Kipling Elem School

www.cps.edu

237 Students

Elementary School Pre-K - 8th

School Overview

Rudyard Kipling Elementary School, located in the Brainerd neighborhood of Chicago’s Auburn Gresham community, serves students from prekindergarten through eighth grade as part of the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) district. The school is situated at 9351 S. Lowe Ave and functions as a neighborhood anchor, striving to provide a structured educational environment for the local community. It typically offers a core curriculum supplemented by various programs aimed at supporting student development, literacy, and social-emotional growth within the CPS framework.

As a traditional neighborhood school, Kipling Elementary places a strong emphasis on community engagement and parental involvement. Like many schools in the district, it focuses on meeting state academic standards while navigating the unique challenges and opportunities of the urban educational landscape. The school aims to foster a supportive climate that prepares its diverse student body for high school transition and long-term academic success, often coordinating with local partners and district resources to provide extracurricular and academic support services.

237

Total Students

20.0

Full-Time Teachers

11.8

Student/Teacher Ratio

N/A

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for Kipling Elem School
Demographic	Student Count
Hispanic	5
Black	230
Two or More	1
American Indian	1

Black
230 (97.0%)
Hispanic
5 (2.1%)
Two or More
1 (0.4%)
American Indian
1 (0.4%)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	Elementary School
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	No virtual instruction
Shared Time Status:	No
District:	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299
Phone:	(773)535-3151
Website:	http://www.cps.edu
Grade Range:	Pre-K - 8th
Total Students:	237
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	20.0
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	11.8
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch:	0
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	0

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Pre-Kindergarten 17

Kindergarten 17

Grade 1 34

Grade 2 26

Grade 3 27

Grade 4 33

Grade 5 18

Grade 6 17

Grade 7 25

Grade 8 23

Grades Taught Data Table

Grades Taught and Student Counts for Kipling Elem School
Grade	Student Count
Pre-Kindergarten	17
Kindergarten	17
Grade 1	34
Grade 2	26
Grade 3	27
Grade 4	33
Grade 5	18
Grade 6	17
Grade 7	25
Grade 8	23

Gender Ratio

Student Gender Ratio Data Table

Student Gender Ratio for Kipling Elem School
Gender	Student Count	Percentage
Female	114	48.1%
Male	123	51.9%

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