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

760 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 Elementary School leads the list at 4.0%, against a median of 31.4% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
760
Cook County, Illinois
Best % Proficient
4.0%
Median % Proficient
31.4%
LOWEST PROFICIENCY · COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS
#SchoolCityDistrictLevel% FRLStudents% Proficient
1Herzl Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary97.2%4294.0%
2Plato Learning Academy Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary97.5%1574.4%
3Dett Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary82.5%3266.6%
4Smyth J Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary80.5%3487.3%
5Manierre Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary96.3%2697.3%
6Till Elementary Math & Science AcademyChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary97.0%3708.1%
7Lawndale Elementary Community AcademyChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary80.6%1918.2%
8Beethoven Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary91.3%3338.2%
9Bradwell Comm Arts & Sci Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary86.9%5138.4%
10Depriest Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary76.4%4198.4%
11Brunson Math & Sci Specialty Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary94.0%4528.6%
12Dulles Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary95.7%6518.8%
13Holmes Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary100%1668.8%
14Ward L Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary91.8%2799.0%
15Mollison Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary85.7%2379.0%
16Gale Elementary Community AcademyChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary82.6%3459.0%
17Hefferan Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary89.3%2149.2%
18Penn Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary85.3%2189.3%
19Curtis Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary97.5%3569.4%
20James R Doolittle AcademyChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary84.8%2579.5%
21Lozano Elementary Bilingual & Intl CenterChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary67.6%2569.5%
22Montessori of Englewood Chtr Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary99.1%3499.6%
23Fiske Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary75.1%3739.7%
24King Academy of Social JusticeChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary87.8%2139.7%
25Mays Elementary AcademyChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary67.9%2779.9%
26Burke Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary96.0%32310.0%
27Wentworth Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary97.5%43310.1%
28Leland Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary95.6%34410.4%
29Barack H Obama Learning AcademyMarkham, ILHazel Crest SD 152-5Elementary99.6%46610.4%
30Hendricks Elementary Community AcademyChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary97.2%21710.5%
31Davis N Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary87.6%54010.6%
32Randolph Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary92.1%36710.8%
33Dvorak Technology Academy Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary88.8%27610.9%
34Barton Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary89.5%41110.9%
35Tanner Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary96.7%27211.1%
36Medgar Evers Primary Acadmc CntrFord Heights, ILFord Heights SD 169Elementary95.8%30611.2%
37Mason Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary95.0%24111.3%
38Carver Primary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary99.8%46711.3%
39Tilton Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary83.2%24411.3%
40Cook Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary72.7%32211.5%
41Nicholson Tech Academy Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary92.4%48711.8%
42Stagg Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary70.6%37712.0%
43Lewis Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary97.4%42712.0%
44Nash Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary91.0%25512.0%
45Bond Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary95.7%23312.1%
46Howe Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary82.7%34112.1%
47Caroline Sibley Elementary SchoolCalumet City, ILDolton SD 149Elementary99.8%43412.3%
48Kellman Corporate Community Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary95.2%20912.4%
49Mae Jemison SchoolHazel Crest, ILPrairie-Hills ESD 144Elementary94.8%36812.4%
50Corkery Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary88.9%44212.5%
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