Enrollment
286
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993000666
Coles Elementary Language Academy
8441 S Yates Blvd, Chicago, IL 60617 · (773) 535-6550 · Cook County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL286 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
174 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 56%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 39 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 33 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 26 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 29 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 24 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 25 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 22 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 30 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 33 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 25 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (33) is 32% larger than its 8th grade class (25).
Student demographics
21%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
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
25.0%
IL avg 51.0% . +9.7pp since 2023
Math
25.9%
IL avg 37.9% . +19.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 20 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 25.0% | 25.9% |
| 2023-24 | 15.3% | 6.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
22.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.4%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 36% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Coles Elementary Language Academy
Coles Elementary Language Academy's state test result (22.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coles Elementary Language Academy this school | 286 | 60.8% | 22.1% |
| Hickory Bend Elementary School Glenwood | 277 | 62.8% | 24.0% |
| Owen Elementary Scholastic Academy Chicago | 281 | 58.4% | 28.7% |
| Meadowview School Country Club Hills | 293 | 65.5% | 19.8% |
| Heather Hill Elementary School Flossmoor | 319 | 58.0% | 43.5% |
| Marya Yates Elementary School Matteson | 284 | 66.2% | 19.9% |
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 Coles Elementary Language Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.1% | #1,537 of 1,925 | #525 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.9% | #1,422 of 2,077 ▲ 388 | #446 of 829 ▲ 214 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #1,808 of 2,077 ▼ 65 | #695 of 829 ▼ 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 286 | #1,623 of 2,419 | #665 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #836 of 2,035 | #395 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.2% | #1,584 of 2,042 | #593 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.8% | #985 of 2,132 | #532 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -34.4% | #107 of 1,461 | #69 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
286
-41 (-13%) vs 2020
-64% since 1990-91, when it was 794
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 | 286 | 22.3 | 12.8:1 | 61% (174) |
| 2023-24 | 251 | 21 | 11.9:1 | 76% (192) |
| 2022-23 | 265 | 20 | 13.3:1 | 92% (245) |
| 2020-21 | 327 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 436 | 26.6 | 16.4:1 | 96% (419) |
| 2015-16 | 493 | 29 | 17.0:1 | 96% (472) |
| 2010-11 | 542 | 31 | 17.5:1 | 95% (516) |
| 2000-01 | 1,036 | 43 | 24.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 794 | 35 | 22.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Coles Elementary Language Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 34% (436 to 286); teachers down 16% (26.6 to 22.3).
About Coles Elementary Language Academy
Families in Chicago, Illinois, are served by Coles Elementary Language Academy, a low-enrollment elementary school. It educates 286 students in pre-K through 8. The typical figure for elementary schools in Illinois is about 381 students.
Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 serves 324,396 students across 622 schools.
About 88% of the student body at Coles Elementary Language Academy is Black. Other students are 11% Hispanic. By comparison, Cook County residents are about 22% Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 21% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Coles Elementary Language Academy's 22.3 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 12.8:1. That is lower than the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 61%.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, Coles Elementary Language Academy ranks in the bottom 10% in Illinois. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 22.1%, against a prediction of 36.4%.
Coles Elementary Language Academy is located in Cook County, where the median household income is $83,498, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Besides Coles Elementary Language Academy, Cook County has 1,405 other public schools.
Nearby, Great Lakes Academy Charter Elementary School is about 0.3 miles away. Within five miles of Coles Elementary Language Academy, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Coles Elementary Language Academy places 4th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show a 13% enrollment decrease, from 327 in 2020-21 to 286 in 2024-25.
Community posts for Coles Elementary Language Academy can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
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- Great Lakes Academy Charter Elementary School0.3 mi · 538
- Chicago Vocational Career Academy High School0.5 mi · 673
- Hoyne Elementary School0.6 mi · 230
- Noble St Chtr-Baker Campus0.6 mi · 285
- Bowen High School0.6 mi · 278
- Ninos Heroes Elementary Academic Center0.7 mi · 315
Frequently asked questions
About Coles Elementary Language AcademyHow large is Coles Elementary Language Academy?
Coles Elementary Language Academy enrolls approximately 286 students in grades PK-08.
Is Coles Elementary Language Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Coles Elementary Language Academy is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Coles Elementary Language Academy have?
Coles Elementary Language Academy employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Coles Elementary Language Academy?
Student demographics at Coles Elementary Language Academy are roughly 11% Hispanic, 88% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Coles Elementary Language Academy public or private?
Coles Elementary Language Academy is a public K-12 school, overseen by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299.
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