Is Kozminski Elementary Community Academy a good school?

Kozminski Elementary Community Academy ranks in the bottom 16.4% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Kozminski Elementary Community Academy?

In the 2022-23 school year, 249 students attended Kozminski Elementary Community Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Kozminski Elementary Community Academy?

Students at Kozminski Elementary Community Academy are 83% African American, 6% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 3% White, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Kozminski Elementary Community Academy attend?

Students who attend Kozminski Elementary Community Academy usually go on to attend: High : Kenwood Academy High School

Kozminski Elementary Community Academy

Summary:

Kozminski Elementary Community Academy is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, with 249 students. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of Illinois elementary schools over the past decade, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Kozminski faces significant challenges, including extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 37.4% to 58.0% over the past 5 years, which is significantly higher than the Chicago Public Schools District 299 and state averages. Academically, Kozminski students perform well below state and district averages on the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) exams, with only 20.4% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and just 6.6% proficient in Math, compared to 30.5% and 18.3% for the district, respectively. The school's subgroup performance is also concerning, with female, male, African American, and low socioeconomic status students all ranking in the bottom 25-30% of their respective subgroups statewide.

Interestingly, nearby schools such as Murray Elementary Language Academy, Ray Elementary School, and Shoesmith Elementary School generally outperform Kozminski on academic metrics, despite being part of the same district. This suggests that factors beyond just district-level policies and resources may be contributing to Kozminski's poor performance. Addressing the school's high chronic absenteeism and effectively allocating its resources, which are significantly higher than the district average, will likely be key to improving outcomes for Kozminski students.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

936 E 54th St
Chicago, IL 60615-5074

(773) 535-0980

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

SchoolDigger Rank:
1728^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $23,150

Students who attend Kozminski Elementary Community Academy usually attend:

High:

Kenwood Academy High School

Student/teacher ratio: 14.2

Number of students: 249

Racial breakdown:

African American:

83.1%

Hispanic:

6.4%

Asian:

6.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 78.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Kozminski Elementary Community Academy ranks worse than 83.6% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 275^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 18.34. (See more...)

Compare Details Kozminski Elementary Community Academy ranks worse than 83.6% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 18.41. (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 Kozminski Elementary Community Academy is $23,150, which is the 153^rd highest among 452 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Kozminski Elementary Community Academy:

SchoolDigger ranks Kozminski Elementary Community Academy 1728^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Kozminski Elementary Community Academy in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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SchoolDigger ranks Kozminski Elementary Community Academy 1139^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Kozminski Elementary Community Academy 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 Kozminski Elementary Community Academy

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Kozminski Elementary Community Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	3.82	1915^th	2020	5.2%
2004	5.85	1887^th	2030	7.0%
2005	13.00	1800^th	2022	11.0%
2006	22.66	1753^rd	2086	16.0%
2007	25.67	1746^th	2095	16.7%
2008	25.68	1689^th	2092	19.3%
2009	18.04	1827^th	2120	13.8%
2010	10.05	1977^th	2139	7.6%
2011	10.48	1988^th	2147	7.4%
2012	8.05	2058^th	2166	5.0%
2013	15.34	1905^th	2167	12.1%
2014	24.54	1665^th	2093	20.4%
2016	22.26	1635^th	2046	20.1%
2017	10.76	1940^th	2044	5.1%
2018	6.71	2030^th	2037	0.3%
2019	15.74	1856^th	2086	11.0%
2021	12.92	1864^th	1948	4.3%
2022	16.73	1792^nd	2082	13.9%
2023	20.38	1673^rd	2077	19.5%
2024	18.34	1728^th	2067	16.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Kozminski Elementary Community Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	9.21	1757^th	1765	0.5%
2019	18.55	1669^th	1816	8.1%
2021	16.98	1471^st	1514	2.8%
2022	16.15	1689^th	1763	4.2%
2023	25.98	1454^th	1808	19.6%
2024	24.56	1465^th	1793	18.3%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Kozminski Elementary Community Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	6.51	1958^th	1964	0.3%
2019	9.72	1955^th	2019	3.2%
2022	14.55	1788^th	1970	9.2%
2023	37.39	1148^th	1957	41.3%
2024	33.71	1218^th	1942	37.3%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Kozminski Elementary Community Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	9.75	1932^nd	1972	2.0%
2019	22.00	1622^nd	2019	19.7%
2021	14.19	1597^th	1707	6.4%
2022	20.52	1576^th	1977	20.3%
2023	19.52	1621^st	1984	18.3%
2024	18.43	1635^th	1959	16.5%

