Is Newberry Elementary Math & Science Academy a good school?

Newberry Elementary Math & Science Academy ranks 1505 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Newberry Elementary Math & Science Academy?

In the 2022-23 school year, 363 students attended Newberry Elementary Math & Science Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Newberry Elementary Math & Science Academy?

Students at Newberry Elementary Math & Science Academy are 67% African American, 21% Hispanic, 6% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Newberry Elementary Math & Science Academy

Summary:

Newberry Elementary Math & Science Academy is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, with 363 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.

Newberry Elementary has struggled with several key challenges. The school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 43.5%, significantly higher than the Chicago Public Schools District 299 average of 30.5% and the Illinois state average of 41.2%. Academically, Newberry's test scores are generally below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subjects, with only 29.9% of students proficient or better in ELA and 12.3% in math, compared to 30.5% and 18.3% for the district, respectively. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with African American and Hispanic students, as well as students with special needs and from low-income backgrounds, performing particularly poorly.

Compared to nearby schools, Newberry Elementary's performance is significantly lower. Neighboring schools like Skinner North Elementary, Lincoln Elementary, and Alcott Elementary all rank in the top 5% of Illinois elementary schools, with much higher test scores and lower chronic absenteeism rates. Newberry Elementary's statewide ranking has also steadily declined over the past decade, suggesting the school is struggling to keep pace with other schools in the state despite spending a relatively high amount of $21,576 per student, compared to the Chicago Public Schools District 299 average of $16,930.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

700 W Willow St
Chicago, IL 60614-5108

(773) 534-8000

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

SchoolDigger Rank:
1505^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $23,661

Student/teacher ratio: 11.7

Number of students: 363

Racial breakdown:

African American:

67.2%

Hispanic:

20.7%

White:

5.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 67.5%

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Compare Details Newberry Elementary Math & Science Academy ranks worse than 72.8% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 198^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 26.47. (See more...)

Compare Details Newberry Elementary Math & Science Academy ranks worse than 55.5% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 39.43. (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 Newberry Elementary Math & Science Academy is $23,661, which is the 127^th highest among 452 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299.

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Newberry Elementary Math & Science Academy:

SchoolDigger ranks Newberry Elementary Math & Science Academy 1505^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Newberry Elementary Math & Science Academy in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Newberry Elementary Math & Science Academy 756^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Newberry Elementary Math & Science 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 all elementary school students at Newberry Elementary Math & Science Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	47.00	1266^th	2020	37.3%
2004	51.98	1178^th	2030	42.0%
2005	40.59	1407^th	2022	30.4%
2006	58.82	1087^th	2086	47.9%
2007	65.47	868^th	2095	58.6%
2008	65.59	875^th	2092	58.2%
2009	61.24	1015^th	2120	52.1%
2010	60.82	1028^th	2139	51.9%
2011	60.90	1016^th	2147	52.7%
2012	73.58	600^th	2166	72.3%
2013	67.90	726^th	2167	66.5%
2014	71.55	593^rd	2093	71.7%
2015	64.76	625^th	2052	69.5%
2016	65.30	641^st	2046	68.7%
2017	59.28	766^th	2044	62.5%
2018	51.76	914^th	2037	55.1%
2019	61.48	747^th	2086	64.2%
2021	44.90	951^st	1948	51.2%
2022	35.22	1269^th	2082	39.0%
2023	38.23	1205^th	2077	42.0%
2024	26.47	1505^th	2067	27.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Newberry Elementary Math & Science Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	59.46	334^th	1194	72.0%
2022	40.28	550^th	1113	50.6%
2023	30.77	774^th	1156	33.0%
2024	33.71	760^th	1195	36.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Newberry Elementary Math & Science Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	54.17	702^nd	1765	60.2%
2019	61.05	540^th	1816	70.3%
2021	58.12	453^rd	1514	70.1%
2022	36.78	1104^th	1763	37.4%
2023	35.59	1157^th	1808	36.0%
2024	27.68	1380^th	1793	23.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Newberry Elementary Math & Science Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	46.78	992^nd	1964	49.5%
2019	56.10	827^th	2019	59.0%
2021	36.88	999^th	1680	40.5%
2022	26.81	1407^th	1970	28.6%
2023	38.89	1120^th	1957	42.8%
2024	34.37	1210^th	1942	37.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Newberry Elementary Math & Science Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	56.06	790^th	1972	59.9%
2019	65.36	618^th	2019	69.4%
2021	46.88	802^nd	1707	53.0%
2022	43.45	1018^th	1977	48.5%
2023	39.03	1124^th	1984	43.3%
2024	20.40	1571^st	1959	19.8%

