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King Academy of Social Justice

Public Grades PK, KG-8

2009^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

King Academy of Social Justice is a small elementary school serving grades PK-8 in the Chicago Public Schools District 299. With just 253 students, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Illinois elementary schools over the past decade, earning a 0 or 1 star rating from SchoolDigger.

King Academy faces significant challenges across multiple areas. The school has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 54.9% over the past few years - much higher than district and state averages. Academically, only 15.8% of students were proficient or better in ELA and just 5.3% were proficient in Math, less than half the district and state averages. The school also struggles to effectively serve its most vulnerable student populations, with African American, low-SES, and homeless students all ranking in the bottom 30% of their respective statewide subgroups.

Interestingly, the nearby Kershaw Elementary School significantly outperforms King Academy across nearly every metric, with 38.9% of students proficient in ELA compared to just 15.8% at King Academy. Despite spending $22,424 per student - significantly more than the district average - King Academy does not appear to be effectively translating resources into student achievement, suggesting potential issues with staffing, curriculum, or school leadership. Addressing the school's chronic absenteeism and providing targeted interventions for its most vulnerable students should be top priorities to ensure all students receive the high-quality education they deserve.

213

Students ?

9.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,345

Per pupil spending ?

87.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

644 W 71st St
Chicago, IL 60621-2357

(773) 535-3875

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Racial breakdown:

African American:

84.5%

Hispanic:

13.6%

White:

0.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2013 → 2nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (9% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (55% vs 25% Illinois)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school9%

District avg33%

Illinois avg44%

Elementary school

2,009^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,339^th of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 6% (2016) to bottom 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

422^nd 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	7.7	2009 of 2056	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	1889 of 2067	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.2	1823 of 2077	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	1940 of 2082	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.2	1985 of 2086	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.3	2032 of 2037	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.7	2033 of 2044	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.7	2008 of 2046	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	17.8	1800 of 2093	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	7.3	2079 of 2167	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	13.5	1969 of 2166	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	5.2	2084 of 2147	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	1.6	2122 of 2139	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	2.4	2086 of 2120	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	3.6	2031 of 2092	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	3.9	2013 of 2095	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	4.0	1994 of 2086	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	3.0	1924 of 2022	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	4.7	1905 of 2030	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	3.2	1933 of 2020	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	608 of 688	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.8	426 of 655	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.0	396 of 692	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.8	518 of 684	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.4	588 of 711	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.7	682 of 698	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	10.4	1832 of 1942	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	1532 of 1942	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	1639 of 1957	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	1753 of 1970	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.6	1881 of 2019	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.7	1957 of 1964	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2022	31.1	31 of 36	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	12.2	1724 of 1800	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	1550 of 1793	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	1512 of 1808	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	1578 of 1763	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.3	1695 of 1816	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.5	1761 of 1765	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	6.3	1926 of 1947	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	1874 of 1959	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	1782 of 1984	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	1875 of 1977	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.6	1974 of 2019	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.0	1972 of 1972	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	8.5	1339 of 1368	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	1332 of 1363	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	1309 of 1367	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	1315 of 1369	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.9	1341 of 1356	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.5	1273 of 1293	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.1	1288 of 1293	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	12.5	1214 of 1294	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	23.9	1061 of 1322	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	19.0	1158 of 1367	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	23.3	1129 of 1365	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	4.1	1308 of 1344	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	8.4	1240 of 1327	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	22.1	1085 of 1318	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	4.5	1242 of 1293	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	7.1	1203 of 1287	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	11.9	1128 of 1272	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	2.2	1194 of 1209	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	5.8	1134 of 1204	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	5.9	1120 of 1185	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	21.2	515 of 574	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	488 of 548	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	500 of 569	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.0	483 of 573	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.7	543 of 565	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.3	480 of 511	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	8.9	1207 of 1248	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	1022 of 1251	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	1206 of 1275	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.9	1274 of 1276	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.8	1215 of 1226	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2022	23.7	33 of 34	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	11.6	1195 of 1229	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	1174 of 1219	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	1166 of 1234	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	1152 of 1221	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.9	1201 of 1217	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.1	1138 of 1161	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	8.4	1248 of 1271	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.7	1260 of 1264	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	1194 of 1292	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.7	1276 of 1286	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.3	1201 of 1296	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

Homeless (2022)14th percentile+7 vs school

African American (2025)12th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)6th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2025)10th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Homeless (2022)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts16%-37 vs state

