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Kanoon Elementary Magnet School

Public Grades PK, KG-8
1826th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools
Better than 11% of Illinois elementary schools
Summary

Kanoon Elementary Magnet School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, with 373 students. The school is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299, which is ranked 698 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Kanoon Elementary Magnet School consistently performs below the Chicago Public Schools District 299 and Illinois state averages on standardized tests. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 20.7% of Kanoon students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 42.8% for the district and 53.1% for the state. In math, only 10.6% of Kanoon students were proficient or better, compared to 27.3% for the district and 38.5% for the state. The school also has very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 44.5% over the past few years, significantly higher than the district and state averages.

Nearby schools in the same district, such as Legacy Elementary Charter School, Cardenas Elementary School, and Telpochcalli Elementary School, generally outperform Kanoon Elementary Magnet School on academic measures. Despite relatively high per-student spending and a low student-teacher ratio, Kanoon Elementary Magnet School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Illinois elementary schools over the past several years, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

389
Students ?
12.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$20,801
Per pupil spending ?
93.8%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 2233 S Kedzie Ave
       Chicago, IL  60623-3317

(773) 534-1736

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299


Students who attend Kanoon Elementary Magnet School usually attend:

High:    Farragut Career Academy High School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
93.8%
African American:
4.1%
American Indian:
1.5%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 5th percentile in 2014 → 11th in 2025
Strengths
Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2014
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Illinois average (17% vs 44% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (44% vs 25% Illinois)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school17%
District avg33%
Illinois avg44%
Elementary school
1,826th of 2,056
Illinois public elementary schools ?
Bottom 11%▬ steady since 2016
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
1,271st of 1,368
Illinois public middle schools ?
Bottom 7%▼ down 3 pts since 2016
From bottom 10% (2016) to bottom 7% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
331st 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
202513.61826 of 205611.2%★☆☆☆☆
202413.61913 of 20677.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202312.51952 of 20776.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202215.01861 of 208210.6%★☆☆☆☆
202115.71727 of 194811.3%★☆☆☆☆
201922.51640 of 208621.4%★☆☆☆☆
201816.81767 of 203713.3%★☆☆☆☆
201716.61778 of 204413.0%★☆☆☆☆
201615.41818 of 204611.1%★☆☆☆☆
20149.01981 of 20935.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20136.72092 of 21673.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20125.92091 of 21663.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20113.72106 of 21471.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20105.52056 of 21393.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20094.82047 of 21203.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20083.02043 of 20922.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20079.71925 of 20958.1%☆☆☆☆☆
200613.51872 of 208610.3%★☆☆☆☆
200523.01697 of 202216.1%★☆☆☆☆
200416.41748 of 203013.9%★☆☆☆☆
20036.71845 of 20208.7%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202532.3562 of 78828.7%★☆☆☆☆
202431.2630 of 82623.7%★☆☆☆☆
202330.5622 of 78821.1%★☆☆☆☆
202223.8722 of 7686.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202130.1452 of 53715.8%★☆☆☆☆
201933.9547 of 74326.4%★☆☆☆☆
201834.4512 of 71828.7%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202510.51830 of 19425.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202414.21786 of 19428.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202311.21897 of 19573.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202214.91776 of 19709.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202122.51313 of 168021.8%★☆☆☆☆
201920.91665 of 201917.5%★☆☆☆☆
201816.51719 of 196412.5%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202518.2880 of 98210.4%★☆☆☆☆
202417.8892 of 9597.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202315.8937 of 9703.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202218.6890 of 9546.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202123.3652 of 74212.1%★☆☆☆☆
201930.9701 of 95526.6%★☆☆☆☆
