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Enrollment
449
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993000868
Chicago World Language Academy
1340 W Harrison St, Chicago, IL 60607 · (773) 534-7000 · Cook County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL449 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
174 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 56%
Community
5
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 | 41 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 54 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 57 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 48 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 38 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is 8% larger than its 8th grade class (38).
Student demographics
73%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
70.4%
IL avg 51.0% . +13.5pp since 2023
Math
49.8%
IL avg 37.9% . +3.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.4% | 49.8% |
| 2023-24 | 56.9% | 45.9% |
% 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
58.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.1%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Chicago World Language Academy
Chicago World Language Academy's state test result (58.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago World Language Academy this school | 449 | 38.8% | 58.7% |
| Vernon L Barkstall Elementary School Champaign | 426 | 43.2% | 44.1% |
| Pioneer Elementary School Bolingbrook | 561 | 46.5% | 44.0% |
| Jamie McGee Elementary School Bolingbrook | 487 | 48.3% | 41.0% |
| McCarty Elementary School Aurora | 478 | 35.4% | 37.8% |
| Elizabeth Eichelberger Elementary School Plainfield | 548 | 31.4% | 55.4% |
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 Chicago World Language Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.7% | #352 of 1,925 | #108 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.8% | #671 of 2,077 ▼ 269 | #196 of 829 ▼ 63 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.4% | #337 of 2,077 ▼ 36 | #122 of 829 ▼ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 449 | #763 of 2,419 | #352 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #1,444 of 2,035 | #638 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.4% | #46 of 2,042 | #22 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.8% | #1,580 of 2,132 | #663 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.4% | #512 of 1,461 | #296 of 661 |
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
449
-57 (-11%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 555
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 | 449 | 30.8 | 14.6:1 | 39% (174) |
| 2023-24 | 453 | 34 | 13.3:1 | 42% (190) |
| 2022-23 | 451 | 31 | 14.6:1 | 41% (184) |
| 2020-21 | 506 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 550 | 30.4 | 18.1:1 | 43% (238) |
| 2015-16 | 564 | 32 | 17.6:1 | 41% (233) |
| 2010-11 | 550 | 32 | 17.2:1 | 32% (175) |
| 2000-01 | 547 | 31 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 555 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chicago World Language Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (550 to 449); teachers up 1% (30.4 to 30.8).
About Chicago World Language Academy
Chicago World Language Academy is a medium-sized elementary school. Its address is in Chicago, Illinois. The school's enrollment of 449 students covers kindergarten through 8.
Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 enrolls 324,396 students, and its 622 schools include Chicago World Language Academy.
Enrollment at Chicago World Language Academy is mixed, with Black students the largest group at 38%. The school is also 28% Hispanic, 18% Asian, 10% White, and 6% multiracial. That is higher than the 22% Black share among all Cook County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Chicago World Language Academy belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 73%.
The school reported 30.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 14.6:1. Across elementary schools in Illinois, the average ratio is about 13.9:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 39%. It compares with 66% for public schools in Cook County.
Compared with Illinois schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Chicago World Language Academy's results are 9.6 points above predicted: 58.7% against 49.1%.
Cook County census figures show that median household income is about $83,498, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Chicago World Language Academy is among the 1,406 public schools in Cook County.
Young Magnet High School is the closest public school, about 0.3 miles away in a straight line. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. On state test proficiency, Chicago World Language Academy ranks 3rd in a group of 8 nearby schools.
The federal government classifies Chicago World Language Academy's location as City: Large.
Chicago World Language Academy saw enrollment fall 11% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The Chicago World Language Academy community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
- Young Magnet High School0.3 mi · 2,223
- Galileo Elementary Math & Sci Schol Acd0.4 mi · 547
- STEM Magnet Academy Elementary School0.5 mi · 397
- Rudolph Elementary Learning Center0.7 mi · 22
- Smyth J Elementary School0.8 mi · 348
- William Brown Magnet Elementary School0.8 mi · 232
Frequently asked questions
About Chicago World Language AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at Chicago World Language Academy?
Chicago World Language Academy enrolls approximately 449 students in grades KG-08.
Is Chicago World Language Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Chicago World Language Academy is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Chicago World Language Academy have?
Chicago World Language Academy employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
How diverse is Chicago World Language Academy?
Chicago World Language Academy reports a student body of 10% White, 28% Hispanic, 38% Black, 18% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Chicago World Language Academy public or private?
Chicago World Language 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.