Is Daley Elementary Academy a good school?

Daley Elementary Academy ranks in the bottom 6.4% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Daley Elementary Academy?

In the 2023-24 school year, 502 students attended Daley Elementary Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Daley Elementary Academy?

Students at Daley Elementary Academy are 88% Hispanic, 11% African American.

What schools do graduates of Daley Elementary Academy attend?

Students who attend Daley Elementary Academy usually go on to attend: High : Richards Career Academy High School

Daley Elementary Academy

Summary:

Daley Elementary Academy is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, with 485 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.

Daley Elementary Academy faces significant challenges, including very high chronic absenteeism rates (ranging from 29% to 45.5% over the past 5 years), extremely low test scores (in 2023-2024, only 11.4% of students were proficient or better in ELA and 4.1% were proficient or better in Math), and poor performance across all subgroups, including Hispanic students, English Language Learners, Special Education students, and Low Socioeconomic Status students. Despite spending $16,588 per student, which is higher than the district average, the school's performance does not seem to improve. Interestingly, nearby schools like Lara Elementary Academy, Seward Elementary Communication Arts Ac, and CICS - Basil Campus all perform significantly better than Daley Elementary Academy on key metrics, suggesting that the challenges faced by Daley Elementary Academy are not solely due to the broader district or community factors.

The persistent low performance of Daley Elementary Academy, even compared to nearby schools in the same Chicago Public Schools District 299, indicates a need for a comprehensive and sustained approach to address the underlying issues and improve student outcomes. Factors such as the high rates of poverty and chronic absenteeism may be contributing to the school's poor academic performance, and targeted interventions and support for specific student populations could be crucial for improving student success.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

5024 S Wolcott Ave
Chicago, IL 60609-4856

(773) 535-9091

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

SchoolDigger Rank:
1935^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $18,041

Students who attend Daley Elementary Academy usually attend:

High:

Richards Career Academy High School

Student/teacher ratio: 15.5

Number of students: 502

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

87.8%

African American:

11.2%

White:

0.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 98%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Daley Elementary Academy ranks worse than 93.6% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 379^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 13.24. (See more...)

Compare Details Daley Elementary Academy ranks worse than 87.7% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 16.26. (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: Hispanic (87.8%), African American (11.2%), White (0.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 98% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Daley Elementary Academy is 15.5. 379 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Daley Elementary Academy employs 32.2 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Daley Elementary Academy is $18,041. 362 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Daley Elementary Academy:

SchoolDigger ranks Daley Elementary Academy 1935^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Daley Elementary Academy in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Male students:

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SchoolDigger ranks Daley Elementary Academy 1195^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Daley Elementary Academy in the ranking list.)

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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 Daley Elementary Academy

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Daley Elementary Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	1.68	1987^th	2020	1.6%
2004	8.36	1853^rd	2030	8.7%
2005	4.48	1893^rd	2022	6.4%
2006	11.22	1896^th	2086	9.1%
2007	13.65	1879^th	2095	10.3%
2008	4.56	2013^th	2092	3.8%
2009	3.33	2071^st	2120	2.3%
2010	6.88	2024^th	2139	5.4%
2011	18.45	1861^st	2147	13.3%
2012	8.74	2048^th	2166	5.4%
2013	9.46	2034^th	2167	6.1%
2014	16.82	1819^th	2093	13.1%
2015	18.66	1747^th	2052	14.9%
2016	14.27	1849^th	2046	9.6%
2017	13.03	1871^st	2044	8.5%
2018	11.15	1941^st	2037	4.7%
2019	11.64	1972^nd	2086	5.5%
2021	14.26	1796^th	1948	7.8%
2022	13.84	1917^th	2082	7.9%
2023	11.10	1998^th	2077	3.8%
2024	13.24	1935^th	2067	6.4%

