Is Park Manor Elementary School a good school?

Park Manor Elementary School ranks in the bottom 4.8% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Park Manor Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 257 students attended Park Manor Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Park Manor Elementary School?

Students at Park Manor Elementary School are 97% African American, 2% Hispanic.

Park Manor Elementary School

Summary:

Park Manor Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in the Chicago Public Schools District 299 on the South Side of Chicago. With just 266 students, the school has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in Illinois over the past decade, earning 0 or 1 out of 5 stars from SchoolDigger.

Park Manor Elementary School faces significant challenges in improving student achievement and engagement. The school has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 19.7% to 44.9% over the past 5 years, which is much higher than district and state averages. Academically, only 14% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts in 2023-2024, compared to 30.5% for the district and 41.2% for the state. Math proficiency was even lower, with only 3-11% of students meeting standards across grade levels. The school also struggles to effectively serve its student subgroups, with African American, low-income, and male students performing particularly poorly compared to their peers statewide.

Interestingly, the nearby Revere Elementary, Brownell Elementary, and Tanner Elementary schools also face similar challenges with very low academic performance and high chronic absenteeism rates, suggesting systemic issues in this area of Chicago. Despite spending significantly more per student ($19,507 in 2022-2023) than the district average, Park Manor Elementary School has been a low-performing school for over a decade with little to no improvement, indicating a need for comprehensive, long-term interventions and support to address the underlying problems.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

7037 S Rhodes Ave
Chicago, IL 60637-4617

(773) 535-3070

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

SchoolDigger Rank:
1967^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $23,645

Student/teacher ratio: 13.5

Number of students: 257

Racial breakdown:

African American:

96.9%

Hispanic:

2.3%

White:

0.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 93%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Park Manor Elementary School ranks worse than 95.2% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 395^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 12.2. (See more...)

Compare Details Park Manor Elementary School ranks worse than 83.9% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 18.36. (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 (96.9%), Hispanic (2.3%), two or more races (0.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 93% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Park Manor Elementary School is 13.5. 244 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Park Manor Elementary School employs 19 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Park Manor Elementary School is $23,645, which is the 133^rd highest among 452 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Park Manor Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Park Manor Elementary School 1967^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Park Manor Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Female students:

Male students:

African American students:

SchoolDigger ranks Park Manor Elementary School 1143^rd of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Park Manor Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

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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 Park Manor Elementary School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Park Manor Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	3.23	1934^th	2020	4.3%
2004	2.01	1975^th	2030	2.7%
2005	1.41	1978^th	2022	2.2%
2006	0.80	2080^th	2086	0.3%
2007	2.13	2048^th	2095	2.2%
2008	2.44	2059^th	2092	1.6%
2009	4.43	2058^th	2120	2.9%
2010	5.11	2064^th	2139	3.5%
2011	11.69	1970^th	2147	8.2%
2012	19.44	1868^th	2166	13.8%
2013	14.41	1923^rd	2167	11.3%
2014	10.84	1937^th	2093	7.5%
2015	12.97	1903^rd	2052	7.3%
2016	14.60	1842^nd	2046	10.0%
2017	15.55	1808^th	2044	11.5%
2018	20.62	1625^th	2037	20.2%
2019	22.88	1632^nd	2086	21.8%
2021	15.05	1755^th	1948	9.9%
2022	13.39	1938^th	2082	6.9%
2023	10.95	2007^th	2077	3.4%
2024	12.20	1967^th	2067	4.8%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	32.80	1245^th	1765	29.5%
2019	32.97	1298^th	1816	28.5%
2021	23.80	1274^th	1514	15.9%
2022	19.41	1599^th	1763	9.3%
2023	15.65	1731^st	1808	4.3%
2024	16.54	1701^st	1793	5.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Park Manor Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	18.46	1660^th	1964	15.5%
2019	24.59	1560^th	2019	22.7%
2022	17.97	1670^th	1970	15.2%
2023	9.24	1946^th	1957	0.6%
2024	15.03	1755^th	1942	9.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Park Manor Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	25.05	1497^th	1972	24.1%
2019	13.56	1873^rd	2019	7.2%
2022	11.10	1943^rd	1977	1.7%
2023	14.97	1794^th	1984	9.6%
2024	11.73	1889^th	1959	3.6%

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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Park Manor Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	47.38	288^th	698	58.7%
2019	46.78	315^th	711	55.7%
2021	32.51	295^th	428	31.1%
2022	31.38	481^st	684	29.7%
2023	25.60	585^th	692	15.5%
2024	28.42	513^th	655	21.7%

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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 Park Manor Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	17.16	977^th	1185	17.6%
2004	4.37	1156^th	1204	4.0%
2005	7.27	1101^st	1209	8.9%
2006	21.28	1047^th	1272	17.7%
2007	8.02	1189^th	1287	7.6%
2008	10.43	1165^th	1293	9.9%
2009	25.13	1052^nd	1318	20.2%
2010	7.92	1245^th	1327	6.2%
2011	7.71	1278^th	1344	4.9%
2012	35.61	984^th	1365	27.9%
2013	25.58	1076^th	1367	21.3%
2014	32.36	947^th	1322	28.4%
2015	25.05	985^th	1302	24.3%
2016	28.83	915^th	1294	29.3%
2017	15.73	1139^th	1293	11.9%
2018	20.42	1051^st	1293	18.7%
2019	14.52	1211^th	1356	10.7%
2021	28.09	866^th	1241	30.2%
2022	21.27	1081^st	1369	21.0%
2023	22.89	1051^st	1367	23.1%
2024	18.36	1143^rd	1363	16.1%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	30.60	846^th	1161	27.1%
2019	21.17	1039^th	1217	14.6%
2021	43.75	519^th	1019	49.1%
2022	32.35	829^th	1221	32.1%
2023	33.17	842^nd	1234	31.8%
2024	27.46	911^th	1219	25.3%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Park Manor Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	19.90	1004^th	1226	18.1%
2019	13.84	1157^th	1276	9.3%
2022	29.16	875^th	1286	32.0%
2023	25.38	940^th	1275	26.3%
2024	19.48	1028^th	1251	17.8%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Park Manor Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	20.41	1007^th	1223	17.7%
2019	17.39	1111^th	1296	14.3%
2022	14.50	1190^th	1286	7.5%
2023	12.80	1219^th	1292	5.7%
2024	17.12	1102^nd	1264	12.8%

