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Newberry Elementary Math & Science Academy

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1407^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,737 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Newberry Elementary Math & Science Academy is a Chicago public school serving 330 students in pre-K through grade 8, in Chicago Public Schools District 299. Its clearest academic strength is English Language Arts (ELA), where its overall proficiency matches the district; mathematics is the most important concern, with results far below both the district and nearby schools.

Compared with nearby schools, the school’s overall results are low, especially in math: in 2025–2026, 14% of students were proficient in math, versus 29% in the district, 40% statewide, and an average of 61% among nearby schools with reported results. ELA was stronger at 46%, matching the district but below the state’s 56% and nearby-school average of 63%. ELA also varies sharply by grade: grade 8 reached 79%, exceeding district and state results, while grade 4 was 29%, 14 points below the district and 27 points below the state.

ELA has improved over time, rising from 30% in 2023–2024 to 46% in 2025–2026; math, by contrast, increased just 1 point over that period after reaching 22% in 2024–2025, and its gap with the state widened by 10 points. Newberry’s SchoolDigger standing fell from the 69th percentile in 2015–2016 to the 19th percentile and 1 star in 2025–2026. Context includes a student-teacher ratio of 11.3 in 2024–2025 and 74% of students free/reduced lunch eligible that year. SchoolDigger’s statewide rankings indicate stronger performance in serving African American students than the school’s overall standing: in 2024–2025, that group ranked at the 55th percentile, compared with 25th overall. Its Hispanic Students ranking also changed notably, falling from the 96th percentile in 2018–2019 to the 56th percentile in 2021–2022.

330

Students ?

11.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,973

Per pupil spending ?

74.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

94.2%

Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)

700 W Willow St
Chicago, IL 60614-5108

(773) 534-8000

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Racial breakdown:

African American:

75.5%

Hispanic:

16.4%

Two or more races:

4.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 69th percentile in 2016 → 19th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (30% vs 49% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (45% vs 24% Illinois)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school30%

District avg38%

Illinois avg49%

Elementary school

1,407^th of 1,737

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 50 pts since 2016

From top 31% (2016) to bottom 19% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

488^th of 1,126

Illinois public middle schools ?

Top 43%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From top 38% (2016) to top 43% (2026)

See the entire ranking list of Illinois Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

183^rd of 280Elementary Schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299

