Columbia Explorers Elem Academy (Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 SCH DIST.), Illinois - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Columbia Explorers Elem Academy is a Elementary in Chicago, IL. It currently serves 725 students (grades PK-08). The school is part of the Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 School District and all schools in Illinois.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School
School Level: Elementary
Number of Students:725
Number of Teachers: 51
Student/Teacher Ratio: 14.36

Location Info

Location: 4520 S Kedzie Ave, Chicago, IL 60632
Mailing Address: 4520 S Kedzie Ave, Chicago, IL 60632-2904
Phone: (773)535-4050
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 1 60
Grade 2 70
Grade 3 61
Grade 4 81
Grade 5 70
Grade 6 60
Grade 7 85
Grade 8 83
Kindergarten 67
Pre-Kindergarten 88
Gender/Sex of Columbia Explorers Elem Academy Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 360 49.66
Female 365 50.35
Race/Ethnicity Demography of Columbia Explorers Elem Academy Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.14
Asian 7 0.97
Black or African American 4 0.55
Hispanic/Latino 708 97.66
Two or more races 1 0.14
White 4 0.55
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 3 0.83
Black or African American 1 0.28
Hispanic/Latino 354 98.33
White 2 0.56
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.27
Asian 4 1.10
Black or African American 3 0.82
Hispanic/Latino 354 96.99
Two or more races 1 0.27
White 2 0.55

Race Demography Per Grade

The tables below shows the Race/Ethnicity of the student population per grade.
Grade 1 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 1.67
Asian 1 1.67
Hispanic/Latino 58 96.67
Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Hispanic/Latino 70 100.00
Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Hispanic/Latino 61 100.00
Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 1.24
Hispanic/Latino 78 96.30
White 2 2.47
Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Hispanic/Latino 69 98.57
White 1 1.43
Grade 6 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Hispanic/Latino 60 100.00
Grade 7 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 1.18
Hispanic/Latino 84 98.82
Grade 8 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 1.21
Hispanic/Latino 82 98.80
Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 1.49
Black or African American 2 2.99
Hispanic/Latino 64 95.52
Pre-Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 2 2.27
Black or African American 2 2.27
Hispanic/Latino 82 93.18
Two or more races 1 1.14
White 1 1.14