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Bronzeville Classical Elementary School

Public Grades K-8

23^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 99% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Bronzeville Classical Elementary School is a public elementary school in Chicago, Illinois, serving 423 students in grades K-7. 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.

Bronzeville Classical Elementary School consistently outperforms the district and state in academic proficiency across all grade levels and subject areas. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 92.4% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 42.8% for the district and 53.1% for the state. In mathematics, the school had 79.9% proficiency, compared to 27.3% for the district and 38.5% for the state. The school also ranks exceptionally well among various student subgroups, including female students, male students, African American students, special education students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

Bronzeville Classical Elementary School has consistently been ranked among the top elementary schools in Illinois, with a ranking of 23rd out of 2,056 schools in the 2024-2025 school year and a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. When compared to nearby schools in the same district, such as Wells Preparatory Elementary Academy, Mollison Elementary School, and Fuller Elementary School, Bronzeville Classical Elementary School significantly outperforms its peers in academic proficiency, student group performance, and overall school ranking.

458

Students ?

17.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,884

Per pupil spending ?

16.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8 W Root St
Chicago, IL 60609

(773) 535-8085

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Racial breakdown:

African American:

74.2%

Asian:

9.0%

Two or more races:

6.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 96th percentile in 2021 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Illinois average (83% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Illinois elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Chicago Public Schools District 299

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school83%

District avg33%

Illinois avg44%

Elementary school

23^rd of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 3 pts since 2021

From top 4% (2021) to top 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

21^st of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Top 2%▬ steady since 2024

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^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	97.1	23 of 2056	98.9%	★★★★★
2024	97.3	42 of 2067	98.0%	★★★★★
2023	93.8	112 of 2077	94.6%	★★★★★
2022	96.8	52 of 2082	97.5%	★★★★★
2021	94.7	87 of 1948	95.5%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	99.9	4 of 688	99.4%	★★★★★
2024	100.0	4 of 655	99.4%	★★★★★
2023	99.3	7 of 692	99.0%	★★★★★
2022	100.0	2 of 684	99.7%	★★★★★
2021	100.0	2 of 428	99.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	94.7	48 of 1942	97.5%	★★★★★
2024	94.9	77 of 1942	96.0%	★★★★★
2023	89.7	160 of 1957	91.8%	★★★★★
2022	95.8	58 of 1970	97.1%	★★★★★
2021	92.6	82 of 1680	95.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	98.9	10 of 1800	99.4%	★★★★★
2024	94.7	36 of 1793	98.0%	★★★★★
2023	96.6	27 of 1808	98.5%	★★★★★
2022	99.7	4 of 1763	99.8%	★★★★★
2021	99.1	5 of 1514	99.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	97.4	14 of 1947	99.3%	★★★★★
2024	97.7	26 of 1959	98.7%	★★★★★
2023	95.0	67 of 1984	96.6%	★★★★★
2022	96.1	47 of 1977	97.6%	★★★★★
2021	91.6	105 of 1707	93.8%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	99.1	7 of 1195	99.4%	★★★★★
2023	95.1	34 of 1156	97.1%	★★★★★

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	97.5	21 of 1368	98.5%	★★★★★
2024	97.9	21 of 1363	98.5%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	100.0	2 of 574	99.7%	★★★★★
2024	100.0	3 of 548	99.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	92.0	72 of 1248	94.2%	★★★★★
2024	95.8	29 of 1251	97.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	99.2	7 of 1229	99.4%	★★★★★
2024	98.8	7 of 1219	99.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	97.8	16 of 1271	98.7%	★★★★★
2024	98.2	18 of 1264	98.6%	★★★★★

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)99th percentile~ school

African American (2025)99th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

Female (2025)98th percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2025)100th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

Female (2025)94th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts92%+39 vs state

