Chappell Elem School

Chappell Elem School operates as a sizable elementary school in Chicago, Illinois, part of Chicago Public Schools Dist 299. Current enrollment sits at 598 students spanning grades pre-K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 57% larger than the state mean of about 381.

Within Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, which oversees 622 schools and 324,396 students, Chappell Elem School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Chappell Elem School shows that 49% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 34% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 5% Black, 4% Asian.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Chappell Elem School has 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 31% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably below Cook County's rate of about 66%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Chappell Elem School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 53.6%, the actual is 57.7%, a residual of +4.1 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Cook County put median household earnings sit near $83,498, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Cook County runs 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), of which Chappell Elem School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Amundsen High School, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Chappell Elem School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 44.5%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Chappell Elem School has ticked up 5%, going from 572 students in 2018 to 598 in 2025. The White share of enrollment expanded from 23% to 49% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 in 2025.

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