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KIPP One Academy

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1663^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

KIPP One Academy is a public charter elementary school serving 1,025 students in grades K-8 in Chicago, Illinois, which is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299.

Despite being part of the district, KIPP One Academy consistently underperforms compared to the district and the state of Illinois in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 31.9% of KIPP One Academy students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 42.8% for the district and 53.1% for the state. In Mathematics, only 21% of KIPP One Academy students were proficient or better, compared to 27.3% for the district and 38.5% for the state. The school's performance has been consistently low, ranking in the bottom 20% of Illinois elementary schools in recent years. KIPP One Academy's performance is particularly concerning for certain student subgroups, such as Special Education students and Low Socioeconomic Status students, who rank in the bottom 20% of Illinois elementary schools.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Tilton Elementary School, Nobel Elementary School, and Cameron Elementary School, also perform poorly compared to the state and district averages, with low proficiency rates in both ELA and Mathematics. However, Casals Elementary School, which is also in the same district, stands out as a relatively higher-performing school, with proficiency rates significantly above the district and state averages. The high rates of poverty and disadvantage in the surrounding community, as well as the concerning chronic absenteeism rates, may be contributing to the overall low academic performance in this area of Chicago.

996

Students ?

124.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,544

Per pupil spending ?

97.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

730 N Pulaski Rd
Chicago, IL 60624-1063

(773) 938-8578

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Racial breakdown:

African American:

55.3%

Hispanic:

44.3%

White:

0.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 35th percentile in 2019 → 19th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (28% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2019

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg33%

Illinois avg44%

Elementary school

1,663^rd of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 16 pts since 2019

From bottom 35% (2019) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

749^th of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 45%▼ down 13 pts since 2019

From top 42% (2019) to bottom 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

249^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	20.2	1663 of 2056	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	1690 of 2067	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.7	1480 of 2077	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	1716 of 2082	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.9	1350 of 2086	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	46.9	316 of 688	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.6	383 of 655	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.9	230 of 692	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.4	358 of 684	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.5	161 of 711	77.4%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	798 of 1049	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	828 of 886	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	836 of 907	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	46.4	375 of 788	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.1	519 of 826	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.2	308 of 788	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	27.4	668 of 768	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	61.2	160 of 743	78.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	20.2	1583 of 1942	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	1620 of 1942	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.8	1458 of 1957	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	1720 of 1970	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.1	1213 of 2019	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	30.7	709 of 982	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.4	572 of 959	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.8	490 of 970	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.5	648 of 954	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.8	397 of 955	58.4%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	40.8	31 of 44	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.2	25 of 52	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.9	17 of 30	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.2	19 of 36	47.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	32.2	1283 of 1800	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.3	1332 of 1793	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.9	1054 of 1808	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.6	1349 of 1763	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.9	823 of 1816	54.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	20.9	1563 of 1947	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	1557 of 1959	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.4	1341 of 1984	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.5	1514 of 1977	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.3	1454 of 2019	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	19.4	1108 of 1292	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	991 of 1195	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	968 of 1156	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	1011 of 1113	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.6	792 of 1194	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	41.5	749 of 1368	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.9	838 of 1363	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.0	550 of 1367	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.4	906 of 1369	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.9	570 of 1356	58.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	69.5	110 of 574	80.8%	★★★★☆
2024	62.2	136 of 548	75.2%	★★★★☆
2023	82.7	40 of 569	93.0%	★★★★★
2022	58.0	152 of 573	73.5%	★★★★☆
2019	84.1	49 of 565	91.3%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	39.2	367 of 694	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.6	595 of 639	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	40.3	349 of 674	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	53.9	165 of 483	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.1	235 of 486	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.4	52 of 480	89.2%	★★★★☆
2022	48.4	156 of 454	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.6	36 of 339	89.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	37.9	748 of 1248	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.4	907 of 1251	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.2	681 of 1275	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.4	888 of 1286	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.8	509 of 1276	60.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	60.7	225 of 669	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.6	263 of 643	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.9	139 of 661	79.0%	★★★★☆
2022	43.3	341 of 662	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	80.1	74 of 639	88.4%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	63.7	14 of 58	75.9%	★★★★☆
2024	62.6	13 of 70	81.4%	★★★★☆
2023	76.9	7 of 53	86.8%	★★★★☆
2022	51.7	10 of 34	70.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	59.5	408 of 1229	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.7	507 of 1219	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.8	216 of 1234	82.5%	★★★★☆
2022	44.4	608 of 1221	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.6	161 of 1217	86.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	45.1	640 of 1271	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.7	651 of 1264	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.5	394 of 1292	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.4	822 of 1286	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.6	601 of 1296	53.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	25.9	597 of 812	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.2	507 of 802	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.0	270 of 805	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.1	332 of 781	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.6	587 of 792	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)54th percentile+35 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)52nd percentile+33 vs school

Homeless (2025)30th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)28th percentile+9 vs school

Disabled (2025)24th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)20th percentile~ school

Female (2025)18th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)14th percentile-5 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)81st percentile+36 vs school

Homeless (2025)76th percentile+31 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)67th percentile+22 vs school

Hispanic (2025)66th percentile+21 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)66th percentile+21 vs school

Male (2025)50th percentile+4 vs school

Disabled (2025)47th percentile~ school

Female (2025)40th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)26th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts32%-21 vs state

