Summary:
The Chicago Park Elementary area has two K–8 schools: Chicago Park Elementary (120 students) and Chicago Park Community Charter (43 students). In 2025–26, both schools scored above state proficiency rates in All Grades ELA and math, but their strengths differ: Chicago Park Elementary leads in ELA, while the charter leads in math. The clearest overall takeaway is that neither school is the across-the-board leader.
Chicago Park Elementary stands out in ELA, with 66% proficiency versus 50% at the charter, a 16-point lead; it is 16 points above the state rate, while the charter is 1 point above. In math, Chicago Park Community Charter leads with 57% versus 43%, a 14-point difference, and is 19 points above the state; Chicago Park Elementary is 5 points above. Chicago Park Elementary also reports 73% proficiency in science, 37 points above the state. Grade-level results there vary considerably: fifth-grade ELA is 100%, while sixth-grade ELA is 36%, 12 points below its state rate. The charter’s science result and grade-level results are suppressed, so those subjects and grades cannot be compared between schools.
Recent results moved in different directions: Chicago Park Elementary gained 6 points in ELA and 1 point in math from 2024–25, while the charter fell 25 points in ELA and 10 in math. The equal-school average declined 10 points in ELA and 4 in math, even as both schools remain above state rates. Chicago Park Elementary’s science result rose 41 points over the same period. SchoolDigger’s statewide percentile ranking for that school climbed from 52nd in 2023–24 to 72nd in 2025–26; no comparable charter ranking history is provided. The schools have similar student–teacher ratios (15.8 and 16.6), and their 2024–25 free/reduced lunch eligible shares were 44% and 42%, respectively. These are useful points of context, not explanations for the different subject results.
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