568^th of 738Chicago 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
2026	18.9	1407 of 1737	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.8	1542 of 2056	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.5	1505 of 2067	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.2	1205 of 2077	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.2	1269 of 2082	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.9	951 of 1948	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.5	747 of 2086	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.8	914 of 2037	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	59.3	766 of 2044	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	65.3	641 of 2046	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	64.8	625 of 2052	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	71.6	593 of 2093	71.7%	★★★★☆
2013	67.9	726 of 2167	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	73.6	600 of 2166	72.3%	★★★★☆
2011	60.9	1016 of 2147	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	60.8	1028 of 2139	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	61.2	1015 of 2120	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	65.6	875 of 2092	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	65.5	868 of 2095	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	58.8	1087 of 2086	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	40.6	1407 of 2022	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	52.0	1178 of 2030	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2003	47.0	1266 of 2020	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	47.3	313 of 688	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.1	344 of 655	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.1	170 of 692	75.4%	★★★★☆
2022	59.1	178 of 684	74.0%	★★★★☆
2021	62.0	77 of 428	82.0%	★★★★☆
2019	61.6	179 of 711	74.8%	★★★★☆
2018	60.5	179 of 698	74.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	27.5	1431 of 1942	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.4	1210 of 1942	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.9	1120 of 1957	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.8	1407 of 1970	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.9	999 of 1680	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.1	827 of 2019	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.8	992 of 1964	49.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2022	48.8	422 of 954	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	87.9	40 of 955	95.8%	★★★★★
2018	83.8	81 of 938	91.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	24.5	1459 of 1800	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.7	1380 of 1793	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.6	1157 of 1808	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.8	1104 of 1763	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.1	453 of 1514	70.1%	★★★★☆
2019	61.0	540 of 1816	70.3%	★★★★☆
2018	54.2	702 of 1765	60.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	25.2	1462 of 1947	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	1571 of 1959	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.0	1124 of 1984	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.5	1018 of 1977	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.9	802 of 1707	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.4	618 of 2019	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.1	790 of 1972	59.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	33.7	760 of 1195	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.8	774 of 1156	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.3	550 of 1113	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.5	334 of 1194	72.0%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	53.0	488 of 1126	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	38.8	794 of 1368	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.4	756 of 1363	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.5	562 of 1367	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.2	572 of 1369	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.1	516 of 1241	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.5	686 of 1356	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.9	826 of 1293	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	49.1	601 of 1293	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	55.6	496 of 1294	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	45.7	616 of 1302	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	77.9	256 of 1322	80.6%	★★★★☆
2013	81.4	213 of 1367	84.4%	★★★★☆
2012	60.4	601 of 1365	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	73.6	334 of 1344	75.1%	★★★★☆
2010	78.7	227 of 1327	82.9%	★★★★☆
2009	71.9	375 of 1318	71.5%	★★★★☆
2008	65.1	518 of 1293	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	65.9	487 of 1287	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	66.9	452 of 1272	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	77.2	270 of 1209	77.7%	★★★★☆
2004	64.6	478 of 1204	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2003	85.7	125 of 1185	89.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	60.0	73 of 224	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.7	192 of 574	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.7	253 of 548	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.9	125 of 569	78.0%	★★★★☆
2022	57.7	154 of 573	73.1%	★★★★☆
2021	60.5	87 of 385	77.4%	★★★★☆
2019	45.2	265 of 565	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.4	252 of 511	50.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	54.7	376 of 867	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	39.7	719 of 1248	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.4	740 of 1251	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.6	598 of 1275	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.3	656 of 1286	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.7	609 of 1017	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.7	667 of 1276	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.1	838 of 1226	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	61.5	190 of 643	70.5%	★★★★☆
2023	62.7	178 of 661	73.1%	★★★★☆
2022	73.9	107 of 662	83.8%	★★★★☆
2019	64.6	172 of 639	73.1%	★★★★☆
2018	47.6	276 of 590	53.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	51.5	358 of 788	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	32.0	848 of 1229	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.0	684 of 1219	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.5	333 of 1234	73.0%	★★★★☆
2022	58.2	384 of 1221	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.5	191 of 1019	81.3%	★★★★☆
2019	54.1	480 of 1217	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.2	767 of 1161	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	39.4	715 of 1271	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.7	617 of 1264	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.1	450 of 1292	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.3	427 of 1286	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.7	296 of 1048	71.8%	★★★★☆
2019	46.0	626 of 1296	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.2	752 of 1223	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	45.9	332 of 802	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.2	342 of 805	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.5	221 of 781	71.7%	★★★★☆
2019	42.6	344 of 792	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.9	275 of 602	54.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2018	26.1	687 of 889	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Hispanic (2022)56th percentile+17 vs school

African American (2025)55th percentile+30 vs school

Special Education (2024)36th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)26th percentile~ school

Male (2025)25th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile-6 vs school

Middle school

Hispanic (2024)70th percentile+26 vs school

African American (2026)67th percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2024)59th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2026)57th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)55th percentile~ school

Male (2025)44th percentile~ school

White (2018)23rd percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts46%-11 vs state

Mathematics14%-26 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, November 6, 2018

This is a great school. My son has been a student here for 4 years and we love it. There are some things that could be better- like, homework is still a thing here, despite all the best evidence that indicates that most homework is not useful. The parent group here is quite strong- involved a lot with fund raising and other aspects (such as appearing the appearance with art and beautification projects). Great location. Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, October 30, 2018

Greatest for k-3, but rigor falls off from 4th through 8th. Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, May 1, 2012

