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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Barton Elem School this year?
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Enrollment
411
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993000589
Barton Elementary School
7650 S Wolcott Ave, Chicago, IL 60620 · (773) 535-3260 · Cook County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL411 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 4% of Illinois public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
12.0:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
368 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 | 34 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 49 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 37 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 41 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 35 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 36 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 43 | 10% |
| Grade 9 | 1 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is 23% larger than its 8th grade class (43).
Student demographics
35%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
Barton Elementary School→Bogan 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
15.7%
IL avg 51.0% . +4.6pp since 2023
Math
6.4%
IL avg 37.9% . +4.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 16 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 6 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 15.7% | 6.4% |
| 2023-24 | 11.1% | 2.2% |
% 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
10.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
19.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 11% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 20% 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 Barton Elementary School
Barton Elementary School's state test result (10.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barton Elementary School this school | 411 | 89.5% | 10.9% |
| Randolph Elementary School Chicago | 367 | 92.1% | 10.8% |
| Carroll Elementary School Chicago | 411 | 86.1% | 27.6% |
| Nicholson Tech Academy Elementary School Chicago | 487 | 92.4% | 11.8% |
| Beethoven Elementary School Chicago | 333 | 91.3% | 8.2% |
| Ashe Elementary School Chicago | 387 | 94.6% | 13.0% |
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 Barton Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 10.9% | #1,860 of 1,925 | #727 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 6.4% | #2,002 of 2,077 ▲ 13 | #775 of 829 ▲ 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 15.7% | #2,002 of 2,077 ▼ 103 | #797 of 829 ▼ 43 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 411 | #950 of 2,419 | #408 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #543 of 2,035 | #276 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.7% | #1,281 of 2,042 | #472 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.5% | #288 of 2,132 | #209 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.3% | #358 of 615 | #105 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
411
+94 (+30%) vs 2020
-57% since 1990-91, when it was 957
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 | 411 | 34.3 | 12.0:1 | 90% (368) |
| 2023-24 | 390 | 29 | 13.4:1 | 93% (363) |
| 2022-23 | 393 | 25.5 | 15.4:1 | 93% (365) |
| 2020-21 | 317 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 383 | 25.3 | 15.1:1 | 97% (370) |
| 2015-16 | 452 | 26 | 17.4:1 | 96% (435) |
| 2010-11 | 575 | 30 | 19.2:1 | 94% (542) |
| 2000-01 | 894 | 44 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 957 | 46 | 20.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Barton Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (383 to 411); teachers up 35% (25.3 to 34.3).
About Barton Elementary School
Barton Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school located in Chicago, Illinois. Enrollment stands at 411 students, covering pre-K through 8.
A total of 622 schools make up Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, with 324,396 students enrolled.
The share of Black students at Barton Elementary School is 78%, a majority. The remaining students are 22% Hispanic. Census figures show Cook County is about 22% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 35, compared with 70 nationally.
Barton Elementary School has 34.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.0:1. The school's 12.0:1 compares with an average of 13.9:1 for elementary schools in Illinois. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 90%. The rate at public schools in Cook County averages 66%, lower than here.
On the allk12 Grade, Barton Elementary School lands at F, ahead of 4% of Illinois public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Barton Elementary School, the prediction is 19.8% and the result is 10.9%.
Census data for Cook County show the median household earns about $83,498 a year, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Public schools in Cook County number 1,406, with about 697,934 students.
Barton Elementary School is about 0.4 miles from Joplin Elementary School, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Barton Elementary School ranks 5th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 10.9% against a local average of 15.9%.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large).
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 30% increase, from 317 to 411.
People who know Barton Elementary School can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Barton Elementary schools
9 other US public schools in 9 states are named Barton Elementary. Barton Elementary School is the 7th largest of the 10.
- BARTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLAKE WORTH, FL · 1,185 students
- Barton Elementary SchoolIRVING, TX · 848 students
- BARTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPATCHOGUE, NY · 515 students
- Barton ElementaryMINNEAPOLIS, MN · 508 students
- Barton ElementarySan Bernardino, CA · 485 students
Nearby schools
- Joplin Elementary School0.4 mi · 283
- CICS - Ralph Ellison Campus0.5 mi · 247
- Randolph Elementary School0.5 mi · 367
- LEARN Chtr - Hunter Perkins Camp0.8 mi · 472
- Cook Elementary School0.9 mi · 322
- Montessori of Englewood Chtr Elementary School0.9 mi · 349
Frequently asked questions
About Barton Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Barton Elementary School?
Barton Elementary School enrolls approximately 411 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Barton Elementary School serve?
Barton Elementary School serves grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Barton Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Barton Elementary School is approximately 12.0:1 (34 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Barton Elementary School?
At Barton Elementary School, the student body is approximately 22% Hispanic, 78% Black, 0% Two or more.
Is Barton Elementary School public or private?
Barton 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.