Is Bradwell Community Arts & Sci Elementary School a good school?

Bradwell Community Arts & Sci Elementary School ranks in the bottom 1.0% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Bradwell Community Arts & Sci Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 424 students attended Bradwell Community Arts & Sci Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Bradwell Community Arts & Sci Elementary School?

Students at Bradwell Community Arts & Sci Elementary School are 96% African American, 2% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Bradwell Community Arts & Sci Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Bradwell Community Arts & Sci Elementary School usually go on to attend: High : Chicago Vocational Career Academy High School High : South Shore International Col Prep High School

Bradwell Community Arts & Sci Elementary School

Summary:

Bradwell Community Arts & Sci Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in the Chicago Public Schools District 299, which is ranked 688 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Bradwell has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Illinois elementary schools over the past decade, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for most years.

Bradwell Community Arts & Sci Elementary School faces significant challenges, including extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, very low academic performance, and subgroup outcomes that rank in the bottom 30-40% of Illinois elementary schools. In 2023-2024, only 7.9% of Bradwell students were proficient or better in ELA, and 0% were proficient in Math, compared to 30.5% and 18.3% for the Chicago Public Schools District 299, and 41.2% and 28.4% for the state. Despite higher per-student spending, Bradwell's academic outcomes remain very low, indicating that simply increasing funding may not be the sole solution to improving performance.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the same district, such as Hoyne Elementary, Thorp J N Elementary, and Ninos Heroes Elementary Academic Center, also perform poorly compared to state averages, but generally outperform Bradwell Community Arts & Sci Elementary School on key metrics. Additionally, the nearby Great Lakes Academy Charter Elementary School outperforms Bradwell and the other district schools on most academic measures, suggesting that the charter school model may be more effective in this area.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

7736 S Burnham Ave
Chicago, IL 60649-4702

(773) 535-6600

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

SchoolDigger Rank:
2046^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $18,086

Students who attend Bradwell Community Arts & Sci Elementary School usually attend:

High:	Chicago Vocational Career Academy High School
	South Shore International Col Prep High School

Student/teacher ratio: 13.9

Number of students: 424

Racial breakdown:

African American:

96.5%

Hispanic:

2.4%

Two or more races:

0.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 96.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Bradwell Community Arts & Sci Elementary School ranks worse than 99% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 438^th among 452 ranked elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 9.61. (See more...)

Compare Details Bradwell Community Arts & Sci Elementary School ranks worse than 93.5% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 12.54. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Bradwell Community Arts & Sci Elementary School is $18,086. 356 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Bradwell Community Arts & Sci Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Bradwell Community Arts & Sci Elementary School 2046^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Bradwell Community Arts & Sci Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Bradwell Community Arts & Sci Elementary School 1274^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Bradwell Community Arts & Sci Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Chicago Public Schools District 299:

SchoolDigger ranks Chicago Public Schools District 299 688^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Bradwell Community Arts & Sci Elementary School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Bradwell Community Arts & Sci Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	2.61	1948^th	2020	3.6%
2004	4.48	1913^th	2030	5.8%
2005	2.20	1949^th	2022	3.6%
2006	3.84	1997^th	2086	4.3%
2007	2.81	2034^th	2095	2.9%
2008	2.15	2068^th	2092	1.1%
2009	0.48	2117^th	2120	0.1%
2010	1.71	2119^th	2139	0.9%
2011	2.78	2115^th	2147	1.5%
2012	4.93	2106^th	2166	2.8%
2013	6.10	2104^th	2167	2.9%
2014	8.10	2003^rd	2093	4.3%
2015	13.00	1902^nd	2052	7.3%
2016	8.02	2022^nd	2046	1.2%
2017	9.42	1983^rd	2044	3.0%
2018	8.54	2003^rd	2037	1.7%
2019	17.74	1797^th	2086	13.9%
2021	15.89	1720^th	1948	11.7%
2022	14.04	1909^th	2082	8.3%
2023	14.82	1878^th	2077	9.6%
2024	9.61	2046^th	2067	1.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Bradwell Community Arts & Sci Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	22.57	1059^th	1194	11.3%
2024	16.39	1140^th	1195	4.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Bradwell Community Arts & Sci Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	12.76	1723^rd	1765	2.4%
2019	28.81	1410^th	1816	22.4%
2021	25.97	1215^th	1514	19.7%
2022	19.34	1601^st	1763	9.2%
2023	21.70	1587^th	1808	12.2%
2024	13.26	1764^th	1793	1.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Bradwell Community Arts & Sci Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	10.28	1893^rd	1964	3.6%
2019	26.76	1496^th	2019	25.9%
2021	16.26	1478^th	1680	12.0%
2022	16.88	1699^th	1970	13.8%
2023	15.78	1758^th	1957	10.2%
2024	10.57	1899^th	1942	2.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at Bradwell Community Arts & Sci Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	21.57	797^th	886	10.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Bradwell Community Arts & Sci Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	8.77	1954^th	1972	0.9%
2019	11.34	1922^nd	2019	4.8%
2021	13.32	1625^th	1707	4.8%
2022	12.29	1911^th	1977	3.3%
2023	15.93	1754^th	1984	11.6%
2024	9.55	1936^th	1959	1.2%

