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C−

Rowe Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades K–8Charter

1424 N Cleaver St, Chicago, IL 60642 · (773) 799-2730

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

Directions
Students
617
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
68%
Setting
City
Grades
K–8
The gist

What stands out about Rowe Elementary

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 18% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 20 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 19 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 37.2% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency6%
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).

Location

Directions ↗

1424 N Cleaver St, Chicago

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten49
Grade 148
Grade 262
Grade 365
Grade 464
Grade 571
Grade 689
Grade 772
Grade 896
Grade 91
Enrollment over time
982’20
868’21
757’22
704’23
617’24

Down 37.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 65%Black 24%Two or more races 9%White 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Rowe Elementary from Chicago families.

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.