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Enrollment
499
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993006495
Univ of Chicago Chtr-Donoghue
707 E 37th St, Chicago, IL 60653 · (773) 285-5301 · Cook County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL499 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 44% 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
21.7:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
422 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 | 65 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 88 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 87 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 89 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 84 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (65) is 23% smaller than its 5th grade class (84).
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
42.7%
IL avg 51.0% . +18.5pp since 2023
Math
25.3%
IL avg 37.9% . +7.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 19 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.7% | 25.3% |
| 2023-24 | 24.2% | 17.5% |
% 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
29.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.7%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 Univ of Chicago Chtr-Donoghue
Univ of Chicago Chtr-Donoghue's state test result (29.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Univ of Chicago Chtr-Donoghue this school | 499 | 84.6% | 29.6% |
| Catalyst Charter-Circle Rock Elementary School Chicago | 512 | 81.4% | 32.8% |
| Great Lakes Academy Charter Elementary School Chicago | 538 | 85.7% | 35.4% |
| LEARN Chtr - Hunter Perkins Camp Chicago | 472 | 80.7% | 32.0% |
| John J Pershing Magnet Elementary Chicago | 439 | 83.1% | 18.6% |
| Wadsworth Elementary School Chicago | 487 | 87.5% | 16.6% |
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 Univ of Chicago Chtr-Donoghue ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.6% | #1,286 of 1,925 | #404 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.3% | #1,439 of 2,077 ▼ 148 | #453 of 829 ▼ 48 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.7% | #1,259 of 2,077 ▲ 145 | #419 of 829 ▲ 81 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 499 | #562 of 2,419 | #272 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.7:1 | #2,003 of 2,035 | #804 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.6% | #1,897 of 2,042 | #728 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.6% | #410 of 2,132 | #290 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.6% | #1,107 of 1,461 | #534 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
499
+19 (+4%) 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 | 499 | 23 | 21.7:1 | 85% (422) |
| 2023-24 | 499 | 26 | 19.2:1 | 86% (430) |
| 2022-23 | 456 | 26 | 17.5:1 | 87% (397) |
| 2020-21 | 480 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 534 | N/A | N/A | 77% (411) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Univ of Chicago Chtr-Donoghue.
About Univ of Chicago Chtr-Donoghue
This page covers Univ of Chicago Chtr-Donoghue, a medium-sized elementary school in Chicago, Illinois. The grade span is pre-K through 5, and enrollment is 499 students. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Illinois is about 381, so this school runs 31% bigger than that.
Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 is the district for Univ of Chicago Chtr-Donoghue. It has 622 schools and 324,396 students.
Black students make up 95% of enrollment at Univ of Chicago Chtr-Donoghue. The remaining shares are 3% Hispanic. Census estimates put the Black share of Cook County's population at about 22%. Pick two students at random and there is a 10% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
With 23 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Univ of Chicago Chtr-Donoghue was 21.7:1. This ratio sits 7.8 above the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 85%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Cook County is 66%.
Measured against Illinois public elementary schools, Univ of Chicago Chtr-Donoghue 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.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Univ of Chicago Chtr-Donoghue would score about 22.7%. It scores 29.6%, 6.9 points above that figure.
In Cook County (population about 5,182,090), the median household income is $83,498, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. There are 1,406 public schools in Cook County, enrolling about 697,934 students in all.
The closest public school to Univ of Chicago Chtr-Donoghue is James R Doolittle Academy, about 0.3 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Univ of Chicago Chtr-Donoghue is 2nd of 9 on proficiency.
Federal data place Univ of Chicago Chtr-Donoghue in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Federal records list Univ of Chicago Chtr-Donoghue as a charter school.
Enrollment climbed 4% from its 2020-21 level of 480.
The Univ of Chicago Chtr-Donoghue community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. 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
- James R Doolittle Academy0.3 mi · 257
- Urban Prep Chtr Bronzeville High School0.4 mi · 148
- Chicago Military Academy High School0.6 mi · 209
- Wells Preparatory Elementary Academy0.6 mi · 308
- Phillips Academy High School0.6 mi · 467
- James Farmer Jr. Elementary0.7 mi · 321
Frequently asked questions
About Univ of Chicago Chtr-DonoghueHow large is Univ of Chicago Chtr-Donoghue?
Univ of Chicago Chtr-Donoghue enrolls approximately 499 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Univ of Chicago Chtr-Donoghue serve?
Univ of Chicago Chtr-Donoghue serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Univ of Chicago Chtr-Donoghue have?
Univ of Chicago Chtr-Donoghue employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Univ of Chicago Chtr-Donoghue?
At Univ of Chicago Chtr-Donoghue, the student body is approximately 3% Hispanic, 95% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Univ of Chicago Chtr-Donoghue public or private?
Univ of Chicago Chtr-Donoghue 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.