Ebinger Elem School, Chicago IL - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Ebinger Elem School

Ebinger Elementary School is a full-enrollment K-8 school on the northwest side of Chicago, a regular public school within Chicago Public Schools District 299. The school serves a student body of roughly seven hundred students across nine grades, with enrollment relatively stable across grade bands from early elementary through grade eight.

The student population is predominantly white, with meaningful Asian and Hispanic representation and smaller numbers of Black and multiracial students. Data on free or reduced price lunch eligibility and on special populations such as English learners was not available. The school does not report enrollment by language background, so it is unclear how many students are learning English as an additional language or what academic support structures exist for those students.

In mathematics, Ebinger's performance shows a pattern that parents may want to understand: proficiency rates are strongest in the early elementary grades, hovering around or above the midpoint, but dip notably in grades six and seven before recovering slightly in grade eight. In grade four, for example, roughly seven in ten students achieved proficiency, while in grade six that fell to just over half. English language arts results are more consistently strong, particularly in grades five and eight where proficiency exceeds seventy-five percent, though earlier grades are more mixed. In science, which is tested in grades five and eight, results sit in the mid-range: grade five at about fifty-seven percent and grade eight at roughly sixty-nine percent. Across all subjects and grades, participation rates are very high, consistently in the high nineties, indicating strong test attendance.

Comparing Ebinger's overall proficiency across all tested subjects and grades, the school sits in the top quartile among the county's districts. This is a genuine strength and worth noting. The data does not, however, reveal whether proficiency is distributed evenly across student groups or whether gaps exist between subgroups, since disaggregated results were not provided.

The school serves a stable Chicago neighborhood on the northwest side in an area where housing is moderately valued and rents are moderate relative to the region. Chicago itself remains a large, walkable city with significant public transit, dense neighborhood commercial corridors, and a strong park system. The city has resumed population growth after a long decline and is approving new housing units at elevated rates, though that activity has concentrated in downtown and the North Lakefront rather than in northwest neighborhoods.

The district context matters. Chicago Public Schools has recently shifted its strategic emphasis toward neighborhood schools and away from the school-choice model. The district replaced its numeric school ratings with new dashboard-based accountability measures in late 2024 and has rolled out a districtwide curriculum, Skyline, available to all schools. The Board of Education is in transition from mayoral appointment to full election, completing that shift in November 2026. For families in the attendance zone, Ebinger is their local public school; for those considering the district more broadly, the shift toward neighborhood school investment is a relevant current direction.

Specific data on graduation rates, chronic absenteeism, discipline, staffing levels, and course offerings were not available. The school's website and other public resources were not consulted for this profile, so information on specific programs, school culture, parent involvement structures, and student support services is not included here. A parent evaluating this school would benefit from a visit, conversations with current families, and review of the school's own website and published materials.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 365%

School 65% · District 38% · ▲ 27 pts above district

▲ 19 pts above state median · ▲ 25 pts above county median

Grade 471%

School 71% · District 29% · ▲ 42 pts above district

▲ 34 pts above state median · ▲ 42 pts above county median

Grade 562%

School 62% · District 24% · ▲ 38 pts above district

▲ 32 pts above state median · ▲ 40 pts above county median

Grade 651%

School 51% · District 23% · ▲ 28 pts above district

▲ 27 pts above state median · ▲ 34 pts above county median

Grade 744%

School 44% · District 27% · ▲ 17 pts above district

▲ 16 pts above state median · ▲ 23 pts above county median

Grade 857%

School 57% · District 23% · ▲ 34 pts above district

▲ 35 pts above state median · ▲ 40 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 355%

School 55% · District 36% · ▲ 19 pts above district

▲ 11 pts above state median · ▲ 18 pts above county median

Grade 470%

School 70% · District 39% · ▲ 31 pts above district

▲ 22 pts above state median · ▲ 30 pts above county median

Grade 579%

School 79% · District 43% · ▲ 36 pts above district

▲ 26 pts above state median · ▲ 33 pts above county median

Grade 667%

School 67% · District 45% · ▲ 22 pts above district

▲ 17 pts above state median · ▲ 25 pts above county median

Grade 767%

School 67% · District 46% · ▲ 21 pts above district

▲ 15 pts above state median · ▲ 22 pts above county median

Grade 880%

School 80% · District 48% · ▲ 32 pts above district

▲ 27 pts above state median · ▲ 34 pts above county median

Science

Grade 557%

School 57% · District 29% · ▲ 28 pts above district

▲ 21 pts above state median · ▲ 30 pts above county median

Grade 869%

School 69% · District 31% · ▲ 38 pts above district

▲ 29 pts above state median · ▲ 42 pts above county median

This schoolChicago Public Schools Dist 299, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.