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KIPP Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1711^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

KIPP Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus is an elementary public charter school serving 914 students in grades K-8 in Chicago, Illinois, which is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299.

Despite its significant per-student funding, KIPP Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of Illinois elementary schools, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics that are significantly lower than the district and state averages. The school also struggles to support its student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 50% of Illinois elementary schools for Female, Male, Special Education, and Low Socio-Economic Status students, and in the bottom 30% and 40% for Homeless and Disabled students, respectively. Additionally, the school has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 40.8% over the past few years.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the same district, such as Sherwood Elementary School, Sherman Elementary School, and Nicholson Technical Academy Elementary School, also struggle academically, with low proficiency rates and rankings similar to KIPP Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus. However, some schools like Beasley Elementary Magnet Academic Center and Dewey Elementary Academy of Fine Arts perform significantly better, suggesting that there may be pockets of academic excellence within the district.

921

Students ?

115.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,193

Per pupil spending ?

93.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5515 S Lowe Ave
Chicago, IL 60621

(773) 938-8565

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Racial breakdown:

African American:

94.7%

Hispanic:

4.2%

Two or more races:

0.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 16th percentile in 2019 → 17th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (22% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 27 pts below the Illinois average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg33%

Illinois avg44%

Elementary school

1,711^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▲ up 1 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

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Middle school

1,070^th of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 22%▲ up 1 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

266^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	18.3	1711 of 2056	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	1651 of 2067	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	1627 of 2077	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.5	1720 of 2082	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.1	1756 of 2086	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	47.4	310 of 688	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.2	262 of 655	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.6	257 of 692	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.6	306 of 684	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.7	283 of 711	60.2%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	30.3	723 of 1049	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.4	700 of 886	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	757 of 907	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	22.1	1544 of 1942	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	1574 of 1942	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	1484 of 1957	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	1602 of 1970	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.4	1457 of 2019	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	42.5	30 of 44	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.2	26 of 52	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.7	16 of 30	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	63.8	9 of 36	75.0%	★★★★☆
2019	44.3	15 of 24	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	29.7	1338 of 1800	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.1	1261 of 1793	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.5	1161 of 1808	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.7	1292 of 1763	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.2	1366 of 1816	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	15.8	1675 of 1947	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.7	1495 of 1959	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	1590 of 1984	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.5	1666 of 1977	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.7	1895 of 2019	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	20.5	1085 of 1292	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.4	911 of 1195	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	1038 of 1156	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.8	895 of 1113	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.5	1064 of 1194	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	22.0	1070 of 1368	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	1089 of 1363	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	1101 of 1367	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	1148 of 1369	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.3	1073 of 1356	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	47.5	256 of 574	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.2	257 of 548	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.0	253 of 569	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.6	285 of 573	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.5	206 of 565	63.5%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	29.5	501 of 694	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	576 of 639	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	634 of 674	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	960 of 1248	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	1005 of 1251	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	1057 of 1275	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	1121 of 1286	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.7	960 of 1276	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	53.7	23 of 70	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.3	35 of 53	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.3	19 of 34	44.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.6	21 of 36	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	31.1	864 of 1229	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.0	882 of 1219	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.1	926 of 1234	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	1028 of 1221	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.3	862 of 1217	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	20.4	1012 of 1271	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	999 of 1264	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	963 of 1292	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	1015 of 1286	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.1	1102 of 1296	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	19.6	708 of 812	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	739 of 802	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	653 of 805	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.8	556 of 781	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.7	700 of 792	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)55th percentile+38 vs school

Homeless (2025)32nd percentile+15 vs school

Disabled (2025)31st percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)20th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)16th percentile~ school

Male (2025)14th percentile-3 vs school

Middle school

Homeless (2024)67th percentile+47 vs school

African American (2025)55th percentile+34 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile+8 vs school

Disabled (2025)28th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)20th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)13th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts32%-21 vs state