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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Bradwell Community Arts & Sci Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	23.15	624^th	698	10.6%
2019	39.97	397^th	711	44.2%
2021	39.57	222^nd	428	48.1%
2022	36.03	406^th	684	40.6%
2023	35.06	447^th	692	35.4%
2024	20.51	620^th	655	5.3%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at Bradwell Community Arts & Sci Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	16.90	979^th	1185	17.4%
2004	12.35	1035^th	1204	14.0%
2005	4.24	1147^th	1209	5.1%
2006	7.25	1177^th	1272	7.5%
2007	8.43	1183^rd	1287	8.1%
2008	3.26	1263^rd	1293	2.3%
2009	2.11	1297^th	1318	1.6%
2010	13.05	1187^th	1327	10.6%
2011	8.05	1274^th	1344	5.2%
2012	17.63	1193^rd	1365	12.6%
2013	10.32	1269^th	1367	7.2%
2014	16.26	1157^th	1322	12.5%
2015	14.06	1183^rd	1302	9.1%
2016	12.44	1216^th	1294	6.0%
2017	10.04	1245^th	1293	3.7%
2018	8.98	1265^th	1293	2.2%
2019	13.26	1239^th	1356	8.6%
2021	16.10	1103^rd	1241	11.1%
2022	13.64	1277^th	1369	6.7%
2023	14.11	1252^nd	1367	8.4%
2024	12.54	1274^th	1363	6.5%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Bradwell Community Arts & Sci Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	24.74	551^st	602	8.5%
2022	26.83	734^th	781	6.0%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Bradwell Community Arts & Sci Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	12.00	1132^nd	1161	2.5%
2019	19.44	1067^th	1217	12.3%
2021	25.79	812^th	1019	20.3%
2022	18.46	1120^th	1221	8.3%
2023	18.95	1114^th	1234	9.7%
2024	16.93	1110^th	1219	8.9%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Bradwell Community Arts & Sci Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	9.15	1182^nd	1226	3.6%
2019	18.25	1068^th	1276	16.3%
2021	16.46	902^nd	1017	11.3%
2022	14.31	1177^th	1286	8.5%
2023	17.94	1082^nd	1275	15.1%
2024	13.34	1150^th	1251	8.1%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Bradwell Community Arts & Sci Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	10.05	1206^th	1223	1.4%
2019	11.36	1244^th	1296	4.0%
2021	12.85	1006^th	1048	4.0%
2022	14.29	1196^th	1286	7.0%
2023	11.04	1264^th	1292	2.2%
2024	12.67	1199^th	1264	5.1%

