Is Pirie Elementary Fine Arts & Academic C a good school?

Pirie Elementary Fine Arts & Academic C ranks in the bottom 13.1% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Pirie Elementary Fine Arts & Academic C?

In the 2023-24 school year, 185 students attended Pirie Elementary Fine Arts & Academic C.

What is the racial makeup of Pirie Elementary Fine Arts & Academic C?

Students at Pirie Elementary Fine Arts & Academic C are 96% African American, 2% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Pirie Elementary Fine Arts & Academic C attend?

Students who attend Pirie Elementary Fine Arts & Academic C usually go on to attend: High : Harlan Community Academy High School

Pirie Elementary Fine Arts & Academic C

Summary:

Pirie Elementary Fine Arts & Academic C is a public elementary school in Chicago, Illinois, serving 204 students in grades PK-6. Despite being part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299, which is ranked 688 out of 813 districts in Illinois, Pirie Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Illinois elementary schools over the past decade, currently ranking 1796 out of 2067 schools.

Pirie Elementary's performance is particularly concerning across several key metrics. The school has had extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 42.4% to 53.9% over the past 5 years, significantly higher than the district and state averages. Academically, Pirie Elementary's proficiency rates on the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) exams are well below the district and state averages, with only 12% of students proficient in ELA compared to 30.5% for the district and 41.2% for the state. The school's performance is especially low for certain student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 10% of Illinois elementary schools for special education students and low-socioeconomic status students.

Interestingly, Pirie Elementary's performance is significantly worse than nearby schools like Neil Elementary, McDade Elementary Classical, and Dixon Elementary, which all have higher academic proficiency rates, lower chronic absenteeism, and better overall rankings. Despite the relatively high per-student spending at Pirie Elementary, the school is struggling to improve student learning, suggesting a need for more targeted interventions and support to address the specific challenges faced by the school and its student population.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-6

650 E 85th St
Chicago, IL 60619-6112

(773) 535-3435

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

SchoolDigger Rank:
1796^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $28,824

Students who attend Pirie Elementary Fine Arts & Academic C usually attend:

High:

Harlan Community Academy High School

Student/teacher ratio: 10.2

Number of students: 185

Racial breakdown:

African American:

96.2%

Hispanic:

2.2%

Two or more races:

1.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 95.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Pirie Elementary Fine Arts & Academic C ranks worse than 86.9% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 307^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 16.24. (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 (96.2%), Hispanic (2.2%), two or more races (1.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 95.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Pirie Elementary Fine Arts & Academic C is 10.2, which is the 55^th best among 452 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299. (See more...)

Compare Pirie Elementary Fine Arts & Academic C employs 18 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Pirie Elementary Fine Arts & Academic C is $28,824, which is the 31^st highest among 452 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Pirie Elementary Fine Arts & Academic C:

SchoolDigger ranks Pirie Elementary Fine Arts & Academic C 1796^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Pirie Elementary Fine Arts & Academic C in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

Special Education students:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

Female students:

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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 Pirie Elementary Fine Arts & Academic C

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Rank History for all students at Pirie Elementary Fine Arts & Academic C

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	28.15	1566^th	2020	22.5%
2004	24.86	1656^th	2030	18.4%
2005	17.53	1760^th	2022	13.0%
2006	23.19	1749^th	2086	16.2%
2007	26.44	1730^th	2095	17.4%
2008	34.95	1539^th	2092	26.4%
2009	33.76	1584^th	2120	25.3%
2010	36.23	1550^th	2139	27.5%
2011	42.45	1438^th	2147	33.0%
2012	51.18	1268^th	2166	41.5%
2013	31.41	1560^th	2167	28.0%
2014	31.28	1511^th	2093	27.8%
2015	34.68	1270^th	2052	38.1%
2016	32.61	1356^th	2046	33.7%
2017	34.90	1293^rd	2044	36.7%
2018	33.34	1343^rd	2037	34.1%
2019	21.16	1691^st	2086	18.9%
2021	25.05	1412^th	1948	27.5%
2022	17.94	1743^rd	2082	16.3%
2023	16.70	1803^rd	2077	13.2%
2024	16.24	1796^th	2067	13.1%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Pirie Elementary Fine Arts & Academic C

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	15.63	1182^nd	1195	1.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Pirie Elementary Fine Arts & Academic C

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	50.08	797^th	1765	54.8%
2019	35.12	1241^st	1816	31.7%
2021	37.01	935^th	1514	38.2%
2022	28.01	1333^rd	1763	24.4%
2023	21.67	1590^th	1808	12.1%
2024	21.20	1554^th	1793	13.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Pirie Elementary Fine Arts & Academic C

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	36.56	1226^th	1964	37.6%
2019	23.91	1578^th	2019	21.8%
2021	21.56	1341^st	1680	20.2%
2022	15.01	1774^th	1970	9.9%
2023	19.46	1615^th	1957	17.5%
2024	18.08	1655^th	1942	14.8%

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Rank History for Male students at Pirie Elementary Fine Arts & Academic C

