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What's one thing KIPP Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
921
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993006510
KIPP Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus
5515 S Lowe Ave, Chicago, IL 60621 · (773) 938-8565 · Cook County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL921 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 32% 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.
- BBeats 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
115.1:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
864 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 | 96 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 120 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 109 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 112 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 117 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 102 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 105 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 72 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 88 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (96) is 9% larger than its 8th grade class (88).
Student demographics
10%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
31.6%
IL avg 51.0% . +12.8pp since 2023
Math
11.9%
IL avg 37.9% . +2.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 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 3 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.6% | 11.9% |
| 2023-24 | 18.8% | 9.2% |
% 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
21.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
17.3%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% 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
921
+240 (+35%) 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 | 921 | 8 | 115.1:1 | 94% (864) |
| 2023-24 | 914 | 47 | 19.4:1 | 96% (875) |
| 2022-23 | 851 | 82 | 10.4:1 | 94% (803) |
| 2020-21 | 681 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 352 | N/A | N/A | 93% (329) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for KIPP Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus.
About KIPP Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus
KIPP Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus is a high-enrollment elementary school in Illinois, located in Chicago. It had 921 students in 2024-25, spanning kindergarten through 8. Elementary schools in Illinois have about 381 students on average; enrollment here is 142% higher.
Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, which runs KIPP Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus, has 622 schools and 324,396 students.
Black students account for 95% of the school's enrollment. Other reported shares: 4% Hispanic. Cook County's residents are about 22% Black, 72 points below the school's share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 10, compared with 70 nationally.
There are 8 full-time-equivalent teachers at KIPP Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus, giving a ratio of 115.1:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Illinois is 13.9:1. A total of 864 students, or 94%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 66% average for public schools in Cook County is 28 points lower.
Among Illinois public elementary schools, KIPP Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus outscored 32%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, KIPP Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus is 4.6 points above its prediction. Actual: 21.9%. Predicted: 17.3%.
The school's county is Cook County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $83,498 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Public schools in Cook County number 1,406, with about 697,934 students.
About 0.2 miles separate KIPP Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus from the closest public school, Dewey Elementary Academy of Fine Arts. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts KIPP Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus at 3rd of 9.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. KIPP Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus is run as a public charter school.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, KIPP Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus had a net gain of 240 students, or 35%.
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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
- Dewey Elementary Academy of Fine Arts0.2 mi · 272
- Holmes Elementary School0.4 mi · 166
- Sherwood Elementary School0.5 mi · 204
- Sherman Elementary School0.7 mi · 225
- Nicholson Tech Academy Elementary School0.7 mi · 487
- Urban Prep Chtr Academy Englewood High School0.9 mi · 87
Frequently asked questions
About KIPP Chicago Chrtrs Bloom CampusHow many students attend KIPP Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus?
KIPP Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus enrolls approximately 921 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does KIPP Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus serve?
KIPP Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many teachers does KIPP Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus have?
KIPP Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus employs 8 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 115.1:1.
What is the student diversity at KIPP Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus?
Student demographics at KIPP Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus are roughly 0% White, 4% Hispanic, 95% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is KIPP Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus public or private?
KIPP Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.