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Chicago Academy Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

3400 N Austin Ave, Chicago, IL 60634 · (773) 534-3885 · Part of Chicago Public School District 299

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

Directions
Students
548
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
63%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Chicago Academy Elem School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 59% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Next stop for Chicago kids: 87 high schools

On the path

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

PK–8Chicago Academy Elem SchoolYou are here
9–1287 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency24%
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 ↗

3400 N Austin Ave, Chicago

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K58
Kindergarten56
Grade 155
Grade 254
Grade 351
Grade 455
Grade 556
Grade 653
Grade 753
Grade 857
Enrollment over time
562’20
557’21
563’22
555’23
548’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 74%White 18%Black 3%Asian 3%Two or more races 2%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Chicago Academy Elem School 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.