Is Tanner Elementary School a good school?

Tanner Elementary School ranks in the bottom 0.9% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Tanner Elementary School?

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

What is the racial makeup of Tanner Elementary School?

Students at Tanner Elementary School are 96% African American, 4% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Tanner Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Tanner Elementary School usually go on to attend: High : Hirsch Metropolitan High School

Tanner Elementary School

Summary:

Tanner Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, with 296 students. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Illinois elementary schools over the past decade, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Tanner Elementary School faces significant challenges, including extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, very low academic performance, and persistent struggles across multiple student subgroups. The school's academic performance, as measured by the percentage of students proficient or better on the IAR (Illinois Assessment of Readiness) exams, is extremely low across all grade levels and subject areas. In 2023-2024, only 10.1% of all students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 30.5% for the Chicago Public Schools District 299 and 41.2% for the state. In math, the proficiency rates were even lower, with 0% of students proficient or better across all grade levels. The school's performance on the IAR exams is particularly low for African American students and low socioeconomic status students, ranking in the bottom 10% of Illinois elementary schools for these subgroups.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Ruggles Elementary School, Madison Elementary School, and Deneen Elementary School, generally perform better than Tanner Elementary School on academic measures, despite being part of the same Chicago Public Schools District 299. This suggests that factors beyond just district-level policies and resources may be contributing to Tanner's poor performance. Additionally, despite the relatively high spending per student at Tanner Elementary School, the school's academic outcomes remain poor, raising questions about the effectiveness of the school's resource allocation.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

7350 S Evans Ave
Chicago, IL 60619-1990

(773) 535-3870

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

SchoolDigger Rank:
2049^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $29,586

Students who attend Tanner Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Hirsch Metropolitan High School

Student/teacher ratio: 10.0

Number of students: 257

Racial breakdown:

African American:

95.7%

Hispanic:

3.5%

Two or more races:

0.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 91.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Tanner Elementary School ranks worse than 99.1% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 440^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 9.36. (See more...)

Compare Details Tanner Elementary School ranks worse than 93.3% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 12.71. (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 (95.7%), Hispanic (3.5%), two or more races (0.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 91.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

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

Compare Tanner Elementary School employs 25.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Tanner Elementary School is $29,586, which is the 23^rd highest among 452 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Tanner Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Tanner Elementary School 2049^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Tanner 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 Tanner Elementary School 1271^st of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Tanner 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 Tanner Elementary School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Tanner Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	9.54	1796^th	2020	11.1%
2004	5.86	1886^th	2030	7.1%
2005	8.45	1839^th	2022	9.1%
2006	8.57	1922^nd	2086	7.9%
2007	4.28	2002^nd	2095	4.4%
2008	4.74	2010^th	2092	3.9%
2009	2.64	2078^th	2120	2.0%
2010	1.60	2124^th	2139	0.7%
2011	16.67	1883^rd	2147	12.3%
2012	15.70	1929^th	2166	10.9%
2013	18.47	1837^th	2167	15.2%
2014	19.08	1779^th	2093	15.0%
2015	22.43	1645^th	2052	19.8%
2016	23.34	1610^th	2046	21.3%
2017	11.14	1928^th	2044	5.7%
2018	12.65	1893^rd	2037	7.1%
2019	11.56	1975^th	2086	5.3%
2021	15.33	1743^rd	1948	10.5%
2022	12.09	1992^nd	2082	4.3%
2023	9.30	2062^nd	2077	0.7%
2024	9.36	2049^th	2067	0.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Tanner Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	39.77	395^th	763	48.2%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	20.98	1553^rd	1765	12.0%
2019	17.68	1683^rd	1816	7.3%
2021	24.82	1246^th	1514	17.7%
2022	17.29	1666^th	1763	5.5%
2023	12.52	1790^th	1808	1.0%
2024	12.87	1767^th	1793	1.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Tanner Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	12.20	1847^th	1964	6.0%
2019	10.14	1942^nd	2019	3.8%
2021	7.93	1679^th	1680	0.1%
2022	10.62	1945^th	1970	1.3%
2023	8.52	1953^rd	1957	0.2%
2024	9.23	1927^th	1942	0.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Tanner Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	15.22	1780^th	1972	9.7%
2019	16.25	1797^th	2019	11.0%
2021	21.21	1372^nd	1707	19.6%
2022	15.45	1787^th	1977	9.6%
2023	12.20	1887^th	1984	4.9%
2024	11.76	1885^th	1959	3.8%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	33.24	463^rd	698	33.7%
2019	26.80	582^nd	711	18.1%
2021	31.23	312^th	428	27.1%
2022	25.33	611^th	684	10.7%
2023	19.13	678^th	692	2.0%
2024	21.11	616^th	655	6.0%

