A J Katzenmaier Academy

Public elementary school, grades 4 to 5 · North Chicago, Illinois

A J Katzenmaier Academy in North Chicago, Illinois enrolled 387 students in 2024-25 with 26.0 full-time teachers, 14.9 students per teacher against the Illinois elementary-school median of 13.1. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 4% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 2% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Illinois: 29.9% and 26.6%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 9% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 8%

354 students in 2022-23, 320 students in 2023-24, 387 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 24.0 to 26.0.

Students enrolled at A J Katzenmaier Academy by school year2022-23: 354, 2023-24: 320, 2024-25: 38701002003004002022-233542023-243202024-25387
Students enrolled at A J Katzenmaier Academy by school year2022-23: 354, 2023-24: 320, 2024-25: 38701002003004002022-233542023-243202024-25387
Students enrolled at A J Katzenmaier Academy by school year2022-23: 354, 2023-24: 320, 2024-25: 38701002003004002022-233542023-243202024-25387
Students enrolled at A J Katzenmaier Academy by school year2022-23: 354, 2023-24: 320, 2024-25: 38701002003004002022-233542023-243202024-25387
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2335424.014.8
2023-2432025.012.8
2024-2538726.014.9

14.9 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 77 of every 100 Illinois elementary schools

Among the 2,300 Illinois elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.1; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Illinois elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.6 to 49.9; This school 14.9; state median 13.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 14.9state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Illinois elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.6 to 49.9; This school 14.9; state median 13.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 14.9state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Illinois elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.6 to 49.9; This school 14.9; state median 13.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 14.9state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Illinois elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.6 to 49.9; This school 14.9; state median 13.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 14.9state median 13.1U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection A J Katzenmaier Academy enrolled 327 students and reported no counselor; it reported 65 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions65
  • Chronically absent44.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

59.7% of students were Hispanic, 32.0% Black, 4.4% White in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic59.7%
  2. Black32.0%
  3. White4.4%
  4. Two or more races2.8%
  5. Asian1.0%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at A J Katzenmaier Academy scored proficient or above: 4% in reading in 2021-22 and 2% in math in 2022-23, against 29.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 26.6% in math in 2022-23 across Illinois. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Illinois, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtIllinois
Reading and language arts, 2021-224%13%29.9%
Math, 2022-232%not published26.6%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in North Chicago

3 public elementary schools in North Chicago report 2024-25 enrollment; A J Katzenmaier Academy is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
A J Katzenmaier Academy38714.9not reported
Evelyn Alexander School35411.8not reported
LEARN 10 Charter School29712.9not reported

All public schools in North Chicago →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about A J Katzenmaier Academy

  1. LEARN 10 Charter SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 297 students, 12.9 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
  2. Lyon Magnet Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.3 miles away: 430 students, 14.3 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
  3. Compare A J Katzenmaier Academy with LEARN 10 Charter SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much North Chicago SD 187 spends per student$20,023 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$20,023
  5. The largest public schools in IllinoisA J Katzenmaier Academy is the number 1,044 by size of 2,314 Illinois elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,044 of 2,314
  6. Illinois schools by students per teacher14.9 students per teacher here against the Illinois median of 13.1 for elementary schools.14.9:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about A J Katzenmaier Academy

  1. How many students attend A J Katzenmaier Academy?
    387 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 354 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in North Chicago, IL.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at A J Katzenmaier Academy?
    14.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Illinois median for elementary schools is 13.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is A J Katzenmaier Academy a Title I school?
    A J Katzenmaier Academy has no 2021-22 Title I status in the NCES school files (the school opened later, or its district did not report one).
  4. How do students at A J Katzenmaier Academy do on state tests?
    The students tested at A J Katzenmaier Academy scored proficient or above: 4% in reading in 2021-22 and 2% in math in 2022-23, against 29.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 26.6% in math in 2022-23 across Illinois. Illinois's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is A J Katzenmaier Academy in?
    North Chicago SD 187, NCES district ID 1700110. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 170011004814 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

Compiled from official source data by .