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Kozminski Elementary Community Academy

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1565^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Kozminski Elementary Community Academy is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, with 257 students enrolled. The school faces significant challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom 20% of Illinois elementary schools with low proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science.

Kozminski's academic performance is well below the district and state averages, with only 37.8% of students proficient in ELA and 14% proficient in Math in the 2024-2025 school year. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 41.2% over the past few years. While Kozminski has a relatively high per-student spending of $23,150 and a low student-teacher ratio of 11:1, it has been unable to translate these resources into improved student outcomes.

Interestingly, Kozminski exhibits significant performance gaps between its student subgroups, with female and African American students performing significantly better than male and low-income students. This suggests the school may need to implement targeted interventions and support to address the needs of its lower-performing subgroups. Addressing the root causes of the school's high chronic absenteeism rates could also be a key strategy for improving overall student achievement.

275

Students ?

10.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,938

Per pupil spending ?

79.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

936 E 54th St
Chicago, IL 60615-5074

(773) 535-0980

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Students who attend Kozminski Elementary Community Academy usually attend:

High:

Kenwood Academy High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

72.4%

Hispanic:

17.1%

White:

5.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 20th percentile in 2014 → 24th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (23% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (41% vs 25% Illinois)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg33%

Illinois avg44%

Elementary school

1,565^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 20% (2016) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

1,092^nd of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 25% (2016) to bottom 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

212^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	24.7	1565 of 2056	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	1728 of 2067	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	1673 of 2077	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	1792 of 2082	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.9	1864 of 1948	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.7	1856 of 2086	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	6.7	2030 of 2037	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.8	1940 of 2044	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	22.3	1635 of 2046	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	24.5	1665 of 2093	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	15.3	1905 of 2167	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	8.0	2058 of 2166	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	10.5	1988 of 2147	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	10.0	1977 of 2139	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	18.0	1827 of 2120	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	25.7	1689 of 2092	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	25.7	1746 of 2095	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	22.7	1753 of 2086	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	13.0	1800 of 2022	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	5.9	1887 of 2030	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	3.8	1915 of 2020	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	55.0	241 of 688	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.6	360 of 655	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.5	424 of 692	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.7	498 of 684	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.2	371 of 428	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.4	420 of 711	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	18.8	671 of 698	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	47.0	1002 of 1942	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.7	1218 of 1942	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.4	1148 of 1957	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	14.6	1788 of 1970	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.7	1955 of 2019	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.5	1958 of 1964	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	1370 of 1800	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.6	1465 of 1793	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.0	1454 of 1808	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	1689 of 1763	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.0	1471 of 1514	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	1669 of 1816	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.2	1757 of 1765	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	18.6	1617 of 1947	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	1635 of 1959	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	1621 of 1984	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	1576 of 1977	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.2	1597 of 1707	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.0	1622 of 2019	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.8	1932 of 1972	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	21.2	1092 of 1368	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	1139 of 1363	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	1157 of 1367	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	1290 of 1369	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.6	1205 of 1241	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.4	1279 of 1356	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.0	1213 of 1293	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	21.4	1034 of 1293	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.5	971 of 1294	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	15.6	1166 of 1322	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	12.1	1245 of 1367	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	7.9	1290 of 1365	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	6.2	1291 of 1344	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	19.4	1127 of 1327	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	24.7	1057 of 1318	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.7	1038 of 1293	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	25.0	1031 of 1287	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	25.2	1016 of 1272	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	18.8	988 of 1209	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	20.3	962 of 1204	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	29.3	876 of 1185	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	36.8	357 of 574	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.9	295 of 548	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.2	404 of 569	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.6	487 of 573	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.4	330 of 385	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.8	485 of 565	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.7	385 of 511	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	24.7	935 of 1251	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	1062 of 1275	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	1162 of 1286	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.8	1015 of 1017	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.1	1204 of 1276	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	1078 of 1226	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	26.2	954 of 1229	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	967 of 1219	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	1044 of 1234	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	1214 of 1221	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.0	965 of 1019	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.8	1120 of 1217	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	1053 of 1161	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	24.4	938 of 1271	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	1078 of 1264	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	1085 of 1292	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.8	1227 of 1286	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.5	920 of 1048	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.8	1177 of 1296	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.2	1218 of 1223	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)65th percentile+41 vs school

Female (2025)48th percentile+25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile~ school

Male (2025)17th percentile-7 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)38th percentile+18 vs school

Male (2025)26th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2024)25th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile~ school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts38%-15 vs state

Science21%-22 vs state

Mathematics14%-24 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
Kozminski Elementary Community Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	936 E 54th St	Chicago	60615	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-0980	275	26	10.6	79.3%	14 (5.1%)	199 (72.4%)	47 (17.1%)	10 (3.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	24.7	1565^th of 2056 public elementary schools	23.9%		18.3	1728^th of 2067 public elementary schools	16.4%	163	24.0	17.4	30.8	36.0	44.0	38.1	21.7	56.5	37.8	38.5	12.0	12.0	4.8	4.3	8.7	14.0	89.2	93.6	93.6	93.6	94.8	91.6	88.0	14.8	20.4	$24,938	$3,003	$21,935
Reavis Elementary Math & Sci Special School	Public	PK, KG-8	834 E 50th St	Chicago	60615	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-1060	356	24	15.1	66.6%	10 (2.8%)	324 (91.0%)	19 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	10.6	1923^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	6.5%		12.1	1973^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	4.5%	50	3.4	10.3	32.1	21.9	7.1	16.7	28.0	27.6	22.3	25.0	9.4	0.0	0.0	8.0	0.0	7.1	82.8	83.9	83.9	83.9	89.6	83.9	78.1	21.9	12.9	$21,798	$3,717	$18,081
Murray Elementary Language Academy	Public	K-8	5335 S Kenwood Ave	Chicago	60615	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-0585	477	32	15.1	60.6%	10 (2.1%)	423 (88.7%)	22 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.2%)	36.1	1293^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	37.1%		47.4	992^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	52.0%	301	25.0	21.8	49.1	45.3	50.9	62.3	50.0	58.2	52.7	20.0	30.2	8.9	7.5	22.7	5.5	15.5	82.8	87.6	87.6	87.6	95.2	87.3	86.9		21.2	$16,484	$2,182	$14,302
Ray Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5631 S Kimbark Ave	Chicago	60637	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 535-0970	613	42	14.7	44.9%	79 (12.9%)	364 (59.4%)	108 (17.6%)	33 (5.4%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	24 (3.9%)	41	1191^st of 2056 public elementary schools	42.1%		32.7	1325^th of 2067 public elementary schools	35.9%	134	45.3	19.4	32.6	26.9	39.6	50.0	33.8	34.8	36.5	58.1	17.3	36.5	23.3	14.9	11.9	24.7	74.2	78.2	78.2	78.2	89.1	78.0	75.3	6.6	19.9	$17,993	$1,771	$16,222
Shoesmith Elementary School	Public	K-6	1330 E 50th St	Chicago	60615	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-1764	294	27	11.0	71.8%	12 (4.1%)	197 (67.0%)	66 (22.4%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.1%)	22.4	1608^th of 2056 public elementary schools	21.8%		26.7	1495^th of 2067 public elementary schools	27.7%	113	22.5		35.9	31.0	30.0	34.1			33.1	30.8	24.4	10.0	9.8			18.5	83.3	86.6	86.6	86.6	97.7	84.5	81.9		11.4	$22,889	$2,430	$20,458
Burke Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5356 S King Dr	Chicago	60615	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-1325	323	25	12.9	96.0%	6 (1.9%)	260 (80.5%)	53 (16.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	8	1993^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	3.1%		9.7	2043^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	1.2%	50	3.8	11.1	11.5	9.4	7.7	19.0	16.7	11.1	12.3	28.0	6.5	3.8	0.0	6.7	14.8	10.0	72.9	78.6	78.6	78.6	85.5	78.6	74.4	7.6	12.2	$22,233	$4,153	$18,080
Bret Harte Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1556 E 56th St	Chicago	60637	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-0870	339	27	12.6	75.2%	14 (4.1%)	263 (77.6%)	43 (12.7%)	6 (1.8%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.7%)	21.7	1624^th of 2056 public elementary schools	21.0%		26.5	1503^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	27.3%	121	33.3	13.2	17.8	39.1	39.3	28.0	39.0	36.8	32.5	15.6	22.7	14.8	4.0	22.0	5.3	14.1	85.3	87.3	87.3	87.3	92.1	85.6	83.3	13.0	22.4	$22,120	$3,010	$19,110
Ariel Elementary Community Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	1119 E 46th St	Chicago	60653	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-1996	364	35	10.4	71.2%	1 (0.3%)	349 (95.9%)	11 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	14	1819^th of 2056 public elementary schools	11.5%		16.3	1791^st of 2067 public elementary schools	13.4%	28	14.7	22.7	19.0	34.2	26.5	16.2	29.0	34.8	26.6	28.6	13.2	2.9	5.4	9.7	30.4	13.0	87.2	92.3	92.3	92.3	94.3	91.2	88.3	6.6	19.7	$24,219	$2,776	$21,444
Univ of Chicago Charter-Nth Kenwood	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1119 E 46th St	Chicago	60653	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 536-2399	304	16	19.0	77.6%	12 (3.9%)	281 (92.4%)	7 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	39.9	1214^th of 2056 public elementary schools	41.0%		36.6	1230^th of 2067 public elementary schools	40.5%	16	32.6		39.6	34.0	52.2				41.4	47.2	32.1	23.9				34.9										$20,602	$905	$19,697
Fiske Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6020 S Langley Ave	Chicago	60637	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-0990	373	30	12.4	75.1%	1 (0.3%)	345 (92.5%)	18 (4.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.9%)	6	2040^th of 2056 public elementary schools	0.8%		15.2	1840^th of 2067 public elementary schools	11.0%	200	5.6	11.1	12.5	12.5	9.4	11.5	17.6	25.0	14.7	1.8	5.3	0.0	4.0	18.2	0.0	4.5	71.7	74.5	74.5	74.5	89.2	74.8	73.2		8.9	$21,061	$3,582	$17,480

Frequently Asked Questions about Kozminski Elementary Community Academy

What district is Kozminski Elementary Community Academy in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

How many students attend Kozminski Elementary Community Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 275 students attended Kozminski Elementary Community Academy.

Is Kozminski Elementary Community Academy a good school?

Kozminski Elementary Community Academy ranks in the bottom 23.9% of Illinois elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Kozminski Elementary Community Academy attend?

Students who attend Kozminski Elementary Community Academy usually go on to attend:

High : Kenwood Academy High School

What is the racial makeup of Kozminski Elementary Community Academy?

Students at Kozminski Elementary Community Academy are 72% African American, 17% Hispanic, 5% White, 4% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

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