Lovett Elem School, Chicago IL - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Lovett Elem School

Lovett Elementary serves prekindergarten through eighth grade in Chicago's Austin neighborhood, on Bloomingdale Avenue on the city's West Side. It is a traditional public school with an enrollment that falls in the small-to-moderate range for its grade band, combining early childhood, elementary, and middle grades in one building.

The student body is predominantly Black, with a substantial Hispanic population and a very small number of white, Asian, and multiracial students. The school draws from a neighborhood-based catchment. Free and reduced price lunch eligibility data was not available, though Austin is a community with limited household wealth.

On state assessments in English language arts, Lovett shows modest proficiency. Third and fourth graders sit near or slightly below the midpoint; fifth and sixth graders perform somewhat better, hovering around or above the midpoint; seventh graders dip below; and eighth graders recover to near the midpoint. These are not strong results but neither are they the lowest on record. Science proficiency is considerably weaker. Fifth graders show very low science performance; eighth graders improve but remain below the midpoint. Mathematics tells a more concerning story. Results decline sharply as students move up the grades. Third and fourth graders show low proficiency; fifth graders drop significantly lower; sixth graders hold roughly steady at that low level; seventh graders fall to near zero; and eighth graders rise slightly but remain well below the midpoint. The seventh-grade math result in particular signals that something has shifted at that level.

Looking across all tested grades and subjects, Lovett's overall proficiency rate sits below the midpoint for Cook County district schools. This position reflects genuine academic challenges and suggests families should expect that this is not a school with high baseline achievement or strong momentum. A parent may want to look into this further with the school, particularly around what support systems exist for students moving into middle grades, what instructional approaches are being used in math at the seventh-grade level, and what turnaround or improvement efforts are underway.

State testing data was the primary academic window available. No graduation rate is reported because the school does not serve high school grades. Attendance, discipline, staffing details, and course-catalog information were not provided in available data.

Chicago Public Schools has undergone major governance and policy changes in the past two years. The school board transitioned from a fully mayor-appointed body to a hybrid of 10 elected and 11 appointed members in late 2024; a fully elected 21-member board will take office after elections in November 2026. This gives families a direct voice in district leadership for the first time in decades. The district also released new school accountability dashboards in late 2024, moving away from single numeric ratings to holistic profiles that encompass instruction, school experience, and resources. Additionally, CPS has shifted its long-term strategy toward neighborhood schools and away from the school-choice model that historically defined the district. Lovett, as a neighborhood school, aligns with that pivot.

The Austin neighborhood itself is a predominantly Black residential area on the West Side. Housing values in the 60639 zip code are below the state median and have grown modestly year over year. Rents are climbing at a faster pace. The neighborhood is part of a broader West Side corridor with limited new housing development compared to downtown and North Lakefront submarkets. Chicago overall has resumed population growth after years of decline, and the region's economy is diversified across finance, healthcare, technology, and manufacturing. Public transit connects Austin to the rest of the city via the Green Line and multiple bus routes, placing families within reach of job centers and amenities across the city.

Lovett is a place-based school serving its immediate neighborhood. The academic results warrant close attention, especially in math and upper grades. Parents considering this school should have direct conversations with leadership about instructional strategy, the grade-seven transition, and concrete plans for improvement.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 332%

School 32% · District 38% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▼ 14 pts below state median · ▼ 7 pts below county median

Grade 431%

School 31% · District 29% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▼ 6 pts below state median · ▲ 2 pts above county median

Grade 513%

School 13% · District 24% · ▼ 10 pts below district

▼ 16 pts below state median · ▼ 8 pts below county median

Grade 631%

School 31% · District 23% · ▲ 9 pts above district

▲ 8 pts above state median · ▲ 14 pts above county median

Grade 73%

School 3% · District 27% · ▼ 24 pts below district

▼ 26 pts below state median · ▼ 18 pts below county median

Grade 827%

School 27% · District 23% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▲ 5 pts above state median · ▲ 10 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 352%

School 52% · District 36% · ▲ 16 pts above district

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

Grade 446%

School 46% · District 39% · ▲ 8 pts above district

▼ 2 pts below state median · ▲ 6 pts above county median

Grade 557%

School 57% · District 43% · ▲ 14 pts above district

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

Grade 657%

School 57% · District 45% · ▲ 12 pts above district

▲ 7 pts above state median · ▲ 14 pts above county median

Grade 738%

School 38% · District 46% · ▼ 9 pts below district

▼ 14 pts below state median · ▼ 7 pts below county median

Grade 852%

School 52% · District 48% · ▲ 5 pts above district

▼ 1 pts below state median · ▲ 6 pts above county median

Science

Grade 510%

School 10% · District 29% · ▼ 19 pts below district

▼ 27 pts below state median · ▼ 17 pts below county median

Grade 834%

School 34% · District 31% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▼ 5 pts below state median · ▲ 7 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.