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Kipling Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1555^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Kipling Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, with 226 students enrolled. 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.

Kipling Elementary School consistently underperforms compared to the district and state in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 35.6% of Kipling students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 42.8% for the district and 53.1% for the state. In Mathematics, only 25.2% of Kipling students were proficient or better, compared to 27.3% for the district and 38.5% for the state. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.2% to 40.8% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, Kipling Elementary School has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 84.78% to 88.94% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the same district, such as Evers Elementary School, Wacker Elementary School, and Green W Elementary School, also perform poorly compared to state averages, with similarly low academic proficiency rates, high chronic absenteeism, and low socioeconomic status. This suggests that the challenges faced by Kipling Elementary School are not unique but are systemic issues within the Chicago Public Schools District 299.

237

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,372

Per pupil spending ?

87.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9351 S Lowe Ave
Chicago, IL 60620-2324

(773) 535-3151

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Students who attend Kipling Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Harlan Community Academy High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

97.0%

Hispanic:

2.1%

American Indian:

0.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 60th percentile in 2014 → 24th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (34% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 36 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg33%

Illinois avg44%

Elementary school

1,555^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 21 pts since 2016

From bottom 45% (2016) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

722^nd of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 47%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

208^th 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	25.3	1555 of 2056	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	1531 of 2067	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	1675 of 2077	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	1619 of 2082	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.1	1804 of 1948	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.9	1455 of 2086	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.2	1513 of 2037	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	39.8	1176 of 2044	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	42.1	1128 of 2046	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	61.9	834 of 2093	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	61.1	912 of 2167	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	58.7	1070 of 2166	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	55.7	1155 of 2147	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	55.9	1149 of 2139	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	59.8	1052 of 2120	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	46.3	1339 of 2092	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	43.0	1446 of 2095	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	40.3	1499 of 2086	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	31.2	1563 of 2022	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	32.9	1533 of 2030	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	23.6	1624 of 2020	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	61.0	198 of 688	71.2%	★★★★☆
2024	55.9	198 of 655	69.8%	★★★★☆
2023	49.0	276 of 692	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.1	274 of 684	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.4	284 of 428	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.6	171 of 711	75.9%	★★★★☆
2018	57.4	206 of 698	70.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	21.9	1548 of 1942	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.7	1388 of 1942	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.6	1382 of 1957	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.7	1460 of 1970	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.1	1440 of 2019	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	1499 of 1964	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	37.5	1174 of 1800	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.2	1139 of 1793	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.7	1235 of 1808	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.7	1177 of 1763	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.1	1299 of 1514	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.0	988 of 1816	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.9	1037 of 1765	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	1418 of 1947	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.2	1339 of 1959	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.1	1597 of 1984	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	1596 of 1977	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.2	1428 of 2019	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.5	1391 of 1972	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	43.6	722 of 1368	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.8	643 of 1363	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	27.1	964 of 1367	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.6	1072 of 1369	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.9	990 of 1241	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.3	937 of 1356	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.4	808 of 1293	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.9	803 of 1293	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	43.0	698 of 1294	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	53.8	631 of 1322	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	50.9	684 of 1367	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	58.1	645 of 1365	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	43.5	873 of 1344	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	47.3	830 of 1327	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	49.8	780 of 1318	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	37.9	906 of 1293	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	41.2	875 of 1287	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	50.4	748 of 1272	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	27.8	915 of 1209	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	47.4	719 of 1204	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2003	46.3	721 of 1185	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	73.8	88 of 574	84.7%	★★★★☆
2024	78.7	52 of 548	90.5%	★★★★★
2023	53.4	188 of 569	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.8	240 of 573	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.6	179 of 385	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.3	127 of 565	77.5%	★★★★☆
2018	76.4	67 of 511	86.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	53.6	497 of 1251	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	26.3	922 of 1275	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	1060 of 1286	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.6	931 of 1276	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.8	901 of 1226	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	63.4	350 of 1229	71.5%	★★★★☆
2024	63.9	324 of 1219	73.4%	★★★★☆
2023	35.1	803 of 1234	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.8	823 of 1221	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.5	761 of 1019	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.4	721 of 1217	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.7	588 of 1161	49.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	29.3	869 of 1271	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.6	671 of 1264	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.7	825 of 1292	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.6	963 of 1286	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.0	1030 of 1048	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.5	842 of 1296	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.4	573 of 1223	53.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2022	71.1	94 of 781	88.0%	★★★★☆

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+47 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)35th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)27th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)20th percentile-4 vs school

Middle school

Special Education (2022)88th percentile+66 vs school

African American (2025)85th percentile+37 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)72nd percentile+24 vs school

Female (2024)60th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)32nd percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