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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Kozminski Elementary Community Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	18.80	671^st	698	3.9%
2019	38.45	420^th	711	40.9%
2021	27.17	371^st	428	13.3%
2022	30.73	498^th	684	27.2%
2023	36.46	424^th	692	38.7%
2024	40.58	360^th	655	45.0%

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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 Kozminski Elementary Community Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	29.29	876^th	1185	26.1%
2004	20.30	962^nd	1204	20.1%
2005	18.78	988^th	1209	18.3%
2006	25.15	1016^th	1272	20.1%
2007	24.98	1031^st	1287	19.9%
2008	24.71	1038^th	1293	19.7%
2009	24.75	1057^th	1318	19.8%
2010	19.37	1127^th	1327	15.1%
2011	6.16	1291^st	1344	3.9%
2012	7.92	1290^th	1365	5.5%
2013	12.14	1245^th	1367	8.9%
2014	15.63	1166^th	1322	11.8%
2016	26.47	971^st	1294	25.0%
2017	21.38	1034^th	1293	20.0%
2018	11.96	1213^th	1293	6.2%
2019	11.39	1279^th	1356	5.7%
2021	11.62	1205^th	1241	2.9%
2022	13.44	1290^th	1369	5.8%
2023	18.16	1157^th	1367	15.4%
2024	18.41	1139^th	1363	16.4%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Kozminski Elementary Community Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	17.67	1053^rd	1161	9.3%
2019	16.81	1120^th	1217	8.0%
2021	16.96	965^th	1019	5.3%
2022	12.39	1214^th	1221	0.6%
2023	22.04	1044^th	1234	15.4%
2024	24.79	967^th	1219	20.7%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Kozminski Elementary Community Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	15.60	1078^th	1226	12.1%
2019	11.10	1204^th	1276	5.6%
2021	7.77	1015^th	1017	0.2%
2022	14.93	1162^nd	1286	9.6%
2023	18.57	1062^nd	1275	16.7%
2024	24.71	935^th	1251	25.3%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Kozminski Elementary Community Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	9.18	1218^th	1223	0.4%
2019	14.78	1177^th	1296	9.2%
2021	17.52	920^th	1048	12.2%
2022	12.82	1227^th	1286	4.6%
2023	19.10	1085^th	1292	16.0%
2024	17.94	1078^th	1264	14.7%

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Rank History for middle school African American students at Kozminski Elementary Community Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	29.67	385^th	511	24.7%
2019	24.75	485^th	565	14.2%
2021	26.35	330^th	385	14.3%
2022	26.56	487^th	573	15.0%
2023	31.16	404^th	569	29.0%
2024	40.89	295^th	548	46.2%

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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 Kozminski Elementary Community Academy

