Brentano Elem Math & Science Acad

Brentano Elem Math & Science Acad operates as a large elementary school in Chicago, Illinois, one of the schools within Chicago Public Schools Dist 299. Current enrollment sits at 763 students spanning grades pre-K through 8. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 381 students each, so Brentano Elem Math & Science Acad sits 100% above that benchmark.

Within Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, which oversees 622 schools and 324,396 students, Brentano Elem Math & Science Acad is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Brentano Elem Math & Science Acad records that the largest single group is Hispanic at 43%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder consists of 41% White, 9% multiracial, 5% Black. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 27%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Brentano Elem Math & Science Acad has 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 35% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Cook County (around 66%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Brentano Elem Math & Science Acad sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 51.4%; this one delivers 52.6%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Cook County) logs that median household earnings sit near $83,498, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Cook County runs 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), of which Brentano Elem Math & Science Acad is one.

The closest other public school is Acero Chtr - Carlos Fuentes Elem, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Brentano Elem Math & Science Acad at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 30.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Over the past 7-year window. Brentano Elem Math & Science Acad's enrollment has ticked up 54% since 2018, when it stood at 495 (now 763). The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked down from 71% to 43% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.