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Enrollment
458
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993006590
Bronzeville Classical Elementary School
8 W Root St, Chicago, IL 60609 · (773) 535-8085 · Cook County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL458 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
76 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 56%
Community
3
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 | 56 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 58 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 40 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 25 | 5% |
Student demographics
43%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
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
92.4%
IL avg 51.0% . +4.5pp since 2023
Math
79.9%
IL avg 37.9% . +17.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 92 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 17 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 92.4% | 79.9% |
| 2023-24 | 87.9% | 62.5% |
% 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
83.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.9%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+21.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 84% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 62% 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 22 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 Bronzeville Classical Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 83.7% | #15 of 1,925 | #7 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.9% | #82 of 2,077 | #33 of 829 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 92.4% | #15 of 2,077 | #8 of 829 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 458 | #720 of 2,419 | #336 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #1,898 of 2,035 | #774 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.1% | #1,078 of 2,042 | #401 of 819 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 458 | 26 | 17.6:1 | 17% (76) |
| 2023-24 | 423 | 27 | 15.7:1 | 17% (73) |
| 2022-23 | 395 | 22 | 17.9:1 | 18% (70) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bronzeville Classical Elementary School.
About Bronzeville Classical Elementary School
Bronzeville Classical Elementary School is an elementary school in Chicago, Illinois, according to federal school records. It enrolled 458 students in kindergarten through 8 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 20% higher than the average for elementary schools in Illinois, which is about 381.
Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, which runs Bronzeville Classical Elementary School, has 622 schools and 324,396 students.
Black students make up a majority at Bronzeville Classical Elementary School, at 74%. The remaining students are 9% Asian, 7% multiracial, 5% White, and 5% Hispanic. Census figures show Cook County is about 22% Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 43% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
At Bronzeville Classical Elementary School, 26 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 17.6:1. On average, elementary schools in Illinois have 13.9:1, compared with 17.6:1 here. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 17% of enrollment. That rate is below the 66% average among public schools in Cook County.
Compared with Illinois schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Bronzeville Classical Elementary School does better than predicted by 21.8 points. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 83.7%; the prediction is 61.9%.
Within Cook County, the median household income is $83,498, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. In all, Cook County has 1,406 public schools and roughly 697,934 students.
The school nearest to Bronzeville Classical Elementary School is Hendricks Elementary Community Academy, at a distance of about 0.5 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Bronzeville Classical Elementary School is 1st on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Bronzeville Classical Elementary School is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Bronzeville Classical Elementary School covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
- Hendricks Elementary Community Academy0.5 mi · 217
- Phillips Academy High School0.5 mi · 467
- Perspectives Chtr - IIT Campus0.6 mi · 413
- Wells Preparatory Elementary Academy0.6 mi · 308
- Air Force Academy High School0.6 mi · 131
- Mollison Elementary School0.7 mi · 237
Frequently asked questions
About Bronzeville Classical Elementary SchoolHow large is Bronzeville Classical Elementary School?
Bronzeville Classical Elementary School enrolls approximately 458 students in grades KG-08.
Is Bronzeville Classical Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bronzeville Classical Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bronzeville Classical Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bronzeville Classical Elementary School is approximately 17.6:1 (26 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Bronzeville Classical Elementary School?
Bronzeville Classical Elementary School reports a student body of 5% White, 5% Hispanic, 74% Black, 9% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Bronzeville Classical Elementary School public or private?
Bronzeville Classical Elementary School 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.