Is Kipling Elementary School a good school?

Kipling Elementary School ranks 1531 st of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Kipling Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 230 students attended Kipling Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Kipling Elementary School?

Students at Kipling Elementary School are 98% African American, 1% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Kipling Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Kipling Elementary School usually go on to attend: High : Harlan Community Academy High School

Kipling Elementary School

Summary:

Kipling Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, with 230 students. The school is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299, which is ranked 688 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Kipling Elementary School has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of Illinois elementary schools over the past decade, with a current ranking of 1531 out of 2067 schools.

Kipling Elementary School faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates, lower-than-average academic performance, and significant performance gaps between student subgroups. The school's proficiency rates on the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) and Illinois Science Assessment (ISA) are consistently lower than the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 29.1% of Kipling students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 41.2% statewide and 30.5% in the district. In math, only 16.3% of Kipling students were proficient or better, compared to 28.4% statewide and 18.3% in the district. Additionally, the school's performance on these assessments varies significantly by student subgroup, with students from low socioeconomic backgrounds performing much worse than their peers.

While Kipling Elementary School has relatively high spending per student, ranging from $14,070 to $19,668 over the past few years, its performance has declined over the past decade, and it lags behind many of the nearby schools in the same district, such as Evers Elementary School, Wacker Elementary School, and Green W Elementary School. Addressing the challenges faced by Kipling Elementary School will likely require a multi-faceted approach that addresses both academic and non-academic barriers to student success.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

9351 S Lowe Ave
Chicago, IL 60620-2324

(773) 535-3151

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

SchoolDigger Rank:
1531^st of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $23,105

Students who attend Kipling Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Harlan Community Academy High School

Student/teacher ratio: 12.1

Number of students: 230

Racial breakdown:

African American:

98.3%

Hispanic:

1.3%

Two or more races:

0.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 84.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Kipling Elementary School ranks worse than 74.1% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 203^rd among 452 ranked elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 25.45. (See more...)

Compare Details Kipling Elementary School ranks better than 52.8% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 46.82. (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.

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Kipling Elementary School is $23,105, which is the 154^th highest among 452 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Kipling Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Kipling Elementary School 1531^st of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Kipling Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Kipling Elementary School 643^rd of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Kipling Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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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 Kipling Elementary School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Kipling Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	23.58	1624^th	2020	19.6%
2004	32.87	1533^rd	2030	24.5%
2005	31.22	1563^rd	2022	22.7%
2006	40.34	1499^th	2086	28.1%
2007	42.97	1446^th	2095	31.0%
2008	46.35	1339^th	2092	36.0%
2009	59.80	1052^nd	2120	50.4%
2010	55.85	1149^th	2139	46.3%
2011	55.72	1155^th	2147	46.2%
2012	58.74	1070^th	2166	50.6%
2013	61.07	912^th	2167	57.9%
2014	61.87	834^th	2093	60.2%
2016	42.08	1128^th	2046	44.9%
2017	39.76	1176^th	2044	42.5%
2018	26.23	1513^th	2037	25.7%
2019	29.90	1455^th	2086	30.2%
2021	14.14	1804^th	1948	7.4%
2022	21.49	1619^th	2082	22.2%
2023	20.35	1675^th	2077	19.4%
2024	25.45	1531^st	2067	25.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Kipling Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	40.86	1037^th	1765	41.2%
2019	44.02	988^th	1816	45.6%
2021	23.09	1299^th	1514	14.2%
2022	33.67	1177^th	1763	33.2%
2023	32.71	1235^th	1808	31.7%
2024	37.18	1139^th	1793	36.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Kipling Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	24.75	1499^th	1964	23.7%
2019	29.14	1440^th	2019	28.7%
2022	24.74	1460^th	1970	25.9%
2023	27.57	1382^nd	1957	29.4%
2024	27.71	1388^th	1942	28.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Kipling Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	29.55	1391^st	1972	29.5%
2019	29.16	1428^th	2019	29.3%
2022	19.99	1596^th	1977	19.3%
2023	20.08	1597^th	1984	19.5%
2024	29.16	1339^th	1959	31.6%

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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Kipling Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	57.39	206^th	698	70.5%
2019	62.60	171^st	711	75.9%
2021	33.36	284^th	428	33.6%
2022	48.12	274^th	684	59.9%
2023	49.01	276^th	692	60.1%
2024	55.89	198^th	655	69.8%

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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 Kipling Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	46.33	721^st	1185	39.2%
2004	47.43	719^th	1204	40.3%
2005	27.82	915^th	1209	24.3%
2006	50.39	748^th	1272	41.2%
2007	41.18	875^th	1287	32.0%
2008	37.91	906^th	1293	29.9%
2009	49.78	780^th	1318	40.8%
2010	47.27	830^th	1327	37.5%
2011	43.50	873^rd	1344	35.0%
2012	58.14	645^th	1365	52.7%
2013	50.95	684^th	1367	50.0%
2014	53.80	631^st	1322	52.3%
2016	42.96	698^th	1294	46.1%
2017	35.92	803^rd	1293	37.9%
2018	35.40	808^th	1293	37.5%
2019	30.31	937^th	1356	30.9%
2021	21.90	990^th	1241	20.2%
2022	21.64	1072^nd	1369	21.7%
2023	27.14	964^th	1367	29.5%
2024	46.82	643^rd	1363	52.8%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Kipling Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	71.15	94^th	781	88.0%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Kipling Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	45.72	588^th	1161	49.4%
2019	40.41	721^st	1217	40.8%
2021	28.47	761^st	1019	25.3%
2022	32.82	823^rd	1221	32.6%
2023	35.13	803^rd	1234	34.9%
2024	63.89	324^th	1219	73.4%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Kipling Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	27.83	901^st	1226	26.5%
2019	28.65	931^st	1276	27.0%
2022	20.03	1060^th	1286	17.6%
2023	26.28	922^nd	1275	27.7%
2024	53.63	497^th	1251	60.3%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Kipling Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	48.35	573^rd	1223	53.1%
2019	32.49	842^nd	1296	35.0%
2021	10.98	1030^th	1048	1.7%
2022	24.60	963^rd	1286	25.1%
2023	32.68	825^th	1292	36.1%
2024	40.56	671^st	1264	46.9%

