State/Public Elementary Open

Brown R Elem Community Acad

๐Ÿ“ 12607 S Union Ave, Chicago, Cook County, 60628

285
Pupils
16.8
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Brown R Elem Community Acad is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Chicago, Cook County. The school has 285 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Steven Askew. It is part of the City of Chicago SD 299 school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“8 in an urban setting. The school employs 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1. 8% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Steven Askew
School district
City of Chicago SD 299

Enrollment & staffing

Brown R Elem Community Acad enrolls 285 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 17 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.

Male students
143 (50%)
Female students
142 (50%)
Teachers (FTE)
17
Student-teacher ratio
16.8:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 99% Black or African American, <1% Hispanic or Latino and <1% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Black or African American28299%
Hispanic or Latino1<1%
Two or more races1<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

272 of the school's 285 students (95%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, LargeGrades Pre-Kโ€“8Title I

Brown R Elem Community Acad is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL-10, state senate district 14, state house district 28.

School district: Chicago Public Schools Dist 299

Brown R Elem Community Acad is one of 644 schools in Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, based in Chicago, Illinois. The district serves 324,130 students district-wide and employs 22,932 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 285 students, Brown R Elem Community Acad is smaller than the district average of about 503 students per school.

324,130
District students
644
Schools
22,932
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

8%
Reading proficient
34%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: City - Large

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