For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public charter school serving 332 students in Bronzeville Academy Chtr School District. This district's average charter testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public charter schools in Illinois.
Public Charter School in Bronzeville Academy Chtr School District have an average math proficiency score of 1% (versus the Illinois public charter school average of 10%), and reading proficiency score of 8% (versus the 14% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 100% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Illinois public charter school average of 97% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
1 School
135 Schools
# Students
332 Students
60,138 Students
# Teachers
5 Teachers
3,533 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
66:1
66:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Bronzeville Academy Chtr School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 844 school districts in Illinois (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
Overall District Rank
#846 out of 852 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)≤1%
28%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
8%
30%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
20-24%
50%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.00
0.55
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
n/a
1%
% Hispanic
n/a
42%
% Black
100%
53%
% White
n/a
3%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
n/a
1%
All Ethnic Groups
Best Bronzeville Academy Chtr School District Public Charter Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Bronzeville Academy Charter School
Charter School
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
4930 S Cottage Grove Ave
Chicago, IL 60615
(773) 285-8040
Chicago, IL 60615
(773) 285-8040
Grades: K-8
| 332 students
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