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Plamondon Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades K–8

2642 W 15th Pl, Chicago, IL 60608 · (773) 534-1789 · Part of Chicago Public School District 299

Chicago’s School Grade C better than 34% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
92
Students per teacher
5:1
Free or reduced lunch
82%
Setting
City
Grades
K–8
The gist

What stands out about Plamondon Elem School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 25% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 19 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 5 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 35.7% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Chicago kids: 87 high schools

On the path

Where Chicago kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–8Plamondon Elem SchoolYou are here
9–1287 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts12%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, C, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

2642 W 15th Pl, Chicago

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten9
Grade 111
Grade 29
Grade 310
Grade 412
Grade 510
Grade 612
Grade 76
Grade 813
Enrollment over time
143’20
125’21
103’22
85’23
92’24

Down 35.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 74%Black 20%White 5%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Plamondon Elem School from Chicago families.

Other schools in Chicago Public School District 299

The district →
Disney Elem Magnet School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Chicago
A−
1,384 students16:1
Armstrong G Elem IntL Studies
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Chicago
B+
1,304 students14:1
Dirksen Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Chicago
B+
1,263 students17:1
Edwards Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Chicago
D
1,209 students15:1
Stevenson Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Chicago
C−
1,206 students14:1
Mount Greenwood Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Chicago
A
1,182 students17:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Chicago’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.