Ambrose Plamondon Elementary School
CPS choice · K-8
At a glance
92% of students with IEPs spend most of the school day in general classrooms - above what's typical for CPS elementary schools (ISBE Report Card 2025). Instruction was rated ‘Strong’ on the 5Essentials survey (5Essentials spring 2024 survey - benchmarked levels relative to Illinois statewide, spring 2013, not percentages). 55% of teachers stayed from one year to the next - below what's typical for CPS elementary schools (ISBE Report Card 2025). In 2024–25, 4 applications were recorded for 0 offers (GoCPS, 2024–25 school year - the most recent seat data SchoolNav has).
- Cultural fit
- 29% of students were chronically absent in 2025 - about what's typical for CPS elementary schools (ISBE Report Card 2025). Family involvement was rated ‘Neutral’ on the 5Essentials survey (5Essentials spring 2024 survey - benchmarked levels relative to Illinois statewide, spring 2013, not percentages).
- Academic performance
- Adjusted for low-income share, results sit in the middle 50% of CPS schools with published IAR results (adjusted view, disclosed method - ISBE Report Card 2025). Year-over-year student growth was at the 46th percentile statewide in ELA and the 47th in math (ISBE Report Card 2025).
Computed from published data with its source and year on every clause - a description, never a grade. How the adjusted view works
Basics
- Address
- 2642 W 15TH PL
- Neighborhood
- North Lawndale
- Phone
- (773)534-1789
- Hours
- Unknown - not verified yet
- Climate survey
- Involved families
- Neutral
- Supportive environment
- Neutral
- Ambitious instruction
- Strong
- Effective leaders
- Weak
- Collaborative teachers
- Weak
- Safety (student-reported)
- Neutral
- Overall organization
- Partially Organized
UChicago 5Essentials levels from the spring 2024 survey (CPS Progress Reports SY2425, verified 2026-09-16) - benchmarked categories relative to Illinois statewide, spring 2013, not percentages. A school can answer mostly positively and still rate below the benchmark typical.
Full 2024 report (UChicago)- the survey these levels come from·2026 report- newer survey, new benchmark
5Essentials - the latest survey in detail
English Instruction, Student-Teacher Trust, and School Connectedness are rated above the CPS average; Quality of Student Discussion, Peer Support for Academic Work, and Teacher-Principal Trust are rated below it this year.
From the 2026 CPS 5Essentials survey (25-26). Scores are benchmarked 1–99 (not percentages) - higher is stronger, and each is shown against the CPS average that same year. This is a newer survey on a different benchmark than the component levels above, so the two aren’t directly comparable.
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Ambitious Instruction
56 ▬ about the CPS average (56)- Academic Press· students-reported54 ▬ about the CPS average (53)
- English Instruction· students-reported80 ▲ above the CPS average (59)
- Math Instruction· students-reported60 ▬ about the CPS average (57)
- Quality of Student Discussion· teachers-reported28 ▼ below the CPS average (53)
Supportive Environment
51 ▬ about the CPS average (51)- Academic Personalism· students-reported59 ▲ above the CPS average (51)
- Peer Support for Academic Work· students-reported30 ▼ below the CPS average (53)
- Safety· students-reported53 ▲ above the CPS average (48)
- Student-Teacher Trust· students-reported63 ▲ above the CPS average (50)
Collaborative Teachers
44 ▼ below the CPS average (52)- Collaborative Practices· teachers-reported60 ▬ about the CPS average (57)
- Collective Responsibility· teachers-reported31 ▼ below the CPS average (48)
- Quality Professional Development· teachers-reported49 ▼ below the CPS average (56)
- School Commitment· teachers-reported34 ▼ below the CPS average (48)
- Teacher-Teacher Trust· teachers-reported47 ▼ below the CPS average (51)
Effective Leaders
41 ▼ below the CPS average (52)- Instructional Leadership· teachers-reported39 ▼ below the CPS average (55)
- Program Coherence· teachers-reported56 ▬ about the CPS average (53)
- Teacher Influence· teachers-reported42 ▼ below the CPS average (52)
- Teacher-Principal Trust· teachers-reported25 ▼ below the CPS average (48)
Involved Families
51 ▬ about the CPS average (53)- Parent Influence on Decision Making in Schools· teachers-reported54 ▬ about the CPS average (57)
- Parent Involvement in School· teachers-reported53 ▲ above the CPS average (49)
- Teacher-Parent Trust· teachers-reported46 ▼ below the CPS average (52)
Supplemental measures
Additional survey topics UChicago reports outside the five core measures.
- Academic Engagement· students-reported56 ▬ about the CPS average (57)
- Classroom Disruptions· teachers-reported30 ▼ below the CPS average (48)
- Classroom Rigor· students-reported56 ▬ about the CPS average (53)
- Course Clarity· students-reported59 ▲ above the CPS average (54)
- Emotional Health· students-reported55 ▬ about the CPS average (55)
- Human & Social Resources in the Community· students-reported46 ▬ about the CPS average (47)
- Innovation· teachers-reported49 ▬ about the CPS average (52)
- Inquiry-Based Science Instruction· students-reported54 ▼ below the CPS average (59)
- Parent Supportiveness· students-reported45 ▬ about the CPS average (48)
- Reflective Dialogue· teachers-reported53 ▬ about the CPS average (54)
- Rigorous Study Habits· students-reported44 ▼ below the CPS average (48)
- School Connectedness· students-reported62 ▲ above the CPS average (53)
- School Safety· students-reported58 ▲ above the CPS average (54)
- Socialization of New Teachers· teachers-reported36 ▼ below the CPS average (47)
- Student Peer Relationships· students-reported46 ▼ below the CPS average (54)
- Student Responsibility· teachers-reported46 ▬ about the CPS average (47)
- Teacher Safety· teachers-reported60 ▲ above the CPS average (53)
UChicago Consortium — the 2026 cycle (school year 25-26) is re-benchmarked to spring 2024 (SY25+); it is NOT level-comparable to the spring-2013-benchmarked component levels shown elsewhere.
Programs (1)
| Program | Entry grades | How seats are offered | Test required | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
STEM Open enrollment | K–8 | Lottery | No | CPS-published · verified Jul 2026 |
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