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The lowest-performing public elementary schools by test proficiency in Cook County, Illinois

765 public elementary schools in Cook County, Illinois appear in this ranking of the lowest-performing public elementary schools by test proficiency, ranked by the lowest composite state-assessment proficiency. Herzl Elem School leads the list at 4.0%, against a median of 31.2% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
765
Cook County, Illinois
Best % Proficient
4.0%
Median % Proficient
31.2%
LOWEST PROFICIENCY · COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS
#SchoolCityDistrictLevel% FRLStudents% Proficient
1Herzl Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary97.2%4294.0%
2Plato Learning Acad Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary97.5%1574.4%
3Dett Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary82.5%3266.6%
4Smyth J Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary80.5%3487.3%
5Manierre Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary96.3%2697.3%
6Till Elem Math & Science AcademyChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary97.0%3708.1%
7Lawndale Elem Community AcademyChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary80.6%1918.2%
8Beethoven Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary91.3%3338.2%
9Bradwell Comm Arts & Sci Elem SchChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary86.9%5138.4%
10Depriest Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary76.4%4198.4%
11Brunson Math & Sci Specialty ElemChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary94.0%4528.6%
12Dulles Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary95.7%6518.8%
13Holmes Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary100%1668.8%
14Ward L Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary91.8%2799.0%
15Mollison Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary85.7%2379.0%
16Gale Elem Community AcademyChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary82.6%3459.0%
17Hefferan Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary89.3%2149.2%
18Penn Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary85.3%2189.3%
19Curtis Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary97.5%3569.4%
20James R Doolittle AcademyChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary84.8%2579.5%
21Lozano Elem Bilingual & Intl CtrChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary67.6%2569.5%
22Montessori of Englewood Chtr ESChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary99.1%3499.6%
23Fiske Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary75.1%3739.7%
24King Academy of Social JusticeChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary87.8%2139.7%
25Mays Elem AcademyChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary67.9%2779.9%
26Burke Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary96.0%32310.0%
27Wentworth Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary97.5%43310.1%
28Leland Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary95.6%34410.4%
29Barack H Obama Learning AcademyMarkham, ILHazel Crest SD 152-5Elementary99.6%46610.4%
30Hendricks Elem Community AcademyChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary97.2%21710.5%
31Davis N Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary87.6%54010.6%
32Randolph Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary92.1%36710.8%
33Dvorak Technology Acad Elem SchChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary88.8%27610.9%
34Barton Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary89.5%41110.9%
35Tanner Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary96.7%27211.1%
36Medgar Evers Primary Acadmc CntrFord Heights, ILFord Heights SD 169Elementary95.8%30611.2%
37Mason Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary95.0%24111.3%
38Carver Primary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary99.8%46711.3%
39Tilton Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary83.2%24411.3%
40Cook Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary72.7%32211.5%
41Nicholson Tech Acad Elem SchChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary92.4%48711.8%
42Stagg Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary70.6%37712.0%
43Lewis Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary97.4%42712.0%
44Nash Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary91.0%25512.0%
45Bond Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary95.7%23312.1%
46Howe Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary82.7%34112.1%
47Caroline Sibley Elem SchoolCalumet City, ILDolton SD 149Elementary99.8%43412.3%
48Kellman Corporate Community ElemChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary95.2%20912.4%
49Mae Jemison SchoolHazel Crest, ILPrairie-Hills ESD 144Elementary94.8%36812.4%
50Corkery Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary88.9%44212.5%
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