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Owens Community Academy Elementary School

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Owens Community Academy Elementary School ranks 1492 nd of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1492^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 27% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Owens Community Academy Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, with 338 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. Owens Community Academy has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Illinois elementary schools over the past several years, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Owens Community Academy faces significant challenges, including very high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 25.4% to 40.8% over the past few years, well above the district and state averages. Academically, the school's students perform well below state and district averages on standardized tests, with only 41.6% proficient or better in ELA and just 13.8% proficient in math, compared to 53.1% and 38.5% statewide, respectively. The school also struggles to effectively serve its subgroups, ranking in the bottom 10-20% of Illinois elementary schools for African American students and low-income students.

Despite spending significantly more per student ($23,597 in 2023-2024) than the district and state averages, Owens Community Academy's high spending has not translated to better outcomes. Nearby schools, such as Brown R Elementary Community Academy and Haley Elementary Academy, generally outperform Owens Community Academy on key metrics, and the school has shown no significant improvement in its performance over the past several years, suggesting deep-rooted challenges that have not been effectively addressed.

340

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,163

Per pupil spending ?

95.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12302 S State St
Chicago, IL 60628-6811

(773) 535-5475

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Racial breakdown:

African American:

92.6%

Hispanic:

5.3%

Two or more races:

1.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 15th percentile in 2015 → 27th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (24% vs 44% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (36% vs 25% Illinois)

!Mathematics scores 25 pts below the Illinois average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg33%

Illinois avg44%

Elementary school

1,492^nd of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 27%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 15% (2015) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,011^th of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 26%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 21% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

191^st of 451Elementary Schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299

698^th 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	27.7	1492 of 2056	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	1613 of 2067	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	1865 of 2077	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.5	2054 of 2082	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.9	1911 of 1948	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.2	2074 of 2086	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.7	1995 of 2037	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.8	1937 of 2044	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.8	1975 of 2046	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	18.7	1745 of 2052	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	6.6	2025 of 2093	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	18.6	1830 of 2167	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	20.6	1842 of 2166	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	26.0	1738 of 2147	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	22.4	1788 of 2139	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	13.6	1901 of 2120	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.1	1713 of 2092	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	5.6	1975 of 2095	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	7.9	1927 of 2086	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	3.4	1916 of 2022	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	6.1	1882 of 2030	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	9.8	1789 of 2020	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	60.9	200 of 688	70.9%	★★★★☆
2024	47.2	287 of 655	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.8	465 of 692	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.0	643 of 684	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	27.4	367 of 428	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.4	683 of 711	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	604 of 698	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	31.8	1322 of 1942	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.4	1450 of 1942	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	1809 of 1957	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	1944 of 1970	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.4	1677 of 1680	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.4	1983 of 2019	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.2	1896 of 1964	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	46.1	970 of 1800	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.1	1207 of 1793	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.7	1589 of 1808	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	1729 of 1763	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.2	1467 of 1514	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.8	1804 of 1816	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.0	1719 of 1765	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	24.7	1470 of 1947	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	1600 of 1959	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	1641 of 1984	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.5	1935 of 1977	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.9	2007 of 2019	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.6	1963 of 1972	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	25.2	1011 of 1368	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	988 of 1363	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	1068 of 1367	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.8	1306 of 1369	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.6	1224 of 1241	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.5	1034 of 1356	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.2	1164 of 1293	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.9	1149 of 1293	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.0	1075 of 1294	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.6	1031 of 1302	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	17.2	1145 of 1322	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	24.7	1086 of 1367	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.2	1117 of 1365	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	22.4	1130 of 1344	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	20.1	1118 of 1327	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	23.4	1071 of 1318	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	33.2	957 of 1293	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	11.8	1142 of 1287	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	18.3	1071 of 1272	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	9.8	1066 of 1209	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	11.7	1044 of 1204	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	16.3	986 of 1185	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	44.8	282 of 574	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.1	249 of 548	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.7	277 of 569	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	28.1	469 of 573	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.3	362 of 385	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	48.0	237 of 565	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.1	322 of 511	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	892 of 1248	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.7	886 of 1251	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	1001 of 1275	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	1176 of 1286	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.2	1009 of 1276	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.0	1056 of 1226	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	35.0	792 of 1229	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.6	810 of 1219	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.8	884 of 1234	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.6	1154 of 1221	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.1	1001 of 1019	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.6	817 of 1217	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.4	1007 of 1161	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	1056 of 1271	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.1	960 of 1264	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	1012 of 1292	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	1252 of 1286	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.5	841 of 1296	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	13.3	1138 of 1223	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	37.4	451 of 812	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

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

African American (2025)71st percentile+43 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)46th percentile+19 vs school

Female (2025)32nd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)24th percentile-3 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)51st percentile+25 vs school

Special Education (2025)44th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)36th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)29th percentile~ school

Male (2025)17th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts42%-12 vs state

