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If you could change one rule at Corkery Elem School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
442
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993000677
Corkery Elementary School
2510 S Kildare Ave, Chicago, IL 60623 · (773) 534-1650 · Cook County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL442 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
393 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 | 19 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 30 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 43 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 52 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 53 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 42 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (30) is 29% smaller than its 8th grade class (42).
Student demographics
25%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
12.0%
IL avg 51.0% . +3.3pp since 2023
Math
9.4%
IL avg 37.9% . +4.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 12 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 9 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 are up about 4 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 12.0% | 9.4% |
| 2023-24 | 8.7% | 5.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
12.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
20.2%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 12% 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 Corkery Elementary School
Corkery Elementary School's state test result (12.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corkery Elementary School this school | 442 | 88.9% | 12.5% |
| Avondale - Logandale Elementary School Chicago | 459 | 89.8% | 27.9% |
| Mozart Elementary School Chicago | 499 | 88.6% | 21.8% |
| Barry Elementary School Chicago | 473 | 87.7% | 22.0% |
| Cooper Elementary Dual Language Academy Chicago | 428 | 90.0% | 20.8% |
| CICS - West Belden Campus Chicago | 520 | 87.3% | 25.0% |
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 Corkery Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 12.5% | #1,827 of 1,925 | #710 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 9.4% | #1,930 of 2,077 ▼ 66 | #726 of 829 ▼ 32 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 12.0% | #2,049 of 2,077 ▼ 82 | #823 of 829 ▼ 34 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 442 | #786 of 2,419 | #357 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #532 of 2,035 | #273 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.7% | #1,506 of 2,042 | #562 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.9% | #306 of 2,132 | #218 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.8% | #624 of 1,461 | #341 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
442
+21 (+5%) vs 2020
-57% since 1990-91, when it was 1,030
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 | 442 | 37 | 11.9:1 | 89% (393) |
| 2023-24 | 412 | 38.3 | 10.8:1 | 90% (371) |
| 2022-23 | 434 | 35 | 12.4:1 | 94% (410) |
| 2020-21 | 421 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 525 | 30.1 | 17.4:1 | 95% (498) |
| 2015-16 | 535 | 31 | 17.3:1 | 97% (517) |
| 2010-11 | 645 | 31 | 20.8:1 | 98% (635) |
| 2000-01 | 773 | 76 | 10.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 1,030 | 46 | 22.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Corkery Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (525 to 442); teachers up 23% (30.1 to 37).
About Corkery Elementary School
In Chicago, Illinois, part of Cook County, Corkery Elementary School is an elementary school. It is open to students in pre-K through 8 and enrolls 442 students.
Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 enrolls 324,396 students in 622 schools, including Corkery Elementary School.
The share of students at Corkery Elementary School who are Hispanic is 86%. The remaining students are 12% Black. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 27%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 25, compared with 70 nationally.
The school has 37 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 11.9 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in Illinois is 13.9:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. The school reported 89% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The 66% average for public schools in Cook County is 23 points lower.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 20.2% at Corkery Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 12.5%.
The school's county is Cook County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $83,498 a year, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Cook County number 1,406, with about 697,934 students.
About 0.3 miles separate Corkery Elementary School from the closest public school, Zapata Elementary Academy. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Corkery Elementary School is 6th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Corkery Elementary School is coded as City: Large in federal locale data.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased 5%.
The discussion board for Corkery Elementary School is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates 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
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
- Zapata Elementary Academy0.3 mi · 524
- Whitney Elementary School0.5 mi · 559
- Mason Elementary School0.7 mi · 241
- Infinity Math Science & Tech High School0.7 mi · 427
- World Language High School0.7 mi · 389
- School of Social Justice High School0.7 mi · 269
Frequently asked questions
About Corkery Elementary SchoolHow large is Corkery Elementary School?
Corkery Elementary School enrolls approximately 442 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Corkery Elementary School serve?
Corkery Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many teachers does Corkery Elementary School have?
Corkery Elementary School employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Corkery Elementary School?
Student demographics at Corkery Elementary School are roughly 2% White, 86% Hispanic, 12% Black, 0% Asian.
What district is Corkery Elementary School in?
Corkery Elementary School is part of Chicago Public Schools Dist 299.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.