Enrollment
281
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993001015
Owen Elementary Scholastic Academy
8247 S Christiana Ave, Chicago, IL 60652 · (773) 535-9330 · Cook County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL281 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
164 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 | 20 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 28 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 32 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 31 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 24 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 31 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 30 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 31 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 26 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 28 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (28) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (28).
Student demographics
12%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
44.9%
IL avg 51.0% . +18.4pp since 2023
Math
19.8%
IL avg 37.9% . +8.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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 18 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.9% | 19.8% |
| 2023-24 | 26.5% | 10.9% |
% 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
28.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Owen Elementary Scholastic Academy
Owen Elementary Scholastic Academy's state test result (28.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owen Elementary Scholastic Academy this school | 281 | 58.4% | 28.7% |
| Coles Elementary Language Academy Chicago | 286 | 60.8% | 22.1% |
| Vanderpoel Elementary Magnet School Chicago | 241 | 56.8% | 22.9% |
| Daisy Bates Academy of Social Justic Chicago | 225 | 61.3% | 21.5% |
| Heather Hill Elementary School Flossmoor | 319 | 58.0% | 43.5% |
| Robertson Charter School Decatur | 327 | 63.9% | 17.3% |
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 Owen Elementary Scholastic Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.7% | #1,314 of 1,925 | #419 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.8% | #1,611 of 2,077 ▼ 40 | #538 of 829 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.9% | #1,185 of 2,077 ▲ 125 | #390 of 829 ▲ 67 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 281 | #1,646 of 2,419 | #677 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #813 of 2,035 | #387 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.1% | #1,843 of 2,042 | #703 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.4% | #1,058 of 2,132 | #551 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.9% | #434 of 615 | #130 of 186 |
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
281
+11 (+4%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 278
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 | 281 | 22 | 12.8:1 | 58% (164) |
| 2023-24 | 272 | 18.8 | 14.5:1 | 57% (156) |
| 2022-23 | 271 | 18 | 15.1:1 | 56% (151) |
| 2020-21 | 270 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 268 | 13.7 | 19.6:1 | 56% (150) |
| 2015-16 | 260 | 14 | 18.6:1 | 58% (151) |
| 2010-11 | 245 | 14 | 17.5:1 | 57% (140) |
| 2000-01 | 264 | 16 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 278 | 16 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Owen Elementary Scholastic Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (268 to 281); teachers up 61% (13.7 to 22).
About Owen Elementary Scholastic Academy
Owen Elementary Scholastic Academy is a small elementary school that serves part of Chicago, Illinois. The school enrolls 281 students, from pre-K through 8. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Illinois is about 381, so this school runs 26% smaller than that.
The district, Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, has 324,396 students enrolled across 622 schools.
The large majority of students at Owen Elementary Scholastic Academy, 94%, are Black. The next largest groups are 5% Hispanic. The school's Black share is 71 points above the 22% share among Cook County residents. Owen Elementary Scholastic Academy has a diversity index of 12%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
At Owen Elementary Scholastic Academy, 22 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 12.8:1. That ratio is under the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 58% of enrollment. Among public schools in Cook County, the average eligibility rate is 66%.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Owen Elementary Scholastic Academy is 9.1 points below its prediction. Actual: 28.7%. Predicted: 37.8%.
In Cook County (population about 5,182,090), median household income is about $83,498, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 1,406 public schools operate in Cook County, serving about 697,934 students.
The closest public school, Ashburn Community Elementary School, is about 0.2 miles from Owen Elementary Scholastic Academy. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Owen Elementary Scholastic Academy ranks 3rd in a group of 9 nearby schools.
The NCES locale for Owen Elementary Scholastic Academy is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 4%, from 270 to 281.
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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
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- 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
- Ashburn Community Elementary School0.2 mi · 324
- Carroll Elementary School0.4 mi · 411
- Dawes Elementary School0.6 mi · 926
- CICS - Wrightwood0.7 mi · 614
- Goode STEM Academy High School0.8 mi · 991
- Hampton Elementary Fine & Perf Arts School0.8 mi · 463
Frequently asked questions
About Owen Elementary Scholastic AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at Owen Elementary Scholastic Academy?
Owen Elementary Scholastic Academy enrolls approximately 281 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Owen Elementary Scholastic Academy serve?
Owen Elementary Scholastic Academy serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Owen Elementary Scholastic Academy?
Approximately 12.8:1 students per teacher at Owen Elementary Scholastic Academy.
How diverse is Owen Elementary Scholastic Academy?
Owen Elementary Scholastic Academy reports a student body of 0% White, 5% Hispanic, 94% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Owen Elementary Scholastic Academy in?
Owen Elementary Scholastic Academy is part of Chicago Public Schools Dist 299.
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