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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Daley Elementary Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	26.07	639^th	718	11.0%
2019	28.94	633^rd	743	14.8%
2021	33.51	397^th	537	26.1%
2022	28.20	656^th	768	14.6%
2023	26.49	697^th	788	11.5%
2024	29.89	646^th	826	21.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Daley Elementary Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	38.27	409^th	763	46.4%
2019	20.15	1131^st	1194	5.3%
2022	34.89	660^th	1113	40.7%
2023	18.08	1102^nd	1156	4.7%
2024	19.86	1075^th	1195	10.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Daley Elementary Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	17.48	1642^nd	1765	7.0%
2019	18.82	1663^rd	1816	8.4%
2021	22.70	1315^th	1514	13.1%
2022	20.90	1550^th	1763	12.1%
2023	16.08	1720^th	1808	4.9%
2024	19.27	1625^th	1793	9.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Daley Elementary Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	9.05	1914^th	1964	2.5%
2019	8.65	1980^th	2019	1.9%
2021	13.21	1573^rd	1680	6.4%
2022	13.11	1850^th	1970	6.1%
2023	12.49	1852^nd	1957	5.4%
2024	13.28	1826^th	1942	6.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at Daley Elementary Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	24.40	743^rd	886	16.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Daley Elementary Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	15.61	1768^th	1972	10.3%
2019	17.36	1754^th	2019	13.1%
2021	14.20	1596^th	1707	6.5%
2022	15.59	1776^th	1977	10.2%
2023	10.54	1941^st	1984	2.2%
2024	14.76	1768^th	1959	9.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Daley Elementary Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	15.46	897^th	938	4.4%
2019	16.82	908^th	955	4.9%
2021	21.09	694^th	742	6.5%
2022	17.60	902^nd	954	5.5%
2023	13.98	954^th	970	1.6%
2024	17.55	898^th	959	6.4%

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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 Daley Elementary Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	5.16	1132^nd	1185	4.5%
2004	6.14	1127^th	1204	6.4%
2005	2.11	1196^th	1209	1.1%
2006	5.00	1210^th	1272	4.9%
2007	7.01	1206^th	1287	6.3%
2008	6.27	1219^th	1293	5.7%
2009	18.70	1110^th	1318	15.8%
2010	26.17	1060^th	1327	20.1%
2011	25.22	1106^th	1344	17.7%
2012	25.47	1107^th	1365	18.9%
2013	25.97	1068^th	1367	21.9%
2014	28.55	998^th	1322	24.5%
2015	22.94	1023^rd	1302	21.4%
2016	31.92	868^th	1294	32.9%
2017	29.03	921^st	1293	28.8%
2018	24.28	981^st	1293	24.1%
2019	15.67	1180^th	1356	13.0%
2021	11.31	1213^th	1241	2.3%
2022	16.32	1201^st	1369	12.3%
2023	9.09	1354^th	1367	1.0%
2024	16.26	1195^th	1363	12.3%

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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Daley Elementary Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	47.11	105^th	285	63.2%
2019	43.65	162^nd	339	52.2%
2021	30.73	242^nd	277	12.6%
2022	34.11	339^th	454	25.3%
2023	24.69	451^st	480	6.0%
2024	37.03	310^th	486	36.2%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Daley Elementary Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	35.46	354^th	602	41.2%
2019	24.93	680^th	792	14.1%
2022	37.01	442^nd	781	43.4%
2023	19.05	777^th	805	3.5%
2024	31.45	518^th	802	35.4%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Daley Elementary Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	36.67	742^nd	1161	36.1%
2019	23.02	1010^th	1217	17.0%
2021	15.54	985^th	1019	3.3%
2022	23.91	1015^th	1221	16.9%
2023	11.22	1223^rd	1234	0.9%
2024	23.38	992^nd	1219	18.6%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Daley Elementary Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	22.46	972^nd	1226	20.7%
2019	11.15	1203^rd	1276	5.7%
2021	10.11	990^th	1017	2.7%
2022	14.03	1184^th	1286	7.9%
2023	9.03	1257^th	1275	1.4%
2024	16.21	1099^th	1251	12.2%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Daley Elementary Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	25.73	908^th	1223	25.8%
2019	22.60	1019^th	1296	21.4%
2021	10.46	1038^th	1048	1.0%
2022	20.69	1027^th	1286	20.1%
2023	10.25	1273^rd	1292	1.5%
2024	17.40	1091^st	1264	13.7%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Daley Elementary Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	29.14	449^th	590	23.9%
2019	16.76	593^rd	639	7.2%
2021	11.76	514^th	517	0.6%
2022	18.80	613^th	662	7.4%
2023	8.95	660^th	661	0.2%
2024	20.95	548^th	643	14.8%

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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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Enrollment information for Daley Elementary Academy

