Clark G R Elem School

Clark G R Elem School operates as a micro-enrollment elementary school in Chicago, Illinois, run under Chicago Public Schools Dist 299. Current enrollment sits at 134 students spanning grades pre-K through 8. That puts it 65% leaner than the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 381 students.

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

Looking at the student body, Clark G R Elem School shows that the most-represented group is Hispanic (51%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest reads as 43% Black, 5% White. By comparison, Cook County as a whole is about 27% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Clark G R Elem School reports 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Clark G R Elem School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 81% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, 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.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Clark G R Elem School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 25.0%; this one delivers 30.3%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Cook County shows median household income runs about $83,498, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Clark G R Elem School is one of 1406 public schools in Cook County (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students).

The closest other public school is Warren Park School, roughly 0.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Clark G R Elem School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Clark G R Elem School at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 35.1%.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 43%: 235 students in 2018 compared to 134 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked up from 34% to 51%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 9.6:1 today.

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