Beasley Elem Magnet Academic Ctr

As a substantial elementary school in Chicago, Illinois, Beasley Elem Magnet Academic Ctr hosts 1,119 students from grades pre-K through 8, part of Chicago Public Schools Dist 299. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 381 students each, so Beasley Elem Magnet Academic Ctr sits 194% above that benchmark.

Within Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, which oversees 622 schools and 324,396 students, Beasley Elem Magnet Academic Ctr is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Beasley Elem Magnet Academic Ctr records that 97% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. The wider county runs roughly 22% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 72 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Beasley Elem Magnet Academic Ctr higher than the state norm the norm. Around 66% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, Beasley Elem Magnet Academic Ctr sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.7%; this one delivers 36.0%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Cook County put the typical household earns roughly $83,498 per year, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Cook County's 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), Beasley Elem Magnet Academic Ctr is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Bronzeville Scholastic HS, around 0.4 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Beasley Elem Magnet Academic Ctr at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 13.2%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Over the past 7-year window. Beasley Elem Magnet Academic Ctr's enrollment has edged down 10% since 2018, when it stood at 1,250 (now 1,119). Class-load math has tightened: from 20.1:1 in 2018 to 15.7:1 in 2025.

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