My son goes to Newberry. We are very happy with the teachers and the concentration on math and science. The Principal and Asst. Principal are very involved and really care about the children. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ISA Science (2026)		IAR English Language Arts (2026)							IAR Mathematics (2026)							Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Measles protection (all grades)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Newberry Elementary Math & Science Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	700 W Willow St	Chicago	60614	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-8000	330	29	11.3	74.2%	11 (3.3%)	249 (75.5%)	54 (16.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.2%)	18.9	1407^th of 1737 public elementary schools	19.0%		25.8	1542^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	25.0%	135				28.6	38.5	51.2	57.6	78.6	45.7							13.5	94.2%		$25,973	$2,008	$23,965
LaSalle Elementary Language Academy	Public	K-8	1734 N Orleans St	Chicago	60614	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 534-8470	456	35	13.2	27.9%	152 (33.3%)	159 (34.9%)	91 (20.0%)	29 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.5%)	69.7	484^th of 1737 public elementary schools	72.1%		78.8	418^th of 2056 public elementary schools	79.7%	66	72.5	75.4	52.0	56.4	80.4	83.0	53.2	87.7	69.3	66.0	37.0	64.7	54.7	44.7	59.6	54.5	96.8%		$18,262	$645	$17,616
Skinner Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	111 S Throop St	Chicago	60607	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 534-7790	1,139	61	18.6	21.9%	292 (25.6%)	294 (25.8%)	151 (13.3%)	317 (27.8%)	9 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	74 (6.5%)	90	122^nd of 1737 public elementary schools	93.0%		93.2	112^th of 2056 public elementary schools	94.6%	10	66.4	68.1	81.9	88.6	78.9	82.7	63.2	79.7	80.0	81.9	73.5	73.2	65.4	46.0	50.7	67.4	93.5%		$16,082	$395	$15,687
Manierre Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1420 N Hudson Ave	Chicago	60610	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-8456	269	27	9.9	96.3%	1 (0.4%)	250 (92.9%)	13 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)								(n/a)									20.9								93.8%		$28,393	$3,162	$25,232
Skinner North Elementary School	Public	K-8	640 W Scott St	Chicago	60610	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 534-8500	515	30	17.0	12.0%	123 (23.9%)	21 (4.1%)	32 (6.2%)	272 (52.8%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	61 (11.8%)	99	2^nd of 1737 public elementary schools	99.9%		99.3	1^st of 2056 public elementary schools	100.0%	1	96.7	94.3	98.2	98.3	98.3	100.0	94.4	90.6	96.8	100.0	100.0	95.0	98.3	94.4	92.5	96.8	98.6%		$15,714	$579	$15,135
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-8	615 W Kemper Pl	Chicago	60614	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 534-5720	868	54	16.0	10.1%	525 (60.5%)	82 (9.4%)	75 (8.6%)	102 (11.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	81 (9.3%)	96.5	29^th of 1737 public elementary schools	98.3%		97.2	21^st of 2056 public elementary schools	99.0%	8	81.8	75.5	76.2	96.9	95.4	98.0	94.0	86.3	90.8	85.7	90.8	78.2	91.9	79.8	67.6	82.4	95.5%		$16,042	$473	$15,569
Franklin Elementary Fine Arts Center	Public	K-8	225 W Evergreen Ave	Chicago	60610	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 534-8510	348	26	13.3	49.7%	77 (22.1%)	180 (51.7%)	51 (14.7%)	12 (3.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.8%)	55.7	745^th of 1737 public elementary schools	57.1%		70.3	593^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	71.2%	152	58.6	57.6	48.1	66.7	63.3	67.9	70.0	74.1	66.5	44.4	46.7		46.4	33.3	36.8	38.6	96.6%		$22,110	$910	$21,199
Mayer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2250 N Clifton Ave	Chicago	60614	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 534-5535	707	49	14.5	8.8%	487 (68.9%)	48 (6.8%)	58 (8.2%)	45 (6.4%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.8%)	61 (8.6%)	87	177^th of 1737 public elementary schools	89.8%		90.9	161^st of 2056 public elementary schools	92.2%	16	78.3	80.4	66.7	85.3	85.9	85.9	81.7	91.1	82.6	62.3	66.3	72.5	67.9	55.0	75.0	66.4	95.2%		$17,756	$298	$17,458
Lozano Elementary Bilingual & International Center	Public	PK, KG-8	1501 N Greenview Ave	Chicago	60642	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-4750	256	27	9.6	67.6%	16 (6.3%)	53 (20.7%)	172 (67.2%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.9%)								(n/a)									14.6								95.4%		$30,202	$1,917	$28,285
Rowe Elementary	Public, Charter	K-8	1424 N Cleaver St	Chicago	60642	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 799-2730	617	39	15.8	68.4%	12 (1.9%)	148 (24.0%)	401 (65.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	54 (8.8%)	3.5	1723^rd of 1737 public elementary schools	0.8%		11	1908^th of 2056 public elementary schools	7.2%	185		17.7		26.4	21.3	19.3	25.6	40.0	23.5					14.5		9.6	95.9%		$21,061	$3,767	$17,294

Frequently Asked Questions about Newberry Elementary Math & Science Academy

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Chicago Public Schools District 299

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Newberry Elementary Math & Science Academy ranks in the bottom 19.0% of Illinois elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Newberry Elementary Math & Science Academy?

Students at Newberry Elementary Math & Science Academy are 75% African American, 16% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% White.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 330 students attended Newberry Elementary Math & Science Academy.

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2013–14 through 2025–26 immunization rates (updated)NewOct 19, 2026

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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