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Turner-Drew Elem Language Academy

PublicElementaryGrades K–8

9300 S Princeton Ave, Chicago, IL 60620 · (773) 535-5720 · Part of Chicago Public School District 299

Chicago’s School Grade C better than 34% of Illinois school districts

Students
194
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
78%
Setting
City
Grades
K–8
The gist

What stands out about Turner-Drew Elem Language Academy

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 31% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 19 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 8.5% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Chicago kids: 87 high schools

On the path

Where Chicago kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–8Turner-Drew Elem Language AcademyYou are here
9–1287 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts12%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, C, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

9300 S Princeton Ave, Chicago

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten10
Grade 123
Grade 225
Grade 327
Grade 431
Grade 524
Grade 617
Grade 723
Grade 814
Enrollment over time
212’20
198’21
199’22
193’23
194’24

Down 8.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 99%Hispanic 1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Turner-Drew Elem Language Academy from Chicago families.

Other schools in Chicago Public School District 299

The district →

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Chicago’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.