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What's the one class at Azuela Elem School every student should take?
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Enrollment
690
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993006131
Azuela Elementary School
4707 W Marquette Rd, Chicago, IL 60629 · (773) 535-7395 · Cook County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL690 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 46% of Illinois public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
548 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 54 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 101 | 15% |
| Grade 7 | 81 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 79 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (54) is 32% smaller than its 8th grade class (79).
Student demographics
5%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
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
41.9%
IL avg 51.0% . -1.4pp since 2023
Math
19.3%
IL avg 37.9% . +4.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.9% | 19.3% |
| 2023-24 | 43.3% | 14.9% |
% 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
31.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.6%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% 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 Azuela Elementary School
Azuela Elementary School's state test result (31.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azuela Elementary School this school | 690 | 79.4% | 31.9% |
| Calmeca Academy Elementary School Chicago | 605 | 82.6% | 18.1% |
| Carson Elementary School Chicago | 724 | 83.8% | 35.9% |
| Camras Elementary School Chicago | 702 | 82.6% | 25.4% |
| Schubert Elementary School Chicago | 568 | 80.3% | 18.9% |
| Sherlock Elementary School Cicero | 583 | 82.5% | 28.3% |
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 Azuela Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.9% | #1,203 of 1,925 | #366 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.3% | #1,622 of 2,077 ▼ 218 | #545 of 829 ▼ 92 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.9% | #1,287 of 2,077 ▼ 596 | #432 of 829 ▼ 206 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 690 | #136 of 2,419 | #89 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #1,831 of 2,035 | #756 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 5.4% | #1,991 of 2,042 | #786 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.4% | #522 of 2,132 | #358 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.3% | #370 of 1,461 | #226 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
690
-133 (-16%) vs 2020
+1669% since 2010-11, when it was 39
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 | 690 | 41 | 16.8:1 | 79% (548) |
| 2023-24 | 699 | 42.5 | 16.4:1 | 85% (593) |
| 2022-23 | 718 | 44 | 16.3:1 | 80% (577) |
| 2020-21 | 823 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 888 | 38.6 | 23.0:1 | 86% (764) |
| 2015-16 | 937 | 39 | 24.0:1 | 88% (828) |
| 2010-11 | 39 | 31 | 1.3:1 | 92% (36) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Azuela Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (888 to 690); teachers up 6% (38.6 to 41).
About Azuela Elementary School
Azuela Elementary School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Chicago, Illinois. The school's 690 students are in kindergarten through 8. Enrollment is 81% higher than the average for elementary schools in Illinois, which is about 381.
Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 has 324,396 students spread across 622 schools.
The student body at Azuela Elementary School is 97% Hispanic. Among people living in Cook County, the Hispanic share is about 27%. Azuela Elementary School's diversity index is 5%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at Azuela Elementary School total 41 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 16.8:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. The school counts 548 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 79%. It compares with 66% for public schools in Cook County.
The allk12 Grade for Azuela Elementary School is B-. Compared with Illinois public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 46% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Azuela Elementary School is 25.6%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 31.9%.
Cook County census figures show that the median household income is $83,498, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Cook County is home to 1,406 public schools and about 697,934 public school students.
Lee Elementary School is the closest public school, about 0.6 miles away in a straight line. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On state test proficiency, Azuela Elementary School ranks 6th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Large.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 133 fewer students in 2024-25.
Community posts for Azuela Elementary School can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
Nearby schools
- Lee Elementary School0.6 mi · 581
- Hancock College Preparatory High School1.0 mi · 1,050
- Grimes Elementary School1.0 mi · 368
- Hurley Elementary School1.1 mi · 748
- Richardson Middle School1.1 mi · 844
- Pasteur Elementary School1.2 mi · 620
Frequently asked questions
About Azuela Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Azuela Elementary School?
Azuela Elementary School enrolls approximately 690 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Azuela Elementary School serve?
Azuela Elementary School serves grades KG-08.
How many students per teacher at Azuela Elementary School?
Approximately 16.8:1 students per teacher at Azuela Elementary School.
How diverse is Azuela Elementary School?
Azuela Elementary School reports a student body of 1% White, 97% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Azuela Elementary School public or private?
Azuela Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.