Mathematics80%+41 vs state

Science80%+37 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
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%)	97.1	23^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	98.9%		97.3	42^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	98.0%	19	75.4	84.0	76.8	92.7	98.2	94.6	97.4	100.0	92.4	89.3	89.3	73.7	82.1	71.8	60.0	79.9	94.1	96.2	96.2	96.2	97.2	95.7	95.5		13.7	$15,884	$963	$14,921
Hendricks Elementary Community Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	4316 S Princeton Ave	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-1696	217	19	11.7	97.2%	3 (1.4%)	184 (84.8%)	27 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	8.7	1977^th of 2056 public elementary schools	3.8%		12.2	1971^st of 2067 public elementary schools	4.6%	6	0.0	12.5	22.7	6.7	5.0	27.8	0.0	12.5	12.7	22.7	0.0	0.0	5.6	7.1	12.5	8.6	84.2	86.3	85.8	85.8	94.5	86.3	84.7	6.6	12.6	$29,272	$3,516	$25,757
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%)	33.4	1349^th of 2056 public elementary schools	34.4%		29.2	1421^st of 2067 public elementary schools	31.3%	72	22.6	14.3	25.9	38.5	44.4	66.7	78.3	78.6	53.6	28.6	23.1	25.8	16.7	17.4	14.3	21.4	77.8	82.2	82.2	82.2	93.8	80.6	79.4	10.9	12.8	$22,776	$2,969	$19,807
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
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
Beethoven Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	25 W 47th St	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-1480	333	26	13.0	91.3%	4 (1.2%)	267 (80.2%)	60 (18.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5	2048^th of 2056 public elementary schools	0.4%		11.1	2010^th of 2067 public elementary schools	2.8%	38	4.8	12.5	6.7	10.7	4.5	13.6	24.1	12.5	12.3	3.4	3.8	0.0	0.0	7.4	4.5	3.5	83.8	86.9	86.9	86.9	93.5	86.3	80.7	12.2	21.5	$19,376	$3,045	$16,330
Graham A Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4436 S Union Ave	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-1308	344	34	10.1	89.2%	66 (19.2%)	50 (14.5%)	214 (62.2%)	2 (0.6%)	8 (2.3%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	10.6	1924^th of 2056 public elementary schools	6.4%		11.3	2000^th of 2067 public elementary schools	3.2%	76	28.0	24.0	3.8	14.3	15.4	33.3	16.0	32.0	18.1	8.0	0.0	3.8	0.0	12.0	16.0	6.5	84.9	86.9	86.9	86.9	94.4	86.2	85.6	5.9	24.6	$22,272	$2,910	$19,363
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
Minnie Minoso Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	3527 S Wallace St	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-1732	304	29	10.5	89.8%	38 (12.5%)	137 (45.1%)	98 (32.2%)	18 (5.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.6%)	24.6	1568^th of 2056 public elementary schools	23.7%		25.1	1542^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	25.4%	26	35.7	27.8	27.3	18.2	46.4	46.2	52.0	58.3	41.8	4.5	6.1	17.9	15.4	20.0	22.2	14.7	79.3	83.1	83.1	83.1	93.4	82.5	81.5		22.6	$29,628	$2,694	$26,934
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%)	7.2	2020^th of 2056 public elementary schools	1.8%		10.4	2025^th of 2067 public elementary schools	2.0%	5	10.7	16.7	4.3	18.4	13.8	8.3	23.8	22.2	15.0	4.3	7.9	0.0	8.3	0.0	0.0	3.9	81.3	85.9	85.9	85.9	91.2	85.1	79.8	9.2	12.6	$24,891	$4,318	$20,573

Frequently Asked Questions about Bronzeville Classical Elementary School

How many students attend Bronzeville Classical Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 458 students attended Bronzeville Classical Elementary School.

What district is Bronzeville Classical Elementary School in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

What is the racial makeup of Bronzeville Classical Elementary School?

Students at Bronzeville Classical Elementary School are 74% African American, 9% Asian, 7% Two or more races, 5% White, 5% Hispanic.

Is Bronzeville Classical Elementary School a good school?

Yes! Bronzeville Classical Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 23^rd of 2056 Illinois elementary schools.

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