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What tradition at KIPP Academy Chicago Campus should never be changed?
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Enrollment
649
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993006477
KIPP Academy Chicago Campus
4818 W Ohio St, Chicago, IL 60644 · (773) 938-8553 · Cook County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL649 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 16% of Illinois public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
162.3:1
4 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
609 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 57 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 60 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 83 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 85 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 55 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 66 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 82 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is 30% smaller than its 8th grade class (82).
Student demographics
24%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
23.2%
IL avg 51.0% . +6.2pp since 2023
Math
11.1%
IL avg 37.9% . +5.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 23.2% | 11.1% |
| 2023-24 | 17.0% | 6.0% |
% 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
16.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
17.3%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 16% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 17% 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 →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
649
+88 (+16%) vs 2020
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 | 649 | 4 | 162.3:1 | 94% (609) |
| 2023-24 | 660 | 31 | 21.3:1 | 94% (620) |
| 2022-23 | 606 | 62 | 9.8:1 | 93% (561) |
| 2020-21 | 561 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 347 | N/A | N/A | 96% (333) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for KIPP Academy Chicago Campus.
About KIPP Academy Chicago Campus
KIPP Academy Chicago Campus is an elementary school in Chicago, Illinois, reachable at (773) 938-8553. The school reports 649 students in kindergarten through 8. The typical figure for elementary schools in Illinois is about 381 students.
Within Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, KIPP Academy Chicago Campus is one of 622 schools. The district enrolls 324,396 students.
Federal enrollment data show KIPP Academy Chicago Campus is 86% Black. Other groups include 12% Hispanic. The county population is about 22% Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 24% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
KIPP Academy Chicago Campus counts 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 162.3 students for each one. This ratio sits 148.3 above the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. About 94% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. It compares with 66% for public schools in Cook County.
Measured against Illinois public elementary schools, KIPP Academy Chicago Campus receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
KIPP Academy Chicago Campus is within a point of its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (16.4% versus 17.3%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Illinois.
County data help place the school in context: in Cook County, the median household income is $83,498, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Cook County is home to 1,406 public schools and about 697,934 public school students.
Nash Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of KIPP Academy Chicago Campus, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, KIPP Academy Chicago Campus is 4th of 9 on proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Large. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. KIPP Academy Chicago Campus is a charter school, a type of public school that operates under a charter.
Enrollment has grown by 88 students since 2020-21, to 649.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. 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
Nearby schools
- Nash Elementary School0.0 mi · 255
- McNair Elementary School0.4 mi · 328
- Spencer Technology Academy Elementary School0.5 mi · 427
- Moving Everest Charter School0.5 mi · 755
- Howe Elementary School0.7 mi · 341
- Hay Elementary Community Academy0.7 mi · 247
Frequently asked questions
About KIPP Academy Chicago CampusHow many students attend KIPP Academy Chicago Campus?
KIPP Academy Chicago Campus enrolls approximately 649 students in grades KG-08.
Is KIPP Academy Chicago Campus an elementary, middle, or high school?
KIPP Academy Chicago Campus is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at KIPP Academy Chicago Campus?
The student-to-teacher ratio at KIPP Academy Chicago Campus is approximately 162.3:1 (4 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at KIPP Academy Chicago Campus?
At KIPP Academy Chicago Campus, the student body is approximately 12% Hispanic, 86% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees KIPP Academy Chicago Campus?
KIPP Academy Chicago Campus 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.