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Enrollment
428
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993000676
Cooper Elementary Dual Language Academy
1624 W 19th St, Chicago, IL 60608 · (773) 534-7205 · Cook County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL428 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
385 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 25 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 49 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 37 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 40 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 43 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 44 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 40 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 59 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 49 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (49).
Student demographics
13%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
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
27.5%
IL avg 51.0% . +11.9pp since 2023
Math
15.1%
IL avg 37.9% . +6.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 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 7 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 27.5% | 15.1% |
| 2023-24 | 15.6% | 8.3% |
% 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
20.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
19.6%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 20% 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 Cooper Elementary Dual Language Academy
Cooper Elementary Dual Language Academy's state test result (20.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper Elementary Dual Language Academy this school | 428 | 90.0% | 20.8% |
| T Roosevelt Elementary School Cicero | 450 | 88.9% | 23.7% |
| Meadowdale Elementary School Carpentersville | 421 | 88.6% | 21.3% |
| Barry Elementary School Chicago | 473 | 87.7% | 22.0% |
| Ortiz De Dominguez Elementary School Chicago | 404 | 87.4% | N/A |
| Ruiz Elementary School Chicago | 467 | 86.5% | 25.1% |
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 Cooper Elementary Dual Language Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.8% | #1,582 of 1,925 | #551 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.1% | #1,737 of 2,077 ▼ 31 | #611 of 829 ▼ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.5% | #1,721 of 2,077 ▲ 9 | #639 of 829 ▲ 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 428 | #857 of 2,419 | #379 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #690 of 2,035 | #325 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.8% | #1,820 of 2,042 | #688 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.0% | #279 of 2,132 | #201 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.3% | #1,127 of 1,461 | #539 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
428
-9 (-2%) vs 2020
-44% since 1990-91, when it was 764
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 | 428 | 34.5 | 12.4:1 | 90% (385) |
| 2023-24 | 416 | 33.8 | 12.3:1 | 89% (372) |
| 2022-23 | 406 | 36.5 | 11.1:1 | 92% (373) |
| 2020-21 | 437 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 457 | 27.9 | 16.4:1 | 96% (441) |
| 2015-16 | 543 | 31 | 17.5:1 | 96% (519) |
| 2010-11 | 730 | 36 | 20.3:1 | 99% (720) |
| 2000-01 | 899 | 39 | 23.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 764 | 42 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cooper Elementary Dual Language Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (457 to 428); teachers up 24% (27.9 to 34.5).
About Cooper Elementary Dual Language Academy
Cooper Elementary Dual Language Academy operates as a medium-sized elementary school in Chicago, Illinois. Grades offered run from pre-K through 8, with 428 students enrolled.
Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 serves 324,396 students across 622 schools.
Cooper Elementary Dual Language Academy enrolls a student body that is 93% Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 5% Black. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Cook County's population at about 27%. Cooper Elementary Dual Language Academy has a diversity index of 13%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at Cooper Elementary Dual Language Academy total 34.5 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 12.4:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Illinois average 13.9:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 90%. Among public schools in Cook County, the average eligibility rate is 66%.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 20.8%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 19.6%.
Cook County has these Census figures: median household income is about $83,498, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The public schools of Cook County number 1,406 and enroll about 697,934.
Acero Chtr - Bartolome de las is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Cooper Elementary Dual Language Academy ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Cooper Elementary Dual Language Academy is City: Large.
Enrollment went from 437 in 2020-21 to 428 in 2024-25, a change of 9 students.
The Cooper Elementary Dual Language Academy community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
- Acero Chtr - Bartolome de las0.2 mi · 225
- Juarez Community Academy High School0.3 mi · 1,585
- Pilsen Elementary Community Academy0.3 mi · 217
- Orozco Elementary Fine Arts & Sciences0.4 mi · 280
- Perez Elementary School0.5 mi · 291
- Whittier Elementary School0.5 mi · 221
Frequently asked questions
About Cooper Elementary Dual Language AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at Cooper Elementary Dual Language Academy?
Cooper Elementary Dual Language Academy enrolls approximately 428 students in grades PK-08.
Is Cooper Elementary Dual Language Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cooper Elementary Dual Language Academy is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Cooper Elementary Dual Language Academy have?
Cooper Elementary Dual Language Academy employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cooper Elementary Dual Language Academy?
At Cooper Elementary Dual Language Academy, the student body is approximately 2% White, 93% Hispanic, 5% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Cooper Elementary Dual Language Academy public or private?
Cooper Elementary Dual Language Academy 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.