Science23%-20 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
KIPP Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus	Public, Charter	K-8	5515 S Lowe Ave	Chicago	60621	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 938-8565	921	8	115.1	93.8%	3 (0.3%)	872 (94.7%)	39 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.5%)	18.3	1711^th of 2056 public elementary schools	16.8%		21.1	1651^st of 2067 public elementary schools	20.1%	60	19.8	25.6	22.4	22.7	43.0	37.8	46.8	23.5	31.6	16.4	14.5	10.0	8.2	9.7	10.0	11.9										$19,193	$1,288	$17,905
Dewey Elementary Academy of Fine Arts	Public	PK, KG-8	5415 S Union Ave	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-1666	272	28	9.7	96.0%	2 (0.7%)	235 (86.4%)	33 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	31.7	1391^st of 2056 public elementary schools	32.3%		18.2	1731^st of 2067 public elementary schools	16.3%	340	12.5	28.0	15.4	71.4	45.8	44.4	70.4	68.0	53.4	11.5	28.6	12.5	26.3	22.2	20.0	20.1	92.1	91.0	91.0	91.0	95.5	91.8	93.3	10.9	22.5	$24,394	$3,914	$20,480
Holmes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	955 W Garfield Blvd	Chicago	60621	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-9025	166	18	9.4	100.0%	2 (1.2%)	119 (71.7%)	45 (27.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6.9	2025^th of 2056 public elementary schools	1.5%		8.5	2057^th of 2067 public elementary schools	0.5%	32	6.3	11.1	14.3	16.7	6.3	28.6		10.0	13.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		5.0	1.2	72.0	77.6	77.6	77.6	93.6	77.6	74.4		17.6	$30,976	$4,406	$26,570
Sherwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	245 W 57th St	Chicago	60621	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-0829	204	26	7.8	89.7%	2 (1.0%)	175 (85.8%)	23 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	11	1907^th of 2056 public elementary schools	7.2%		22.5	1607^th of 2067 public elementary schools	22.3%	300	4.0	10.0	26.3	8.3	17.9	16.7	41.2	30.0	23.7	33.3	0.0	7.1	5.9	23.5	15.0	14.2	97.1	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.6	98.1	94.3	23.8	26.7	$34,699	$4,197	$30,502
Sherman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1000 W 52nd St	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-1757	225	20	11.2	97.8%	5 (2.2%)	159 (70.7%)	59 (26.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	16.2	1756^th of 2056 public elementary schools	14.6%		13	1941^st of 2067 public elementary schools	6.1%	185	14.3	16.0	13.0	36.4	42.9	5.9	20.0	20.0	22.3	13.0	14.3	21.4	0.0	5.0	12.0	10.8	93.8	94.3	94.3	94.3	95.7	93.8	92.3	4.8	27.8	$25,164	$4,910	$20,254
Nicholson Technical Academy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6006 S Peoria St	Chicago	60621	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3285	487	32	15.1	92.4%	21 (4.3%)	367 (75.4%)	94 (19.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	10	1950^th of 2056 public elementary schools	5.2%		13.1	1938^th of 2067 public elementary schools	6.2%	12	6.7	18.6	18.4	17.9	15.2	11.3	25.0	6.8	15.9	31.3	12.8	2.2	0.0	3.8	4.4	9.0	76.6	80.9	80.9	80.9	90.8	79.8	76.3	4.4	18.4	$19,351	$3,524	$15,826
Beasley Elementary Magnet Academic Center	Public	PK, KG-8	5255 S State St	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-1230	1,119	72	15.6	65.5%	1 (0.1%)	1,084 (96.9%)	17 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (1.4%)	42.2	1160^th of 2056 public elementary schools	43.6%		46.2	1015^th of 2067 public elementary schools	50.9%	145	28.4	46.9	56.5	42.2	41.7	56.2	38.8	42.5	46.8	38.5	37.9	25.5	14.6	20.0	27.3	27.7	77.4	79.9	79.8	79.8	88.4	78.9	78.5	2.9	8.6	$16,848	$1,397	$15,451
Carter Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5740 S Michigan Ave	Chicago	60637	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-0860	279	16	17.4	70.6%	0 (0.0%)	264 (94.6%)	12 (4.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	10.9	1913^th of 2056 public elementary schools	7.0%		13.4	1924^th of 2067 public elementary schools	6.9%	11	20.7	0.0	4.9	3.0	24.1	27.3	22.2	36.4	18.6	4.9	6.1	17.2	4.3	11.1	3.0	7.7	78.3	80.8	80.8	80.8	92.0	80.8	78.3		19.9	$19,728	$3,123	$16,605
Libby Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5300 S Loomis Blvd	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-9050	275	24	11.5	76.0%	4 (1.5%)	138 (50.2%)	132 (48.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	11.4	1893^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	7.9%		12.4	1961^st of 2067 public elementary schools	5.1%	68	5.3	25.0	9.1	18.5	22.2	43.8	40.7	60.0	34.6	9.1	7.4	5.3	3.1	11.1	13.3	8.3	79.4	84.1	84.1	84.1	92.9	82.5	80.6		17.5	$24,255	$3,681	$20,575
Langford A Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6010 S Throop St	Chicago	60636	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-9180	181	19	9.4	95.6%	4 (2.2%)	133 (73.5%)	43 (23.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14.5	1805^th of 2056 public elementary schools	12.2%		18.4	1726^th of 2067 public elementary schools	16.5%	79	18.8	16.7	7.7	17.6	43.8		26.3	22.2	24.0	15.4	5.9	13.3		5.3	11.1	10.7	87.2	88.3	88.3	88.3	93.3	87.7	84.9		31.3	$29,746	$5,168	$24,579

Frequently Asked Questions about KIPP Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus

How many students attend KIPP Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus?

In the 2024-25 school year, 921 students attended KIPP Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus.

What is the racial makeup of KIPP Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus?

Students at KIPP Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus are 95% African American, 4% Hispanic.

What district is KIPP Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

Is KIPP Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus a good school?

KIPP Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus ranks in the bottom 16.8% of Illinois elementary schools.

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