Is Suder Montessori Elementary Magnet School a good school?

Suder Montessori Elementary Magnet School ranks 1322 nd of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Suder Montessori Elementary Magnet School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 459 students attended Suder Montessori Elementary Magnet School.

What is the racial makeup of Suder Montessori Elementary Magnet School?

Students at Suder Montessori Elementary Magnet School are 53% African American, 20% White, 16% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Suder Montessori Elementary Magnet School

Summary:

Suder Montessori Elementary Magnet School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in the Chicago Public Schools District 299, with 444 students located at 2022 W Washington Blvd, Chicago, IL 60612.

Despite being a Montessori magnet school, Suder Montessori has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Illinois elementary schools, with significantly below-average performance on state assessments in both English Language Arts and Mathematics compared to the district and state. The school serves a predominantly low-income, African American student population and has struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, which likely contribute to its academic challenges. Nearby schools like Talcott Elementary, Mitchell Elementary, and Skinner Elementary generally outperform Suder Montessori, though they serve higher-income student populations.

While the Montessori approach at Suder Montessori has not translated into significantly better academic results, the school may be providing more equitable educational opportunities for its African American students and students with disabilities compared to district and state averages. Addressing the high chronic absenteeism rates and improving instructional practices could be key focus areas for the school to improve student learning and achievement.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

2022 W Washington Blvd
Chicago, IL 60612-2429

(773) 534-7685

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

SchoolDigger Rank:
1322^nd of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $21,543

Student/teacher ratio: 16.2

Number of students: 459

Racial breakdown:

African American:

53.2%

White:

19.6%

Hispanic:

16.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 49%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Suder Montessori Elementary Magnet School ranks worse than 64% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 147^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 32.73. (See more...)

Compare Details Suder Montessori Elementary Magnet School ranks worse than 81.7% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 19.08. (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 Student population at Suder Montessori Elementary Magnet School is diverse. Racial makeup is: African American (53.2%), White (19.6%), Hispanic (16.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 49% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Suder Montessori Elementary Magnet School is 16.2. 399 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Suder Montessori Elementary Magnet School employs 28.2 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Suder Montessori Elementary Magnet School is $21,543, which is the 208^th highest among 452 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Suder Montessori Elementary Magnet School:

SchoolDigger ranks Suder Montessori Elementary Magnet School 1322^nd of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Suder Montessori Elementary Magnet School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Suder Montessori Elementary Magnet School 1113^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Suder Montessori Elementary Magnet School 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 Suder Montessori Elementary Magnet School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Suder Montessori Elementary Magnet School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2010	62.63	977^th	2139	54.3%
2011	70.87	706^th	2147	67.1%
2012	74.48	570^th	2166	73.7%
2013	62.97	858^th	2167	60.4%
2014	52.00	1050^th	2093	49.8%
2015	24.48	1578^th	2052	23.1%
2016	27.67	1496^th	2046	26.9%
2017	28.44	1459^th	2044	28.6%
2018	23.32	1573^rd	2037	22.8%
2019	25.13	1580^th	2086	24.3%
2021	27.29	1347^th	1948	30.9%
2022	27.57	1449^th	2082	30.4%
2023	27.98	1447^th	2077	30.3%
2024	32.73	1322^nd	2067	36.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Suder Montessori Elementary Magnet School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	41.65	607^th	1194	49.2%
2023	60.08	343^rd	1156	70.3%
2024	28.60	868^th	1195	27.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Suder Montessori Elementary Magnet School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	26.05	1417^th	1765	19.7%
2019	28.88	1407^th	1816	22.5%
2022	25.84	1396^th	1763	20.8%
2023	31.78	1263^rd	1808	30.1%
2024	26.35	1420^th	1793	20.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Suder Montessori Elementary Magnet School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	29.38	1390^th	1964	29.2%
2019	30.71	1392^nd	2019	31.1%
2022	29.57	1337^th	1970	32.1%
2023	36.86	1160^th	1957	40.7%
2024	35.19	1192^nd	1942	38.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Suder Montessori Elementary Magnet School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	18.02	1705^th	1972	13.5%
2019	24.33	1552^nd	2019	23.1%
2021	29.58	1151^st	1707	32.6%
2022	28.50	1340^th	1977	32.2%
2023	28.05	1373^rd	1984	30.8%
2024	35.64	1172^nd	1959	40.2%

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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Suder Montessori Elementary Magnet School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	33.37	461^st	698	34.0%
2019	33.18	487^th	711	31.5%
2021	36.40	254^th	428	40.7%
2022	39.96	362^nd	684	47.1%
2023	43.17	334^th	692	51.7%
2024	43.20	334^th	655	49.0%