Science20%-23 vs state

Mathematics14%-25 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISA Science (2025)		IAR English Language Arts (2025)							IAR Mathematics (2025)							% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Pneumococcal (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 5th Grade	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Pneumococcal All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Owens Community Academy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	12302 S State St	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-5475	340	26	13.3	95.3%	2 (0.6%)	315 (92.6%)	18 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	27.7	1492^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	27.4%		22.3	1613^th of 2067 public elementary schools	22.0%	121	19.4	20.6	34.5	30.0	47.2	48.0	44.4	44.1	41.6	20.7	16.7	27.8	12.0	2.8	3.0	13.8	85.4	89.3	89.3	89.3	94.0	89.3	85.7	3.6	21.8	$23,163	$3,817	$19,346
Metcalfe Elementary Community Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	12339 S Normal Ave	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-5590	354	22	16.0	95.5%	2 (0.6%)	301 (85.0%)	49 (13.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	12	1873^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	8.9%		11.2	2005^th of 2067 public elementary schools	3.0%	132	10.0	11.1	27.3	17.2	12.9	22.0	14.3	21.6	19.8	9.4	20.7	6.5	9.8	0.0	21.6	12.0	69.5	72.8	72.8	72.8	88.2	71.5	69.5		13.8	$20,386	$3,373	$17,013
Brown R Elementary Community Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	12607 S Union Ave	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-5385	279	23	12.1	97.5%	0 (0.0%)	266 (95.3%)	9 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	17.7	1725^th of 2056 public elementary schools	16.1%		19.3	1701^st of 2067 public elementary schools	17.7%	24	4.2	7.7	33.3	26.9	25.0	54.8	71.9	50.0	45.6	14.3	7.7	0.0	6.5	15.6	11.5	9.4	79.2	84.1	84.1	84.1	88.6	84.1	81.0	12.1	18.3	$22,612	$2,685	$19,927
CICS - Prairie Campus	Public, Charter	K-8	11530 S Prairie Ave	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 928-0480	412	17	24.2	94.4%	2 (0.5%)	275 (66.7%)	134 (32.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19	1692^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	17.7%		19	1707^th of 2067 public elementary schools	17.4%	15	3.2	15.4	26.8	27.6	19.4	38.7	29.4	25.0	27.6	32.1	3.4	3.2	29.0	7.8	11.5	15.6										$17,314	$2,154	$15,160
Curtis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	32 E 115th St	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-5050	356	24	14.8	97.5%	2 (0.6%)	299 (84.0%)	55 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10.6	1922^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	6.5%		8.6	2056^th of 2067 public elementary schools	0.5%	134	8.6	3.0	26.8	14.3	11.4	14.8	3.3	18.2	15.4	33.3	0.0	2.9	3.4	3.1	5.9	8.9	86.9	94.3	94.3	94.3	97.4	93.9	88.8	3.8	20.1	$20,638	$3,067	$17,571
Dubois Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	330 E 133rd St	Chicago	60827	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-5582	201	20	10.0	95.0%	0 (0.0%)	191 (95.0%)	10 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16.6	1749^th of 2056 public elementary schools	14.9%		19.6	1692^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	18.1%	57	25.0	33.3	30.0	23.8	31.3	20.0	40.0	25.9	28.4	25.0	0.0	12.5	10.0	13.3	33.3	17.4	89.5	95.8	95.8	95.8	95.8	95.3	92.2	7.3	28.3	$27,138	$4,830	$22,308
Aldridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	630 E 131st St	Chicago	60827	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-5614	257	19	13.5	93.0%	0 (0.0%)	226 (87.9%)	28 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	12.7	1853^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	9.9%		17.1	1768^th of 2067 public elementary schools	14.5%	85	5.3	11.1	24.1	14.8	30.0	17.4	37.5	77.8	34.0	41.4	3.7	0.0	0.0	8.3	0.0	10.0	83.3	90.2	90.2	90.2	94.3	90.2	82.9	6.5	24.8	$21,331	$3,211	$18,120
Haley Elementary Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	11411 S Eggleston Ave	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-5340	458	33	13.7	98.0%	7 (1.5%)	401 (87.6%)	47 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	17.5	1730^th of 2056 public elementary schools	15.9%		24.1	1565^th of 2067 public elementary schools	24.3%	165	10.4	19.0	14.5	47.1	10.4	26.5	30.0	40.5	26.6	42.6	17.6	0.0	0.0	2.0	2.3	11.8	78.8	83.6	83.6	83.6	91.9	82.9	82.7	5.2	14.0	$21,726	$3,504	$18,222
White Elementary Career Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	1136 W 122nd St	Chicago	60643	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-5672	116	11	10.5	92.2%	0 (0.0%)	109 (94.0%)	5 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	24.2	1577^th of 2056 public elementary schools	23.3%		26.7	1494^th of 2067 public elementary schools	27.7%	83		11.1	53.8	33.3		30.8	54.5	50.0	41.8	15.4	11.1		7.7	0.0	0.0	6.3	86.9	87.7	87.7	87.7	95.1	87.7	82.8	12.3	22.1	$29,920	$2,206	$27,714
Higgins Elementary Community Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	11710 S Morgan St	Chicago	60643	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-5625	271	23	11.7	94.1%	2 (0.7%)	245 (90.4%)	24 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16.6	1750^th of 2056 public elementary schools	14.9%		17.4	1757^th of 2067 public elementary schools	15.0%	7	8.8	10.0	15.8	29.2	29.4	44.4	33.3	50.0	33.8	10.5	12.5	17.6	7.4	9.1	5.0	11.0	82.6	90.6	90.6	90.6	96.4	89.5	80.8	13.4	19.2	$23,194	$3,531	$19,664

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How many students attend Owens Community Academy Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 340 students attended Owens Community Academy Elementary School.

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Owens Community Academy Elementary School ranks 1492^nd of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Owens Community Academy Elementary School in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

What is the racial makeup of Owens Community Academy Elementary School?

Students at Owens Community Academy Elementary School are 93% African American, 5% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

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