th	711	47.4%
2021	28.20	356^th	428	16.8%
2022	39.09	375^th	684	45.2%
2023	41.99	350^th	692	49.4%
2024	56.22	197^th	655	69.9%

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

Rank History for Neil Elementary School

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Rank History for all middle school students at Neil Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2006	63.10	521^st	1272	59.0%
2007	40.63	880^th	1287	31.6%
2008	36.98	918^th	1293	29.0%
2009	27.63	1030^th	1318	21.9%
2010	40.74	916^th	1327	31.0%
2011	57.85	657^th	1344	51.1%
2012	41.10	923^rd	1365	32.4%
2013	27.77	1049^th	1367	23.3%
2014	27.14	1013^th	1322	23.4%
2015	17.18	1123^rd	1302	13.7%
2016	19.13	1105^th	1294	14.6%
2017	12.87	1202^nd	1293	7.0%
2018	13.27	1184^th	1293	8.4%
2019	15.88	1175^th	1356	13.3%
2021	11.44	1210^th	1241	2.5%
2022	16.72	1189^th	1369	13.1%
2023	22.57	1059^th	1367	22.5%
2024	21.99	1060^th	1363	22.2%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	19.64	1017^th	1161	12.4%
2019	18.05	1091^st	1217	10.4%
2022	23.02	1039^th	1221	14.9%
2023	36.75	782^nd	1234	36.6%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Neil Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	36.19	773^rd	1275	39.4%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Neil Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	22.86	964^th	1223	21.2%
2019	17.14	1118^th	1296	13.7%
2022	17.61	1115^th	1286	13.3%
2023	12.00	1248^th	1292	3.4%
2024	18.30	1072^nd	1264	15.2%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	32.67	356^th	511	30.3%
2019	39.00	324^th	565	42.7%
2021	25.16	343^rd	385	10.9%
2022	38.51	311^th	573	45.7%
2023	39.99	312^th	569	45.2%
2024	42.41	277^th	548	49.5%

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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 Neil Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	2	193	n/a	2	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	197
1990	n/a	201	n/a	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	202
1991	2	317	0	9	0	n/a	n/a	0	328
1992	2	302	0	9	0	n/a	n/a	0	313
1993	2	321	0	9	0	n/a	n/a	0	332
1994	2	325	0	14	1	n/a	n/a	0	342
1995	7	337	0	13	1	n/a	n/a	0	358
1996	7	337	0	13	1	n/a	n/a	0	358
1997	4	367	0	16	1	n/a	n/a	0	388
1998	6	383	0	18	0	n/a	n/a	0	407
1999	5	338	0	22	0	n/a	n/a	0	365
2000	7	345	0	16	1	n/a	n/a	0	369
2001	4	358	2	21	1	n/a	n/a	0	386
2002	4	350	1	18	3	n/a	n/a	0	376
2003	4	350	1	18	3	n/a	n/a	0	376
2004	5	354	1	11	1	n/a	n/a	0	372
2005	5	350	0	11	0	n/a	n/a	0	366
2006	5	376	0	12	0	n/a	n/a	6	399
2007	2	411	0	7	0	n/a	n/a	5	425
2008	1	390	0	6	0	n/a	n/a	8	405
2009	2	375	0	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	384
2010	2	343	0	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	352
2011	0	339	0	5	0	0	0	0	344
2012	0	291	0	5	0	0	0	0	296
2013	0	304	0	6	0	0	0	0	310
2014	0	329	0	7	1	0	1	0	338
2015	0	290	0	6	1	0	0	0	297
2016	1	299	0	7	0	0	0	0	307
2017	1	272	0	5	0	0	0	0	278
2018	1	259	0	2	0	0	0	0	262
2019	0	281	1	5	0	0	0	0	287
2020	1	274	1	5	0	0	1	0	282
2021	0	185	1	5	0	0	0	0	191
2022	1	190	1	5	0	0	0	0	197
2023	3	237	1	6	0	0	1	0	248
2024	1	239	0	7	0	0	2	0	249

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 Neil Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	197	36.0	5.4	n/a
1990	202	37.0	5.4	n/a
1991	328	38.0	8.6	n/a
1992	313	35.0	8.9	n/a
1993	332	35.0	9.5	n/a
1994	342	35.0	9.8	n/a
1995	358	37.0	9.7	n/a
1996	358	37.0	9.7	n/a
1997	388	36.0	10.8	n/a
1998	407	37.0	11.0	n/a
1999	365	37.0	9.9	n/a
2000	369	39.0	9.5	n/a
2001	386	38.0	10.2	n/a
2002	376	35.0	10.7	64.1
2003	376	35.0	10.7	64.1
2004	372	37.2	10.0	57.3
2005	366	32.5	11.3	71.3
2006	399	35.5	11.2	74.6
2007	425	15.0	28.3	85
2008	405	20.0	20.3	74.8
2009	384	30.0	12.8	78.6
2010	352	30.0	11.7	85.2
2011	344	27.0	12.7	89.5
2012	296	25.0	11.8	87.8
2013	310	26.8	11.5	85.5
2014	338	25.5	13.2	89.9
2015	297	24.0	12.3	94.3
2016	307	22.0	13.9	92.2
2017	278	19.1	14.5	94.6
2018	262	16.6	15.6	92.7
2019	287	26.0	11.0	90.2
2020	282	25.0	11.2	91.1
2021	191	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	197	25.0	7.8	88.3
2023	248	26.0	9.5	78.2
2024	249	25.0	9.9	88

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 Neil Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	197	36.0	5.4	n/a
1990	202	37.0	5.4	n/a
1991	328	38.0	8.6	n/a
1992	313	35.0	8.9	n/a
1993	332	35.0	9.5	n/a
1994	342	35.0	9.8	n/a
1995	358	37.0	9.7	n/a
1996	358	37.0	9.7	n/a
1997	388	36.0	10.8	n/a
1998	407	37.0	11.0	n/a
1999	365	37.0	9.9	n/a
2000	369	39.0	9.5	n/a
2001	386	38.0	10.2	n/a
2002	376	35.0	10.7	64.1
2003	376	35.0	10.7	64.1
2004	372	37.2	10.0	57.3
2005	366	32.5	11.3	71.3
2006	399	35.5	11.2	74.6
2007	425	15.0	28.3	85
2008	405	20.0	20.3	74.8
2009	384	30.0	12.8	78.6
2010	352	30.0	11.7	85.2
2011	344	27.0	12.7	89.5
2012	296	25.0	11.8	87.8
2013	310	26.8	11.5	85.5
2014	338	25.5	13.2	89.9
2015	297	24.0	12.3	94.3
2016	307	22.0	13.9	92.2
2017	278	19.1	14.5	94.6
2018	262	16.6	15.6	92.7
2019	287	26.0	11.0	90.2
2020	282	25.0	11.2	91.1
2021	191	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	197	25.0	7.8	88.3
2023	248	26.0	9.5	78.2
2024	249	25.0	9.9	88

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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