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Univ of Chicago Charter-Nth Kenwood

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Univ of Chicago Charter-Nth Kenwood ranks 1214 th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-5

1214^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 41% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Univ of Chicago Charter-Nth Kenwood is an elementary public charter school in Chicago, Illinois, serving 302 students from pre-kindergarten to 5th 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.

Univ of Chicago Charter-Nth Kenwood consistently performs below the state and district averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's ELA proficiency rate was 41.4% compared to the district's 42.8% and the state's 53.1%. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rate was 34.9% compared to the district's 27.3% and the state's 38.5%. The school's performance has been relatively stagnant over the past few years, with only minor fluctuations in proficiency rates. Additionally, the school has a significantly higher chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4% compared to the district's 40.1% and the state's 29.4%.

While Univ of Chicago Charter-Nth Kenwood performs better than some nearby schools, such as Woodson South Elementary School and Reavis Elementary Math & Sci Special School, it lags behind other nearby schools, such as Murray Elementary Language Academy and Kozminski Elementary Community Academy, which have higher proficiency rates in both ELA and Mathematics. The school's African American students and low-socioeconomic status students perform relatively better compared to their peers in the state and district, but the school still faces significant challenges in academic performance, student attendance, and socioeconomic factors.

304

Students ?

19.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,602

Per pupil spending ?

77.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1119 E 46th St
Chicago, IL 60653-4403

(773) 536-2399

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Racial breakdown:

African American:

92.4%

White:

3.9%

Hispanic:

2.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 38th percentile in 2019 → 41st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (36% vs 44% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts scores 12 pts below the Illinois average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg33%

Illinois avg44%

1,214^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 41%▲ up 3 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

126^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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	39.9	1214 of 2056	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.6	1230 of 2067	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.2	1313 of 2077	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.9	1399 of 2082	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.3	1256 of 1948	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.0	1292 of 2086	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	77.9	83 of 688	87.9%	★★★★☆
2024	73.0	91 of 655	86.1%	★★★★☆
2023	69.4	110 of 692	84.1%	★★★★☆
2022	69.3	111 of 684	83.8%	★★★★☆
2021	62.5	76 of 428	82.2%	★★★★☆
2019	68.0	125 of 711	82.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	41.8	1105 of 1942	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.8	1126 of 1942	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.3	1196 of 1957	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.8	1406 of 1970	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.4	1238 of 1680	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.8	1304 of 2019	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	55.2	753 of 1800	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.5	856 of 1793	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.4	900 of 1808	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.1	1096 of 1763	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.8	718 of 1514	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.8	824 of 1816	54.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	40.6	1126 of 1947	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.7	1169 of 1959	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.0	1298 of 1984	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.9	1227 of 1977	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.9	1123 of 1707	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.5	1189 of 2019	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)88th percentile+47 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)58th percentile+17 vs school

Female (2025)43rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)42nd percentile~ school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts41%-12 vs state

Mathematics35%-4 vs state

Science33%-8 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
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
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
Robinson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	4225 S Lake Park Ave	Chicago	60653	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-1777	117	13	9.3	86.3%	0 (0.0%)	110 (94.0%)	2 (1.7%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.6%)								(n/a)			33.3						33.3	13.3						13.3	84.2	86.0	86.0	86.0	93.9	84.2	80.7	14.9		$33,929	$4,056	$29,873
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
Woodson South Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4414 S Evans Ave	Chicago	60653	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-1280	298	22	13.5	70.8%	0 (0.0%)	272 (91.3%)	19 (6.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.7%)	14.7	1794^th of 2056 public elementary schools	12.7%		12.2	1970^th of 2067 public elementary schools	4.7%	176	11.5	5.0	35.0	14.7	30.8	17.1	9.4	42.5	24.4	40.0	3.0	0.0	0.0	3.1	0.0	5.2	85.4	88.4	88.8	88.4	96.6	86.7	86.4	4.1	19.4	$23,327	$3,330	$19,997
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
James Farmer Junior Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	4214 S Saint Lawrence Ave	Chicago	60653	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-1687	321	19	16.8	94.1%	0 (0.0%)	300 (93.5%)	14 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	14.3	1810^th of 2056 public elementary schools	12.0%		24.7	1551^st of 2067 public elementary schools	25.0%	259	21.2	18.4	7.1	20.0	22.9	30.0	35.2	25.0	24.9	7.1	13.8	17.6	13.8	15.1	12.5	13.6	81.8	87.4	87.4	87.4	89.7	87.1	83.1	4.0	24.2	$19,898	$2,407	$17,490
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
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
Mollison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4415 S Dr Martin L King Jr Dr	Chicago	60653	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-1804	237	17	13.9	85.7%	0 (0.0%)	221 (93.2%)	11 (4.6%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	5.3	2045^th of 2056 public elementary schools	0.5%		11.3	2002^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	3.1%	43	9.4	3.6	0.0	0.0	12.9	8.0	45.5	17.9	13.5	5.0	3.4	0.0	4.0	22.7	10.7	7.1	88.5	92.8	92.8	92.8	97.5	92.8	88.5	6.4	23.8	$23,499	$4,165	$19,334

Frequently Asked Questions about Univ of Chicago Charter-Nth Kenwood

Is Univ of Chicago Charter-Nth Kenwood a good school?

Univ of Chicago Charter-Nth Kenwood ranks 1214^th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Univ of Chicago Charter-Nth Kenwood?

In the 2024-25 school year, 304 students attended Univ of Chicago Charter-Nth Kenwood.

What is the racial makeup of Univ of Chicago Charter-Nth Kenwood?

Students at Univ of Chicago Charter-Nth Kenwood are 92% African American, 4% White, 2% Hispanic.

What district is Univ of Chicago Charter-Nth Kenwood in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

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