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Enrollment
723
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993000674
Coonley Elementary School
4046 N Leavitt St, Chicago, IL 60618 · (773) 534-5140 · Cook County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL723 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
11%
77 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 56%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 56 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 70 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 89 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 108 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 94 | 13% |
| Grade 9 | 1 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (56) is 40% smaller than its 8th grade class (94).
Student demographics
51%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
Coonley Elementary School→Amundsen 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
82.7%
IL avg 51.0% . +12.2pp since 2023
Math
74.5%
IL avg 37.9% . +15.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 15 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 82.7% | 74.5% |
| 2023-24 | 70.5% | 59.5% |
% 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
76.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.4%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 Coonley Elementary School
Coonley Elementary School's state test result (76.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coonley Elementary School this school | 723 | 10.7% | 76.5% |
| Blaine Elementary School Chicago | 639 | 10.3% | 79.7% |
| Elmwood Elementary School Naperville | 726 | 13.6% | 69.1% |
| Audubon Elementary School Chicago | 606 | 9.1% | 79.1% |
| Mayer Elementary School Chicago | 707 | 8.8% | 74.6% |
| Ebinger Elementary School Chicago | 693 | 14.7% | 63.4% |
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 Coonley Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.5% | #49 of 1,925 | #19 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.5% | #143 of 2,077 ▲ 16 | #56 of 829 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.7% | #91 of 2,077 ▲ 10 | #41 of 829 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 723 | #105 of 2,419 | #70 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #1,196 of 2,035 | #531 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.2% | #879 of 2,042 | #319 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 10.7% | #2,079 of 2,132 | #787 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.3% | #208 of 1,461 | #131 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
723
-232 (-24%) vs 2020
+50% since 1990-91, when it was 481
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 | 723 | 52 | 13.9:1 | 11% (77) |
| 2023-24 | 772 | 55.5 | 13.9:1 | 13% (97) |
| 2022-23 | 795 | 53.5 | 14.9:1 | 11% (88) |
| 2020-21 | 955 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,008 | 53 | 19.0:1 | 18% (181) |
| 2015-16 | 912 | 49 | 18.6:1 | 24% (220) |
| 2010-11 | 569 | 30 | 19.0:1 | 39% (223) |
| 2000-01 | 423 | 27 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 481 | 27 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Coonley Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 28% (1,008 to 723); teachers down 2% (53 to 52).
About Coonley Elementary School
Coonley Elementary School is an elementary school in Chicago, Illinois, reachable at (773) 534-5140. It has an enrollment of 723 students in kindergarten through 8. Across elementary schools in Illinois, the average enrollment is about 381.
Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 has 622 schools; together they serve 324,396 students.
The largest group at Coonley Elementary School is White students, at 67%. Other groups include 16% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 5% Asian. By comparison, Cook County residents are about 44% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Coonley Elementary School scores 51%.
Coonley Elementary School reported 52 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 13.9:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Illinois is similar, at 13.9:1. There are 77 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 11% of enrollment. That rate is below the 66% average among public schools in Cook County.
Coonley Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (76.5%) and its predicted rate (65.4%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Illinois schools.
The county, Cook County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $83,498, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. The county has 1,406 public schools and about 697,934 students.
About 0.4 miles separate Coonley Elementary School from the closest public school, Bell Elementary School. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 59.3% on proficiency, and Coonley Elementary School is above that at 76.5%.
Under the NCES locale system, Coonley Elementary School is City: Large.
Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 232 students, from 955 to 723.
This page is set up for the Coonley Elementary School community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
- Bell Elementary School0.4 mi · 902
- Audubon Elementary School0.7 mi · 606
- Waters Elementary School0.7 mi · 702
- Ravenswood Elementary School0.8 mi · 522
- Lane Technical High School0.8 mi · 4,604
- Lake View High School0.8 mi · 1,431
Frequently asked questions
About Coonley Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Coonley Elementary School?
Coonley Elementary School enrolls approximately 723 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Coonley Elementary School serve?
Coonley Elementary School serves grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Coonley Elementary School have?
Coonley Elementary School employs 52 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
How diverse is Coonley Elementary School?
Coonley Elementary School reports a student body of 67% White, 16% Hispanic, 2% Black, 5% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Coonley Elementary School public or private?
Coonley 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.