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Bradwell Community Arts & Sci Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8
2044th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools
Better than 1% of Illinois elementary schools
Summary

Bradwell Community Arts & Sci Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, as part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Illinois elementary schools over the past decade, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Bradwell Community Arts & Sci Elementary School significantly underperforms compared to the district and state in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 15.6% of Bradwell students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 42.8% for the district and 53.1% for the state. In Mathematics, the proficiency rate was just 1.1% at Bradwell, compared to 27.3% for the district and 38.5% for the state. The school also struggles to serve its diverse student population, ranking in the bottom 10-20% of Illinois elementary schools for various student groups.

While the nearby schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299 also struggle academically, Hoyne Elementary and Great Lakes Academy Charter Elementary performed significantly better than Bradwell Community Arts & Sci Elementary School in the 2024-2025 school year. Additionally, Bradwell has not shown any meaningful improvement in its academic performance or other key metrics over the past decade, indicating a need for substantial support and intervention to improve educational outcomes for its students.

513
Students ?
16.2
Student/teacher ratio ?
$16,124
Per pupil spending ?
86.9%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 7736 S Burnham Ave
       Chicago, IL  60649-4702

(773) 535-6600

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299


Students who attend Bradwell Community Arts & Sci Elementary School usually attend:

High:    Chicago Vocational Career Academy High School
    South Shore International Col Prep High School
Racial breakdown:

African American:
72.5%
Hispanic:
26.9%
Two or more races:
0.6%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 7th percentile in 2015 → 1st in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Illinois average (36% vs 44% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (61% vs 25% Illinois)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school36%
District avg33%
Illinois avg44%
Elementary school
2,044th of 2,056
Illinois public elementary schools ?
Bottom 1%▼ down 7 pts since 2015
From bottom 7% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
1,327th of 1,368
Illinois public middle schools ?
Bottom 3%▼ down 6 pts since 2015
From bottom 9% (2015) to bottom 3% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Illinois Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
446th of 451Elementary Schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299
698th of 811Chicago Public Schools District 299 among Illinois districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
20255.42044 of 20560.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20249.62046 of 20671.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202314.81878 of 20779.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202214.01909 of 20828.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202115.91720 of 194811.7%★☆☆☆☆
201917.71797 of 208613.9%★☆☆☆☆
20188.52003 of 20371.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20179.41983 of 20443.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20168.02022 of 20461.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201513.01902 of 20527.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20148.12003 of 20934.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20136.12104 of 21672.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20124.92106 of 21662.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20112.82115 of 21471.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20101.72119 of 21390.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20090.52117 of 21200.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20082.22068 of 20921.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20072.82034 of 20952.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20063.81997 of 20864.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20052.21949 of 20223.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20044.51913 of 20305.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20032.61948 of 20203.6%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202517.1651 of 6885.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202420.5620 of 6555.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202335.1447 of 69235.4%★★☆☆☆
202236.0406 of 68440.6%★★☆☆☆
202139.6222 of 42848.1%★★☆☆☆
201940.0397 of 71144.2%★★☆☆☆
201823.1624 of 69810.6%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202517.7984 of 10496.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202421.6797 of 88610.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
20257.21910 of 19421.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202410.61899 of 19422.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202315.81758 of 195710.2%★☆☆☆☆
202216.91699 of 197013.8%★☆☆☆☆
202116.31478 of 168012.0%★☆☆☆☆
201926.81496 of 201925.9%★☆☆☆☆
201810.31893 of 19643.6%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
20257.91782 of 18001.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202413.31764 of 17931.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202321.71587 of 180812.2%★☆☆☆☆
202219.31601 of 17639.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202126.01215 of 151419.7%★☆☆☆☆
201928.81410 of 181622.4%★☆☆☆☆
201812.81723 of 17652.4%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
20254.51946 of 19470.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20249.51936 of 19591.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202315.91754 of 198411.6%★☆☆☆☆
202212.31911 of 19773.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202113.31625 of 17074.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201911.31922 of 20194.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20188.81954 of 19720.9%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202513.61232 of 12924.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202416.41140 of 11954.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201922.61059 of 119411.3%★☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
20259.31327 of 13683.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202412.51274 of 13636.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202314.11252 of 13678.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202213.61277 of 13696.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202116.11103 of 124111.1%★☆☆☆☆
201913.31239 of 13568.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20189.01265 of 12932.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201710.01245 of 12933.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201612.41216 of 12946.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201514.11183 of 13029.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201416.31157 of 132212.5%★☆☆☆☆
201310.31269 of 13677.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201217.61193 of 136512.6%★☆☆☆☆
20118.11274 of 13445.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201013.11187 of 132710.6%★☆☆☆☆
20092.11297 of 13181.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20083.31263 of 12932.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20078.41183 of 12878.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20067.21177 of 12727.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20054.21147 of 12095.1%☆☆☆☆☆
200412.31035 of 120414.0%★☆☆☆☆
200316.9979 of 118517.4%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202524.3484 of 57415.7%★☆☆☆☆
202423.9464 of 54815.3%★☆☆☆☆
202331.2403 of 56929.2%★☆☆☆☆
202229.1452 of 57321.1%★☆☆☆☆
202135.8236 of 38538.7%★★☆☆☆
201929.2438 of 56522.5%★☆☆☆☆
201821.1477 of 5116.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202518.3656 of 6945.5%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202510.11188 of 12484.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202413.31150 of 12518.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202317.91082 of 127515.1%★☆☆☆☆
202214.31177 of 12868.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202116.5902 of 101711.3%★☆☆☆☆
201918.31068 of 127616.3%★☆☆☆☆
20189.11182 of 12263.6%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202513.51174 of 12294.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202416.91110 of 12198.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202319.01114 of 12349.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202218.51120 of 12218.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202125.8812 of 101920.3%★☆☆☆☆
201919.41067 of 121712.3%★☆☆☆☆
201812.01132 of 11612.5%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202511.01213 of 12714.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202412.71199 of 12645.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202311.01264 of 12922.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202214.31196 of 12867.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202112.81006 of 10484.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201911.41244 of 12964.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201810.11206 of 12231.4%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202516.2760 of 8126.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202226.8734 of 7816.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201824.7551 of 6028.5%☆☆☆☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Elementary school
Disabled (2025)6th percentile+6 vs school
African American (2025)5th percentile+5 vs school
Special Education (2025)5th percentile+4 vs school
Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school
Male (2025)<1st percentile~ school
Middle school
African American (2025)16th percentile+13 vs school
Special Education (2025)6th percentile+3 vs school
Disabled (2025)5th percentile~ school
Female (2025)5th percentile~ school
Male (2025)5th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile~ school
By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?
Mathematics110%+72 vs state
English Language Arts16%-37 vs state
Science9%-34 vs state

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Bradwell Community Arts & Sci Elementary School ranks in the bottom 0.6% of Illinois elementary schools.

Students at Bradwell Community Arts & Sci Elementary School are 73% African American, 27% Hispanic.

In the 2024-25 school year, 513 students attended Bradwell Community Arts & Sci Elementary School.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

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