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 26/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 170993006510Charter school
0/100100/10026/100
👥 S:T ratio
58
🌟 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 26/100 on the Resource Investment Index, even as it posts class sizes smaller than 89% of Illinois schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Illinois schools.

#63 of 102
elementary schools in Chicago · Resource Index
26
Resource Index · Lower
10.4:1
small classes for Illinois
921
students enrolled

Kipp Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus has class sizes smaller than 89% of Illinois schools. Computed live against every Illinois school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Kipp Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus ranks #63 of 102 elementary schools in Chicago, IL.

School address

Enrollment

921

Illinois · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

82.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

10.4:1

vs 14:1 Illinois avg

-26% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Kipp Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus compares with Illinois and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Kipp Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus

Kipp Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus is a large charter elementary school in Chicago, Illinois, enrolling 921 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 10.4:1, Kipp Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus is leaner than roughly 89% of Illinois schools and 26% under the state's 14:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

By headcount it is one of the larger campuses in Illinois, bigger than 92% of state schools at 921 students.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 3,845 scored Illinois schools.

Its student body is predominantly African American (95% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 10/100).

Counselor access is stretched at roughly 921 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 34.4% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

The surrounding City of Chicago Sd 299 spends $21,050 per pupil, 24% above the Illinois average, a better-resourced district than most.

Its district draws 17.4% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Among Chicago's elementary schools, it stands alongside Mount Greenwood Elem School (1,182 students): Kipp Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (10.4:1 vs 18.3:1).

City of Chicago Sd 299 also operates Lane Technical High School (4,604 students) and Taft High School (4,487 students) alongside Kipp Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 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 10.4:1 ▼ 26% 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

10.4:1
Leaner classes than 88% 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
10.4:1
students per teacher - 26% below state mean
Top 11% in Illinois - lower ratio than 89% 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
$21,050
per pupil, district-wide - above Illinois avg of $17,042
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.

Overview

Enrollment 921 Top 8% in Illinois - larger than 92% of 3,845 state schools
Teachers (FTE) 82.0
Students per teacher 10.4:1 -26% vs state
Free-lunch eligible -
NCES ID 170993006510

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 & staff

Counselors (FTE) 1.0
Students per counselor 921:1

Discipline & special education

Chronically absent 34.4%
In-school suspensions 27
Out-of-school suspensions 40

Funding & spending

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

$21,050
Per student
+24%
vs Illinois
Avg $17,042
+27%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 52.8%
State 29.9%
Federal 17.4%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 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.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Kipp Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

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 10.4:1, which is 26% lower than the Illinois average of 14:1 and 34% 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 26/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. 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 #63 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.

Is Kipp Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus a good school?

Kipp Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus earns 26/100 on the Resource Investment Index, even as it posts class sizes smaller than 89% of Illinois schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Illinois schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

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.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 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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