Enrollment
330
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993000991
Newberry Elementary Math & Science Academy
700 W Willow St, Chicago, IL 60614 · (773) 534-8000 · Cook County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL330 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 35% of Illinois public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
11.4:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
245 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 | 11 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 28 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 23 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 35 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 43 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 35 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 30 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 39 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (28) is 28% smaller than its 8th grade class (39).
Student demographics
40%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
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
39.2%
IL avg 51.0% . +9.3pp since 2023
Math
21.8%
IL avg 37.9% . +9.5pp 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 22 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.2% | 21.8% |
| 2023-24 | 29.9% | 12.3% |
% 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
30.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.6%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 Newberry Elementary Math & Science Academy
Newberry Elementary Math & Science Academy's state test result (30.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newberry Elementary Math & Science Academy this school | 330 | 74.2% | 30.2% |
| Bret Harte Elementary School Chicago | 339 | 75.2% | 23.4% |
| Ashburn Community Elementary School Chicago | 324 | 76.5% | 25.7% |
| Cook Elementary School Chicago | 322 | 72.7% | 11.5% |
| Pullman Elementary School Chicago | 303 | 74.3% | 20.9% |
| Stagg Elementary School Chicago | 377 | 70.6% | 12.0% |
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 Newberry Elementary Math & Science Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.2% | #1,265 of 1,925 | #395 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.8% | #1,540 of 2,077 ▼ 22 | #506 of 829 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.2% | #1,370 of 2,077 ▼ 179 | #473 of 829 ▼ 75 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 330 | #1,359 of 2,419 | #564 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #362 of 2,035 | #193 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.1% | #1,153 of 2,042 | #430 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.2% | #649 of 2,132 | #418 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -41.7% | #45 of 1,461 | #29 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
330
-87 (-21%) vs 2020
-48% since 1990-91, when it was 629
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 | 330 | 29 | 11.4:1 | 74% (245) |
| 2023-24 | 327 | 31 | 10.6:1 | 78% (255) |
| 2022-23 | 363 | 31 | 11.7:1 | 67% (245) |
| 2020-21 | 417 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 566 | 34 | 16.6:1 | 63% (355) |
| 2015-16 | 563 | 34 | 16.6:1 | 61% (342) |
| 2010-11 | 555 | 31 | 17.9:1 | 55% (303) |
| 2000-01 | 571 | 33 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 629 | 31 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Newberry Elementary Math & Science Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 42% (566 to 330); teachers down 15% (34 to 29).
About Newberry Elementary Math & Science Academy
Families in Chicago, Illinois, are served by Newberry Elementary Math & Science Academy, a medium-sized elementary school. Students in pre-K through 8 attend, and enrollment is 330 students.
Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 is the district for Newberry Elementary Math & Science Academy. It has 622 schools and 324,396 students.
Black students account for 75% of enrollment at Newberry Elementary Math & Science Academy. The remaining students are 16% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% White. Census figures show Cook County is about 22% Black. By the diversity index, Newberry Elementary Math & Science Academy comes in at 40%.
Teacher staffing is 29 full-time equivalents, or about 11.4 students per teacher. The 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois is higher than this school's figure. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 74%.
Measured against Illinois public elementary schools, Newberry Elementary Math & Science Academy 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.
Newberry Elementary Math & Science Academy's average proficiency rate on state tests of 30.2% is 1.6 points above the 28.6% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Census estimates describe Cook County this way: median household income is about $83,498, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Federal data list 1,406 public schools in Cook County, with a combined enrollment of about 697,934.
Lincoln Park High School is the public school closest to Newberry Elementary Math & Science Academy, about 0.4 miles away. Newberry Elementary Math & Science Academy has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Newberry Elementary Math & Science Academy's average proficiency of 30.2% compares with 55.6% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The federal government classifies Newberry Elementary Math & Science Academy's location as City: Large.
Newberry Elementary Math & Science Academy saw enrollment fall 21% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The Newberry Elementary Math & Science Academy community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
- Lincoln Park High School0.4 mi · 2,214
- LaSalle Elementary Language Academy0.4 mi · 456
- Noble St Chtr-The Noble Academy0.5 mi · 415
- Skinner Elementary School0.5 mi · 1,139
- Manierre Elementary School0.5 mi · 269
- Skinner North Elementary School0.6 mi · 515
Frequently asked questions
About Newberry Elementary Math & Science AcademyHow large is Newberry Elementary Math & Science Academy?
Newberry Elementary Math & Science Academy enrolls approximately 330 students in grades PK-08.
Is Newberry Elementary Math & Science Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Newberry Elementary Math & Science Academy is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at Newberry Elementary Math & Science Academy?
Approximately 11.4:1 students per teacher at Newberry Elementary Math & Science Academy.
What is the student diversity at Newberry Elementary Math & Science Academy?
Student demographics at Newberry Elementary Math & Science Academy are roughly 3% White, 16% Hispanic, 75% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Newberry Elementary Math & Science Academy?
Newberry Elementary Math & Science Academy is overseen by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 in Cook County.
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