Byrne Elem School

Byrne Elem School, an expansive K-5 school in Chicago, Illinois, one of the schools within Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, caters to 619 students, covering grades K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 62% above typical.

Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 runs 622 schools in total, collectively educating 324,396 students. Byrne Elem School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Byrne Elem School shows that 72% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 24% White, 4% Black. The wider county runs roughly 27% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Byrne Elem School shows 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.4:1. The state averages about 13.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 47% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is south of Cook County's rate of about 66%.

With demographic context factored in, Byrne Elem School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 44.3%; this one delivers 36.5%.

Across the wider county, Cook County reports that median household income runs about $83,498, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Cook County runs 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), of which Byrne Elem School is one.

Kennedy High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Byrne Elem School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 36.3%.

Byrne Elem School operates from an urban location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 8%: 674 students in 2018 compared to 619 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 35% to 24%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 19.2:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.