Is Stagg Elementary School a good school?

Stagg Elementary School ranks in the bottom 4.1% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Stagg Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 389 students attended Stagg Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Stagg Elementary School?

Students at Stagg Elementary School are 90% African American, 8% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Stagg Elementary School attend?

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

Stagg Elementary School

Summary:

Stagg Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in the Chicago Public Schools District 299, with 379 students located in the Englewood neighborhood of Chicago. Despite its higher-than-average spending per student, Stagg Elementary has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in Illinois, with a statewide rank between 1863 and 2079 out of over 2,000 schools over the past 10 years.

Stagg Elementary faces significant challenges, including extremely high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 29.1% to 46.9% over the past 5 years, significantly lower test scores than the district and state averages, with only 7.8% of students proficient or better in ELA and 0-8.3% proficient or better in Math, and a student population that is 86.28% from low-socioeconomic status backgrounds. Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as King Academy of Social Justice, Wentworth Elementary, and Harvard Elementary, also perform poorly on state assessments and have high rates of chronic absenteeism and low-income students, suggesting that the challenges faced by Stagg Elementary are not unique and are likely systemic issues within the Chicago Public Schools District 299.

Despite the higher spending per student at Stagg Elementary, this does not seem to translate to improved student outcomes, indicating that simply increasing funding may not be enough and that a more holistic approach to addressing the school's challenges is needed. Stagg Elementary's persistent low rankings and lack of improvement over time suggest a need for comprehensive and sustained interventions to address the underlying issues, particularly the disproportionate impact on subgroups such as African American students and low-socioeconomic status students.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

7424 S Morgan St
Chicago, IL 60621-1047

(773) 535-3565

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

SchoolDigger Rank:
1983^rd of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $20,262

Students who attend Stagg Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Hirsch Metropolitan High School

Student/teacher ratio: 14.1

Number of students: 389

Racial breakdown:

African American:

90.2%

Hispanic:

8.5%

Asian:

0.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 77.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Stagg Elementary School ranks worse than 95.9% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 403^rd among 452 ranked elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 11.78. (See more...)

Compare Details Stagg Elementary School ranks worse than 97.9% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 9.85. (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 (90.2%), Hispanic (8.5%), Asian (0.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 77.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Stagg Elementary School is 14.1. 283 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Stagg Elementary School employs 27.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Stagg Elementary School is $20,262. 254 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Stagg Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Stagg Elementary School 1983^rd of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Stagg Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

Female students:

Male students:

African American students:

SchoolDigger ranks Stagg Elementary School 1334^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Stagg Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

Female students:

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 Stagg Elementary School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Stagg Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	5.47	1872^nd	2020	7.3%
2004	7.70	1861^st	2030	8.3%
2005	2.49	1936^th	2022	4.3%
2006	4.18	1992^nd	2086	4.5%
2007	4.40	1998^th	2095	4.6%
2008	3.48	2035^th	2092	2.7%
2009	4.46	2057^th	2120	3.0%
2010	1.11	2131^st	2139	0.4%
2011	4.31	2098^th	2147	2.3%
2012	2.24	2141^st	2166	1.2%
2013	6.11	2103^rd	2167	3.0%
2014	3.53	2070^th	2093	1.1%
2015	14.25	1863^rd	2052	9.2%
2016	8.06	2021^st	2046	1.2%
2017	9.78	1973^rd	2044	3.5%
2018	8.12	2012^th	2037	1.2%
2019	10.91	1990^th	2086	4.6%
2021	11.78	1916^th	1948	1.6%
2022	9.55	2079^th	2082	0.1%
2023	10.26	2037^th	2077	1.9%
2024	11.78	1983^rd	2067	4.1%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	12.19	1731^st	1765	1.9%
2019	16.17	1708^th	1816	5.9%
2021	16.75	1475^th	1514	2.6%
2022	12.60	1759^th	1763	0.2%
2023	14.84	1747^th	1808	3.4%
2024	14.42	1744^th	1793	2.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Stagg Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	8.64	1925^th	1964	2.0%
2019	11.98	1897^th	2019	6.0%
2021	7.75	1680^th	1680	0.0%
2022	9.96	1958^th	1970	0.6%
2023	11.19	1896^th	1957	3.1%
2024	12.17	1860^th	1942	4.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Stagg Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	9.18	1948^th	1972	1.2%
2019	11.83	1911^th	2019	5.3%
2021	10.71	1702^nd	1707	0.3%
2022	10.21	1970^th	1977	0.4%
2023	10.61	1939^th	1984	2.3%
2024	12.42	1866^th	1959	4.7%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	22.42	635^th	698	9.0%
2019	30.53	525^th	711	26.2%
2021	27.25	370^th	428	13.6%
2022	21.53	670^th	684	2.0%
2023	24.64	601^st	692	13.2%
2024	27.98	518^th	655	20.9%

