Alcott Elem School

Alcott Elem School, an average-sized K-5 school in Chicago, Illinois, run under Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, instructs 567 students, covering grades pre-K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 49% above typical.

Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 runs 622 schools in total, collectively educating 324,396 students. Alcott Elem School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Alcott Elem School logs that the largest single group is White, at 55% of enrollment. The remainder is composed of 16% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 8% multiracial, 6% Black. The wider county runs roughly 44% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, About 13% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Cook County (around 66%), the school's rate is south of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Alcott Elem School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 64.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 75.7%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Cook County) logs that median household income runs about $83,498, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Alcott Elem School is one of 1406 public schools in Cook County (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students).

Nearest neighbor: Lincoln Elem School, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Alcott Elem School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 64.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 10%: 630 students in 2018 compared to 567 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 65% to 55%.

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