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Univ of Chicago Charter-Nth Kenwood

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Univ of Chicago Charter-Nth Kenwood ranks 1180 th of 1737 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-5

1180^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,737 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 32% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Univ of Chicago Charter-Nth Kenwood is a 304-student PK–5 school in Chicago, serving families in the city’s South Side and part of Chicago Public Schools District 299. Its clearest academic strength is math: the latest all-grades result was higher than the district’s and every nearby school with a numeric result, though it remained below the state’s.

Math stands out locally: in 2025–2026, 34% of students met proficiency, compared with 29% in the district and 40% statewide; the result was also 19 points above the average for nearby schools with reported scores. Third-grade math was particularly strong at 58%, 21 points above the district and 9 points above the state. ELA was also comparatively strong among nearby schools: the school’s 43% was second-highest, behind Murray Elementary Language Academy, but below the district’s 46% and the state’s 56%. Results varied by grade, with fourth-grade ELA at 36%, 20 points below the state. Fifth-grade science was 35%, below the state’s 48% and close to the district’s 35%.

Scores have risen over the longer term, but progress is uneven: since 2023–2024, all-grades ELA gained 15 percentage points and math gained 16, while math dipped slightly in the latest year and its state gap narrowed by 5 points overall. SchoolDigger rates the school at the 32nd statewide percentile with 2 stars in 2025–2026, down from the 41st percentile in 2024–2025. Its student–teacher ratio was 19:1 in 2024–2025, compared with 13.7:1 on average at nearby schools; 78% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. SchoolDigger’s group rankings show a relative strength and a sharp decline: the African American Students ranking was at the 51st percentile in 2025–2026, above the school’s overall 32nd percentile but down from 88th the year before; the Female Students ranking fell to the 18th percentile from 43rd, suggesting a lower recent standing in how well the school serves that group.

304

Students ?

19.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,046

Per pupil spending ?

77.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

93.7%

Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)

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: Declining — 38th percentile in 2019 → 32nd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (37% vs 48% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2019

!English Language Arts scores 13 pts below the Illinois average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school37%

District avg36%

Illinois avg48%

1,180^th of 1,737

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 32%▼ down 6 pts since 2019

From bottom 38% (2019) to bottom 32% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

135^th 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	30.0	1180 of 1737	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	44.2	76 of 154	50.6%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	21.5	1051 of 1286	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	39.2	597 of 1001	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	28.6	962 of 1311	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
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 (2026)51st percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)40th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2026)27th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2026)18th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts43%-13 vs state

Science34%-13 vs state

Mathematics34%-5 vs state

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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
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%)	30	1180^th of 1737 public elementary schools	32.1%		39.9	1214^th of 2056 public elementary schools	41.0%	34	34.5		49.1	36.0	43.6				43.1	58.2		27.3				34.2	93.7%		$19,046	$686	$18,360
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%)	16.7	1450^th of 1737 public elementary schools	16.5%		14	1819^th of 2056 public elementary schools	11.5%	369	38.9			40.0	27.8		43.8		27.2							7.2	94.9%		$25,071	$1,933	$23,138
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								93.4%		$31,954	$2,212	$29,742
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%)	23.2	1309^th of 1737 public elementary schools	24.6%		22.4	1608^th of 2056 public elementary schools	21.8%	299	27.5		51.1	32.6	34.6	44.2			40.3	46.7						22.0	84.8%		$23,943	$2,004	$21,938
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%)								(n/a)									17.5								91.9%		$23,950	$2,542	$21,408
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%)								(n/a)								36.7	19.2							6.6	91.5%		$24,033	$1,892	$22,141
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%)								(n/a)			46.2				36.4	34.7	32.8							21.4	92.8%		$22,297	$1,750	$20,548
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%)								(n/a)						60.0		47.6	35.5							12.1	94.7%		$27,730	$2,134	$25,596
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%)	32.8	1143^rd of 1737 public elementary schools	34.2%		36.1	1293^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	37.1%	150	34.5	30.2	48.1	68.5	50.9	53.4	60.5	60.5	56.7	35.3		20.0	29.3	28.9		23.7	94.5%		$20,241	$1,405	$18,837
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%)								(n/a)		43.5					38.5	56.5	25.7							8.5	94.1%		$26,246	$2,710	$23,536

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 1180^th of 1737 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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