A. J. Katzenmaier Academy
North Chicago, IL 60064
Phone: (847) 689-6330
Fax: (847) 689-2818
District: North Chicago School District 187
GreatSchools Rating
public • Grades 4,5 • 376 students
A. J. Katzenmaier Academy, a public school located in North Chicago, IL, serves grades 4-5 in the North Chicago School District 187.It has received a GreatSchools Rating of 2 out of 10, based on a variety of school quality measures.
A. J. Katzenmaier Academy is a public school located in North Chicago, IL. 376 students attend A. J. Katzenmaier Academy.
School Ratings
| Category | Rating | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Test Scores | 1/10 | The Test Score Rating examines how students at this school performed on standardized tests compared with other schools in the state. The Test Rating was created using 2025 Illinois Assessment of Readiness data from Illinois State Board of Education, and using 2025 Illinois Science Assessment data from Illinois State Board of Education. |
| Student Growth | 3/10 | The Student Progress Rating measures whether students at this school are making academic progress over time based on student growth data provided by the Department of Education. Specifically, this rating looks at how much progress individual students have made on state assessments during the past year or more, how this performance aligns with expected progress based on a student growth model established by the state Department of Education, and how this school's growth data compares to other schools in the state. The Growth Rating was created using 2025 Student growth data from Illinois State Board of Education. |
Worrisome patterns of chronic student absenteeism have been identified.
Posted: December 10, 2025
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Posted: December 10, 2025
Horrible experience with this school. The principal, nurse and office staff are definitely under trained to keep it respectful. The principal here should take her evilness somewhere else away from the children. The nurse is definitely unaware and uninformed. And 1 of the ladies in the office should do something that makes her happy not miserable.
In my case charter school was best.
Posted: July 28, 2020
Posted: July 28, 2020
All of my sons teachers have always had great communication with me.
Posted: July 28, 2020
Posted: July 28, 2020
The principal was one of the first people I met when enrolling my son. He's really nice and all the students and staff seem to really like him.
Posted: July 28, 2020
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Posted: July 28, 2020
A 10 out of 10 for sure.
Posted: July 27, 2020
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Posted: July 27, 2020
My special needs son learned.so much in their special education program
Posted: January 10, 2017
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Posted: January 10, 2017
AJK has a wonderful principal. He is a great leader who mentors students and focuses on a growth mindset. The community is close knit and the school is supported by a fantastic organization that brings many resouces to the school.
Posted: January 10, 2017
I really appreciate the effort that the principal and school faculty take to plan for student success. They have great processes in place for parent communication and involvement. They hold high expectations for the students and see that they take every step to reach them.
Posted: January 6, 2017
My sons 3rd grade teacher was nothing short of amazing! Anytime i had questions about anything that was going on in the classroom, he prompted me to stop by and made sure i was always in the "Know" of what went on in the classroom. Being a single parent and working full-time, i was always on top of what my son was learning in the classroom because of the relationship i had built with his teacher.
Posted: January 6, 2017
Posted: January 6, 2017
My sons 3rd grade teacher was nothing short of amazing! Anytime i had questions about anything that was going on in the classroom, he prompted me to stop by and made sure i was always in the "Know" of what went on in the classroom. Being a single parent and working full-time, i was always on top of what my son was learning in the classroom because of the relationship i had built with his teacher.
Posted: January 6, 2017
Posted: January 6, 2017
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Posted: January 6, 2017
The principal really cares about the students that he works with on a day to day basis. There aren't many students that he doesn't know by first AND last name and makes sure that he teaches them respect but shows it to them as well.
Posted: January 20, 2016
Posted: January 20, 2016
Our daughter's teacher has been wonderful for our daughter. She meets our daughter at her level and continues to challenge her academically.
Posted: January 20, 2016
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AJK's core values encourage integrity, honesty, respect and fairness within the school. We are pleased with how the school presents this daily.
Posted: January 20, 2016
Our daughter is in her first year at AJK and we are a military family. Our daughter is extremely gifted and academically above her grade level. AJk has met our child's needs and helped our child excel and grow even further than we could have expected.
Posted: January 20, 2016
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Posted: January 20, 2016
AJK prides itself on it's RRCC's which are a set of standards that each cadet as well as the staff are held to. The values that are being instilled in these cadets are apparent in every interaction. As a military family we have moved and attended a few schools and AJK by far places the greatest level of focus on honesty, integrity, and fairness.
Posted: January 20, 2016
They're very adamant on the kids being on honest and being very respectful. i.e saying yes sir, no sir, yes ma'am and no ma'am.
Posted: January 20, 2016
The leadership at AJK is great. The level of responsiveness and involvement is amazing. My daughter is in 3rd grade there and so far we have had a much better experience than we anticipated.
Posted: January 20, 2016
Our first experience here was great!! The principle here went completely out of his way to show us why we should go to this school, and provided us with all of the information we asked for. Only being here 2 weeks the school seems to be the best one we looked at in the district.
Posted: December 4, 2013
My step-son has been going to this school for 2 years now. When he was in kindergarten, he had an excellent teacher and bus service. During that first school year, we had an excellent experience. Unfortunately, now that he is in first grade, things have gone far down hill. He is no longer eligible for bus service (even though he meets the criteria) and my husband and I have multiple problems with his teacher. She has been rude to our child and ourselves, and has also been yelling at him for turning in his late homework. We have asked the principle if he can switch classes and after a month, still no word about it. We are very unhappy with this school right now.
Posted: April 11, 2012
I went to this school and i pretty much liked it, me and a few other kids helped put up the tables in the cafeteria, ms. Jones was my fav teacher this was int he early 80's when i went there.
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