Science7%-36 vs state

Mathematics5%-33 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
King Academy of Social Justice	Public	PK, KG-8	644 W 71st St	Chicago	60621	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3875	213	23	9.4	87.8%	2 (0.9%)	180 (84.5%)	29 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	7.7	2009^th of 2056 public elementary schools	2.3%		14.1	1889^th of 2067 public elementary schools	8.6%	120	4.2	10.7	14.8	13.6	24.0	11.5	24.0	7.4	15.8	3.7	4.8	12.0	0.0	8.3	3.4	5.3	77.6	85.2	85.2	85.2	93.6	85.2	79.2	4.4	22.0	$23,345	$4,215	$19,129
Mays Elementary Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	6656 S Normal Blvd	Chicago	60621	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3892	277	16	17.8	67.9%	0 (0.0%)	247 (89.2%)	23 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.8%)	6.5	2032^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	1.2%		10.1	2035^th of 2067 public elementary schools	1.5%	3	0.0	8.0	13.3	12.2	20.8	13.6	17.6	19.2	15.8	13.3	5.0	0.0	0.0	11.8	12.5	7.5	79.2	82.1	82.1	82.1	93.3	82.1	77.1	4.2	13.8	$19,656	$2,712	$16,944
Parker Elementary Community Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	6800 S Stewart Ave	Chicago	60621	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3375	367	26	14.1	93.2%	1 (0.3%)	348 (94.8%)	17 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10.5	1929^th of 2056 public elementary schools	6.2%		16.8	1777^th of 2067 public elementary schools	14.0%	152	9.4	13.2	16.7	6.3	33.3	27.8	37.5	23.7	24.4	13.3	0.0	12.1	0.0	9.4	0.0	5.5	94.4	97.8	97.8	97.8	96.1	97.5	91.7	15.0	28.1	$23,949	$3,669	$20,280
Bond Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	7050 S May St	Chicago	60621	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3480	233	25	9.2	95.7%	3 (1.3%)	201 (86.3%)	27 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	10.2	1941^st of 2056 public elementary schools	5.6%		17.6	1751^st of 2067 public elementary schools	15.3%	190	13.0	15.4	13.3	9.5	20.8	20.0	7.1	21.4	15.7	26.7	0.0	4.2	10.0	7.7	0.0	7.6	91.2	95.8	95.8	95.8	98.5	95.4	89.7	8.8	21.1	$29,055	$3,558	$25,497
Stagg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	7424 S Morgan St	Chicago	60621	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3565	377	32	11.7	70.6%	2 (0.5%)	298 (79.0%)	68 (18.0%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	13.4	1831^st of 2056 public elementary schools	10.9%		11.8	1983^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	4.1%	152	4.8	3.6	11.1	20.0	15.9	21.2	25.6	24.2	20.3	0.0	11.4	40.9	0.0	5.3	3.0	12.4	82.0	88.0	88.0	88.0	93.5	88.5	82.3	13.8	14.6	$20,967	$2,571	$18,396
Harvard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	7525 S Harvard Ave	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3045	335	21	15.9	93.4%	0 (0.0%)	290 (86.6%)	45 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10.7	1921^st of 2056 public elementary schools	6.6%		12.7	1952^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	5.6%	31	16.7	13.6	10.7	20.7	23.3	27.3	48.4	50.0	29.6	7.1	13.8	3.4	4.5	13.3	4.8	8.2	78.9	84.0	84.0	84.0	94.0	84.6	80.6	3.4	20.0	$23,794	$3,506	$20,288
Barbara A Sizemore Campus	Public, Charter	K-8	6547 S Stewart Ave	Chicago	60621	Cook County	Betty Shabazz Internl Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 651-1661	231	14	16.5	99.6%	0 (0.0%)	223 (96.5%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.2%)	21.1	1638^th of 2056 public elementary schools	20.3%		18.5	1724^th of 2067 public elementary schools	16.6%	86	18.2	29.6	30.8	16.7	27.3	50.0	54.5	51.9	39.4	30.8	11.1	4.5	18.2	18.2	16.0	17.0										$24,094	$1,940	$22,153
Oglesby Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	7646 S Green St	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3060	293	20	14.6	76.5%	3 (1.0%)	269 (91.8%)	19 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11.1	1905^th of 2056 public elementary schools	7.3%		13.4	1926^th of 2067 public elementary schools	6.8%	21	3.1	12.9	10.3	25.8	30.3	21.9	20.8	35.5	24.4	14.3	19.4	3.0	3.2	4.2	6.5	8.4	90.2	93.8	93.8	93.8	95.6	93.4	90.9	5.1	21.9	$19,776	$3,179	$16,597
Kershaw Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6450 S Lowe Ave	Chicago	60621	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3050	226	25	9.0	88.9%	0 (0.0%)	217 (96.0%)	8 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23.7	1587^th of 2056 public elementary schools	22.8%		23.7	1580^th of 2067 public elementary schools	23.6%	7	18.2	30.0	26.3	28.6	40.9	38.9	61.1	40.0	38.9	31.6	28.6	18.2	5.6	11.1	0.0	17.6	94.4	99.1	99.1	99.1	97.7	96.3	95.4	7.9	23.7	$30,001	$3,946	$26,055
Bass Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1140 W 66th St	Chicago	60621	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3275	313	25	12.3	98.1%	1 (0.3%)	279 (89.1%)	31 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9.2	1962^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	4.6%		13.7	1906^th of 2067 public elementary schools	7.8%	56	11.5	14.3	8.6	10.0	19.2	26.9	8.7	33.3	17.6	12.1	3.3	15.4	0.0	13.0	17.2	10.2	85.7	94.4	94.4	94.4	96.9	93.7	86.0	10.8	22.0	$22,767	$3,573	$19,194

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King Academy of Social Justice ranks in the bottom 2.3% of Illinois elementary schools.

What district is King Academy of Social Justice in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

What is the racial makeup of King Academy of Social Justice?

Students at King Academy of Social Justice are 85% African American, 14% Hispanic.

How many students attend King Academy of Social Justice?

In the 2024-25 school year, 213 students attended King Academy of Social Justice.

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