Enrollment
279
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993000981
Brown R Elementary Community Academy
12607 S Union Ave, Chicago, IL 60628 · (773) 535-5385 · Cook County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL279 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 36% of Illinois public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
272 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 40 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 23 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 25 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 29 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 22 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 25 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 24 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 32 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 31 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 28 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (23) is 18% smaller than its 8th grade class (28).
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Brown R Elementary Community Academy→Fenger Academy High School
Based on published attendance-zone data from Chicago Public Schools Dist 299. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
45.6%
IL avg 51.0% . +13.0pp since 2023
Math
9.4%
IL avg 37.9% . +5.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 9 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.6% | 9.4% |
| 2023-24 | 32.6% | 4.1% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
22.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
15.2%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 15% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Brown R Elementary Community Academy
Brown R Elementary Community Academy's state test result (22.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brown R Elementary Community Academy this school | 279 | 97.5% | 22.2% |
| Manierre Elementary School Chicago | 269 | 96.3% | 7.3% |
| New Beginnings Learning Academy South Holland | 288 | 99.3% | 14.8% |
| Drake Elementary School Chicago | 302 | 97.7% | 15.9% |
| Washington Elementary School Riverdale | 282 | 99.6% | 12.7% |
| Betty Shabazz Internl Charter School Chicago | 293 | 99.3% | 34.7% |
Matched among Illinois elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Brown R Elementary Community Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.2% | #1,534 of 1,925 | #523 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 9.4% | #1,931 of 2,077 ▼ 21 | #727 of 829 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.6% | #1,166 of 2,077 ▼ 97 | #379 of 829 ▼ 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 279 | #1,655 of 2,419 | #682 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #599 of 2,035 | #290 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.0% | #1,910 of 2,042 | #737 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.5% | #80 of 2,132 | #56 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.3% | #897 of 1,461 | #455 of 661 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
279
-21 (-7%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 392
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 279 | 23 | 12.1:1 | 97% (272) |
| 2023-24 | 290 | 22 | 13.2:1 | 92% (267) |
| 2022-23 | 285 | 17 | 16.8:1 | 95% (272) |
| 2020-21 | 300 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 311 | 15.8 | 19.6:1 | 97% (301) |
| 2015-16 | 322 | 15 | 21.5:1 | 96% (309) |
| 2010-11 | 303 | 16 | 18.9:1 | 96% (292) |
| 2000-01 | 434 | 23 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 392 | 18 | 21.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brown R Elementary Community Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (311 to 279); teachers up 45% (15.8 to 23).
About Brown R Elementary Community Academy
Brown R Elementary Community Academy, a small elementary school, is located in Chicago, Illinois. The school serves pre-K through 8. Enrollment is 279 students. It has 27% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Illinois (about 381).
Brown R Elementary Community Academy reports to Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, which has 622 schools and 324,396 students.
Of every 100 students at Brown R Elementary Community Academy, about 95 are Black. Smaller groups are 3% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Cook County is roughly 22% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 9, compared with 70 nationally.
Brown R Elementary Community Academy reported 23 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 12.1:1. The school's 12.1:1 compares with an average of 13.9:1 for elementary schools in Illinois. Roughly 97% of students at Brown R Elementary Community Academy can receive free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 66% average for public schools in Cook County is 31 points.
Brown R Elementary Community Academy earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 36% of Illinois public elementary schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Brown R Elementary Community Academy lands between the top and bottom 10% of Illinois schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 22.2%; the prediction is 15.2%.
In Cook County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $83,498, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. The county has 1,406 public schools and about 697,934 students.
Brown R Elementary Community Academy's closest public school neighbor is Metcalfe Elementary Community Academy, about 0.4 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Brown R Elementary Community Academy ranks 4th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 22.2% against a local average of 22.1%.
In the federal locale system, Brown R Elementary Community Academy is coded City: Large, for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 7%, from 300 to 279.
The allk12 page for Brown R Elementary Community Academy lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Cook County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,182,090
Census ACS
Median income
$83,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,406
697,934 students
Quick facts
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- Lane Technical High SchoolHigh · 4,604 students
- Taft High SchoolHigh · 4,487 students
- Curie Metropolitan High SchoolHigh · 3,099 students
- Kenwood Academy High SchoolHigh · 2,268 students
- Young Magnet High SchoolHigh · 2,223 students
- Lincoln Park High SchoolHigh · 2,214 students
Nearby schools
- Metcalfe Elementary Community Academy0.4 mi · 354
- White Elementary Career Academy0.8 mi · 116
- Owens Community Academy Elementary School0.9 mi · 340
- Burr Oak Elementary School1.0 mi · 290
- Burr Oak Academy1.0 mi · 289
- Calumet Elementary School1.0 mi · 316
Frequently asked questions
About Brown R Elementary Community AcademyHow many students attend Brown R Elementary Community Academy?
Brown R Elementary Community Academy enrolls approximately 279 students in grades PK-08.
Is Brown R Elementary Community Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Brown R Elementary Community Academy is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Brown R Elementary Community Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Brown R Elementary Community Academy is approximately 12.1:1 (23 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Brown R Elementary Community Academy?
Brown R Elementary Community Academy reports a student body of 3% Hispanic, 95% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Brown R Elementary Community Academy?
Brown R Elementary Community Academy is overseen by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 in Cook County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.