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Bronzeville Academy Charter School

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Summary

Bronzeville Academy Charter School is an elementary school serving 330 students in grades K-8 in the Bronzeville neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The school is part of the Bronzeville Academy Charter School District, which is ranked 706 out of 813 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Bronzeville Academy Charter School consistently ranks in the bottom 25% of Illinois elementary schools, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics significantly below the state averages. In 2023-2024, only 25.4% of students met or exceeded standards in ELA, and just 7.3% did so in Math. The school's science proficiency rate of 20.5% is also well below the state average of 53.2%. Chronic absenteeism has been a significant issue at the school, ranging from 12.8% to 55.7% over the past 5 years. While the school spends around $17,450 per student, it has a much higher student-teacher ratio of 330:1 compared to nearby schools like Kozminski Elementary Community Academy (14.2:1) and Ariel Elementary Community Academy (11.7:1).

The nearby schools, while also struggling, generally outperform Bronzeville Academy Charter School in academic metrics. This suggests that socioeconomic factors and resource allocation may be significant drivers of the academic challenges faced by Bronzeville Academy and the surrounding schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299. Addressing chronic absenteeism, increasing teacher support, and fostering collaboration between the charter school and nearby district schools could be important steps in improving student outcomes at Bronzeville Academy.

332

Students ?

66.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

70.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4930 S Cottage Grove Ave
Chicago, IL 60615-2616

(773) 285-8040

District: Bronzeville Academy Charter School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

100.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 2nd percentile in 2019 → 34th in 2024

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 32 percentile points since 2019

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (18% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Science scores 33 pts below the Illinois average

!Large classes — about 66 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2023-2024) ?

This school18%

District avg18%

Illinois avg41%

Not ranked this year

Bronzeville Academy Charter School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	24.0	1568 of 2067	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	1828 of 2077	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	1955 of 2082	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.6	1828 of 1948	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.7	2042 of 2086	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	50.1	252 of 655	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.1	411 of 692	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.0	471 of 684	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.8	290 of 428	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.0	629 of 711	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	26.0	1429 of 1942	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	1762 of 1957	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	1870 of 1970	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.5	1568 of 1680	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.4	1939 of 2019	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	39.6	1077 of 1793	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.1	1507 of 1808	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	1607 of 1763	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.8	1367 of 1514	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.1	1758 of 1816	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	23.2	1506 of 1959	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	1679 of 1984	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	1810 of 1977	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.0	1669 of 1707	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.2	1987 of 2019	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	30.4	894 of 1363	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	14.5	1245 of 1367	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	1122 of 1369	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.2	1145 of 1241	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.1	1337 of 1356	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	55.7	183 of 548	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.4	373 of 569	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.9	273 of 573	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.6	269 of 385	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.7	535 of 565	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	34.5	780 of 1251	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	13.7	1177 of 1275	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	988 of 1286	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.8	946 of 1017	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.2	1249 of 1276	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	43.1	645 of 1219	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.4	1080 of 1234	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.6	972 of 1221	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.0	906 of 1019	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.3	1195 of 1217	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	27.0	888 of 1264	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	1139 of 1292	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	1086 of 1286	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.1	998 of 1048	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.3	1246 of 1296	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

African American (2024)62nd percentile+37 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)40th percentile+16 vs school

Female (2024)26th percentile~ school

Male (2024)23rd percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2024)67th percentile+32 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)47th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2024)38th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2024)30th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2023-2024) ?

English Language Arts25%-16 vs state

Science20%-33 vs state

Mathematics7%-21 vs state

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Schools Near Bronzeville Academy Charter School

School	Students/Teachers	Ranking ()	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
A.E.R.O. Therapeutic Center	Public	5400 W 77th St	Burbank	60459	Cook County	A E R O Special Educ Coop	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(708) 496-3330	70	.0	(n/a)
Family Enrichment Prg/Fep	Public	150 W 137Th St	Riverdale	60827	Cook County	Exc Children Have Opportunities	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(708) 841-5950	0		(n/a)
Academy for Learning	Public	306 E 144Th St	Dolton	60419	Cook County	Exc Children Have Opportunities	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(708) 841-1063	10	.0	(n/a)
EASE Program	Public	350 W 154Th St	South Holland	60473	Cook County	Exc Children Have Opportunities	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(708) 596-2878	5	.0	(n/a)
Communication Development/CD	Public	350 W 154Th St	South Holland	60473	Cook County	Exc Children Have Opportunities	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(708) 985-4402	5	.0	(n/a)
Deaf & Hard of Hearing/DHH	Public	350 W 154Th St	South Holland	60473	Cook County	Exc Children Have Opportunities	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(708) 596-2878	8	.0	(n/a)
Echo School	Public	350 W 154Th St	South Holland	60473	Cook County	Exc Children Have Opportunities	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(708) 596-3200	10	.0	(n/a)
ABLE Program	Public	300 W 154Th St	South Holland	60473	Cook County	Exc Children Have Opportunities	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(708) 597-4250	9	.0	(n/a)
PACE Elementary	Public	300 W 154Th St	South Holland	60473	Cook County	Exc Children Have Opportunities	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(708) 841-0432	5	.0	(n/a)
PAEC Education Center EC	Public	1636 S 10th Ave	Maywood	60153	Cook County	Proviso Area Exceptional Child	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(708) 338-3250	4	.0	(n/a)

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Students at Bronzeville Academy Charter School are 100% African American.

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In the 2023-24 school year, 332 students attended Bronzeville Academy Charter School.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	Total
A.E.R.O. Therapeutic Center	Public		5400 W 77th St	Burbank	60459	Cook County	A E R O Special Educ Coop	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(708) 496-3330	0	70	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Family Enrichment Prg/Fep	Public		150 W 137Th St	Riverdale	60827	Cook County	Exc Children Have Opportunities	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(708) 841-5950	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Academy for Learning	Public		306 E 144Th St	Dolton	60419	Cook County	Exc Children Have Opportunities	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(708) 841-1063	0	10	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
EASE Program	Public		350 W 154Th St	South Holland	60473	Cook County	Exc Children Have Opportunities	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(708) 596-2878	0	5	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Communication Development/CD	Public		350 W 154Th St	South Holland	60473	Cook County	Exc Children Have Opportunities	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(708) 985-4402	0	5	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Deaf & Hard of Hearing/DHH	Public		350 W 154Th St	South Holland	60473	Cook County	Exc Children Have Opportunities	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(708) 596-2878	0	8	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Echo School	Public		350 W 154Th St	South Holland	60473	Cook County	Exc Children Have Opportunities	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(708) 596-3200	0	10	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
ABLE Program	Public		300 W 154Th St	South Holland	60473	Cook County	Exc Children Have Opportunities	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(708) 597-4250	0	9	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
PACE Elementary	Public		300 W 154Th St	South Holland	60473	Cook County	Exc Children Have Opportunities	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(708) 841-0432	0	5	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
PAEC Education Center EC	Public		1636 S 10th Ave	Maywood	60153	Cook County	Proviso Area Exceptional Child	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(708) 338-3250	0	4	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)