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	30.59	1369^th	1972	30.6%
2019	23.90	1566^th	2019	22.4%
2022	20.26	1586^th	1977	19.8%
2023	20.36	1584^th	1984	20.2%
2024	15.93	1728^th	1959	11.8%

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Rank History for African American students at Pirie Elementary Fine Arts & Academic C

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	64.00	155^th	698	77.8%
2019	51.27	270^th	711	62.0%
2021	54.38	113^th	428	73.6%
2022	43.48	325^th	684	52.5%
2023	42.33	343^rd	692	50.4%
2024	34.00	436^th	655	33.4%

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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 Pirie Elementary Fine Arts & Academic C

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	n/a	544	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	545
1990	n/a	545	n/a	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	546
1991	0	572	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	572
1992	0	535	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	535
1993	0	524	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	524
1994	0	487	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	487
1995	1	521	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	522
1996	1	521	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	522
1997	0	539	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	539
1998	0	580	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	580
1999	0	551	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	551
2000	0	533	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	533
2001	0	547	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	547
2002	0	607	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	607
2003	0	607	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	607
2004	0	590	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	590
2005	0	555	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	556
2006	0	556	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	556
2007	1	548	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	2	552
2008	0	504	1	1	3	n/a	n/a	5	514
2009	0	492	1	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	494
2010	0	463	1	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	467
2011	0	404	1	4	0	0	1	0	410
2012	0	380	0	4	0	0	1	0	385
2013	1	364	0	2	0	0	3	0	370
2014	0	392	0	1	0	0	3	0	396
2015	0	330	0	2	0	0	1	0	333
2016	0	325	0	2	0	0	1	0	328
2017	0	280	0	3	0	0	3	0	286
2018	1	257	0	2	0	0	3	0	263
2019	1	228	0	1	1	0	2	0	233
2020	1	248	0	1	0	0	5	0	255
2021	1	221	0	3	1	0	4	0	230
2022	1	221	0	2	1	0	3	0	228
2023	1	198	0	2	0	0	3	0	204
2024	0	178	0	4	1	0	2	0	185

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Pirie Elementary Fine Arts & Academic C

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	545	23.0	23.6	n/a
1990	546	22.0	24.8	n/a
1991	572	24.0	23.8	n/a
1992	535	22.0	24.3	n/a
1993	524	24.0	21.8	n/a
1994	487	23.0	21.2	n/a
1995	522	26.0	20.1	n/a
1996	522	26.0	20.1	n/a
1997	539	28.0	19.3	n/a
1998	580	29.0	20.0	n/a
1999	551	27.0	20.4	n/a
2000	533	25.0	21.3	n/a
2001	547	28.0	19.5	n/a
2002	607	24.0	25.3	86.2
2003	607	24.0	25.3	86.2
2004	590	28.6	20.6	87.6
2005	556	30.0	18.5	83.5
2006	556	31.0	17.9	79.7
2007	552	21.0	26.3	84.2
2008	514	27.0	19.0	93.1
2009	494	26.0	19.0	79.8
2010	467	23.0	20.3	93.8
2011	410	23.0	17.8	89.8
2012	385	19.0	20.2	90.9
2013	370	20.7	17.8	88.1
2014	396	21.0	18.8	90.9
2015	333	18.0	18.5	90.7
2016	328	18.0	18.2	93
2017	286	15.8	18.0	92
2018	263	14.4	18.2	93.9
2019	233	16.0	14.5	91.4
2020	255	15.0	17.0	90.2
2021	230	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	228	17.0	13.4	86.8
2023	204	16.0	12.7	89.2
2024	185	18.0	10.2	95.1

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 Pirie Elementary Fine Arts & Academic C

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	545	23.0	23.6	n/a
1990	546	22.0	24.8	n/a
1991	572	24.0	23.8	n/a
1992	535	22.0	24.3	n/a
1993	524	24.0	21.8	n/a
1994	487	23.0	21.2	n/a
1995	522	26.0	20.1	n/a
1996	522	26.0	20.1	n/a
1997	539	28.0	19.3	n/a
1998	580	29.0	20.0	n/a
1999	551	27.0	20.4	n/a
2000	533	25.0	21.3	n/a
2001	547	28.0	19.5	n/a
2002	607	24.0	25.3	86.2
2003	607	24.0	25.3	86.2
2004	590	28.6	20.6	87.6
2005	556	30.0	18.5	83.5
2006	556	31.0	17.9	79.7
2007	552	21.0	26.3	84.2
2008	514	27.0	19.0	93.1
2009	494	26.0	19.0	79.8
2010	467	23.0	20.3	93.8
2011	410	23.0	17.8	89.8
2012	385	19.0	20.2	90.9
2013	370	20.7	17.8	88.1
2014	396	21.0	18.8	90.9
2015	333	18.0	18.5	90.7
2016	328	18.0	18.2	93
2017	286	15.8	18.0	92
2018	263	14.4	18.2	93.9
2019	233	16.0	14.5	91.4
2020	255	15.0	17.0	90.2
2021	230	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	228	17.0	13.4	86.8
2023	204	16.0	12.7	89.2
2024	185	18.0	10.2	95.1

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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