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Murray Elem Language Academy

PublicElementaryGrades K–8

5335 S Kenwood Ave, Chicago, IL 60615 · (773) 535-0585 · Part of Chicago Public School District 299

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

Directions
Students
477
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
61%
Setting
City
Grades
K–8
The gist

What stands out about Murray Elem Language Academy

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 37% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 9 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Chicago kids: 87 high schools

On the path

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

K–8Murray Elem Language AcademyYou are here
9–1287 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts22%
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).

Location

Directions ↗

5335 S Kenwood Ave, Chicago

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten50
Grade 149
Grade 249
Grade 356
Grade 454
Grade 560
Grade 655
Grade 749
Grade 855
Enrollment over time
484’20
481’21
445’22
458’23
477’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 89%Hispanic 5%Two or more races 4%White 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Murray Elem Language Academy from Chicago families.

Other schools in Chicago Public School District 299

The district →
Disney Elem Magnet School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Chicago
A−
1,384 students16:1
Armstrong G Elem IntL Studies
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Chicago
B+
1,304 students14:1
Dirksen Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Chicago
B+
1,263 students17:1
Edwards Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Chicago
D
1,209 students15:1
Stevenson Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Chicago
C−
1,206 students14:1
Mount Greenwood Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Chicago
A
1,182 students17:1

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.