Science31%-12 vs state

Mathematics21%-18 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 One Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	730 N Pulaski Rd	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 938-8578	996	8	124.5	97.2%	2 (0.2%)	551 (55.3%)	441 (44.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20.2	1663^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	19.1%		19.7	1690^th of 2067 public elementary schools	18.2%	27	22.5	38.6	15.0	17.3	24.5	46.5	46.3	50.6	31.9	29.2	19.2	8.8	19.2	23.2	26.8	21.0										$18,544	$1,380	$17,164
Ward L Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	646 N Lawndale Ave	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-6440	279	25	11.1	91.8%	3 (1.1%)	184 (65.9%)	92 (33.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8.5	1985^th of 2056 public elementary schools	3.5%		9.3	2050^th of 2067 public elementary schools	0.8%	65	0.0	18.2	32.0	10.0	7.7	17.4	4.3	27.3	16.5	12.0	0.0	7.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.6	89.5	93.4	93.4	93.8	95.3	90.6	86.3	15.6	20.7	$27,081	$3,710	$23,370
Piccolo Elementary Specialty School	Public	PK, KG-8	1040 N Keeler Ave	Chicago	60651	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-4425	643	57	11.3	92.2%	7 (1.1%)	198 (30.8%)	434 (67.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19.3	1688^th of 2056 public elementary schools	17.9%		13	1945^th of 2067 public elementary schools	5.9%	257	32.8	12.1	23.5	18.6	37.5	27.8	35.3	32.8	29.9	34.0	11.6	4.7	7.4	5.9	1.6	10.2	83.0	87.1	87.1	87.3	93.7	85.9	82.9	12.2	22.5	$19,319	$2,868	$16,451
Tilton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	223 N Keeler Ave	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-6746	244	19	12.8	83.2%	2 (0.8%)	193 (79.1%)	48 (19.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9.1	1968^th of 2056 public elementary schools	4.3%		12.9	1948^th of 2067 public elementary schools	5.8%	20	18.5	3.3	8.3	9.7	29.6	12.5	18.8	19.4	16.3	8.3	3.3	11.1	0.0	20.0	0.0	6.0	86.0	92.6	92.6	92.6	97.1	92.2	91.3	5.0	18.2	$24,608	$5,350	$19,258
Nobel Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4127 W Hirsch St	Chicago	60651	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-4365	592	37	16.0	96.3%	5 (0.8%)	63 (10.6%)	515 (87.0%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	14.5	1807^th of 2056 public elementary schools	12.1%		18.3	1729^th of 2067 public elementary schools	16.4%	78	16.4	15.7	16.7	28.0	18.2	41.1	35.2	16.9	25.7	12.5	14.0	3.6	8.9	9.1	11.3	9.9	82.5	86.0	86.0	86.0	92.2	84.8	84.0	4.1	15.4	$17,670	$2,316	$15,354
Cameron Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1234 N Monticello Ave	Chicago	60651	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-4290	671	52	12.8	97.5%	6 (0.9%)	101 (15.1%)	555 (82.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	17.5	1728^th of 2056 public elementary schools	16.0%		12.3	1965^th of 2067 public elementary schools	4.9%	237	11.3	17.1	33.3	26.7	24.5	30.6	10.9	30.0	26.3	35.1	21.7	3.8	1.6	16.4	8.6	14.3	68.7	72.7	72.7	72.7	86.9	70.8	69.7	2.9	16.8	$18,976	$2,973	$16,003
West Park Elementary Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	1425 N Tripp Ave	Chicago	60651	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-4940	442	42	10.6	97.7%	12 (2.7%)	73 (16.5%)	353 (79.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	15.9	1765^th of 2056 public elementary schools	14.2%		27.3	1476^th of 2067 public elementary schools	28.6%	289	12.2	23.3	12.5	31.6	34.1	32.7	55.3	44.2	34.9	20.0	18.4	2.4	12.2	18.9	9.3	13.3	86.9	91.2	91.2	91.2	96.4	88.8	88.1	4.8	21.9	$20,940	$2,838	$18,102
Casals Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3501 W Potomac Ave	Chicago	60651	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-4444	337	30	11.4	90.2%	12 (3.6%)	83 (24.6%)	233 (69.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.5%)	69.6	609^th of 2056 public elementary schools	70.4%		59.1	749^th of 2067 public elementary schools	63.8%	140	17.5	36.4	68.6	57.1	59.0	75.0	71.0	69.7	66.3	71.4	67.9	33.3	50.0	54.8	45.5	53.2	68.9	74.4	74.4	74.4	83.1	74.4	70.6	7.1	14.2	$20,298	$2,402	$17,896
Polaris Elementary Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	620 N Sawyer Ave	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-0820	343	15	22.8	71.1%	4 (1.2%)	304 (88.6%)	35 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8.7	1981^st of 2056 public elementary schools	3.6%		11.6	1989^th of 2067 public elementary schools	3.8%	8	8.7	15.6	19.5	7.7	8.7	30.0	32.4	40.6	24.2	7.3	7.7	4.3	3.3	5.9	6.3	5.9										$22,726	$873	$21,853
KIPP Academy Chicago Campus	Public, Charter	K-8	4818 W Ohio St	Chicago	60644	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 938-8553	649	4	162.2	93.8%	0 (0.0%)	558 (86.0%)	81 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.5%)	11.7	1882^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	8.5%		15.9	1814^th of 2067 public elementary schools	12.2%	68	6.6	19.7	23.8	22.8	25.0	14.0	25.8	25.8	23.2	28.8	12.5	1.3	4.0	4.8	10.6	11.1										$22,854	$1,420	$21,434

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KIPP One Academy ranks in the bottom 19.1% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend KIPP One Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 996 students attended KIPP One Academy.

What district is KIPP One Academy in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

What is the racial makeup of KIPP One Academy?

Students at KIPP One Academy are 55% African American, 44% Hispanic.

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