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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 Stagg Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	3.44	1163^rd	1185	1.9%
2004	6.73	1112^th	1204	7.6%
2005	4.43	1142^nd	1209	5.5%
2006	6.22	1189^th	1272	6.5%
2007	7.72	1194^th	1287	7.2%
2008	6.33	1218^th	1293	5.8%
2009	9.93	1212^th	1318	8.0%
2010	8.48	1239^th	1327	6.6%
2011	4.01	1309^th	1344	2.6%
2012	6.12	1312^th	1365	3.9%
2013	4.78	1335^th	1367	2.3%
2014	6.94	1270^th	1322	3.9%
2015	22.46	1033^rd	1302	20.7%
2016	7.89	1278^th	1294	1.2%
2017	10.00	1246^th	1293	3.6%
2018	7.81	1285^th	1293	0.6%
2019	9.25	1319^th	1356	2.7%
2021	10.98	1216^th	1241	2.0%
2022	10.74	1353^rd	1369	1.2%
2023	10.11	1336^th	1367	2.3%
2024	9.85	1334^th	1363	2.1%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	24.58	756^th	792	4.5%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	8.22	1158^th	1161	0.3%
2019	12.27	1171^st	1217	3.8%
2021	15.12	988^th	1019	3.0%
2022	13.77	1201^st	1221	1.6%
2023	12.87	1202^nd	1234	2.6%
2024	12.37	1195^th	1219	2.0%

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Rank History for middle school Homeless students at Stagg Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	26.07	31^st	34	8.8%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Stagg Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	6.63	1218^th	1226	0.7%
2019	10.19	1215^th	1276	4.8%
2022	10.75	1257^th	1286	2.3%
2023	9.32	1250^th	1275	2.0%
2024	9.06	1233^rd	1251	1.4%

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Rank History for middle school Disabled students at Stagg Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	34.99	413^th	674	38.7%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Stagg Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	10.65	1200^th	1223	1.9%
2019	9.83	1274^th	1296	1.7%
2022	12.02	1248^th	1286	3.0%
2023	13.39	1206^th	1292	6.7%
2024	12.35	1208^th	1264	4.4%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	17.46	503^rd	511	1.6%
2019	22.87	505^th	565	10.6%
2021	24.97	347^th	385	9.9%
2022	22.82	531^st	573	7.3%
2023	22.68	513^th	569	9.8%
2024	19.16	520^th	548	5.1%

