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STEM Magnet Academy Elem

PublicElementaryGrades K–8

1522 W Fillmore St, Chicago, IL 60607 · (773) 534-7300 · Part of Chicago Public School District 299

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

Directions
Students
397
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
50%
Setting
City
Grades
K–8
The gist

What stands out about STEM Magnet Academy Elem

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 21 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 31 pts above 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–8STEM Magnet Academy ElemYou are here
9–1287 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency47%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts62%
State average 30.7%

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

Location

Directions ↗

1522 W Fillmore St, Chicago

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten46
Grade 147
Grade 252
Grade 353
Grade 448
Grade 551
Grade 648
Grade 725
Grade 827
Enrollment over time
405’20
386’21
395’22
401’23
397’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Asian 37%Black 34%Hispanic 21%White 5%Two or more races 3%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 STEM Magnet Academy Elem 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.