CICS - Loomis Primary Campus

CICS - Loomis Primary Campus is a K-5 school of middle-of-the-pack scale in Chicago, Illinois, part of Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, serveing 333 students in grades K through 2.

Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 runs 622 schools in total, collectively educating 324,396 students. CICS - Loomis Primary Campus is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, CICS - Loomis Primary Campus lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (97%); the rest consists of 2% Hispanic. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 22%.

On the resource side, On paper, CICS - Loomis Primary Campus has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.4:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 91% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Cook County (around 66%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Cook County) shows that median household earnings sit near $83,498, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Cook County runs 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), of which CICS - Loomis Primary Campus is one.

Nearest neighbor: CICS - Longwood Campus, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area. CICS - Loomis Primary Campus is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Looking at the recent track record. CICS - Loomis Primary Campus's enrollment has decreased 41% since 2018, when it stood at 561 (now 333).

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.