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Legacy Elementary Charter School

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1762^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Legacy Elementary Charter School is a public charter school in Chicago, Illinois, serving 455 students from kindergarten to 8th grade. 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.

Legacy Elementary Charter School faces significant challenges, with consistently high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 25.4% to 40.8% over the past few years, which are significantly higher than the district and state averages. Academically, the school consistently ranks in the bottom 15-20% of Illinois elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Proficiency rates in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics are significantly lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 39.2% of Legacy Elementary students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 42.8% for the district and 53.1% for the state. In Mathematics, only 11.7% of Legacy Elementary students were proficient or better, compared to 27.3% for the district and 38.5% for the state.

The nearby schools in the same district, such as Kanoon Elementary Magnet School, Herzl Elementary School, and Penn Elementary School, also have low academic performance and high chronic absenteeism rates, similar to Legacy Elementary Charter School. However, some charter schools in the area, such as LEARN Charter - Butler and KIPP Chicago Chrtrs - Ascend Academy, appear to be performing better academically, with higher proficiency rates in both ELA and Mathematics.

458

Students ?

17.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,085

Per pupil spending ?

92.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3318 W Ogden Ave
Chicago, IL 60623-2651

(773) 542-1640

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Racial breakdown:

African American:

91.0%

Hispanic:

7.0%

Two or more races:

1.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 16th percentile in 2015 → 14th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (21% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 27 pts below the Illinois average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg33%

Illinois avg44%

Elementary school

1,762^nd of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

930^th of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 32%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to bottom 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

296^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	16.1	1762 of 2056	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	1746 of 2067	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	1576 of 2077	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	1789 of 2082	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.2	1713 of 1948	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.1	1657 of 2086	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	1588 of 2037	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.6	1727 of 2044	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.0	1690 of 2046	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.2	1726 of 2052	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	30.2	1533 of 2093	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.8	1537 of 2167	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	54.7	1177 of 2166	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	46.7	1358 of 2147	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	50.7	1270 of 2139	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	39.2	1480 of 2120	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	12.0	1892 of 2092	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	41.8	376 of 688	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.6	384 of 655	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.3	293 of 692	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.7	352 of 684	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.9	209 of 428	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.6	267 of 711	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.4	248 of 698	64.5%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	27.6	776 of 1049	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	18.3	1626 of 1942	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	1600 of 1942	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.8	1427 of 1957	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	1706 of 1970	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.5	1512 of 1680	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	1661 of 2019	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.9	1564 of 1964	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	24.8	1449 of 1800	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.2	1395 of 1793	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.8	1152 of 1808	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.5	1384 of 1763	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.4	1230 of 1514	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.0	1316 of 1816	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.8	1215 of 1765	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	15.3	1691 of 1947	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	1679 of 1959	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	1610 of 1984	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	1668 of 1977	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.6	1553 of 1707	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.0	1530 of 2019	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.3	1486 of 1972	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	18.6	1129 of 1292	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	1044 of 1195	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.7	872 of 1156	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	1063 of 1113	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	30.3	930 of 1368	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.3	934 of 1363	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.2	985 of 1367	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	1184 of 1369	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.1	1127 of 1241	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.1	1218 of 1356	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.2	1132 of 1293	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.8	1020 of 1293	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.8	984 of 1294	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.4	1013 of 1302	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	49.3	698 of 1322	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	61.2	528 of 1367	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	50.7	788 of 1365	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	51.4	752 of 1344	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	54.8	209 of 574	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.2	196 of 548	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.8	203 of 569	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.7	308 of 573	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.5	241 of 385	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.0	374 of 565	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.4	286 of 511	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	34.0	811 of 1248	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.4	851 of 1251	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.9	894 of 1275	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.6	1100 of 1286	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.7	973 of 1017	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.1	1152 of 1276	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.4	998 of 1226	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	38.7	737 of 1229	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.1	707 of 1219	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.2	801 of 1234	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.3	1053 of 1221	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.4	861 of 1019	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.2	1114 of 1217	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	988 of 1161	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	941 of 1271	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.7	913 of 1264	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	1014 of 1292	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	1082 of 1286	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.6	908 of 1048	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.4	1162 of 1296	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.6	1109 of 1223	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2023	27.8	589 of 805	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.6	570 of 602	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

African American (2025)45th percentile+31 vs school

Disabled (2025)26th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)16th percentile~ school

Male (2025)13th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)13th percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2025)64th percentile+32 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)35th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2023)27th percentile~ school

Male (2025)26th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts39%-14 vs state

