Enrollment
322
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993000672
Cook Elementary School
8150 S Bishop St, Chicago, IL 60620 · (773) 535-3315 · Cook County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL322 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
234 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 | 19 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 35 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 32 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 34 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 33 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 33 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 35 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 34 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 25 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 39 | 12% |
| Grade 9 | 2 | 1% |
| Grade 10 | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
28%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
Cook Elementary School→Hirsch Metropolitan High School
Based on published attendance-zone data from Chicago Public Schools Dist 299. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
20.2%
IL avg 51.0% . +3.4pp since 2023
Math
2.2%
IL avg 37.9% . -0.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 20 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 2 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 20.2% | 2.2% |
| 2023-24 | 16.8% | 2.8% |
% 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
11.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.6%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 12% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 30% 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 →
Where Cook Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 11.5% | #1,849 of 1,925 | #721 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 2.2% | #2,069 of 2,077 | #823 of 829 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.2% | #1,919 of 2,077 | #759 of 829 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 322 | #1,412 of 2,419 | #583 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #1,238 of 2,035 | #549 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.9% | #1,443 of 2,042 | #536 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.7% | #677 of 2,132 | #431 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.5% | #639 of 1,461 | #350 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
322
-6 (-2%) vs 2020
-66% since 1990-91, when it was 955
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 | 322 | 23 | 14.0:1 | 73% (234) |
| 2023-24 | 283 | 21 | 13.5:1 | 90% (256) |
| 2022-23 | 322 | 20 | 16.1:1 | 81% (262) |
| 2020-21 | 328 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 381 | 23.3 | 16.4:1 | 98% (372) |
| 2015-16 | 403 | 24 | 16.8:1 | 99% (397) |
| 2010-11 | 549 | 30 | 18.3:1 | 99% (546) |
| 2000-01 | 816 | 41 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 955 | 50 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cook Elementary School.
About Cook Elementary School
This page covers Cook Elementary School, a low-enrollment elementary school in Chicago, Illinois. A total of 322 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 8.
Cook Elementary School falls under Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, which has 622 schools enrolling 324,396 students.
Cook Elementary School's enrollment is 84% Black. Next come 15% Hispanic. The county population is about 22% Black. The school's diversity index is 28%, meaning two students picked at random have a 28% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teacher staffing is 23 full-time equivalents, or about 14.0 students per teacher. For comparison, elementary schools in Illinois average 13.9:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 73%.
Cook Elementary School ranks in the bottom 10% of Illinois schools after adjusting test results for student poverty. Actual: 11.5%. Predicted: 29.6%. Difference: 18.0 points.
Cook County census figures show that the median household income is $83,498, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. There are 1,406 public schools in Cook County, enrolling about 697,934 students in all.
Nearby, LEARN Chtr - Hunter Perkins Camp is about 0.4 miles away. Within five miles of Cook Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Cook Elementary School ranks 7th of 9 on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Cook Elementary School inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large).
In 2020-21, Cook Elementary School enrolled 328; in 2024-25, 322.
Discussions about Cook Elementary School may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- LEARN Chtr - Hunter Perkins Camp0.4 mi · 472
- Cuffe Math-Sci Tech Elementary Academy0.4 mi · 249
- CICS - Ralph Ellison Campus0.5 mi · 247
- Joplin Elementary School0.5 mi · 283
- Foster Park Elementary School0.6 mi · 345
- Barton Elementary School0.9 mi · 411
Frequently asked questions
About Cook Elementary SchoolHow large is Cook Elementary School?
Cook Elementary School enrolls approximately 322 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Cook Elementary School serve?
Cook Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Cook Elementary School?
Approximately 14.0:1 students per teacher at Cook Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cook Elementary School?
At Cook Elementary School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 15% Hispanic, 84% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Cook Elementary School public or private?
Cook Elementary School 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.