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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 Stagg 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	837	n/a	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	838
1990	n/a	830	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	830
1991	0	855	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	855
1992	0	878	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	878
1993	0	820	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	820
1994	0	764	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	764
1995	0	697	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	697
1996	0	697	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	697
1997	0	646	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	646
1998	0	660	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	660
1999	0	718	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	718
2000	0	772	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	773
2001	0	774	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	774
2002	0	736	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	736
2003	0	736	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	736
2004	0	694	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	695
2005	0	658	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	659
2006	0	625	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	627
2007	1	552	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	555
2008	0	544	0	3	0	n/a	n/a	4	551
2009	1	618	0	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	625
2010	1	555	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	558
2011	0	571	0	4	1	0	0	0	576
2012	0	530	0	5	1	0	1	0	537
2013	0	519	1	5	1	0	2	0	528
2014	1	578	2	5	0	0	1	0	587
2015	0	540	2	3	0	0	2	0	547
2016	0	485	2	8	0	0	1	0	496
2017	0	424	1	13	0	0	1	0	439
2018	0	399	1	9	0	0	1	0	410
2019	0	377	1	15	0	0	1	0	394
2020	0	376	1	20	0	0	0	0	397
2021	0	379	1	23	1	0	0	0	404
2022	1	347	4	25	1	0	1	0	379
2023	0	353	3	21	1	0	1	0	379
2024	0	351	3	33	1	0	1	0	389

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

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Stagg Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	838	41.0	20.4	n/a
1990	830	40.0	20.7	n/a
1991	855	46.0	18.5	n/a
1992	878	48.0	18.2	n/a
1993	820	43.0	19.1	n/a
1994	764	40.0	19.1	n/a
1995	697	36.0	19.4	n/a
1996	697	36.0	19.4	n/a
1997	646	36.0	17.9	n/a
1998	660	34.0	19.4	n/a
1999	718	32.2	22.3	n/a
2000	773	31.2	24.8	n/a
2001	774	31.2	24.8	n/a
2002	736	31.0	23.7	96.1
2003	736	31.0	23.7	96.1
2004	695	29.4	23.6	96.4
2005	659	30.6	21.5	83
2006	627	32.6	19.2	99.5
2007	555	21.0	26.4	96.4
2008	551	26.0	21.2	100.2
2009	625	30.5	20.5	98.4
2010	558	30.0	18.6	99.5
2011	576	26.0	22.1	97.4
2012	537	26.0	20.6	95.9
2013	528	6.0	86.6	98.5
2014	587	34.0	17.2	97.6
2015	547	29.0	18.8	98.4
2016	496	26.0	19.0	98.6
2017	439	22.0	19.9	95
2018	410	21.2	19.3	90.5
2019	394	23.0	17.1	89.1
2020	397	21.0	18.9	98.5
2021	404	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	379	28.0	13.5	97.1
2023	379	23.0	16.4	86.3
2024	389	27.5	14.1	77.9

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 Stagg Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	838	41.0	20.4	n/a
1990	830	40.0	20.7	n/a
1991	855	46.0	18.5	n/a
1992	878	48.0	18.2	n/a
1993	820	43.0	19.1	n/a
1994	764	40.0	19.1	n/a
1995	697	36.0	19.4	n/a
1996	697	36.0	19.4	n/a
1997	646	36.0	17.9	n/a
1998	660	34.0	19.4	n/a
1999	718	32.2	22.3	n/a
2000	773	31.2	24.8	n/a
2001	774	31.2	24.8	n/a
2002	736	31.0	23.7	96.1
2003	736	31.0	23.7	96.1
2004	695	29.4	23.6	96.4
2005	659	30.6	21.5	83
2006	627	32.6	19.2	99.5
2007	555	21.0	26.4	96.4
2008	551	26.0	21.2	100.2
2009	625	30.5	20.5	98.4
2010	558	30.0	18.6	99.5
2011	576	26.0	22.1	97.4
2012	537	26.0	20.6	95.9
2013	528	6.0	86.6	98.5
2014	587	34.0	17.2	97.6
2015	547	29.0	18.8	98.4
2016	496	26.0	19.0	98.6
2017	439	22.0	19.9	95
2018	410	21.2	19.3	90.5
2019	394	23.0	17.1	89.1
2020	397	21.0	18.9	98.5
2021	404	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	379	28.0	13.5	97.1
2023	379	23.0	16.4	86.3
2024	389	27.5	14.1	77.9

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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