Elementary school (grades K-5) · Chicago, IL

Kipp Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus

Federal NCES profile for Kipp Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 25/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 170993006510Charter school
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0/100100/10025/100
👥 S:T ratio
55
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
0
📋 Attendance
14
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Kipp Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus earns 25/100 on the Resource Investment Index, even as it posts class sizes smaller than 80% of Illinois schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Illinois schools.

#69 of 102
elementary schools in Chicago · Resource Index
25
Resource Index · Lower
11.2:1
small classes for Illinois
921
students enrolled

Kipp Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus has class sizes smaller than 80% of Illinois schools. Computed live against every Illinois school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Kipp Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus ranks #69 of 102 elementary schools in Chicago, IL.

School address

Chicago, IL 60621
District: City of Chicago Sd 299 · Illinois

NCES ID 170993006510 Verify on NCES CCD record →

NCES CCD universe card

School universe 170993006510 · Chicago, IL Elementary · MID · CHARTER

921 enr · 11.2:1 · RII 25

Nearest enrollment peer: Lane Technical High School (4,604 students)

Resource Investment Index #69 of 102 elementary schools in Chicago. NCES Common Core of Data stamps for this campus. Read with this school → · District book → · Illinois schools → · Find another →

Kipp Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Kipp Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus reports 921 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Kipp Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus compares

Kipp Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus on the metrics families compare, against Illinois and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Illinois Illinois avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 11.2:1 ▼ 20% 14:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 921 top 8% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

11.2:1
Leaner classes than 82% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
921
Bigger than 89% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
11.2:1
students per teacher - 20% below state mean
Top 20% in Illinois - lower ratio than 80% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
34.4%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$22,699
per pupil, district-wide - above Illinois avg of $18,196
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 921 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
27
in-school suspensions + 40 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 2.9 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 7.3 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

African American 94.7%
Hispanic or Latino 4.2%
Two or More 0.5%
White 0.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2%

Largest group: African American at 94.7% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 10.1/100

Simpson diversity index - at 10.1, Kipp Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus is less mixed than the Illinois school average of 38.9.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for City of Chicago Sd 299, which includes Kipp Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus.

$22,699
Per student
+25%
vs Illinois
Avg $18,196
+29%
vs U.S.
Avg $17,658
Revenue mix
Local 52.8%
State 29.9%
Federal 17.4%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2022-23 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Kipp Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Lane Technical High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Taft High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Curie Metropolitan High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Kenwood Academy High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Young Magnet High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Kipp Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

City Of Chicago Sd 299 · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar elementary schools in Chicago

6 comparable elementary schools (grades K-5) serving the same city.

Mount Greenwood Elem School
Standard public school
1,182 students 18.5:1 students per teacher
Eberhart Elem School
Standard public school
1,011 students 14.7:1 students per teacher
Kipp One Academy
Standard public school
996 students 10.9:1 students per teacher
Lyon Elem School
Standard public school
988 students 13.9:1 students per teacher
Bell Elem School
Standard public school
902 students 15.6:1 students per teacher
Kipp Chicago Chrtrs - Ascend Acad
Standard public school
897 students 8.5:1 students per teacher

Nationwide elementary schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Similar enrollment (~921 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~11.2:1)

Frequently asked questions about Kipp Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus

How many students attend Kipp Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus?

Kipp Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus has 921 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Chicago, IL.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Kipp Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus?

The student-teacher ratio at Kipp Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus is 11.2:1, which is 20% lower than the Illinois average of 14:1 and 29% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Kipp Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus?

The largest demographic group at Kipp Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus is African American at 94.7% of enrollment, in Chicago, IL.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Kipp Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus?

Kipp Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus has a Resource Investment Index of 25/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Kipp Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus rank among elementary schools in Chicago?

By Resource Investment Index, Kipp Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus ranks #69 of 102 elementary schools in Chicago, IL. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all elementary schools in Chicago on the city page.

What other schools are in City of Chicago Sd 299?

Besides Kipp Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus, City of Chicago Sd 299 also operates Lane Technical High School (4,604 students), Taft High School (4,487 students), and Curie Metropolitan High School (3,099 students). See the City of Chicago Sd 299 district page for the complete list.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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