Bronzeville Classical Elem Sch

Bronzeville Classical Elem Sch is a mid-sized K-5 school in Chicago, Illinois, one of the schools within Chicago Public Schools Dist 299. The school hosts 458 students in grades K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 20% above typical.

Bronzeville Classical Elem Sch is one of 622 schools operated by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, a district that caters to 324,396 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Bronzeville Classical Elem Sch lists that 74% of the student body identifies as Black. Other groups include 9% Asian, 7% multiracial, 5% White, 5% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 22% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Bronzeville Classical Elem Sch higher than the state norm the norm. About 17% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Cook County runs at roughly 66%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Bronzeville Classical Elem Sch 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 61.9%; this one delivers 83.7%, a residual of +21.8 points.

In the broader community, census data for Cook County shows the typical household earns roughly $83,498 per year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Bronzeville Classical Elem Sch is one of 1406 public schools in Cook County (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students).

The closest other public school is Hendricks Elem Community Academy, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Bronzeville Classical Elem Sch comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 14.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

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