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Rank History for middle school African American students at Kipling Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	76.37	67^th	511	86.9%
2019	65.34	127^th	565	77.5%
2021	43.65	179^th	385	53.5%
2022	45.77	240^th	573	58.1%
2023	53.40	188^th	569	67.0%
2024	78.65	52^nd	548	90.5%

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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 Kipling 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	301	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	301
1990	n/a	304	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	304
1991	0	280	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	280
1992	0	289	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	289
1993	2	259	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	261
1994	1	275	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	276
1995	1	301	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	302
1996	1	301	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	302
1997	1	299	0	0	1	n/a	n/a	0	301
1998	0	347	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	347
1999	0	363	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	363
2000	0	377	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	377
2001	0	395	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	395
2002	0	455	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	455
2003	0	455	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	455
2004	0	472	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	472
2005	2	493	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	495
2006	0	497	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	4	502
2007	0	475	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	3	478
2008	0	463	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	4	468
2009	0	452	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	1	454
2010	0	433	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	434
2011	2	451	1	2	0	0	1	0	457
2012	0	433	1	2	0	0	3	0	439
2013	0	420	1	2	0	1	2	0	426
2014	1	388	1	3	0	1	2	0	396
2015	1	362	0	4	0	1	2	0	370
2016	1	360	0	3	0	1	2	0	367
2017	0	303	0	3	0	0	1	0	307
2018	1	285	0	6	0	0	2	0	294
2019	0	278	0	6	0	0	2	0	286
2020	0	259	0	3	0	0	2	0	264
2021	0	286	0	2	0	0	2	0	290
2022	0	253	0	4	0	0	1	0	258
2023	0	226	0	3	0	0	1	0	230

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Kipling Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	301	15.0	20.0	n/a
1990	304	13.0	23.3	n/a
1991	280	15.0	18.6	n/a
1992	289	16.0	18.0	n/a
1993	261	17.0	15.4	n/a
1994	276	15.5	17.8	n/a
1995	302	20.0	15.1	n/a
1996	302	20.0	15.1	n/a
1997	301	21.0	14.3	n/a
1998	347	21.0	16.5	n/a
1999	363	19.0	19.1	n/a
2000	377	20.0	18.9	n/a
2001	395	24.0	16.5	n/a
2002	455	21.0	21.7	91.4
2003	455	21.0	21.7	91.4
2004	472	23.1	20.4	80.5
2005	495	26.9	18.4	86.3
2006	502	28.9	17.4	83.7
2007	478	22.0	21.7	81.1
2008	468	25.0	18.7	89.9
2009	454	29.0	15.7	84.5
2010	434	26.0	16.6	93.5
2011	457	28.0	16.3	88.4
2012	439	31.0	14.1	89.1
2013	426	26.2	16.2	87.1
2014	396	33.0	12.0	86.4
2015	370	23.0	16.0	88.9
2016	367	22.0	16.6	82.3
2017	307	19.0	16.1	82.1
2018	294	16.7	17.5	86.4
2019	286	18.0	15.8	82.9
2020	264	18.0	14.6	86.4
2021	290	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	258	20.0	12.9	85.7
2023	230	19.0	12.1	84.8

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 Kipling Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	301	15.0	20.0	n/a
1990	304	13.0	23.3	n/a
1991	280	15.0	18.6	n/a
1992	289	16.0	18.0	n/a
1993	261	17.0	15.4	n/a
1994	276	15.5	17.8	n/a
1995	302	20.0	15.1	n/a
1996	302	20.0	15.1	n/a
1997	301	21.0	14.3	n/a
1998	347	21.0	16.5	n/a
1999	363	19.0	19.1	n/a
2000	377	20.0	18.9	n/a
2001	395	24.0	16.5	n/a
2002	455	21.0	21.7	91.4
2003	455	21.0	21.7	91.4
2004	472	23.1	20.4	80.5
2005	495	26.9	18.4	86.3
2006	502	28.9	17.4	83.7
2007	478	22.0	21.7	81.1
2008	468	25.0	18.7	89.9
2009	454	29.0	15.7	84.5
2010	434	26.0	16.6	93.5
2011	457	28.0	16.3	88.4
2012	439	31.0	14.1	89.1
2013	426	26.2	16.2	87.1
2014	396	33.0	12.0	86.4
2015	370	23.0	16.0	88.9
2016	367	22.0	16.6	82.3
2017	307	19.0	16.1	82.1
2018	294	16.7	17.5	86.4
2019	286	18.0	15.8	82.9
2020	264	18.0	14.6	86.4
2021	290	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	258	20.0	12.9	85.7
2023	230	19.0	12.1	84.8

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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