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	11	48	n/a	237	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	296
1990	14	84	1	224	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	323
1991	10	84	1	206	0	n/a	n/a	0	301
1992	15	83	1	229	1	n/a	n/a	0	329
1993	14	81	0	207	0	n/a	n/a	0	302
1994	2	69	6	190	0	n/a	n/a	0	267
1995	12	241	0	265	0	n/a	n/a	0	518
1996	12	241	0	265	0	n/a	n/a	0	518
1997	10	215	1	217	1	n/a	n/a	0	444
1998	24	225	2	495	1	n/a	n/a	0	747
1999	13	264	1	534	0	n/a	n/a	0	812
2000	12	268	0	574	0	n/a	n/a	0	854
2001	16	228	1	584	9	n/a	n/a	0	838
2002	13	210	1	655	1	n/a	n/a	0	880
2003	13	210	1	655	1	n/a	n/a	0	880
2004	3	233	0	671	0	n/a	n/a	0	907
2005	2	211	24	715	0	n/a	n/a	0	952
2006	8	216	0	711	0	n/a	n/a	17	952
2007	3	203	0	725	0	n/a	n/a	15	946
2008	3	176	2	702	1	n/a	n/a	17	901
2009	5	151	1	750	0	n/a	n/a	1	908
2010	2	133	0	711	0	n/a	n/a	0	846
2011	4	124	0	689	0	0	2	0	819
2012	4	115	0	670	0	0	0	0	789
2013	4	101	0	634	0	0	0	0	739
2014	1	79	0	617	1	0	1	0	699
2015	1	53	0	564	1	0	0	0	619
2016	3	45	0	553	0	0	0	0	601
2017	3	56	0	546	1	0	1	0	607
2018	2	52	0	544	0	0	0	0	598
2019	2	52	0	507	0	0	1	0	562
2020	3	45	0	510	1	0	0	0	559
2021	1	51	0	496	1	0	0	0	549
2022	1	44	0	466	3	0	2	0	516
2023	4	44	0	436	1	0	0	0	485
2024	4	56	0	441	1	0	0	0	502

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 Daley Elementary Academy

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	296	10.0	29.6	n/a
1990	323	12.0	26.9	n/a
1991	301	17.0	17.7	n/a
1992	329	17.0	19.3	n/a
1993	302	26.0	11.6	n/a
1994	267	25.0	10.7	n/a
1995	518	31.0	16.7	n/a
1996	518	31.0	16.7	n/a
1997	444	29.0	15.3	n/a
1998	747	40.0	18.7	n/a
1999	812	43.0	18.9	n/a
2000	854	42.0	20.3	n/a
2001	838	44.4	18.9	n/a
2002	880	45.0	19.6	94.5
2003	880	45.0	19.6	94.5
2004	907	40.9	22.2	99.7
2005	952	46.4	20.5	99.1
2006	952	52.4	18.2	101.5
2007	946	40.0	23.7	101.3
2008	901	41.0	22.0	98.1
2009	908	39.0	23.3	97.5
2010	846	39.0	21.6	99.6
2011	819	37.0	22.1	99.6
2012	789	36.0	21.9	99.6
2013	739	49.3	14.9	98.4
2014	699	37.5	18.6	99.3
2015	619	32.0	19.3	99.2
2016	601	28.0	21.4	100
2017	607	26.5	22.9	99.5
2018	598	27.0	22.1	99.5
2019	562	36.5	15.3	99.6
2020	559	34.5	16.2	100
2021	549	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	516	34.5	14.9	99.8
2023	485	31.0	15.6	99.4
2024	502	32.2	15.5	98

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 Daley Elementary Academy

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	296	10.0	29.6	n/a
1990	323	12.0	26.9	n/a
1991	301	17.0	17.7	n/a
1992	329	17.0	19.3	n/a
1993	302	26.0	11.6	n/a
1994	267	25.0	10.7	n/a
1995	518	31.0	16.7	n/a
1996	518	31.0	16.7	n/a
1997	444	29.0	15.3	n/a
1998	747	40.0	18.7	n/a
1999	812	43.0	18.9	n/a
2000	854	42.0	20.3	n/a
2001	838	44.4	18.9	n/a
2002	880	45.0	19.6	94.5
2003	880	45.0	19.6	94.5
2004	907	40.9	22.2	99.7
2005	952	46.4	20.5	99.1
2006	952	52.4	18.2	101.5
2007	946	40.0	23.7	101.3
2008	901	41.0	22.0	98.1
2009	908	39.0	23.3	97.5
2010	846	39.0	21.6	99.6
2011	819	37.0	22.1	99.6
2012	789	36.0	21.9	99.6
2013	739	49.3	14.9	98.4
2014	699	37.5	18.6	99.3
2015	619	32.0	19.3	99.2
2016	601	28.0	21.4	100
2017	607	26.5	22.9	99.5
2018	598	27.0	22.1	99.5
2019	562	36.5	15.3	99.6
2020	559	34.5	16.2	100
2021	549	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	516	34.5	14.9	99.8
2023	485	31.0	15.6	99.4
2024	502	32.2	15.5	98

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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