Beard Elem School

Beard Elem School is one of the mid-sized elementary campuss in Chicago, Illinois, overseen by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, with 327 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 3.

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

On the student-mix side, Beard Elem School shows that the most-represented group is Hispanic (38%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school shows 35% White, 14% Asian, 6% Black, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Cook County as a whole is about 27% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Beard Elem School records 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 8.0:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 36% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Cook County (around 66%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Cook County shows the typical household earns roughly $83,498 per year, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Cook County's 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), Beard Elem School is one campus in the mix.

Garvy J Elem School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Beard Elem School's enrollment has expanded 83% since 2018, when it stood at 179 (now 327). Over the same period, the Hispanic share fell from 46% to 38%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 10.3:1 in 2018 to 8.0:1 today.

On this page, members of the Beard Elem School community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.