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Burnside Elem Scholastic Academy

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

650 E 91st Pl, Chicago, IL 60619 · (773) 535-3300 · Part of Chicago Public School District 299

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

Students
264
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
81%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Burnside Elem Scholastic Academy

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 23 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 23 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 20% 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 →

PK–8Burnside Elem Scholastic AcademyYou are here
9–1287 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency2%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts8%
State average 30.7%

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

650 E 91st Pl, Chicago

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K15
Kindergarten20
Grade 125
Grade 225
Grade 323
Grade 434
Grade 529
Grade 632
Grade 727
Grade 834
Enrollment over time
330’20
305’21
308’22
288’23
264’24

Down 20% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 97%Hispanic 2%Two or more races <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Burnside Elem Scholastic 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.