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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Chicago Academy Elem School this year?
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Enrollment
548
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993004286
Chicago Academy Elementary School
3400 N Austin Ave, Chicago, IL 60634 · (773) 534-3885 · Cook County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL548 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
346 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 56%
Community
5
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 | 58 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 56 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 53 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 53 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 57 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (56) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (57).
Student demographics
42%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
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
56.9%
IL avg 51.0% . +23.4pp since 2023
Math
33.8%
IL avg 37.9% . +10.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 23 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.9% | 33.8% |
| 2023-24 | 33.5% | 23.8% |
% 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
41.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.1%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Chicago Academy Elementary School
Chicago Academy Elementary School's state test result (41.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Academy Elementary School this school | 548 | 63.1% | 41.0% |
| Creekside Elementary School Elgin | 469 | 62.5% | 25.5% |
| Kinzie Elementary School Chicago | 637 | 61.5% | 55.6% |
| Greenman Elementary School Aurora | 528 | 59.7% | 26.3% |
| Crosby Elementary School Harvard | 655 | 64.3% | 10.6% |
| Rhodes Elementary School River Grove | 499 | 68.5% | 31.6% |
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 Chicago Academy Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #883 of 1,925 | #234 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.8% | #1,162 of 2,077 ▼ 130 | #353 of 829 ▼ 48 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.9% | #773 of 2,077 ▲ 254 | #243 of 829 ▲ 93 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 548 | #378 of 2,419 | #196 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #1,131 of 2,035 | #504 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.6% | #1,116 of 2,042 | #419 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.1% | #913 of 2,132 | #516 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.1% | #963 of 1,461 | #480 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
548
-14 (-2%) vs 2020
-8% since 2010-11, when it was 594
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 | 548 | 40 | 13.7:1 | 63% (346) |
| 2023-24 | 555 | 39 | 14.2:1 | 60% (331) |
| 2022-23 | 563 | 38.5 | 14.6:1 | 61% (344) |
| 2020-21 | 562 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 603 | 31.2 | 19.3:1 | 74% (449) |
| 2015-16 | 608 | 33 | 18.4:1 | 77% (471) |
| 2010-11 | 594 | 28 | 21.2:1 | 99% (591) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chicago Academy Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (603 to 548); teachers up 28% (31.2 to 40).
About Chicago Academy Elementary School
As a mid-sized elementary school, Chicago Academy Elementary School serves students in Chicago, Illinois. The school counted 548 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 8. That is 44% bigger than the average of about 381 students for elementary schools in Illinois.
Enrollment across the 622 schools in Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 totals 324,396 students.
At Chicago Academy Elementary School, 74% of students are Hispanic. Other students are 18% White, 3% Black, 3% Asian, and 2% multiracial. That is higher than the 27% Hispanic share among all Cook County residents. The diversity index for Chicago Academy Elementary School is 42%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Chicago Academy Elementary School is 13.7:1, based on 40 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is in line with the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. Lunch program data show 63% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Chicago Academy Elementary School is 5.9 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 41.0% actual, 35.1% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Illinois.
In Cook County, median household income comes to about $83,498, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. The county's public schools total 1,406, with about 697,934 students.
Measured in a straight line, Chicago Academy High School is less than a tenth of a mile from Chicago Academy Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Chicago Academy Elementary School is ahead of the 30.4% nearby average, ranking 2nd of 9.
In the federal locale system, Chicago Academy Elementary School is coded City: Large, for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 562 to 548.
This page is set up for the Chicago Academy Elementary School community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
Nearby schools
- Chicago Academy High School0.0 mi · 580
- Thorp O A Elementary Scholastic Academy0.4 mi · 831
- Reinberg Elementary School0.4 mi · 768
- Lyon Elementary School0.6 mi · 988
- Camras Elementary School0.6 mi · 702
- Steinmetz College Prep High School0.6 mi · 1,230
Frequently asked questions
About Chicago Academy Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Chicago Academy Elementary School?
Chicago Academy Elementary School enrolls approximately 548 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Chicago Academy Elementary School serve?
Chicago Academy Elementary School serves grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at Chicago Academy Elementary School?
Approximately 13.7:1 students per teacher at Chicago Academy Elementary School.
How diverse is Chicago Academy Elementary School?
Chicago Academy Elementary School reports a student body of 18% White, 74% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Chicago Academy Elementary School?
Chicago Academy Elementary School 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.