Enrollment
226
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993000883
Kershaw Elementary School
6450 S Lowe Ave, Chicago, IL 60621 · (773) 535-3050 · Cook County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL226 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.0:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
201 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 | 14 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 23 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 28 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 24 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 21 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 24 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 28 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 24 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 26 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 14 | 6% |
This year's kindergarten class (23) is 64% larger than its 8th grade class (14).
Student demographics
8%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
38.9%
IL avg 51.0% . +17.0pp since 2023
Math
17.6%
IL avg 37.9% . +9.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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 are up about 9 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.9% | 17.6% |
| 2023-24 | 21.9% | 8.6% |
% 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
25.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
20.2%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 20% 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 Kershaw Elementary School
Kershaw Elementary School's state test result (25.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kershaw Elementary School this school | 226 | 88.9% | 25.9% |
| Kipling Elementary School Chicago | 237 | 87.8% | 31.2% |
| Whistler Elementary School Chicago | 242 | 88.8% | 25.6% |
| Evers Elementary School Chicago | 233 | 87.1% | 23.2% |
| Penniman Elementary School Cahokia | 250 | 88.0% | 4.6% |
| Cuffe Math-Sci Tech Elementary Academy Chicago | 249 | 86.7% | 19.4% |
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 Kershaw Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.9% | #1,420 of 1,925 | #467 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.6% | #1,669 of 2,077 ▲ 17 | #568 of 829 ▲ 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.9% | #1,383 of 2,077 ▲ 118 | #480 of 829 ▲ 66 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 226 | #1,940 of 2,419 | #785 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.0:1 | #52 of 2,035 | #33 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.7% | #1,941 of 2,042 | #755 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.9% | #305 of 2,132 | #217 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.7% | #674 of 1,461 | #361 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
226
+12 (+6%) vs 2020
-54% since 1990-91, when it was 489
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 | 226 | 25 | 9.0:1 | 89% (201) |
| 2023-24 | 207 | 22.3 | 9.3:1 | 94% (195) |
| 2022-23 | 213 | 19 | 11.2:1 | 95% (202) |
| 2020-21 | 214 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 265 | 15.3 | 17.3:1 | 92% (245) |
| 2015-16 | 292 | 16 | 18.3:1 | 95% (277) |
| 2010-11 | 242 | 17 | 14.2:1 | 95% (229) |
| 2000-01 | 451 | 22 | 20.5:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 489 | 25 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kershaw Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (265 to 226); teachers up 63% (15.3 to 25).
About Kershaw Elementary School
Kershaw Elementary School is a public elementary school run by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 in Chicago, Illinois. The school counts 226 students across pre-K through 8. The school's enrollment is 41% smaller than the 381 average for elementary schools in Illinois.
Kershaw Elementary School belongs to Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, a district of 622 schools and 324,396 students.
Black students make up 96% of enrollment at Kershaw Elementary School. Other students are 4% Hispanic. That is higher than the 22% Black share among all Cook County residents. Pick two students at random and there is an 8% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 9.0:1, with 25 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 4.9 students per teacher below the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 89% of enrollment. For comparison, public schools in Cook County average 66%.
Test results at Kershaw Elementary School are 5.7 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (25.9% actual, 20.2% predicted).
Within Cook County, the median household income is $83,498, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Kershaw Elementary School, Cook County has 1,405 other public schools.
Noble St Chtr-Johnson Colg Prep is the closest public school, about 0.3 miles away in a straight line. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Kershaw Elementary School. Kershaw Elementary School places 2nd of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The federal government classifies Kershaw Elementary School's location as City: Large.
The school enrolled 226 students in 2024-25, 12 more than the 214 it had in 2020-21.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Kershaw Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Kershaw Elementary. Kershaw Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Kershaw ElementaryKershaw, SC · 512 students
Nearby schools
- Noble St Chtr-Johnson Colg Prep0.3 mi · 529
- Barbara A Sizemore Campus0.4 mi · 231
- Mays Elementary Academy0.4 mi · 277
- Urban Prep Chtr Academy Englewood High School0.5 mi · 87
- Parker Elementary Community Academy0.6 mi · 367
- Englewood STEM High School0.6 mi · 778
Frequently asked questions
About Kershaw Elementary SchoolHow large is Kershaw Elementary School?
Kershaw Elementary School enrolls approximately 226 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Kershaw Elementary School serve?
Kershaw Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Kershaw Elementary School?
Approximately 9.0:1 students per teacher at Kershaw Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Kershaw Elementary School?
Student demographics at Kershaw Elementary School are roughly 4% Hispanic, 96% Black.
What district is Kershaw Elementary School in?
Kershaw Elementary School is part of Chicago Public Schools Dist 299.
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