Science17%-26 vs state

Mathematics12%-27 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
Legacy Elementary Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	3318 W Ogden Ave	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 542-1640	458	26	17.6	92.4%	3 (0.7%)	417 (91.0%)	32 (7.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	16.1	1762^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	14.3%		17.7	1746^th of 2067 public elementary schools	15.5%	16	7.8	26.9	28.6	32.7	29.4	32.0	56.0	55.8	39.2	16.7	12.2	11.8	8.0	14.0	7.7	11.7										$22,085	$2,353	$19,732
Dvorak Technology Academy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3615 W 16th St	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-1690	276	25	11.2	88.8%	2 (0.7%)	219 (79.3%)	52 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	8	1992^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	3.1%		11.3	2003^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	3.1%	11	7.4	2.9	9.5	9.7	22.2	30.0	29.6	25.7	21.6	4.8	6.5	3.7	0.0	11.1	0.0	4.1	89.8	90.1	90.1	90.1	96.1	90.8	86.9	6.7	23.3	$21,487	$3,207	$18,279
Crown Elementary Community Acd Fine Arts Center	Public	K-8	2128 S Saint Louis Ave	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-1680	92	14	6.5	87.0%	0 (0.0%)	68 (73.9%)	23 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	19.4	1685^th of 2056 public elementary schools	18.0%		13.4	1929^th of 2067 public elementary schools	6.7%	244	18.2				27.3	46.7	38.5		31.7			9.1	0.0	7.7		6.3	85.3	92.7	92.7	92.7	93.6	90.8	89.9		18.4	$36,771	$6,981	$29,790
Johnson STEAM Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1420 S Albany Ave	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-1829	209	20	10.4	99.5%	0 (0.0%)	187 (89.5%)	20 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12.8	1852^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	9.9%		11.7	1987^th of 2067 public elementary schools	3.9%	135	7.7	11.5	30.0	33.3	14.8	27.3	14.3	23.1	23.1	20.0	11.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	11.5	6.8	82.6	90.3	90.3	90.3	94.2	90.3	85.0	5.8	26.6	$26,243	$4,742	$21,501
Lawndale Elementary Community Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	3500 W Douglas Blvd	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-1635	191	18	10.4	80.6%	0 (0.0%)	165 (86.4%)	26 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6.8	2028^th of 2056 public elementary schools	1.4%		11	2012^th of 2067 public elementary schools	2.7%	16	10.5	5.3	16.7	6.7	10.5	15.4	15.0	15.8	13.6	12.0	6.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.3	4.5	86.8	88.4	88.4	88.4	96.3	89.0	87.9	8.4	16.8	$27,642	$4,468	$23,175
Kanoon Elementary Magnet School	Public	PK, KG-8	2233 S Kedzie Ave	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-1736	389	31	12.4	93.8%	2 (0.5%)	16 (4.1%)	365 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13.6	1826^th of 2056 public elementary schools	11.2%		13.6	1913^th of 2067 public elementary schools	7.5%	87	17.8	20.0	25.0	20.6	20.0	23.5	8.3	27.8	20.7	25.0	2.9	17.8	2.9	0.0	13.9	10.6	81.6	84.0	84.0	84.0	91.2	81.3	83.4		18.2	$20,801	$3,011	$17,790
Herzl Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3711 W Douglas Blvd	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-1480	429	34	12.6	97.2%	5 (1.2%)	379 (88.3%)	41 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	4.7	2053^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	0.1%		8.4	2059^th of 2067 public elementary schools	0.4%	6	0.0	0.0	3.1	0.0	4.7	8.6	17.1	6.7	6.8	10.7	0.0	2.4	2.9	5.0	0.0	3.3	70.5	76.0	76.0	76.3	86.7	76.0	74.8	2.4	13.8	$22,215	$3,445	$18,770
Penn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1616 S Avers Ave	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-1665	218	24	9.1	85.3%	0 (0.0%)	192 (88.1%)	25 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6.3	2033^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	1.1%		17.2	1764^th of 2067 public elementary schools	14.7%	269		0.0	18.8	4.8	20.0	5.3	18.2	6.3	11.5	6.3	5.0	0.0	0.0	9.1	0.0	3.9	85.3	87.2	87.2	87.2	93.4	87.2	84.4	14.7	20.9	$30,694	$4,349	$26,345
LEARN Charter - Butler	Public, Charter	K-8	1132 S Homan Ave	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 722-0200	475	23	20.6	97.3%	0 (0.0%)	464 (97.7%)	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	35.3	1306^th of 2056 public elementary schools	36.5%		38.5	1188^th of 2067 public elementary schools	42.5%	118	26.3	7.3	31.0	26.8	49.1	31.0	53.7	34.1	37.3	46.6	23.2	33.3	33.3	26.8	17.1	30.8										$19,472	$3,284	$16,188
KIPP Chicago Chrtrs - Ascend Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1616 S Avers Ave	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 521-4399	897	8	112.1	94.8%	1 (0.1%)	802 (89.4%)	86 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	16.4	1753^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	14.7%		13.5	1915^th of 2067 public elementary schools	7.4%	162	18.2	29.1	20.2	24.5	25.0	36.7	28.0	46.5	29.6	32.3	12.1	4.5	8.9	8.0	7.0	12.7										$20,058	$1,410	$18,648

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What is the racial makeup of Legacy Elementary Charter School?

Students at Legacy Elementary Charter School are 91% African American, 7% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Legacy Elementary Charter School in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

How many students attend Legacy Elementary Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 458 students attended Legacy Elementary Charter School.

Is Legacy Elementary Charter School a good school?

Legacy Elementary Charter School ranks in the bottom 14.3% of Illinois elementary schools.

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