Is Kanoon Elementary Magnet School a good school?

Kanoon Elementary Magnet School ranks in the bottom 7.5% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Kanoon Elementary Magnet School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 373 students attended Kanoon Elementary Magnet School.

What is the racial makeup of Kanoon Elementary Magnet School?

Students at Kanoon Elementary Magnet School are 99% Hispanic, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Kanoon Elementary Magnet School attend?

Students who attend Kanoon Elementary Magnet School usually go on to attend: High : Farragut Career Academy High School

Kanoon Elementary Magnet School

Summary:

Kanoon Elementary Magnet School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, with 412 students. The school is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299, which is ranked 688 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Kanoon Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Illinois elementary schools over the past decade, with a 0-1 star rating from SchoolDigger. The school faces significant challenges, including extremely high chronic absenteeism rates (ranging from 28% to 52.6% over the past 5 years), poor student performance on state assessments (only 12% of Kanoon students were proficient or better in ELA and 5.3% in Math, compared to 30.5% and 18.3% for the district, and 41.2% and 28.4% for the state), and widespread academic struggles across different student demographics. Interestingly, nearby schools in the same district, such as Legacy Elementary Charter, McCormick Elementary, and Cardenas Elementary, generally outperform Kanoon Elementary on key metrics, suggesting that the school's struggles are not solely due to district-wide challenges.

Despite relatively high spending per student (ranging from $12,091 to $18,432 over the past 4 years) and a low student-teacher ratio, Kanoon Elementary's performance has remained stagnant or declined over the past decade, with no significant improvements in its state ranking or SchoolDigger rating. This indicates a persistent and systemic issue that the school has been unable to address, which may be related to the school's high poverty rates (over 95% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch) and the need for a deeper examination of the school's instructional practices, leadership, and overall school culture.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

2233 S Kedzie Ave
Chicago, IL 60623-3317

(773) 534-1736

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

SchoolDigger Rank:
1913^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $21,017

Students who attend Kanoon Elementary Magnet School usually attend:

High:

Farragut Career Academy High School

Student/teacher ratio: 10.9

Number of students: 373

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.7%

African American:

1.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 97.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Kanoon Elementary Magnet School ranks worse than 92.5% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 366^th among 452 ranked elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 13.55. (See more...)

Compare Details Kanoon Elementary Magnet School ranks worse than 92.1% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 13.64. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (98.7%), African American (1.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 97.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Kanoon Elementary Magnet School is 10.9, which is the 81^st best among 452 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299. (See more...)

Compare Kanoon Elementary Magnet School employs 34 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Kanoon Elementary Magnet School is $21,017, which is the 227^th highest among 452 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Kanoon Elementary Magnet School:

SchoolDigger ranks Kanoon Elementary Magnet School 1913^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Kanoon Elementary Magnet School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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SchoolDigger ranks Kanoon Elementary Magnet School 1255^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Kanoon Elementary Magnet School in the ranking list.)

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Chicago Public Schools District 299:

SchoolDigger ranks Chicago Public Schools District 299 688^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Kanoon Elementary Magnet School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Kanoon Elementary Magnet School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	6.75	1845^th	2020	8.7%
2004	16.39	1748^th	2030	13.9%
2005	23.03	1697^th	2022	16.1%
2006	13.48	1872^nd	2086	10.3%
2007	9.72	1925^th	2095	8.1%
2008	3.03	2043^rd	2092	2.3%
2009	4.77	2047^th	2120	3.4%
2010	5.46	2056^th	2139	3.9%
2011	3.66	2106^th	2147	1.9%
2012	5.88	2091^st	2166	3.5%
2013	6.67	2092^nd	2167	3.5%
2014	9.00	1981^st	2093	5.4%
2016	15.42	1818^th	2046	11.1%
2017	16.60	1778^th	2044	13.0%
2018	16.82	1767^th	2037	13.3%
2019	22.51	1640^th	2086	21.4%
2021	15.70	1727^th	1948	11.3%
2022	14.95	1861^st	2082	10.6%
2023	12.51	1952^nd	2077	6.0%
2024	13.55	1913^th	2067	7.5%

