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Univ of Chicago Charter-Donoghue

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-5

1425^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,737 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Univ of Chicago Charter-Donoghue is a 499-student PK–5 elementary school in Chicago Public Schools District 299, serving families in Chicago. Its 2025–26 proficiency results were below state and district averages in both tested subjects, but it performed relatively well against nearby schools. The most important concern is the sharp decline in math proficiency from third to fifth grade: results fell from 44% to 14%, a 30-point drop.

Compared with nearby schools, the school’s all-grade results are among the stronger ones: it ranked third in ELA and third in math among schools with reported results. Its 42% ELA proficiency was below the state’s 56% and the district’s 46%; its 26% math proficiency was below the state’s 40% and the district’s 29%. Nearby, only Bronzeville Classical Elementary School and Univ of Chicago Charter-Nth Kenwood had higher reported all-grade results in both subjects. Fifth-grade science was another weak result: 23% were proficient, compared with 35% in the district and 48% statewide. Nearby schools include schools serving older grades, so their all-grade results are not exact grade-span comparisons.

Results have improved since 2023–24, though progress has been uneven: ELA rose from 24% to 42% (up 18 points overall), while math climbed from 18% to 26% (up 9 points). Still, SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking fell from the 37th percentile in 2023–24 to the 18th percentile and 1 star in 2025–26. SchoolDigger’s measure of how well the school serves African American students ranked at the 36th percentile, above the school’s overall 18th percentile, after reaching the 80th percentile in 2024–25. Its measure for Male Students was at the 6th percentile, down from the 34th percentile the prior year. The 2024–25 free/reduced lunch eligible rate was 85%, and the student-teacher ratio was 21.6, the highest among the nearby schools in the comparison.

499

Students ?

21.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,726

Per pupil spending ?

84.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

93.6%

Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)

707 E 37th St
Chicago, IL 60653-1406

(773) 285-5301

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Racial breakdown:

African American:

95.0%

Hispanic:

3.2%

Two or more races:

1.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 26th percentile in 2019 → 18th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (31% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2019

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school31%

District avg36%

Illinois avg48%

1,425^th of 1,737

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 8 pts since 2019

From bottom 26% (2019) to bottom 18% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

189^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	18.2	1425 of 1737	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.8	1361 of 2056	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.1	1308 of 2067	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.8	1650 of 2077	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	1801 of 2082	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.8	1586 of 1948	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.5	1538 of 2086	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	37.3	98 of 154	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	69.7	137 of 688	80.1%	★★★★☆
2024	67.8	116 of 655	82.3%	★★★★☆
2023	52.4	242 of 692	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.7	317 of 684	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.7	141 of 428	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.5	180 of 711	74.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	22.6	1028 of 1286	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.0	1298 of 1942	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.4	1076 of 1942	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.0	1475 of 1957	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	1723 of 1970	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.3	1356 of 1680	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.0	1276 of 2019	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	33.6	672 of 1001	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	50.2	862 of 1800	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.1	725 of 1793	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.1	1173 of 1808	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.6	1407 of 1763	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.5	951 of 1514	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.0	965 of 1816	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	9.6	1237 of 1311	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	32.7	1288 of 1947	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.9	1454 of 1959	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	1633 of 1984	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	1698 of 1977	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.4	1512 of 1707	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	1661 of 2019	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2023	28.8	820 of 1156	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.2	881 of 1113	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)36th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)33rd percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2023)29th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2026)20th percentile~ school

Male (2026)6th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts42%-14 vs state

Mathematics26%-14 vs state

Science23%-24 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-Donoghue	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	707 E 37th St	Chicago	60653	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 285-5301	499	23	21.6	84.6%	0 (0.0%)	474 (95.0%)	16 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	18.2	1425^th of 1737 public elementary schools	18.0%		32.8	1361^st of 2056 public elementary schools	33.8%	64	23.4		41.7	41.9	42.9				42.2	44.4	20.3	14.3				26.0	93.6%		$18,726	$1,189	$17,537
James R Doolittle Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	535 E 35th St	Chicago	60616	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-1040	257	21	12.5	84.8%	0 (0.0%)	252 (98.1%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)									14.7								90.8%		$27,999	$3,048	$24,951
Wells Preparatory Elementary Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	249 E 37th St	Chicago	60653	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-1204	308	22	14.0	82.8%	2 (0.6%)	296 (96.1%)	7 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)								(n/a)				37.0		60.6	60.0	69.2	42.0							16.0	91.2%		$24,969	$1,995	$22,975
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
John J Pershing STEAM Magnet Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	3200 S Calumet Ave	Chicago	60616	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-9272	439	32	13.7	83.1%	9 (2.1%)	392 (89.3%)	24 (5.5%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.4%)								(n/a)		23.8				43.2	33.3	35.7	26.8							6.1	90.2%		$24,078	$3,341	$20,736
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
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
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
Bronzeville Classical Elementary School	Public	K-8	8 W Root St	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 535-8085	458	26	17.6	16.6%	23 (5.0%)	340 (74.2%)	22 (4.8%)	41 (9.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.8%)	97.8	9^th of 1737 public elementary schools	99.5%		97.1	23^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	98.9%	14	87.7	94.7	90.9	94.4	100.0	96.4	95.5	97.4	95.7	98.2	92.6	75.4	85.5	90.9	76.3	86.5	96.8%		$17,096	$352	$16,745
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

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Univ of Chicago Charter-Donoghue ranks in the bottom 18.0% of Illinois elementary schools.

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Chicago Public Schools District 299

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In the 2024-25 school year, 499 students attended Univ of Chicago Charter-Donoghue.

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Students at Univ of Chicago Charter-Donoghue are 95% African American, 3% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

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