Enrollment
340
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993000796
Owens Community Academy Elementary School
12302 S State St, Chicago, IL 60628 · (773) 535-5475 · Cook County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL340 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 41% 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.
- 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
13.3:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
324 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 | 19 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 26 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 27 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 40 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 31 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 43 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 35 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 44 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 38 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (26) is 32% smaller than its 8th grade class (38).
Student demographics
13%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Owens Community Academy Elementary School→Fenger Academy High School
Based on published attendance-zone data from Chicago Public Schools Dist 299. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
41.6%
IL avg 51.0% . +12.0pp since 2023
Math
13.8%
IL avg 37.9% . +10.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.6% | 13.8% |
| 2023-24 | 29.6% | 3.0% |
% 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
24.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
16.5%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 16% 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 Owens Community Academy Elementary School
Owens Community Academy Elementary School's state test result (24.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owens Community Academy Elementary School this school | 340 | 95.3% | 24.9% |
| Gresham Elementary School Chicago | 332 | 94.6% | 24.0% |
| Smith W Elementary School Chicago | 340 | 95.3% | 17.0% |
| LEARN Chtr-Campbell Campus Chicago | 357 | 94.7% | 34.2% |
| James Farmer Jr. Elementary Chicago | 321 | 94.1% | 18.9% |
| Foster Park Elementary School Chicago | 345 | 93.3% | 17.7% |
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 Owens Community Academy Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.9% | #1,452 of 1,925 | #481 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.8% | #1,776 of 2,077 ▲ 190 | #630 of 829 ▲ 132 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.6% | #1,297 of 2,077 ▼ 99 | #436 of 829 ▼ 35 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 340 | #1,316 of 2,419 | #545 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #1,007 of 2,035 | #459 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.4% | #1,802 of 2,042 | #681 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.3% | #140 of 2,132 | #109 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.4% | #691 of 1,461 | #366 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
340
+13 (+4%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 547
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 | 340 | 25.5 | 13.3:1 | 95% (324) |
| 2023-24 | 338 | 25.5 | 13.3:1 | 95% (321) |
| 2022-23 | 331 | 25.5 | 13.0:1 | 94% (312) |
| 2020-21 | 327 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 397 | 21.8 | 18.2:1 | 98% (388) |
| 2015-16 | 483 | 24 | 20.1:1 | 96% (464) |
| 2010-11 | 294 | 17 | 17.3:1 | 89% (263) |
| 2000-01 | 542 | 24 | 22.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 547 | 26 | 21.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Owens Community Academy Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (397 to 340); teachers up 17% (21.8 to 25.5).
About Owens Community Academy Elementary School
Owens Community Academy Elementary School is an elementary school in Chicago, Illinois, according to federal school records. Students in pre-K through 8 attend, and enrollment is 340 students.
The 622 schools of Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, including Owens Community Academy Elementary School, enroll 324,396 students.
Owens Community Academy Elementary School's enrollment is 93% Black. The school is also 5% Hispanic. That is higher than the 22% Black share among all Cook County residents. Owens Community Academy Elementary School's diversity index is 13%, against a US figure of 70%.
Dividing enrollment by its 25.5 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 13.3:1. That matches the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois fairly closely. Owens Community Academy Elementary School reports 95% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. On average, public schools in Cook County report 66%.
Owens Community Academy Elementary School is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 41% of Illinois public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
A school with Owens Community Academy Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Illinois is predicted to score 16.5%. Owens Community Academy Elementary School scores 24.9%, 8.4 points above that line.
Across Cook County, the median household income is $83,498, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. In all, Cook County has 1,406 public schools and roughly 697,934 students.
The closest other public school is Metcalfe Elementary Community Academy, about 0.6 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 24.9% is above the 16.9% average for nearby schools.
Owens Community Academy Elementary School has an NCES locale of City: Large.
Owens Community Academy Elementary School's enrollment climbed from 327 in 2020-21 to 340 in 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Owens Community Academy Elementary School covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. 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
- Metcalfe Elementary Community Academy0.6 mi · 354
- Chicago Collegiate Charter School0.7 mi · 255
- Brown R Elementary Community Academy0.9 mi · 279
- CICS - Prairie Campus1.0 mi · 412
- Curtis Elementary School1.1 mi · 356
- Aldridge Elementary School1.2 mi · 257
Frequently asked questions
About Owens Community Academy Elementary SchoolHow large is Owens Community Academy Elementary School?
Owens Community Academy Elementary School enrolls approximately 340 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Owens Community Academy Elementary School serve?
Owens Community Academy Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Owens Community Academy Elementary School?
Approximately 13.3:1 students per teacher at Owens Community Academy Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Owens Community Academy Elementary School?
At Owens Community Academy Elementary School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 5% Hispanic, 93% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Owens Community Academy Elementary School public or private?
Owens Community Academy Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.