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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 Suder Montessori Elementary Magnet School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2013	68.70	393^rd	1367	71.3%
2014	56.28	582^nd	1322	56.0%
2015	24.42	998^th	1302	23.3%
2016	20.06	1091^st	1294	15.7%
2017	14.28	1167^th	1293	9.7%
2018	19.11	1072^nd	1293	17.1%
2019	24.15	1040^th	1356	23.3%
2021	28.07	867^th	1241	30.1%
2022	14.97	1249^th	1369	8.8%
2023	20.56	1103^rd	1367	19.3%
2024	19.08	1113^th	1363	18.3%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Suder Montessori Elementary Magnet School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	24.40	790^th	792	0.3%
2022	34.17	497^th	781	36.4%
2024	27.82	589^th	802	26.6%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Suder Montessori Elementary Magnet School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	17.64	1054^th	1161	9.2%
2019	18.25	1086^th	1217	10.8%
2022	14.91	1183^rd	1221	3.1%
2023	22.04	1045^th	1234	15.3%
2024	16.86	1112^th	1219	8.8%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Suder Montessori Elementary Magnet School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	17.45	1046^th	1226	14.7%
2019	26.64	961^st	1276	24.7%
2023	33.93	800^th	1275	37.3%
2024	23.25	966^th	1251	22.8%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Suder Montessori Elementary Magnet School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	24.11	985^th	1296	24.0%
2022	15.66	1166^th	1286	9.3%
2023	19.07	1086^th	1292	15.9%
2024	19.69	1039^th	1264	17.8%

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Rank History for middle school African American students at Suder Montessori Elementary Magnet School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	34.34	340^th	511	33.5%
2019	39.57	318^th	565	43.7%
2022	25.33	506^th	573	11.7%
2023	25.32	484^th	569	14.9%
2024	20.30	506^th	548	7.7%

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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 Suder Montessori Elementary Magnet School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2006	6	54	1	11	0	n/a	n/a	0	72
2007	12	91	3	28	0	n/a	n/a	2	136
2008	26	107	8	29	2	n/a	n/a	15	187
2009	28	127	11	40	0	n/a	n/a	0	206
2010	39	153	11	50	0	n/a	n/a	0	253
2011	43	174	14	62	0	0	10	0	303
2012	53	185	15	70	0	0	13	0	336
2013	66	219	19	61	1	0	16	0	382
2014	67	252	19	60	1	0	15	0	414
2015	60	263	24	51	1	0	12	0	411
2016	63	252	26	55	1	2	11	0	410
2017	67	248	21	52	2	2	13	0	405
2018	75	232	18	69	3	2	15	0	414
2019	60	214	16	73	1	2	14	0	380
2020	50	191	15	59	1	3	16	0	335
2021	78	228	16	82	1	3	27	0	435
2022	93	218	13	73	1	5	27	0	430
2023	84	226	16	89	1	4	24	0	444
2024	90	244	16	75	0	4	29	1	459

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 Suder Montessori Elementary Magnet School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2006	72	n/a	n/a	n/a
2007	136	n/a	n/a	n/a
2008	187	n/a	n/a	n/a
2009	206	11.0	18.7	49.5
2010	253	13.0	19.4	63.2
2011	303	16.0	18.9	54.1
2012	336	17.0	19.7	53.3
2013	382	20.7	18.4	48.7
2014	414	23.0	18.0	49.8
2015	411	24.0	17.1	64.2
2016	410	21.0	19.5	57.8
2017	405	20.5	19.7	53.1
2018	414	23.4	17.6	55.1
2019	380	27.5	13.8	50.5
2020	335	24.0	13.9	54
2021	435	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	430	27.0	15.9	47.2
2023	444	27.5	16.1	43
2024	459	28.2	16.2	49

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 Suder Montessori Elementary Magnet School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2006	72	n/a	n/a	n/a
2007	136	n/a	n/a	n/a
2008	187	n/a	n/a	n/a
2009	206	11.0	18.7	49.5
2010	253	13.0	19.4	63.2
2011	303	16.0	18.9	54.1
2012	336	17.0	19.7	53.3
2013	382	20.7	18.4	48.7
2014	414	23.0	18.0	49.8
2015	411	24.0	17.1	64.2
2016	410	21.0	19.5	57.8
2017	405	20.5	19.7	53.1
2018	414	23.4	17.6	55.1
2019	380	27.5	13.8	50.5
2020	335	24.0	13.9	54
2021	435	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	430	27.0	15.9	47.2
2023	444	27.5	16.1	43
2024	459	28.2	16.2	49

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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