201823.5798 of 93814.9%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202521.31535 of 180014.7%★☆☆☆☆
202419.21629 of 17939.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202318.21680 of 18087.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202222.71485 of 176315.8%★☆☆☆☆
202125.51228 of 151418.9%★☆☆☆☆
201937.21189 of 181634.5%★★☆☆☆
201828.21360 of 176522.9%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202519.11607 of 194717.5%★☆☆☆☆
202414.31790 of 19598.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202315.91756 of 198411.5%★☆☆☆☆
202216.71738 of 197712.1%★☆☆☆☆
202113.21632 of 17074.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201926.01500 of 201925.7%★☆☆☆☆
201818.61690 of 197214.3%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
201924.4996 of 119416.6%★☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202512.21271 of 13687.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202413.61255 of 13637.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202320.21107 of 136719.0%★☆☆☆☆
202221.81069 of 136921.9%★☆☆☆☆
202116.41098 of 124111.5%★☆☆☆☆
201915.11195 of 135611.9%★☆☆☆☆
201817.11115 of 129313.8%★☆☆☆☆
201712.01218 of 12935.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201616.01161 of 129410.3%★☆☆☆☆
201415.11173 of 132211.3%★☆☆☆☆
20139.91277 of 13676.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20125.01324 of 13653.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201115.11194 of 134411.2%★☆☆☆☆
201010.61212 of 13278.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20098.11227 of 13186.9%☆☆☆☆☆
200810.21169 of 12939.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20079.41172 of 12878.9%☆☆☆☆☆
200615.71085 of 127214.7%★☆☆☆☆
20057.91093 of 12099.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20046.91110 of 12047.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20037.61086 of 11858.4%☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202319.5664 of 6741.5%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202528.6389 of 48319.5%★☆☆☆☆
202423.3460 of 4865.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202336.7301 of 48037.3%★★☆☆☆
202228.6401 of 45411.7%★☆☆☆☆
202132.2227 of 27718.1%★☆☆☆☆
201930.3299 of 33911.8%★☆☆☆☆
201834.5210 of 28526.3%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202514.81100 of 124811.9%★☆☆☆☆
202411.81180 of 12515.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202321.11012 of 127520.6%★☆☆☆☆
202222.31012 of 128621.3%★☆☆☆☆
202117.9879 of 101713.6%★☆☆☆☆
201912.01185 of 12767.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201812.91126 of 12268.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202512.8651 of 6692.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202413.6619 of 6433.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202323.0554 of 66116.2%★☆☆☆☆
202224.1548 of 66217.2%★☆☆☆☆
202119.4473 of 5178.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201915.5608 of 6394.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201818.9529 of 59010.3%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202518.31092 of 122911.1%★☆☆☆☆
202419.71066 of 121912.6%★☆☆☆☆
202329.9897 of 123427.3%★☆☆☆☆
202233.0818 of 122133.0%★★☆☆☆
202122.7877 of 101913.9%★☆☆☆☆
201921.31035 of 121715.0%★☆☆☆☆
201826.3922 of 116120.6%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
20259.91230 of 12713.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202416.31122 of 126411.2%★☆☆☆☆
202321.51038 of 129219.7%★☆☆☆☆
202226.5925 of 128628.1%★☆☆☆☆
202116.4947 of 10489.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201919.61073 of 129617.2%★☆☆☆☆
201821.9982 of 122319.7%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202226.4767 of 7811.8%☆☆☆☆☆
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
English Language Learner (2025)29th percentile+17 vs school
Male (2025)17th percentile+6 vs school
Special Education (2019)17th percentile-5 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile+4 vs school
Hispanic (2025)10th percentile~ school
Female (2025)6th percentile-5 vs school
Middle school
English Language Learner (2025)19th percentile+12 vs school
Female (2025)12th percentile+5 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile+4 vs school
Male (2025)3rd percentile-4 vs school
Hispanic (2025)3rd percentile-4 vs school
Special Education (2022)2nd percentile-20 vs school
Disabled (2023)1st percentile-18 vs school
By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts21%-32 vs state
Science19%-24 vs state
Mathematics11%-28 vs state

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Students at Kanoon Elementary Magnet School are 94% Hispanic, 4% African American, 2% American Indian.

Kanoon Elementary Magnet School ranks in the bottom 11.2% of Illinois elementary schools.

Students who attend Kanoon Elementary Magnet School usually go on to attend:

High : Farragut Career Academy High School

In the 2024-25 school year, 389 students attended Kanoon Elementary Magnet 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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