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	n/a	552	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	552
1990	n/a	522	1	n/a	1	n/a	n/a	0	524
1991	0	532	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	532
1992	1	532	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	533
1993	1	528	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	529
1994	1	565	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	566
1995	0	562	1	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	566
1996	0	562	1	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	566
1997	0	513	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	514
1998	1	542	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	543
1999	1	498	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	499
2000	0	494	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	495
2001	1	481	0	1	1	n/a	n/a	0	484
2002	6	532	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	540
2003	6	532	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	540
2004	1	516	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	517
2005	3	436	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	441
2006	7	497	1	3	0	n/a	n/a	9	517
2007	2	450	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	5	459
2008	1	444	1	0	2	n/a	n/a	3	451
2009	6	455	1	3	1	n/a	n/a	1	467
2010	8	458	0	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	469
2011	3	437	1	10	0	0	4	0	455
2012	2	392	0	7	0	0	3	0	404
2013	3	351	0	5	0	0	3	0	362
2014	3	365	0	8	0	1	4	0	381
2015	2	346	0	4	0	0	6	0	358
2016	1	320	1	5	0	0	0	0	327
2017	0	268	1	6	0	0	1	0	276
2018	1	238	1	6	0	0	4	0	250
2019	1	241	0	8	2	1	4	0	257
2020	0	220	0	9	1	2	3	0	235
2021	1	220	2	12	1	3	3	0	242
2022	4	225	2	12	2	2	2	0	249
2023	7	207	15	16	1	0	3	0	249

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Kozminski Elementary Community Academy

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	552	32.0	17.2	n/a
1990	524	31.0	16.9	n/a
1991	532	30.0	17.7	n/a
1992	533	30.0	17.7	n/a
1993	529	32.0	16.5	n/a
1994	566	29.0	19.5	n/a
1995	566	34.0	16.6	n/a
1996	566	34.0	16.6	n/a
1997	514	36.0	14.3	n/a
1998	543	28.0	19.4	n/a
1999	499	33.0	15.1	n/a
2000	495	36.0	13.8	n/a
2001	484	29.0	16.7	n/a
2002	540	32.0	16.9	76.1
2003	540	32.0	16.9	76.1
2004	517	29.7	17.4	87.8
2005	441	28.2	15.6	86.6
2006	517	28.8	18.0	80.7
2007	459	23.0	20.0	93.4
2008	451	24.0	18.8	90.8
2009	467	25.5	18.3	85.4
2010	469	25.0	18.7	93.4
2011	455	23.0	19.7	89
2012	404	20.0	20.2	91.8
2013	362	27.4	13.1	88.4
2014	381	20.5	18.5	91.6
2015	358	17.0	21.0	95.3
2016	327	16.0	20.4	95.1
2017	276	14.2	19.3	94.2
2018	250	13.7	18.1	91.6
2019	257	14.0	18.3	74.3
2020	235	13.0	18.0	91.9
2021	242	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	249	18.0	13.8	76.7
2023	249	17.5	14.2	78.7

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 Kozminski Elementary Community Academy

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	552	32.0	17.2	n/a
1990	524	31.0	16.9	n/a
1991	532	30.0	17.7	n/a
1992	533	30.0	17.7	n/a
1993	529	32.0	16.5	n/a
1994	566	29.0	19.5	n/a
1995	566	34.0	16.6	n/a
1996	566	34.0	16.6	n/a
1997	514	36.0	14.3	n/a
1998	543	28.0	19.4	n/a
1999	499	33.0	15.1	n/a
2000	495	36.0	13.8	n/a
2001	484	29.0	16.7	n/a
2002	540	32.0	16.9	76.1
2003	540	32.0	16.9	76.1
2004	517	29.7	17.4	87.8
2005	441	28.2	15.6	86.6
2006	517	28.8	18.0	80.7
2007	459	23.0	20.0	93.4
2008	451	24.0	18.8	90.8
2009	467	25.5	18.3	85.4
2010	469	25.0	18.7	93.4
2011	455	23.0	19.7	89
2012	404	20.0	20.2	91.8
2013	362	27.4	13.1	88.4
2014	381	20.5	18.5	91.6
2015	358	17.0	21.0	95.3
2016	327	16.0	20.4	95.1
2017	276	14.2	19.3	94.2
2018	250	13.7	18.1	91.6
2019	257	14.0	18.3	74.3
2020	235	13.0	18.0	91.9
2021	242	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	249	18.0	13.8	76.7
2023	249	17.5	14.2	78.7

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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