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KIPP Chicago Chrtrs - Ascend Acad

Charter

Regular School · Chicago, IL

KIPP Chicago Chrtrs - Ascend Acad is a charter regular school school in Chicago, Illinois, serving grades KG–08 with 897 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 112.1:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
KG – 08
Enrollment
897
Teachers (FTE)
8.0
Student–Teacher Ratio
112.1:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Black or African American 802 89%
Hispanic/Latino 86 10%
Two or more races 5 1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 3 0%
White 1 0%
Total enrollment 897 464M / 433F

English Language Learners: 9 (1% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency S 27.7% 2
Reading Proficiency S 32.7% 2

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
None offered
Out-of-School Suspensions
78
8.7% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
279
31.1% of enrollment · SY 2019–20
Additional Targeted Support (ATSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 897 100%

Contact & Location

1616 S Avers Ave

Chicago, IL 60623

Phone: (773)521-4399

http://www.kippchicago.org

District

City of Chicago SD 299

Per-pupil expenditure: $27,470

District enrollment: 321,666

NCES ID

170993006509

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD