Enrollment
260
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993000669
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Elementary
1003 N Leavitt St, Chicago, IL 60622 · (773) 534-4350 · Cook County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL260 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
163 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 | 20 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 20 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 20 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 29 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 27 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 32 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 25 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 31 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 26 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 30 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (20) is 33% smaller than its 8th grade class (30).
Student demographics
55%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Elementary→Clemente Community Academy High School
Based on published attendance-zone data from Chicago Public Schools Dist 299. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
39.9%
IL avg 51.0% . +14.6pp since 2023
Math
25.0%
IL avg 37.9% . +8.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 15 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.9% | 25.0% |
| 2023-24 | 25.3% | 16.7% |
% 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
31.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.3%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Ruth Bader Ginsburg Elementary
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Elementary's state test result (31.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg Elementary this school | 260 | 62.7% | 31.6% |
| West Elementary School Sycamore | 270 | 60.0% | 45.4% |
| Jefferson Elementary School Ottawa | 304 | 64.8% | 41.6% |
| Rock Cut Elementary School Loves Park | 261 | 67.4% | 21.3% |
| Marquette Elementary School Machesney Park | 268 | 67.2% | 30.6% |
| John Greer Elementary School Hoopeston | 232 | 63.8% | 38.2% |
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 Ruth Bader Ginsburg Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.6% | #1,215 of 1,925 | #373 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #1,454 of 2,077 ▼ 121 | #459 of 829 ▼ 35 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.9% | #1,344 of 2,077 ▲ 21 | #459 of 829 ▲ 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 260 | #1,773 of 2,419 | #725 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #678 of 2,035 | #318 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.1% | #745 of 2,042 | #263 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.7% | #931 of 2,132 | #518 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.8% | #985 of 1,461 | #487 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
260
+6 (+2%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 361
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 | 260 | 21 | 12.4:1 | 63% (163) |
| 2023-24 | 273 | 18.5 | 14.8:1 | 75% (205) |
| 2022-23 | 282 | 17 | 16.6:1 | 69% (194) |
| 2020-21 | 254 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 285 | 11 | 26.0:1 | 79% (226) |
| 2015-16 | 286 | 13 | 22.0:1 | 78% (224) |
| 2010-11 | 331 | 15 | 22.1:1 | 76% (252) |
| 2000-01 | 352 | 22 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 361 | 18 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ruth Bader Ginsburg Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (285 to 260); teachers up 91% (11 to 21).
About Ruth Bader Ginsburg Elementary
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Elementary is a small elementary school with its address in Chicago, Illinois. Enrollment is 260 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 8. The average for elementary schools in Illinois is about 381 students, so this school is 32% smaller than average.
The 622 schools in Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 enroll 324,396 students altogether, Ruth Bader Ginsburg Elementary among them.
A majority of students at Ruth Bader Ginsburg Elementary, 62%, are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 25% Hispanic, 8% Black, and 4% multiracial. The White share of the county population is lower, at 44%. By the diversity index, Ruth Bader Ginsburg Elementary comes in at 55%.
With 21 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Ruth Bader Ginsburg Elementary was 12.4:1. Among elementary schools in Illinois, the typical ratio is 13.9:1. Ruth Bader Ginsburg Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 63%.
Schools in Illinois with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 35.3%. Ruth Bader Ginsburg Elementary scores 31.6%.
Federal survey data for Cook County show that median household income is about $83,498, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. A total of 1,406 public schools operate in Cook County, serving about 697,934 students.
The shortest distance from Ruth Bader Ginsburg Elementary to another public school is about 0.3 miles, to Clemente Community Academy High School. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. By average proficiency, Ruth Bader Ginsburg Elementary is 4th among 9 schools close by.
For locale, NCES codes Ruth Bader Ginsburg Elementary as City: Large.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Elementary had 254 students in 2020-21 and 260 in 2024-25, nearly the same.
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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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Other schools in Chicago Public Schools Dist 299
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Other Ruth Bader Ginsburg Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Ruth Bader Ginsburg Elementary. Ruth Bader Ginsburg Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg Elementary SchoolVancouver, WA · 224 students
Nearby schools
- Clemente Community Academy High School0.3 mi · 745
- Chopin Elementary School0.4 mi · 323
- Acero Chtr - Esmera Santiago Cmps0.4 mi · 224
- LaSalle II Lang Academy Elementary School0.4 mi · 589
- De Diego Elementary Community Academy0.5 mi · 511
- Pritzker Elementary School0.5 mi · 674
Frequently asked questions
About Ruth Bader Ginsburg ElementaryHow many students attend Ruth Bader Ginsburg Elementary?
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Elementary enrolls approximately 260 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Ruth Bader Ginsburg Elementary serve?
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Elementary serves grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ruth Bader Ginsburg Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ruth Bader Ginsburg Elementary is approximately 12.4:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ruth Bader Ginsburg Elementary?
At Ruth Bader Ginsburg Elementary, the student body is approximately 62% White, 25% Hispanic, 8% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Ruth Bader Ginsburg Elementary public or private?
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299.
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