Enrollment
257
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993001168
Aldridge Elementary School
630 E 131st St, Chicago, IL 60827 · (773) 535-5614 · Cook County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL257 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
239 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 56%
Community
0
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 | 17 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 34 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 34 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 23 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 30 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 27 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 20 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 21 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 23 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 28 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (34) is 21% larger than its 8th grade class (28).
Student demographics
21%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
Aldridge Elementary School→Fenger Academy 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
34.0%
IL avg 51.0% . +11.3pp since 2023
Math
10.0%
IL avg 37.9% . +8.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.0% | 10.0% |
| 2023-24 | 22.7% | 1.3% |
% 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
18.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
17.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 18% 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 Aldridge Elementary School
Aldridge Elementary School's state test result (18.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aldridge Elementary School this school | 257 | 93.0% | 18.2% |
| Higgins Elementary Community Academy Chicago | 271 | 94.1% | 19.9% |
| Mann Elementary School Chicago | 283 | 91.5% | 25.1% |
| Franklin Elementary School Dolton | 259 | 95.8% | 13.3% |
| Gregory Math & Sci Elementary Academy Chicago | 287 | 91.3% | 24.2% |
| Dewey Elementary Academy of Fine Arts Chicago | 272 | 96.0% | 31.7% |
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 Aldridge Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.2% | #1,666 of 1,925 | #605 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.0% | #1,904 of 2,077 ▲ 148 | #712 of 829 ▲ 106 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #1,551 of 2,077 ▼ 85 | #555 of 829 ▼ 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 257 | #1,792 of 2,419 | #734 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #1,073 of 2,035 | #484 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.5% | #1,578 of 2,042 | #591 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.0% | #208 of 2,132 | #151 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +28.5% | #77 of 615 | #17 of 186 |
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
257
+60 (+30%) vs 2020
-52% since 1990-91, when it was 536
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 | 257 | 19 | 13.5:1 | 93% (239) |
| 2023-24 | 250 | 17 | 14.7:1 | 94% (236) |
| 2022-23 | 235 | 15 | 15.7:1 | 95% (223) |
| 2020-21 | 197 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 200 | 11.9 | 16.8:1 | 99% (197) |
| 2015-16 | 191 | 9 | 21.2:1 | 96% (184) |
| 2010-11 | 284 | 14 | 20.3:1 | 99% (281) |
| 2000-01 | 489 | 28 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 536 | 28 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Aldridge Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 28% (200 to 257); teachers up 60% (11.9 to 19).
About Aldridge Elementary School
As a small elementary school, Aldridge Elementary School serves students in Chicago, Illinois. Its 257 students are spread across pre-K through 8. The typical figure for elementary schools in Illinois is about 381 students.
Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 is the district for Aldridge Elementary School. It has 622 schools and 324,396 students.
Most students at Aldridge Elementary School are Black: 88% of enrollment. Other groups include 11% Hispanic. The county population is about 22% Black. Aldridge Elementary School has a diversity index of 21%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Staffing totals 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.5:1. Across elementary schools in Illinois, the average ratio is about 13.9:1. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Aldridge Elementary School is 93%. That is 27 points above the 66% average for public schools in Cook County.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Aldridge Elementary School is within a point of its prediction. Actual: 18.2%. Predicted: 17.8%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Cook County show that median household income is about $83,498, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Aldridge Elementary School is one of 1,406 public schools in Cook County, which together enroll about 697,934 students.
The closest public school, CICS - Bond Campus, is about 0.3 miles from Aldridge Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Aldridge Elementary School is 3rd among 9 schools close by.
Aldridge Elementary School is coded as City: Large in federal locale data.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 257 was 30% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 197.
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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 Aldridge Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Aldridge Elementary. Aldridge Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Aldridge Elementary SchoolRICHARDSON, TX · 462 students
Nearby schools
- CICS - Bond Campus0.3 mi · 279
- Carver Primary School0.4 mi · 467
- Dubois Elementary School0.5 mi · 201
- Carver Military Academy High School0.9 mi · 420
- Owens Community Academy Elementary School1.2 mi · 340
- Lincoln Junior High School1.3 mi · 168
Frequently asked questions
About Aldridge Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Aldridge Elementary School?
Aldridge Elementary School enrolls approximately 257 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Aldridge Elementary School serve?
Aldridge Elementary School serves grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Aldridge Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Aldridge Elementary School is approximately 13.5:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Aldridge Elementary School?
At Aldridge Elementary School, the student body is approximately 11% Hispanic, 88% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Aldridge Elementary School public or private?
Aldridge Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299.
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