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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Newberry Elementary Math & Science Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	60.49	179^th	698	74.4%
2019	61.60	179^th	711	74.8%
2021	61.97	77^th	428	82.0%
2022	59.08	178^th	684	74.0%
2023	61.10	170^th	692	75.4%
2024	42.09	344^th	655	47.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Newberry Elementary Math & Science Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	83.78	81^st	938	91.4%
2019	87.94	40^th	955	95.8%
2022	48.80	422^nd	954	55.8%

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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 Newberry Elementary Math & Science Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	85.70	125^th	1185	89.5%
2004	64.65	478^th	1204	60.3%
2005	77.23	270^th	1209	77.7%
2006	66.85	452^nd	1272	64.5%
2007	65.95	487^th	1287	62.2%
2008	65.07	518^th	1293	59.9%
2009	71.86	375^th	1318	71.5%
2010	78.75	227^th	1327	82.9%
2011	73.58	334^th	1344	75.1%
2012	60.44	601^st	1365	56.0%
2013	81.35	213^th	1367	84.4%
2014	77.91	256^th	1322	80.6%
2015	45.69	616^th	1302	52.7%
2016	55.60	496^th	1294	61.7%
2017	49.13	601^st	1293	53.5%
2018	33.94	826^th	1293	36.1%
2019	45.53	686^th	1356	49.4%
2021	50.15	516^th	1241	58.4%
2022	51.15	572^nd	1369	58.2%
2023	52.45	562^nd	1367	58.9%
2024	39.43	756^th	1363	44.5%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Newberry Elementary Math & Science Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	41.89	275^th	602	54.3%
2019	42.65	344^th	792	56.6%
2022	51.47	221^st	781	71.7%
2023	44.22	342^nd	805	57.5%
2024	45.95	332^nd	802	58.6%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Newberry Elementary Math & Science Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	35.22	767^th	1161	33.9%
2019	54.09	480^th	1217	60.6%
2021	67.50	191^st	1019	81.3%
2022	58.19	384^th	1221	68.6%
2023	62.49	333^rd	1234	73.0%
2024	40.97	684^th	1219	43.9%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Newberry Elementary Math & Science Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	32.09	838^th	1226	31.6%
2019	44.66	667^th	1276	47.7%
2021	35.71	609^th	1017	40.1%
2022	43.34	656^th	1286	49.0%
2023	47.59	598^th	1275	53.1%
2024	37.43	740^th	1251	40.8%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Newberry Elementary Math & Science Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	35.22	752^nd	1223	38.5%
2019	46.03	626^th	1296	51.7%
2021	62.68	296^th	1048	71.8%
2022	59.34	427^th	1286	66.8%
2023	57.08	450^th	1292	65.2%
2024	44.75	617^th	1264	51.2%

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Rank History for middle school African American students at Newberry Elementary Math & Science Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	43.37	252^nd	511	50.7%
2019	45.24	265^th	565	53.1%
2021	60.50	87^th	385	77.4%
2022	57.70	154^th	573	73.1%
2023	64.95	125^th	569	78.0%
2024	44.67	253^rd	548	53.8%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Newberry Elementary Math & Science Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	47.61	276^th	590	53.2%
2019	64.56	172^nd	639	73.1%
2022	73.93	107^th	662	83.8%
2023	62.74	178^th	661	73.1%
2024	61.54	190^th	643	70.5%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Newberry Elementary Math & Science Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	26.07	687^th	889	22.7%

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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

Review counts

All ratings (Avg rating: 4.3)

67%

33%

Reviews:

by a parent
Tuesday, November 6, 2018

This is a great school. My son has been a student here for 4 years and we love it. There are some things that could be better- like, homework is still a thing here, despite all the best evidence that indicates that most homework is not useful. The parent group here is quite strong- involved a lot with fund raising and other aspects (such as appearing the appearance with art and beautification projects). Great location. Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, October 30, 2018

Greatest for k-3, but rigor falls off from 4th through 8th. Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, May 1, 2012

My son goes to Newberry. We are very happy with the teachers and the concentration on math and science. The Principal and Asst. Principal are very involved and really care about the children. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Newberry Elementary Math & Science Academy