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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Kanoon Elementary Magnet School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	34.42	512^th	718	28.7%
2019	33.89	547^th	743	26.4%
2021	30.08	452^nd	537	15.8%
2022	23.81	722^nd	768	6.0%
2023	30.52	622^nd	788	21.1%
2024	31.24	630^th	826	23.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Kanoon Elementary Magnet School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	24.39	996^th	1194	16.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Kanoon Elementary Magnet School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	28.16	1360^th	1765	22.9%
2019	37.15	1189^th	1816	34.5%
2021	25.53	1228^th	1514	18.9%
2022	22.70	1485^th	1763	15.8%
2023	18.22	1680^th	1808	7.1%
2024	19.17	1629^th	1793	9.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Kanoon Elementary Magnet School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	16.47	1719^th	1964	12.5%
2019	20.90	1665^th	2019	17.5%
2021	22.54	1313^th	1680	21.8%
2022	14.87	1776^th	1970	9.8%
2023	11.17	1897^th	1957	3.1%
2024	14.24	1786^th	1942	8.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Kanoon Elementary Magnet School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	18.57	1690^th	1972	14.3%
2019	25.97	1500^th	2019	25.7%
2021	13.21	1632^nd	1707	4.4%
2022	16.69	1738^th	1977	12.1%
2023	15.91	1756^th	1984	11.5%
2024	14.29	1790^th	1959	8.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Kanoon Elementary Magnet School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	23.52	798^th	938	14.9%
2019	30.85	701^st	955	26.6%
2021	23.30	652^nd	742	12.1%
2022	18.56	890^th	954	6.7%
2023	15.83	937^th	970	3.4%
2024	17.76	892^nd	959	7.0%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at Kanoon Elementary Magnet School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	7.64	1086^th	1185	8.4%
2004	6.95	1110^th	1204	7.8%
2005	7.92	1093^rd	1209	9.6%
2006	15.67	1085^th	1272	14.7%
2007	9.42	1172^nd	1287	8.9%
2008	10.16	1169^th	1293	9.6%
2009	8.11	1227^th	1318	6.9%
2010	10.63	1212^th	1327	8.7%
2011	15.14	1194^th	1344	11.2%
2012	4.97	1324^th	1365	3.0%
2013	9.92	1277^th	1367	6.6%
2014	15.05	1173^rd	1322	11.3%
2016	15.98	1161^st	1294	10.3%
2017	12.04	1218^th	1293	5.8%
2018	17.05	1115^th	1293	13.8%
2019	15.07	1195^th	1356	11.9%
2021	16.40	1098^th	1241	11.5%
2022	21.75	1069^th	1369	21.9%
2023	20.19	1107^th	1367	19.0%
2024	13.64	1255^th	1363	7.9%

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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Kanoon Elementary Magnet School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	34.45	210^th	285	26.3%
2019	30.29	299^th	339	11.8%
2021	32.15	227^th	277	18.1%
2022	28.64	401^st	454	11.7%
2023	36.68	301^st	480	37.3%
2024	23.33	460^th	486	5.3%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Kanoon Elementary Magnet School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	26.43	767^th	781	1.8%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Kanoon Elementary Magnet School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	26.28	922^nd	1161	20.6%
2019	21.31	1035^th	1217	15.0%
2021	22.68	877^th	1019	13.9%
2022	33.00	818^th	1221	33.0%
2023	29.86	897^th	1234	27.3%
2024	19.67	1066^th	1219	12.6%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Kanoon Elementary Magnet School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	12.95	1126^th	1226	8.2%
2019	12.01	1185^th	1276	7.1%
2021	17.95	879^th	1017	13.6%
2022	22.29	1012^th	1286	21.3%
2023	21.14	1012^th	1275	20.6%
2024	11.78	1180^th	1251	5.7%

