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Enrollment
660
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993000623
Bouchet Elementary Math & Science Academy
7355 S Jeffery Blvd, Chicago, IL 60649 · (773) 535-0501 · Cook County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL660 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
629 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 | 53 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 68 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 88 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 62 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 61 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 56 | 8% |
| Grade 9 | 1 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (68) is 21% larger than its 8th grade class (56).
Student demographics
14%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
Bouchet Elementary Math & Science Academy→Chicago Vocational Career Academy 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
31.4%
IL avg 51.0% . +16.2pp since 2023
Math
16.6%
IL avg 37.9% . +8.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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 16 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.4% | 16.6% |
| 2023-24 | 15.2% | 7.8% |
% 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
21.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
16.5%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 16% 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 Bouchet Elementary Math & Science Academy
Bouchet Elementary Math & Science Academy's state test result (21.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bouchet Elementary Math & Science Academy this school | 660 | 95.3% | 21.7% |
| Dulles Elementary School Chicago | 651 | 95.7% | 8.8% |
| The Elise Ford Allen Academy Peoria | 642 | 97.0% | 6.8% |
| Moving Everest Charter School Chicago | 755 | 90.7% | 17.6% |
| Shoop Math-Sci Tech Elementary Academy Chicago | 515 | 91.3% | 20.0% |
| CICS - Washington Pk Campus Chicago | 493 | 95.3% | 32.1% |
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 Bouchet Elementary Math & Science Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.7% | #1,555 of 1,925 | #539 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.6% | #1,690 of 2,077 ▲ 40 | #580 of 829 ▲ 31 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.4% | #1,627 of 2,077 ▲ 120 | #591 of 829 ▲ 81 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 660 | #170 of 2,419 | #104 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #889 of 2,035 | #415 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.9% | #1,794 of 2,042 | #676 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.3% | #139 of 2,132 | #108 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.3% | #359 of 615 | #106 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
660
+40 (+6%) vs 2020
-57% since 1990-91, when it was 1,524
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 | 660 | 50.8 | 13.0:1 | 95% (629) |
| 2023-24 | 649 | 38 | 17.1:1 | 96% (624) |
| 2022-23 | 589 | 41 | 14.4:1 | 96% (567) |
| 2020-21 | 620 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 615 | 34.8 | 17.7:1 | 99% (607) |
| 2015-16 | 640 | 36 | 17.8:1 | 99% (631) |
| 2010-11 | 760 | 37 | 20.5:1 | 94% (716) |
| 2000-01 | 1,547 | 68 | 22.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 1,524 | 78 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bouchet Elementary Math & Science Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (615 to 660); teachers up 46% (34.8 to 50.8).
About Bouchet Elementary Math & Science Academy
Bouchet Elementary Math & Science Academy is a large elementary school based in Chicago, Illinois. Total enrollment is 660 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 8. By comparison, elementary schools in Illinois enroll about 381 students on average.
Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 has a total of 622 schools and 324,396 students, Bouchet Elementary Math & Science Academy among them.
By race and ethnicity, Bouchet Elementary Math & Science Academy is 93% Black. Next come 6% Hispanic. The county population is about 22% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 14, compared with 70 nationally.
Its ratio of 13.0:1 is based on 50.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Illinois average 13.9:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 95%. Across public schools in Cook County, the average is 66%.
Test results at Bouchet Elementary Math & Science Academy are 5.2 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (21.7% actual, 16.5% predicted).
American Community Survey estimates for Cook County show that median household income comes to about $83,498, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Cook County counts 1,406 public schools with about 697,934 students.
Measured in a straight line, South Shore Intl Col Prep High School is about 0.2 miles from Bouchet Elementary Math & Science Academy. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Bouchet Elementary Math & Science Academy ranks 4th on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Bouchet Elementary Math & Science Academy's location as City: Large.
Enrollment rose by 6% across 4 years, from 620 in 2020-21 to 660 in 2024-25.
This page collects posts and questions about Bouchet Elementary Math & Science Academy, such as homework, tutoring, and testing dates. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
- South Shore Intl Col Prep High School0.2 mi · 625
- Art in Motion Charter School0.4 mi · 602
- OKeeffe Elementary School0.5 mi · 572
- Parkside Elementary Community Academy0.6 mi · 283
- Madison Elementary School0.8 mi · 224
- South Shore Fine Arts Elementary School0.9 mi · 224
Frequently asked questions
About Bouchet Elementary Math & Science AcademyHow many students attend Bouchet Elementary Math & Science Academy?
Bouchet Elementary Math & Science Academy enrolls approximately 660 students in grades PK-08.
Is Bouchet Elementary Math & Science Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bouchet Elementary Math & Science Academy is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bouchet Elementary Math & Science Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bouchet Elementary Math & Science Academy is approximately 13.0:1 (51 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Bouchet Elementary Math & Science Academy?
Student demographics at Bouchet Elementary Math & Science Academy are roughly 0% White, 6% Hispanic, 93% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Bouchet Elementary Math & Science Academy public or private?
Bouchet Elementary Math & Science Academy 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.