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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Brentano Elem Math & Science Acad administration to hear?
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Enrollment
763
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993000617
Brentano Elementary Math & Science Academy
2723 N Fairfield Ave, Chicago, IL 60647 · (773) 534-4100 · Cook County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL763 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 61% of Illinois public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
266 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 56%
Community
6
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 | 67 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 77 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 85 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 75 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 64 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 68 | 9% |
| Grade 9 | 2 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (77) is 13% larger than its 8th grade class (68).
Student demographics
63%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
Brentano Elementary Math & Science Academy→Schurz 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
64.0%
IL avg 51.0% . +25.7pp since 2023
Math
45.1%
IL avg 37.9% . +21.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 26 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 22 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.0% | 45.1% |
| 2023-24 | 38.3% | 23.5% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
52.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.4%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Brentano Elementary Math & Science Academy
Brentano Elementary Math & Science Academy's state test result (52.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brentano Elementary Math & Science Academy this school | 763 | 34.9% | 52.6% |
| Verda Dierzen Early Learning Center Woodstock | 675 | 35.4% | N/A |
| Lakewood Creek Elementary Montgomery | 767 | 37.8% | 40.7% |
| Pulaski Intl School of Chicago Chicago | 889 | 34.0% | 54.9% |
| Fox Chase Elementary School Oswego | 661 | 37.7% | 52.2% |
| Thorp O A Elementary Scholastic Academy Chicago | 831 | 37.1% | 56.7% |
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 Brentano Elementary Math & Science Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.6% | #512 of 1,925 | #143 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.1% | #808 of 2,077 ▲ 237 | #239 of 829 ▲ 69 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #534 of 2,077 ▲ 320 | #186 of 829 ▲ 88 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 763 | #82 of 2,419 | #58 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #1,064 of 2,035 | #481 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.0% | #449 of 2,042 | #171 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.9% | #1,677 of 2,132 | #686 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +54.1% | #27 of 615 | #3 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
763
+160 (+27%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 1,140
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 | 763 | 56.5 | 13.5:1 | 35% (266) |
| 2023-24 | 727 | 51.5 | 14.1:1 | 40% (291) |
| 2022-23 | 685 | 46.5 | 14.7:1 | 44% (299) |
| 2020-21 | 603 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 495 | 30.8 | 16.1:1 | 67% (332) |
| 2015-16 | 433 | 23 | 18.8:1 | 85% (368) |
| 2010-11 | 464 | 26 | 17.9:1 | 90% (416) |
| 2000-01 | 899 | 49 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 1,140 | 52 | 21.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brentano Elementary Math & Science Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 54% (495 to 763); teachers up 83% (30.8 to 56.5).
About Brentano Elementary Math & Science Academy
Brentano Elementary Math & Science Academy sits in Chicago, Illinois, and is classified as an elementary school. The school runs pre-K through 8 and enrolls 763 students. Elementary schools in Illinois average about 381 students, which makes this school 100% above average.
Besides Brentano Elementary Math & Science Academy, Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 runs 621 other schools. The district enrolls 324,396 students.
At Brentano Elementary Math & Science Academy, Hispanic students make up the biggest share, 43%. Enrollment also includes 41% White, 9% multiracial, and 5% Black. Among people living in Cook County, the Hispanic share is about 27%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 63, compared with 70 nationally.
For every teacher at Brentano Elementary Math & Science Academy, there are about 13.5 students; the school has 56.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is in line with the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 35%. Compared with the 66% average for public schools in Cook County, the school's rate is lower.
Brentano Elementary Math & Science Academy earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 61% of Illinois public elementary schools.
On BeatsExpectations, Brentano Elementary Math & Science Academy is 1.2 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Illinois schools.
In Cook County, home to about 5,182,090 people, median household income comes to about $83,498, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. There are 1,406 public schools in the county, enrolling about 697,934, Brentano Elementary Math & Science Academy among them.
Measured in a straight line, Acero Chtr - Carlos Fuentes Elementary School is about 0.5 miles from Brentano Elementary Math & Science Academy. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Brentano Elementary Math & Science Academy ranks 1st on proficiency.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large).
Federal enrollment counts rose from 603 (2020-21) to 763 (2024-25).
Anyone can start a thread about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Brentano Elementary Math & Science Academy. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
- Acero Chtr - Carlos Fuentes Elementary School0.5 mi · 370
- Goethe Elementary School0.6 mi · 711
- Avondale - Logandale Elementary School0.7 mi · 459
- Darwin Elementary School0.7 mi · 502
- Linne Elementary School0.7 mi · 687
- Alcott College Prep0.9 mi · 373
Frequently asked questions
About Brentano Elementary Math & Science AcademyHow large is Brentano Elementary Math & Science Academy?
Brentano Elementary Math & Science Academy enrolls approximately 763 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Brentano Elementary Math & Science Academy serve?
Brentano Elementary Math & Science Academy serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Brentano Elementary Math & Science Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Brentano Elementary Math & Science Academy is approximately 13.5:1 (57 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Brentano Elementary Math & Science Academy?
At Brentano Elementary Math & Science Academy, the student body is approximately 41% White, 43% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Brentano Elementary Math & Science Academy public or private?
Brentano 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.