Enrollment
231
Elementary
DISTRICT 262 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BETTY SHABAZZ INTERNL CHRTR SCH·NCES 170142406396
Barbara A Sizemore Campus
6547 S Stewart Ave, Chicago, IL 60621 · (773) 651-1661 · Cook County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL231 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
230 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 22 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 27 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 32 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 27 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 20 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 25 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 23 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 25 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 30 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (22) is 27% smaller than its 8th grade class (30).
Student demographics
7%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · 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
39.4%
IL avg 51.0% . +17.0pp since 2023
Math
17.0%
IL avg 37.9% . +11.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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 17 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.4% | 17.0% |
| 2023-24 | 22.4% | 5.7% |
% 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
26.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
14.0%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 14% 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 Barbara A Sizemore Campus
Barbara A Sizemore Campus's state test result (26.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barbara A Sizemore Campus this school | 231 | 99.6% | 26.0% |
| Roosevelt Elementary School Dolton | 248 | 100.0% | 15.0% |
| Diekman Elementary School Dolton | 227 | 97.8% | 20.4% |
| Carol Moseley Braun School Calumet City | 264 | 100.0% | 23.6% |
| Chalmers STEAM Elementary Chicago | 205 | 98.5% | 18.1% |
| Washington Elementary School Riverdale | 282 | 99.6% | 12.7% |
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 Barbara A Sizemore Campus ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #1,415 of 1,925 | #465 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.0% | #1,681 of 2,077 ▲ 143 | #576 of 829 ▲ 91 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.4% | #1,361 of 2,077 ▲ 118 | #469 of 829 ▲ 67 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 231 | #1,920 of 2,419 | #778 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #1,792 of 2,035 | #742 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.7% | #1,957 of 2,042 | #764 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.6% | #25 of 2,132 | #16 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.1% | #909 of 1,461 | #461 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
231
-11 (-5%) vs 2020
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 | 231 | 14 | 16.5:1 | 100% (230) |
| 2023-24 | 247 | 13.9 | 17.8:1 | 92% (227) |
| 2022-23 | 262 | 15 | 17.5:1 | 90% (236) |
| 2020-21 | 242 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 257 | 12 | 21.4:1 | 42% (107) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Barbara A Sizemore Campus.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (257 to 231); teachers up 17% (12 to 14).
About Barbara A Sizemore Campus
Barbara A Sizemore Campus is a low-enrollment elementary school with its address in Chicago, Illinois. Enrolled students number 231 students, in kindergarten through 8. Enrollment is 39% lower than the average for elementary schools in Illinois, which is about 381.
Betty Shabazz Internl Chrtr Sch oversees Barbara A Sizemore Campus and 1 other school, with 524 students in total.
Barbara A Sizemore Campus's enrollment is 97% Black. The school is also 2% multiracial. That is higher than the 22% Black share among all Cook County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 7% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Barbara A Sizemore Campus operates with 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 16.5:1. That is higher than the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. About 100% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. Compared with the 66% average for public schools in Cook County, the school's rate is higher.
Test results at Barbara A Sizemore Campus are 12.0 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (26.0% actual, 14.0% predicted).
In the county around the school, Cook County, 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.
The closest public school, Noble St Chtr-Johnson Colg Prep, is about 0.3 miles from Barbara A Sizemore Campus. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Barbara A Sizemore Campus ranks 1st of 9 on average proficiency.
Barbara A Sizemore Campus is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large. Barbara A Sizemore Campus is a charter school, a type of public school that operates under a charter.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 11 fewer students in 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Barbara A Sizemore Campus covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
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- Betty Shabazz Internl Charter SchoolElementary · 293 students
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- Noble St Chtr-Johnson Colg Prep0.3 mi · 529
- Parker Elementary Community Academy0.3 mi · 367
- Englewood STEM High School0.3 mi · 778
- Kershaw Elementary School0.4 mi · 226
- Urban Prep Chtr Academy Englewood High School0.5 mi · 87
- Mays Elementary Academy0.6 mi · 277
Frequently asked questions
About Barbara A Sizemore CampusHow large is Barbara A Sizemore Campus?
Barbara A Sizemore Campus enrolls approximately 231 students in grades KG-08.
Is Barbara A Sizemore Campus an elementary, middle, or high school?
Barbara A Sizemore Campus is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Barbara A Sizemore Campus?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Barbara A Sizemore Campus is approximately 16.5:1 (14 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Barbara A Sizemore Campus?
At Barbara A Sizemore Campus, the student body is approximately 1% Hispanic, 97% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is Barbara A Sizemore Campus in?
Barbara A Sizemore Campus is part of Betty Shabazz Internl Chrtr Sch.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.