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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 Tanner Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	10.14	1052^nd	1185	11.2%
2004	17.58	982^nd	1204	18.4%
2005	8.80	1079^th	1209	10.8%
2006	13.10	1112^th	1272	12.6%
2007	14.96	1114^th	1287	13.4%
2008	17.08	1102^nd	1293	14.8%
2009	4.61	1265^th	1318	4.0%
2010	1.28	1319^th	1327	0.6%
2011	26.07	1096^th	1344	18.5%
2012	14.06	1224^th	1365	10.3%
2013	26.69	1061^st	1367	22.4%
2014	15.00	1177^th	1322	11.0%
2015	12.53	1207^th	1302	7.3%
2016	21.35	1072^nd	1294	17.2%
2017	12.01	1220^th	1293	5.6%
2018	16.05	1134^th	1293	12.3%
2019	18.03	1145^th	1356	15.6%
2021	14.85	1131^st	1241	8.9%
2022	13.92	1271^st	1369	7.2%
2023	19.11	1138^th	1367	16.8%
2024	12.71	1271^st	1363	6.7%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Tanner Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	39.24	404^th	792	49.0%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	22.73	971^st	1161	16.4%
2019	27.56	946^th	1217	22.3%
2021	23.02	874^th	1019	14.2%
2022	20.17	1087^th	1221	11.0%
2023	29.36	906^th	1234	26.6%
2024	18.47	1084^th	1219	11.1%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Tanner Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	11.86	1149^th	1226	6.3%
2019	15.97	1107^th	1276	13.2%
2021	11.18	979^th	1017	3.7%
2022	12.56	1215^th	1286	5.5%
2023	14.01	1172^nd	1275	8.1%
2024	9.85	1221^st	1251	2.4%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Tanner Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	22.01	979^th	1223	20.0%
2019	22.74	1014^th	1296	21.8%
2021	24.58	805^th	1048	23.2%
2022	17.86	1104^th	1286	14.2%
2023	24.89	969^th	1292	25.0%
2024	15.93	1131^st	1264	10.5%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	38.83	297^th	511	41.9%
2019	43.47	280^th	565	50.4%
2021	32.52	270^th	385	29.9%
2022	28.78	459^th	573	19.9%
2023	35.40	355^th	569	37.6%
2024	23.38	472^nd	548	13.9%

