Enrollment
165
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993000622
Brownell Elementary School
6741 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60637 · (773) 535-3030 · Cook County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL165 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
141 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 | 17 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 22 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 18 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 26 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 22 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 17 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 20 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 23 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (22) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (23).
Student demographics
18%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
Brownell Elementary School→Englewood STEM High School
Based on published attendance-zone data from Chicago Public Schools Dist 299. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
35.5%
IL avg 51.0% . +17.3pp since 2023
Math
14.5%
IL avg 37.9% . +0.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 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 17 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.5% | 14.5% |
| 2023-24 | 18.2% | 13.8% |
% 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
20.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.2%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 Brownell Elementary School
Brownell Elementary School's state test result (20.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brownell Elementary School this school | 165 | 85.5% | 20.3% |
| Woodlawn Elementary Community School Chicago | 167 | 89.2% | 27.2% |
| Gen George Patton Elementary School Riverdale | 184 | 86.4% | 14.1% |
| McKinley Elementary School South Holland | 176 | 80.1% | 34.3% |
| LEARN Chtr - 7th Campus Chicago | 144 | 88.2% | 20.7% |
| Webster Elementary School Chicago | 183 | 88.5% | 31.5% |
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 Brownell Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.3% | #1,596 of 1,925 | #559 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.5% | #1,751 of 2,077 ▼ 300 | #618 of 829 ▼ 148 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.5% | #1,495 of 2,077 ▲ 146 | #533 of 829 ▲ 79 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 165 | #2,165 of 2,419 | #859 of 901 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.5% | #393 of 2,132 | #283 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.5% | #363 of 1,461 | #220 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
165
-17 (-9%) vs 2020
-57% since 1990-91, when it was 384
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 | 165 | 13 | 12.7:1 | 85% (141) |
| 2023-24 | 127 | 14 | 9.1:1 | 96% (122) |
| 2022-23 | 135 | 14 | 9.6:1 | 97% (131) |
| 2020-21 | 182 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 213 | 8.5 | 25.1:1 | 99% (210) |
| 2015-16 | 225 | 9 | 25.0:1 | 100% (225) |
| 2010-11 | 307 | 17 | 18.1:1 | 99% (304) |
| 2000-01 | 391 | 21 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 384 | 23 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brownell Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (213 to 165); teachers up 53% (8.5 to 13).
About Brownell Elementary School
Brownell Elementary School is a small elementary school in Illinois, with an address in Chicago. The latest federal count shows 165 students in pre-K through 6. The average for elementary schools in Illinois is about 381 students, so this school is 57% smaller than average.
Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 is responsible for 622 schools, Brownell Elementary School included, with 324,396 students in all.
The large majority of students at Brownell Elementary School, 90%, are Black. Beyond that, enrollment is 8% Hispanic. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 22%. By the diversity index, Brownell Elementary School comes in at 18%.
Brownell Elementary School employs 13 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 12.7:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Illinois is 13.9:1, higher than at this school. Brownell Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 85%. That is 19 points above the 66% average for public schools in Cook County.
Schools in Illinois with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 22.2%. Brownell Elementary School scores 20.3%.
Census Bureau estimates for Cook County show that median household income is about $83,498, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. A total of 1,406 public schools operate in Cook County, serving about 697,934 students.
Of nearby public schools, YCCS-Progressive Leadership Academy is the closest, at about 0.3 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Its average proficiency rate of 20.3% is above the 12.2% average for nearby schools.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Brownell Elementary School went from 182 students to 165.
Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
Related schools
Other schools in Chicago Public Schools Dist 299
- 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
Other schools in Chicago
- 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
Other Brownell Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Brownell Elementary. Brownell Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- BROWNELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLINCOLN, NE · 325 students
Nearby schools
- YCCS-Progressive Leadership Academy0.3 mi · 122
- Parker Elementary Community Academy0.6 mi · 367
- Dulles Elementary School0.6 mi · 651
- Park Manor Elementary School0.6 mi · 313
- Deneen Elementary School0.7 mi · 451
- Englewood STEM High School0.7 mi · 778
Frequently asked questions
About Brownell Elementary SchoolHow large is Brownell Elementary School?
Brownell Elementary School enrolls approximately 165 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Brownell Elementary School serve?
Brownell Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Brownell Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Brownell Elementary School is approximately 12.7:1 (13 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Brownell Elementary School?
At Brownell Elementary School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 8% Hispanic, 90% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Brownell Elementary School public or private?
Brownell Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299.
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