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Columbia Explorers Elem Academy

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

4520 S Kedzie Ave, Chicago, IL 60632 · (773) 535-4050 · Part of Chicago Public School District 299

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

Directions
Students
718
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
86%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Columbia Explorers Elem Academy

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 48% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 14.3% 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–8Columbia Explorers Elem AcademyYou are here
9–1287 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency16%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts28%
State average 30.7%

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

Location

Directions ↗

4520 S Kedzie Ave, Chicago

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K88
Kindergarten67
Grade 168
Grade 263
Grade 375
Grade 461
Grade 578
Grade 674
Grade 762
Grade 882
Enrollment over time
838’20
796’21
744’22
725’23
718’24

Down 14.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 97%White 1%Black <1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Two or more races <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Columbia Explorers Elem 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.