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	197	292	57	108	6	n/a	n/a	0	660
1989	202	280	65	92	2	n/a	n/a	0	641
1990	194	276	62	87	9	n/a	n/a	0	628
1991	199	269	70	87	4	n/a	n/a	0	629
1992	180	252	76	92	6	n/a	n/a	0	606
1993	186	245	88	98	4	n/a	n/a	0	621
1994	201	248	72	89	10	n/a	n/a	0	620
1995	171	241	77	107	4	n/a	n/a	0	600
1996	171	241	77	107	4	n/a	n/a	0	600
1997	172	226	66	100	6	n/a	n/a	0	570
1998	150	248	67	110	4	n/a	n/a	0	579
1999	151	253	63	117	3	n/a	n/a	0	587
2000	145	232	61	126	3	n/a	n/a	0	567
2001	148	223	55	142	3	n/a	n/a	0	571
2002	142	223	32	144	6	n/a	n/a	0	547
2003	142	223	32	144	6	n/a	n/a	0	547
2004	160	214	29	147	5	n/a	n/a	0	555
2005	159	203	27	168	1	n/a	n/a	0	558
2006	145	188	27	153	1	n/a	n/a	59	573
2007	140	194	25	140	1	n/a	n/a	56	556
2008	154	178	25	126	1	n/a	n/a	48	532
2009	148	183	28	155	3	n/a	n/a	0	517
2010	182	177	42	177	5	n/a	n/a	0	583
2011	167	174	31	164	1	1	17	0	555
2012	146	198	32	160	1	1	21	0	559
2013	136	195	27	158	1	1	22	0	540
2014	128	217	29	166	0	1	22	0	563
2015	118	236	31	163	0	1	21	0	570
2016	108	239	33	161	0	1	21	0	563
2017	101	252	37	158	0	0	24	0	572
2018	91	274	28	151	0	0	22	0	566
2019	65	271	12	126	0	0	19	0	493
2020	57	254	11	117	0	0	18	0	457
2021	40	253	10	96	1	0	17	0	417
2022	29	240	10	88	0	0	16	0	383
2023	20	244	7	75	1	0	16	0	363

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 Newberry Elementary Math & Science Academy

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	660	30.0	22.0	n/a
1989	641	29.0	22.1	n/a
1990	628	28.0	22.4	n/a
1991	629	31.0	20.2	n/a
1992	606	28.0	21.6	n/a
1993	621	31.0	20.0	n/a
1994	620	30.0	20.7	n/a
1995	600	31.0	19.4	n/a
1996	600	31.0	19.4	n/a
1997	570	33.0	17.3	n/a
1998	579	33.2	17.4	n/a
1999	587	33.2	17.7	n/a
2000	567	30.2	18.8	n/a
2001	571	33.2	17.2	n/a
2002	547	31.0	17.6	47.3
2003	547	31.0	17.6	47.3
2004	555	29.1	19.1	47
2005	558	33.5	16.7	43
2006	573	38.5	14.9	52.7
2007	556	26.0	21.4	52.4
2008	532	30.0	17.7	48.1
2009	517	28.0	18.5	54.4
2010	583	33.0	17.6	53.5
2011	555	31.0	17.9	54.6
2012	559	30.0	18.6	58
2013	540	40.2	13.4	58.9
2014	563	36.5	15.4	62.3
2015	570	33.0	17.2	68.8
2016	563	34.0	16.5	60.7
2017	572	34.1	16.7	60.8
2018	566	34.0	16.6	62.7
2019	493	43.0	11.4	62.5
2020	457	32.0	14.2	61.1
2021	417	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	383	33.0	11.6	70.5
2023	363	31.0	11.7	67.5

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 Newberry Elementary Math & Science Academy

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	660	30.0	22.0	n/a
1989	641	29.0	22.1	n/a
1990	628	28.0	22.4	n/a
1991	629	31.0	20.2	n/a
1992	606	28.0	21.6	n/a
1993	621	31.0	20.0	n/a
1994	620	30.0	20.7	n/a
1995	600	31.0	19.4	n/a
1996	600	31.0	19.4	n/a
1997	570	33.0	17.3	n/a
1998	579	33.2	17.4	n/a
1999	587	33.2	17.7	n/a
2000	567	30.2	18.8	n/a
2001	571	33.2	17.2	n/a
2002	547	31.0	17.6	47.3
2003	547	31.0	17.6	47.3
2004	555	29.1	19.1	47
2005	558	33.5	16.7	43
2006	573	38.5	14.9	52.7
2007	556	26.0	21.4	52.4
2008	532	30.0	17.7	48.1
2009	517	28.0	18.5	54.4
2010	583	33.0	17.6	53.5
2011	555	31.0	17.9	54.6
2012	559	30.0	18.6	58
2013	540	40.2	13.4	58.9
2014	563	36.5	15.4	62.3
2015	570	33.0	17.2	68.8
2016	563	34.0	16.5	60.7
2017	572	34.1	16.7	60.8
2018	566	34.0	16.6	62.7
2019	493	43.0	11.4	62.5
2020	457	32.0	14.2	61.1
2021	417	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	383	33.0	11.6	70.5
2023	363	31.0	11.7	67.5

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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