Enrollment
336
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993000609
Black Magnet Elem School
9101 S Euclid Ave, Chicago, IL 60617 · (773) 535-6390 · Cook County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL336 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
237 students
DISTRICT 78% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
70.1%
IL avg 51.0% . +14.2pp since 2023
Math
51.3%
IL avg 37.9% . +16.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 17 points.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
56.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+25.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 31% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 26 points, placing it in Illinois's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
336
-102 (-23%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 18.7:1
% White
0%
was 0%
% Hispanic
2%
was 1%
% Black
97%
was 99%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Black Magnet Elem School
As a reasonably sized elementary campus in Chicago, Illinois, Black Magnet Elem School serves 336 students from grades K through 8, operated by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299.
Across the 622 schools in Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 (324,396 students total), Black Magnet Elem School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
For racial and ethnic makeup, Black Magnet Elem School lists that 97% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority; the rest consists of 2% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 22% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.
On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 13.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 71% 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, Black Magnet Elem School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 30.8%; this one delivers 56.3%, a residual of +25.5 points.
In the surrounding community, Cook County reports that the typical household earns roughly $83,498 per year, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Black Magnet Elem School is one of 1406 public schools in Cook County (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students).
The closest other public school is Warren Elem School, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Black Magnet Elem School at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 24.7%.
The campus sits in a downtown setting.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 23%: 438 students in 2018 compared to 336 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 18.7:1 in 2018 to 13.4:1 today.
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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
- Warren Elem School0.1 mi · 317
- Earhart Elem Opt for Knowl School0.4 mi · 195
- Hoyne Elem School0.5 mi · 230
- Chicago Vocational Career Acad HS0.6 mi · 673
- Burnham Elem Inclusive Academy0.6 mi · 374
- Daisy Bates Acad of Social Justic0.7 mi · 225
Frequently asked questions
About Black Magnet Elem SchoolHow many students attend Black Magnet Elem School?
Black Magnet Elem School enrolls approximately 336 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Black Magnet Elem School serve?
Black Magnet Elem School serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Black Magnet Elem School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Black Magnet Elem School is approximately 13.4:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Black Magnet Elem School?
At Black Magnet Elem School, the student body is approximately 2% Hispanic, 97% Black, 0% Two or more.
What district is Black Magnet Elem School in?
Black Magnet Elem School is part of Chicago Public Schools Dist 299.
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