Science38%-5 vs state

English Language Arts36%-18 vs state

Mathematics25%-13 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
Kipling Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	9351 S Lowe Ave	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3151	237	20	11.8	87.8%	0 (0.0%)	230 (97.0%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	25.3	1555^th of 2056 public elementary schools	24.4%		25.5	1531^st of 2067 public elementary schools	25.9%	24	23.5	52.4	42.3	26.7	23.5	31.3	36.0	52.4	35.6	30.8	20.0	17.6	25.0	20.0	38.1	25.2	92.9	95.1	95.1	95.1	96.5	95.1	92.9	5.3	26.6	$23,372	$3,698	$19,674
Turner-Drew Elementary Language Academy	Public	K-8	9300 S Princeton Ave	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-5720	194	15	12.9	77.8%	0 (0.0%)	192 (99.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38.6	1240^th of 2056 public elementary schools	39.7%		37.5	1211^th of 2067 public elementary schools	41.4%	29	28.0	53.8	37.0	32.3	56.0	29.4	87.0	58.3	48.9	51.9	51.6	16.0	17.6	34.8	30.8	36.0	92.8	95.9	95.9	95.9	97.9	95.9	94.8		19.2	$26,293	$3,479	$22,815
Evers Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	9811 S Lowe Ave	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-2565	233	22	10.5	87.1%	0 (0.0%)	222 (95.3%)	11 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20	1665^th of 2056 public elementary schools	19.0%		24.2	1561^st of 2067 public elementary schools	24.5%	104	20.8	16.7	23.8	27.8	45.8	34.6	29.4	61.1	37.1	14.3	22.2	4.3	12.0	12.5	11.1	12.4	87.8	91.2	91.2	91.2	93.2	91.2	85.9	8.8	22.4	$24,873	$3,326	$21,546
Wacker Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	9746 S Morgan St	Chicago	60643	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-2821	217	22	9.8	85.3%	0 (0.0%)	211 (97.2%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	21.8	1621^st of 2056 public elementary schools	21.2%		22.7	1602^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	22.5%	19	20.0	17.2	43.8	38.5	25.0	18.2	40.0	24.1	30.8	18.8	23.1	5.0	18.2	20.0	10.3	15.8	93.1	97.2	97.2	97.2	91.7	97.2	93.1	7.4	31.0	$26,778	$3,648	$23,130
Green W Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1150 W 96th St	Chicago	60643	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-2575	267	25	10.5	72.3%	3 (1.1%)	250 (93.6%)	10 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	16.4	1754^th of 2056 public elementary schools	14.7%		23.4	1587^th of 2067 public elementary schools	23.2%	167	26.9	30.3	9.5	21.7	37.0	34.8	56.0	57.6	38.2	27.3	13.0	0.0	4.3	19.2	12.5	12.4	91.3	92.3	92.3	92.3	98.0	92.6	90.6	5.7	36.6	$28,145	$3,515	$24,630
Ryder Elementary Math & Sci Special School	Public	PK, KG-8	8716 S Wallace St	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3843	351	33	10.8	92.3%	3 (0.9%)	333 (94.9%)	15 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12.1	1872^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	8.9%		18.1	1733^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	16.2%	139	3.8	20.0	26.3	20.0	23.1	18.5	21.2	60.0	27.4	26.3	13.3	3.8	7.7	9.1	8.0	12.4	98.9	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	92.9	98.9	13.5	26.1	$28,845	$3,238	$25,606
Jackson M Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	917 W 88th St	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3341	305	26	11.7	85.6%	1 (0.3%)	293 (96.1%)	9 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	7.9	1998^th of 2056 public elementary schools	2.8%		9.9	2038^th of 2067 public elementary schools	1.4%	40	16.1	14.3	14.7	4.3	16.7	8.7	21.4	31.0	16.8	12.1	9.1	6.9	0.0	13.8	17.2	10.3	90.2	92.1	92.1	92.1	97.8	92.1	87.0	7.9	23.7	$28,717	$2,897	$25,821
Gillespie Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	9301 S State St	Chicago	60619	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-5065	288	25	11.7	79.9%	0 (0.0%)	272 (94.4%)	14 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	17.7	1724^th of 2056 public elementary schools	16.1%		15.9	1812^th of 2067 public elementary schools	12.3%	88	24.1	17.2	29.6	24.2	31.0	40.9	20.0	25.0	28.3	11.1	12.1	3.6	9.1	5.0	11.1	8.9	81.5	87.3	87.3	87.5	94.2	87.5	84.6		16.5	$25,470	$3,416	$22,055
Fernwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	10041 S Union Ave	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-2700	259	18	14.3	87.6%	0 (0.0%)	228 (88.0%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (10.0%)	27.8	1491^st of 2056 public elementary schools	27.5%		24.6	1555^th of 2067 public elementary schools	24.8%	64	5.9	12.9	26.7	34.6	25.0	58.1	52.9	51.6	43.0	37.9	32.0	5.0	22.6	21.2	6.5	21.3	78.7	81.1	81.1	81.1	91.3	80.3	79.5		15.4	$19,281	$2,550	$16,732
Fort Dearborn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	9025 S Throop St	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-2680	298	30	10.1	75.5%	0 (0.0%)	281 (94.3%)	15 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	10.9	1915^th of 2056 public elementary schools	6.9%		15.1	1847^th of 2067 public elementary schools	10.6%	68	6.1	18.9	2.9	20.0	34.4	25.0	23.5	45.9	25.9	22.9	12.0	3.1	0.0	5.9	11.1	9.8	73.5	78.3	78.3	78.3	90.1	77.6	74.1	6.7	13.7	$26,288	$4,209	$22,079

Frequently Asked Questions about Kipling Elementary School

What district is Kipling Elementary School in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

What schools do graduates of Kipling Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Kipling Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Harlan Community Academy High School

How many students attend Kipling Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 237 students attended Kipling Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Kipling Elementary School?

Students at Kipling Elementary School are 97% African American, 2% Hispanic.

Is Kipling Elementary School a good school?

Kipling Elementary School ranks in the bottom 24.4% of Illinois elementary schools.

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