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Rank History for middle school Disabled students at Kanoon Elementary Magnet School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	19.52	664^th	674	1.5%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Kanoon Elementary Magnet School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	21.93	982^nd	1223	19.7%
2019	19.60	1073^rd	1296	17.2%
2021	16.43	947^th	1048	9.6%
2022	26.51	925^th	1286	28.1%
2023	21.48	1038^th	1292	19.7%
2024	16.32	1122^nd	1264	11.2%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Kanoon Elementary Magnet School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	18.93	529^th	590	10.3%
2019	15.52	608^th	639	4.9%
2021	19.44	473^rd	517	8.5%
2022	24.09	548^th	662	17.2%
2023	23.04	554^th	661	16.2%
2024	13.60	619^th	643	3.7%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Kanoon Elementary Magnet School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	143	93	26	509	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	771
1989	144	101	26	501	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	772
1990	146	107	27	492	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	772
1991	101	98	13	575	1	n/a	n/a	0	788
1992	85	81	2	653	0	n/a	n/a	0	821
1993	78	59	0	701	1	n/a	n/a	0	839
1994	65	63	0	739	1	n/a	n/a	0	868
1995	36	47	0	760	1	n/a	n/a	0	844
1996	36	47	0	760	1	n/a	n/a	0	844
1997	29	42	0	819	1	n/a	n/a	0	891
1998	28	24	0	870	0	n/a	n/a	0	922
1999	18	26	2	889	0	n/a	n/a	0	935
2000	20	24	1	891	1	n/a	n/a	0	937
2001	13	22	0	891	0	n/a	n/a	0	926
2002	5	22	0	898	0	n/a	n/a	0	925
2003	5	22	0	898	0	n/a	n/a	0	925
2004	3	18	0	865	0	n/a	n/a	0	886
2005	2	9	0	759	0	n/a	n/a	0	770
2006	2	12	0	724	1	n/a	n/a	0	739
2007	3	3	0	684	0	n/a	n/a	2	692
2008	0	1	0	725	1	n/a	n/a	5	732
2009	1	5	0	707	0	n/a	n/a	0	713
2010	0	1	0	685	0	n/a	n/a	0	686
2011	0	3	0	703	0	0	0	0	706
2012	1	4	0	701	0	0	1	0	707
2013	2	8	0	726	0	0	3	0	739
2014	2	7	0	734	0	0	1	0	744
2015	1	5	0	710	0	0	0	0	716
2016	1	14	0	703	0	0	0	0	718
2017	1	5	0	650	1	0	0	0	657
2018	2	7	0	619	1	0	1	0	630
2019	1	5	0	534	2	0	2	0	544
2020	0	5	0	518	2	0	1	0	526
2021	0	6	0	480	2	0	1	0	489
2022	0	6	0	453	0	0	0	0	459
2023	0	3	0	409	0	0	0	0	412
2024	0	5	0	368	0	0	0	0	373

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Kanoon Elementary Magnet School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	771	39.0	19.7	n/a
1989	772	39.0	19.7	n/a
1990	772	41.0	18.8	n/a
1991	788	43.0	18.3	n/a
1992	821	42.0	19.5	n/a
1993	839	44.0	19.1	n/a
1994	868	45.0	19.3	n/a
1995	844	50.0	16.9	n/a
1996	844	50.0	16.9	n/a
1997	891	49.0	18.2	n/a
1998	922	51.0	18.1	n/a
1999	935	52.0	18.0	n/a
2000	937	49.0	19.1	n/a
2001	926	49.0	18.9	n/a
2002	925	52.0	17.8	94.7
2003	925	52.0	17.8	94.7
2004	886	44.0	20.1	97.2
2005	770	47.2	16.3	86.2
2006	739	45.5	16.2	97.3
2007	692	33.0	21.0	93
2008	732	35.0	20.9	97.5
2009	713	37.0	19.3	97.2
2010	686	36.0	19.0	99.6
2011	706	35.0	20.1	99.6
2012	707	37.0	19.1	99.6
2013	739	52.4	14.0	99.2
2014	744	41.0	18.1	98.8
2015	716	42.0	17.0	99.4
2016	718	41.0	17.5	99
2017	657	38.8	16.9	98.8
2018	630	36.0	17.4	97.8
2019	544	34.5	15.7	96.5
2020	526	36.0	14.6	96.4
2021	489	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	459	34.0	13.5	97.2
2023	412	32.0	12.8	96.8
2024	373	34.0	10.9	97.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Kanoon Elementary Magnet School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	771	39.0	19.7	n/a
1989	772	39.0	19.7	n/a
1990	772	41.0	18.8	n/a
1991	788	43.0	18.3	n/a
1992	821	42.0	19.5	n/a
1993	839	44.0	19.1	n/a
1994	868	45.0	19.3	n/a
1995	844	50.0	16.9	n/a
1996	844	50.0	16.9	n/a
1997	891	49.0	18.2	n/a
1998	922	51.0	18.1	n/a
1999	935	52.0	18.0	n/a
2000	937	49.0	19.1	n/a
2001	926	49.0	18.9	n/a
2002	925	52.0	17.8	94.7
2003	925	52.0	17.8	94.7
2004	886	44.0	20.1	97.2
2005	770	47.2	16.3	86.2
2006	739	45.5	16.2	97.3
2007	692	33.0	21.0	93
2008	732	35.0	20.9	97.5
2009	713	37.0	19.3	97.2
2010	686	36.0	19.0	99.6
2011	706	35.0	20.1	99.6
2012	707	37.0	19.1	99.6
2013	739	52.4	14.0	99.2
2014	744	41.0	18.1	98.8
2015	716	42.0	17.0	99.4
2016	718	41.0	17.5	99
2017	657	38.8	16.9	98.8
2018	630	36.0	17.4	97.8
2019	544	34.5	15.7	96.5
2020	526	36.0	14.6	96.4
2021	489	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	459	34.0	13.5	97.2
2023	412	32.0	12.8	96.8
2024	373	34.0	10.9	97.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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