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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 citizen
Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Hi, I do not attend Tanner however, I have known the principal since he was in his late teens and I must say that he is a great person one of his best attributes is his compassion. Definitely known by his peers as one always seeking the peaceful resolution, and with the level of popularity he experienced, countless intense situations would have took a turn opposite of peaceful without his intervention or with his approval. I was somewhat moved by a comment a parent made with regard to an incident at the school in April, relating to her child being mistreated while the principal watched. Of course I was not there but I again have known principal Smith for many years and I along with any other individual who knows him question the validity of that comment. Principal Smith is a man of good character and the student as well as the faculty are Blessed that he is the leader there. I would say to the parent who has every right and duty to fight for her child, as a parent of a 12th grader I know and understand how important that is for the all around well being of a child. I really don't think you received a true account of the incident whether it be what happen prior or during. Principal Smith is definitely not a person who would mistreat a child or stand by and allow it, he wouldn't and there are many people who could confirm that. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Tanner 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	565	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	565
1990	n/a	549	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	549
1991	0	536	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	536
1992	1	519	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	520
1993	0	516	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	516
1994	1	500	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	501
1995	0	536	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	537
1996	0	536	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	537
1997	0	571	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	572
1998	3	607	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	611
1999	0	619	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	621
2000	0	667	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	668
2001	0	668	0	1	1	n/a	n/a	0	670
2002	0	623	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	624
2003	0	623	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	624
2004	0	602	1	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	605
2005	1	593	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	594
2006	1	603	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	1	606
2007	4	603	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	607
2008	3	565	1	2	0	n/a	n/a	1	572
2009	2	527	0	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	532
2010	2	543	0	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	549
2011	2	458	0	0	0	0	0	0	460
2012	2	445	0	2	0	0	0	0	449
2013	2	428	0	2	0	0	2	0	434
2014	1	389	0	4	0	0	1	0	395
2015	0	396	0	0	0	0	0	0	396
2016	0	367	0	3	1	0	1	0	372
2017	1	333	0	4	0	0	1	0	339
2018	0	328	0	8	0	0	1	0	337
2019	0	307	0	6	0	0	2	0	315
2020	0	310	0	10	0	0	1	0	321
2021	0	300	0	16	0	0	1	0	317
2022	0	296	0	16	0	0	1	0	313
2023	0	284	0	11	0	0	1	0	296
2024	0	246	0	9	0	0	2	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 Tanner Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	565	27.0	20.9	n/a
1990	549	24.0	22.8	n/a
1991	536	29.0	18.4	n/a
1992	520	26.0	20.0	n/a
1993	516	25.0	20.6	n/a
1994	501	25.0	20.0	n/a
1995	537	24.0	22.4	n/a
1996	537	24.0	22.4	n/a
1997	572	27.0	21.2	n/a
1998	611	27.0	22.6	n/a
1999	621	29.0	21.4	n/a
2000	668	31.0	21.5	n/a
2001	670	33.0	20.3	n/a
2002	624	27.0	23.1	90.4
2003	624	27.0	23.1	90.4
2004	605	29.2	20.7	93.4
2005	594	28.4	20.9	91.8
2006	606	29.4	20.6	91.2
2007	607	28.0	21.7	96
2008	572	28.0	20.4	95.6
2009	532	28.5	18.7	98.3
2010	549	28.0	19.6	91.1
2011	460	26.0	17.6	94.3
2012	449	23.0	19.5	95.3
2013	434	26.8	16.1	84.1
2014	395	28.6	13.7	88.4
2015	396	23.0	17.2	92.4
2016	372	23.0	16.1	90.9
2017	339	22.0	15.3	94.7
2018	337	20.6	16.3	92.3
2019	315	20.0	15.7	97.5
2020	321	23.0	13.9	93.5
2021	317	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	313	21.0	14.9	89.5
2023	296	24.5	12.0	95.9
2024	257	25.5	10.0	91.8

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 Tanner Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	565	27.0	20.9	n/a
1990	549	24.0	22.8	n/a
1991	536	29.0	18.4	n/a
1992	520	26.0	20.0	n/a
1993	516	25.0	20.6	n/a
1994	501	25.0	20.0	n/a
1995	537	24.0	22.4	n/a
1996	537	24.0	22.4	n/a
1997	572	27.0	21.2	n/a
1998	611	27.0	22.6	n/a
1999	621	29.0	21.4	n/a
2000	668	31.0	21.5	n/a
2001	670	33.0	20.3	n/a
2002	624	27.0	23.1	90.4
2003	624	27.0	23.1	90.4
2004	605	29.2	20.7	93.4
2005	594	28.4	20.9	91.8
2006	606	29.4	20.6	91.2
2007	607	28.0	21.7	96
2008	572	28.0	20.4	95.6
2009	532	28.5	18.7	98.3
2010	549	28.0	19.6	91.1
2011	460	26.0	17.6	94.3
2012	449	23.0	19.5	95.3
2013	434	26.8	16.1	84.1
2014	395	28.6	13.7	88.4
2015	396	23.0	17.2	92.4
2016	372	23.0	16.1	90.9
2017	339	22.0	15.3	94.7
2018	337	20.6	16.3	92.3
2019	315	20.0	15.7	97.5
2020	321	23.0	13.9	93.5
2021	317	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	313	21.0	14.9	89.5
2023	296	24.5	12.0	95.9
2024	257	25.5	10.0	91.8

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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