Enrollment
336
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993000609
Black Magnet Elementary 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 28 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 36 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 37 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 38 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 40 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 38 | 11% |
Student demographics
5%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
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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.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.1% | 51.3% |
| 2023-24 | 55.9% | 34.5% |
% 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
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 →
Where Black Magnet Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.3% | #414 of 1,925 | #124 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.3% | #634 of 2,077 | #190 of 829 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.1% | #344 of 2,077 | #125 of 829 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 336 | #1,335 of 2,419 | #554 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #1,050 of 2,035 | #475 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 5.2% | #1,996 of 2,042 | #791 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.5% | #727 of 2,132 | #456 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.3% | #337 of 1,461 | #209 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
336
-109 (-24%) vs 2020
+33% since 1990-91, when it was 253
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 | 336 | 25 | 13.4:1 | 71% (237) |
| 2023-24 | 356 | 26 | 13.7:1 | 71% (254) |
| 2022-23 | 395 | 26 | 15.2:1 | 62% (246) |
| 2020-21 | 445 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 438 | 23.4 | 18.7:1 | 80% (349) |
| 2015-16 | 456 | 23 | 19.8:1 | 79% (362) |
| 2010-11 | 471 | 24 | 19.6:1 | 76% (358) |
| 2000-01 | 441 | 26 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 253 | 15 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Black Magnet Elementary School.
About Black Magnet Elementary School
Located in Chicago, Illinois, Black Magnet Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school. The school reports 336 students in kindergarten through 8.
Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 oversees Black Magnet Elementary School and 621 other schools, with 324,396 students in total.
Most students at Black Magnet Elementary School are Black: 97% of enrollment. Other students are 2% Hispanic. That is higher than the 22% Black share among all Cook County residents. Black Magnet Elementary School has a diversity index of 5%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its teaching staff equals 25 full-time positions, a ratio of 13.4:1. Elementary schools in Illinois have a similar average ratio of 13.9:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 71%.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Black Magnet Elementary School is in the top 10% of Illinois schools: 56.3% actual against 30.8% predicted.
County data help place the school in context: in Cook County, median household income is about $83,498, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. The public schools of Cook County number 1,406 and enroll about 697,934.
Warren Elementary School is located about 0.1 miles from Black Magnet Elementary School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, Black Magnet Elementary School is ahead of the 24.7% nearby average, ranking 1st of 9.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Large.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 336 was 24% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 445.
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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 Elementary School0.1 mi · 317
- Earhart Elementary Opt for Knowl School0.4 mi · 195
- Hoyne Elementary School0.5 mi · 230
- Chicago Vocational Career Academy High School0.6 mi · 673
- Burnham Elementary Inclusive Academy0.6 mi · 374
- Daisy Bates Academy of Social Justic0.7 mi · 225
Frequently asked questions
About Black Magnet Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Black Magnet Elementary School?
Black Magnet Elementary School enrolls approximately 336 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Black Magnet Elementary School serve?
Black Magnet Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Black Magnet Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Black Magnet Elementary School is approximately 13.4:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Black Magnet Elementary School?
At Black Magnet Elementary School, the student body is approximately 2% Hispanic, 97% Black, 0% Two or more.
What district is Black Magnet Elementary School in?
Black Magnet Elementary School is part of Chicago Public Schools Dist 299.
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