State/Public Elementary Open

KIPP Academy Chicago Campus

๐Ÿ“ 4818 W Ohio St, Chicago, Cook County, 60644

606
Pupils
9.8
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

KIPP Academy Chicago Campus is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Chicago, Cook County. The school has 606 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jarell Lee. It is part of the City of Chicago SD 299 school district. It serves grades Kโ€“8 in an urban setting. The school employs 62 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.8:1. It operates as a public charter school. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Jarell Lee
School district
City of Chicago SD 299

Enrollment & staffing

KIPP Academy Chicago Campus enrolls 606 students across grades Kโ€“8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 62 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.8:1.

Male students
304 (50%)
Female students
302 (50%)
Teachers (FTE)
62
Student-teacher ratio
9.8:1
Grade span
Kโ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% Black or African American, 5.4% Two or more races and 3% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Black or African American55191%
Two or more races335.4%
Hispanic or Latino183%
White2<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

561 of the school's 606 students (93%) 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 Kโ€“8Charter schoolTitle I

KIPP Academy Chicago Campus is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). It operates as a public charter school. 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-70, state senate district 4, state house district 8.

School district: Chicago Public Schools Dist 299

KIPP Academy Chicago Campus 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 606 students, KIPP Academy Chicago Campus is larger 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

25%
Reading proficient
25%
Math proficient
33%
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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