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Rank History for middle school African American students at Bradwell Community Arts & Sci Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	21.13	477^th	511	6.7%
2019	29.17	438^th	565	22.5%
2021	35.83	236^th	385	38.7%
2022	29.13	452^nd	573	21.1%
2023	31.16	403^rd	569	29.2%
2024	23.93	464^th	548	15.3%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Bradwell Community Arts & Sci Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	n/a	1160	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	1160
1990	n/a	1134	n/a	2	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	1136
1991	0	1133	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	1133
1992	0	1122	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	1122
1993	0	1078	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	1080
1994	0	1165	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	1165
1995	0	1123	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	1123
1996	0	1123	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	1123
1997	0	1234	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	1234
1998	2	1309	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	1311
1999	2	1353	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	1355
2000	0	1347	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	1347
2001	1	1269	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	1270
2002	0	1343	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	1343
2003	0	1343	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	1343
2004	2	1192	4	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	1200
2005	0	1126	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	1126
2006	0	1012	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	1012
2007	0	909	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	909
2008	0	885	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	1	887
2009	0	833	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	835
2010	1	609	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	612
2011	0	692	0	5	1	0	0	0	698
2012	0	755	1	4	1	0	0	0	761
2013	0	753	0	5	1	0	2	0	761
2014	4	808	0	7	1	0	3	0	823
2015	3	715	0	8	0	0	2	0	728
2016	5	667	0	19	0	0	2	0	693
2017	3	599	0	8	0	0	4	0	614
2018	2	482	0	4	0	0	2	0	490
2019	1	486	0	3	0	0	4	0	494
2020	2	470	0	7	0	0	2	0	481
2021	1	481	0	9	0	0	2	0	493
2022	3	462	0	8	0	0	2	0	475
2023	1	409	0	10	0	0	4	0	424

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Bradwell Community Arts & Sci Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	1160	49.0	23.6	n/a
1990	1136	47.0	24.1	n/a
1991	1133	53.0	21.3	n/a
1992	1122	58.0	19.3	n/a
1993	1080	62.0	17.4	n/a
1994	1165	56.0	20.8	n/a
1995	1123	56.0	20.1	n/a
1996	1123	56.0	20.1	n/a
1997	1234	60.0	20.6	n/a
1998	1311	58.0	22.6	n/a
1999	1355	61.6	22.0	n/a
2000	1347	58.6	23.0	n/a
2001	1270	61.4	20.7	n/a
2002	1343	62.0	21.7	85.7
2003	1343	62.0	21.7	85.7
2004	1200	50.5	23.8	92.8
2005	1126	55.3	20.4	66.4
2006	1012	57.1	17.7	95.5
2007	909	39.0	23.3	99.7
2008	887	34.0	26.1	99.8
2009	835	35.0	23.9	89.2
2010	612	36.0	17.0	99.5
2011	698	36.0	19.3	99.6
2012	761	39.0	19.5	98.8
2013	761	43.8	17.3	91.3
2014	823	48.0	17.1	92.2
2015	728	38.0	19.1	99.2
2016	693	32.0	21.6	98.3
2017	614	33.0	18.5	99.2
2018	490	25.2	19.4	98.8
2019	494	27.0	18.2	98.4
2020	481	27.0	17.8	98.3
2021	493	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	475	28.5	16.6	96.2
2023	424	30.5	13.9	96.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Bradwell Community Arts & Sci Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	1160	49.0	23.6	n/a
1990	1136	47.0	24.1	n/a
1991	1133	53.0	21.3	n/a
1992	1122	58.0	19.3	n/a
1993	1080	62.0	17.4	n/a
1994	1165	56.0	20.8	n/a
1995	1123	56.0	20.1	n/a
1996	1123	56.0	20.1	n/a
1997	1234	60.0	20.6	n/a
1998	1311	58.0	22.6	n/a
1999	1355	61.6	22.0	n/a
2000	1347	58.6	23.0	n/a
2001	1270	61.4	20.7	n/a
2002	1343	62.0	21.7	85.7
2003	1343	62.0	21.7	85.7
2004	1200	50.5	23.8	92.8
2005	1126	55.3	20.4	66.4
2006	1012	57.1	17.7	95.5
2007	909	39.0	23.3	99.7
2008	887	34.0	26.1	99.8
2009	835	35.0	23.9	89.2
2010	612	36.0	17.0	99.5
2011	698	36.0	19.3	99.6
2012	761	39.0	19.5	98.8
2013	761	43.8	17.3	91.3
2014	823	48.0	17.1	92.2
2015	728	38.0	19.1	99.2
2016	693	32.0	21.6	98.3
2017	614	33.0	18.5	99.2
2018	490	25.2	19.4	98.8
2019	494	27.0	18.2	98.4
2020	481	27.0	17.8	98.3
2021	493	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	475	28.5	16.6	96.2
2023	424	30.5	13.9	96.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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