KIPP Chicago Charters - Ascend Academy
Chicago, IL · Chicago Public Schools District 299
Regular public school · Charter · Grades K - 8 · City, large
1,799th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 15%▼ Declining
1616 S Avers Ave, Chicago, IL 60623
(773)521-4399NCES ID 170993006509Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks KIPP Chicago Charters - Ascend Academy 1,799th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 15% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 28th in 2019 to 15th in 2025 — declining.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Hispanic (last reported 2023) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Hispanic (last reported 2023) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.
Racial and ethnic breakdown of 936 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 2017, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2017 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 94.5% | 93.2% | ▼ 1.3 pts | |
| Hispanic | 4.9% | 6.2% | ▲ 1.3 pts |
Typical home value $223K in zip 60623 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than KIPP Chicago Charters - Ascend Academy
- #2066Penn Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0 mi away2,066th of 2,105
ELA 12% ▼18Compare - #2102Herzl Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.3 mi away2,102nd of 2,105
ELA 7% ▼23Compare - #1800Dvorak Technology Acad Elem SchChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.3 mi away1,800th of 2,105
ELA 22% ▼8Compare - #1865Mason Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.5 mi away1,865th of 2,105
ELA 19% ▼11Compare - #1876Hughes C Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.5 mi away1,876th of 2,105
ELA 21% ▼9 · Math 16% ▲3Compare - #2029Lawndale Elem Community AcademyChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.5 mi away2,029th of 2,105
ELA 14% ▼16Compare - #1303Frazier Perspectives Magnet ESChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.6 mi away1,303rd of 2,105
ELA 36% ▲6Compare - #1462Crown Elem Comm Acd Fine Arts CtrChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.6 mi away1,462nd of 2,105
ELA 32% ▲2Compare
What school district is KIPP Chicago Charters - Ascend Academy in?
KIPP Chicago Charters - Ascend Academy is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299 district in Chicago, Illinois.
Is KIPP Chicago Charters - Ascend Academy a good school?
SchoolRow ranks KIPP Chicago Charters - Ascend Academy 1,799th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 15% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of KIPP Chicago Charters - Ascend Academy?
Black 93%, Hispanic 6% (936 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near KIPP Chicago Charters - Ascend Academy cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60623 is $223K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).
Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.