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Rank History for middle school African American students at Park Manor Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	47.40	217^th	511	57.5%
2019	36.42	351^st	565	37.9%
2021	58.36	96^th	385	75.1%
2022	48.29	223^rd	573	61.1%
2023	48.45	234^th	569	58.9%
2024	37.84	319^th	548	41.8%

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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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Reviews:

by a parent
Friday, February 28, 2020

Great school I volunteer there am on the LSC and I have experienced excellent service there. My children graduated valedictorian two years in a row and they tested off the charts, they now attend Kenwood Academy and they are both in the top of their class. I now teach with the 530 scholars, Great school, give them a try! Close Quote

Enrollment information for Park Manor 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	578	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	578
1990	n/a	590	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	591
1991	0	614	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	614
1992	0	603	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	603
1993	0	564	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	564
1994	0	552	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	552
1995	0	571	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	571
1996	0	571	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	571
1997	0	570	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	570
1998	0	570	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	570
1999	0	542	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	542
2000	0	572	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	572
2001	0	565	0	0	6	n/a	n/a	0	571
2002	0	629	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	629
2003	0	629	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	629
2004	0	532	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	532
2005	11	363	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	374
2006	0	408	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	1	409
2007	0	391	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	391
2008	0	400	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	3	404
2009	0	381	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	382
2010	2	364	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	367
2011	0	339	0	0	0	3	1	0	343
2012	0	346	1	1	0	0	0	0	348
2013	1	322	1	1	0	0	0	0	325
2014	0	342	2	5	0	0	1	0	350
2015	0	378	1	0	0	0	0	0	379
2016	0	359	1	3	1	0	0	0	364
2017	0	318	1	2	1	0	0	0	322
2018	0	278	1	2	1	0	1	0	283
2019	0	234	1	2	0	0	3	0	240
2020	0	277	0	5	0	0	3	0	285
2021	0	259	0	6	0	0	3	0	268
2022	0	242	0	7	0	0	3	0	252
2023	1	261	0	4	0	0	0	0	266
2024	1	249	0	6	0	0	1	0	257

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 Park Manor Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	578	25.0	23.1	n/a
1990	591	26.0	22.7	n/a
1991	614	27.0	22.7	n/a
1992	603	26.0	23.1	n/a
1993	564	27.0	20.9	n/a
1994	552	26.0	21.2	n/a
1995	571	26.0	22.0	n/a
1996	571	26.0	22.0	n/a
1997	570	27.0	21.1	n/a
1998	570	28.0	20.4	n/a
1999	542	28.0	19.4	n/a
2000	572	26.0	22.0	n/a
2001	571	30.0	19.0	n/a
2002	629	33.0	19.1	89.3
2003	629	33.0	19.1	89.3
2004	532	24.0	22.2	95.5
2005	374	26.0	14.4	99.2
2006	409	25.0	16.4	98
2007	391	16.0	24.4	91.8
2008	404	22.0	18.4	99
2009	382	22.0	17.4	95.8
2010	367	19.0	19.3	99.2
2011	343	18.0	19.0	95.9
2012	348	16.0	21.7	99.1
2013	325	18.8	17.2	99.1
2014	350	18.0	19.4	99.1
2015	379	19.0	19.9	98.9
2016	364	18.0	20.2	90.7
2017	322	16.8	19.0	99.1
2018	283	12.9	21.8	100
2019	240	14.0	17.1	100
2020	285	13.0	21.9	99.3
2021	268	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	252	19.0	13.2	99.6
2023	266	19.0	14.0	99.6
2024	257	19.0	13.5	93

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 Park Manor Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	578	25.0	23.1	n/a
1990	591	26.0	22.7	n/a
1991	614	27.0	22.7	n/a
1992	603	26.0	23.1	n/a
1993	564	27.0	20.9	n/a
1994	552	26.0	21.2	n/a
1995	571	26.0	22.0	n/a
1996	571	26.0	22.0	n/a
1997	570	27.0	21.1	n/a
1998	570	28.0	20.4	n/a
1999	542	28.0	19.4	n/a
2000	572	26.0	22.0	n/a
2001	571	30.0	19.0	n/a
2002	629	33.0	19.1	89.3
2003	629	33.0	19.1	89.3
2004	532	24.0	22.2	95.5
2005	374	26.0	14.4	99.2
2006	409	25.0	16.4	98
2007	391	16.0	24.4	91.8
2008	404	22.0	18.4	99
2009	382	22.0	17.4	95.8
2010	367	19.0	19.3	99.2
2011	343	18.0	19.0	95.9
2012	348	16.0	21.7	99.1
2013	325	18.8	17.2	99.1
2014	350	18.0	19.4	99.1
2015	379	19.0	19.9	98.9
2016	364	18.0	20.2	90.7
2017	322	16.8	19.0	99.1
2018	283	12.9	21.8	100
2019	240	14.0	17.1	100
2020	285	13.0	21.9	99.3
2021	268	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	252	19.0	13.2	99.6
2023	266	19.0	14.0	99.6
2024	257	19.0	13.5	93

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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