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Enrollment
544
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993000884
Addams Elementary School
10810 S Avenue H, Chicago, IL 60617 · (773) 535-6210 · Cook County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL544 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
426 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 56%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 63 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 56 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 43 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 64 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 52 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 58 | 11% |
| Grade 9 | 1 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (56) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (58).
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Addams Elementary School→Washington G High School
Based on published attendance-zone data from Chicago Public Schools Dist 299. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
46.7%
IL avg 51.0% . +12.4pp since 2023
Math
24.5%
IL avg 37.9% . +7.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.7% | 24.5% |
| 2023-24 | 34.3% | 16.7% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
36.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.3%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Addams Elementary School
Addams Elementary School's state test result (36.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Addams Elementary School this school | 544 | 78.3% | 36.6% |
| Washington G Elementary School Chicago | 571 | 77.8% | 44.5% |
| Belmont-Cragin Elementary School Chicago | 518 | 77.6% | 18.0% |
| Schubert Elementary School Chicago | 568 | 80.3% | 18.9% |
| Christopher House Chrt Elementary School Chicago | 502 | 78.7% | 19.6% |
| Huff Elementary School Elgin | 577 | 76.3% | 21.4% |
Matched among Illinois elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Addams Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.6% | #1,035 of 1,925 | #291 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.5% | #1,475 of 2,077 ▼ 141 | #472 of 829 ▼ 47 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.7% | #1,121 of 2,077 ▼ 121 | #369 of 829 ▼ 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 544 | #388 of 2,419 | #200 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #1,158 of 2,035 | #518 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.2% | #1,746 of 2,042 | #663 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.3% | #551 of 2,132 | #374 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.8% | #326 of 1,461 | #203 of 661 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
544
-79 (-13%) vs 2020
+43% since 1990-91, when it was 380
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 544 | 39.5 | 13.8:1 | 78% (426) |
| 2023-24 | 533 | 35.5 | 15.0:1 | 86% (459) |
| 2022-23 | 559 | 35 | 16.0:1 | 80% (447) |
| 2020-21 | 623 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 714 | 32.1 | 22.3:1 | 88% (627) |
| 2015-16 | 880 | 41 | 21.5:1 | 89% (785) |
| 2010-11 | 916 | 43 | 21.3:1 | 90% (825) |
| 2000-01 | 757 | 34 | 22.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 380 | 19 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Addams Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (714 to 544); teachers up 23% (32.1 to 39.5).
About Addams Elementary School
Addams Elementary School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Chicago, Illinois. Enrollment totals 544 students across pre-K through 8. That puts enrollment 43% bigger than the 381-student average for elementary schools in Illinois.
Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 runs Addams Elementary School along with 621 other schools, enrolling 324,396 students in total.
By race and ethnicity, Addams Elementary School is 92% Hispanic. Other groups make up 4% Black and 4% White. Cook County as a whole is about 27% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. A diversity index of 15% means there is a 15% chance two randomly chosen students at Addams Elementary School are from different groups.
Its staff includes 39.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 13.8 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in Illinois is about 13.9:1. Addams Elementary School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 78%. The average for public schools in Cook County is 66%.
After adjusting for student poverty, Addams Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Illinois schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 36.6%; the prediction is 26.3%.
In the wider Cook County area, the median household earns about $83,498 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Addams Elementary School shares Cook County with 1,405 other public schools.
Sadlowski Elementary School sits about 0.5 miles from Addams Elementary School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The school's 36.6% average proficiency ranks 2nd among 8 nearby schools.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
A 13% decline took enrollment from 623 in 2020-21 to 544 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to Addams Elementary School can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Cook County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,182,090
Census ACS
Median income
$83,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,406
697,934 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Chicago Public Schools Dist 299
- Lane Technical High SchoolHigh · 4,604 students
- Taft High SchoolHigh · 4,487 students
- Curie Metropolitan High SchoolHigh · 3,099 students
- Kenwood Academy High SchoolHigh · 2,268 students
- Young Magnet High SchoolHigh · 2,223 students
- Lincoln Park High SchoolHigh · 2,214 students
Other schools in Chicago
- Lane Technical High SchoolHigh · 4,604 students
- Taft High SchoolHigh · 4,487 students
- Curie Metropolitan High SchoolHigh · 3,099 students
- Kenwood Academy High SchoolHigh · 2,268 students
- Young Magnet High SchoolHigh · 2,223 students
- Lincoln Park High SchoolHigh · 2,214 students
Other Addams Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Addams Elementary. Addams Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Addams ElementaryFresno, CA · 748 students
- Addams ElementaryLong Beach, CA · 717 students
Nearby schools
- Sadlowski Elementary School0.5 mi · 655
- Gallistel Elementary Language Academy0.6 mi · 597
- Washington G Elementary School0.8 mi · 571
- Washington G High School0.8 mi · 1,520
- Taylor Elementary School1.2 mi · 337
- Bright Elementary School1.5 mi · 236
Frequently asked questions
About Addams Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Addams Elementary School?
Addams Elementary School enrolls approximately 544 students in grades PK-08.
Is Addams Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Addams Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Addams Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Addams Elementary School is approximately 13.8:1 (40 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Addams Elementary School?
Addams Elementary School reports a student body of 4% White, 92% Hispanic, 4% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Addams Elementary School?
Addams Elementary School is overseen by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 in Cook County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.