Enrollment
249
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993001183
Cuffe Math-Sci Tech Elementary Academy
8324 S Racine Ave, Chicago, IL 60620 · (773) 535-8250 · Cook County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL249 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
216 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 | 32 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 34 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 20 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 24 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 15 | 6% |
| Grade 5 | 24 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 28 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 25 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 27 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (32) is 19% larger than its 8th grade class (27).
Student demographics
9%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
Cuffe Math-Sci Tech Elementary Academy→Hirsch Metropolitan 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
31.0%
IL avg 51.0% . +11.8pp since 2023
Math
9.6%
IL avg 37.9% . +5.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 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 5 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.0% | 9.6% |
| 2023-24 | 19.2% | 4.6% |
% 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
19.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
21.4%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 21% 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 Cuffe Math-Sci Tech Elementary Academy
Cuffe Math-Sci Tech Elementary Academy's state test result (19.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cuffe Math-Sci Tech Elementary Academy this school | 249 | 86.7% | 19.4% |
| Penniman Elementary School Cahokia | 250 | 88.0% | 4.6% |
| Kipling Elementary School Chicago | 237 | 87.8% | 31.2% |
| Evers Elementary School Chicago | 233 | 87.1% | 23.2% |
| Neil Elementary School Chicago | 258 | 88.0% | 18.3% |
| Mollison Elementary School Chicago | 237 | 85.7% | 9.0% |
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 Cuffe Math-Sci Tech Elementary Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.4% | #1,624 of 1,925 | #577 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 9.6% | #1,923 of 2,077 ▼ 37 | #722 of 829 ▼ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #1,638 of 2,077 ▼ 40 | #595 of 829 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 249 | #1,823 of 2,419 | #746 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #414 of 2,035 | #223 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.5% | #1,919 of 2,042 | #742 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.7% | #368 of 2,132 | #262 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.9% | #382 of 1,461 | #233 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
249
+22 (+10%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 384
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 | 249 | 21.5 | 11.6:1 | 87% (216) |
| 2023-24 | 236 | 22 | 10.7:1 | 91% (215) |
| 2022-23 | 233 | 14.5 | 16.1:1 | 85% (199) |
| 2020-21 | 227 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 319 | 18.8 | 17.0:1 | 94% (299) |
| 2015-16 | 419 | 21 | 19.9:1 | 92% (385) |
| 2010-11 | 539 | 23 | 23.4:1 | 99% (536) |
| 2000-01 | 444 | 24 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 384 | 16 | 24.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cuffe Math-Sci Tech Elementary Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (319 to 249); teachers up 14% (18.8 to 21.5).
About Cuffe Math-Sci Tech Elementary Academy
Cuffe Math-Sci Tech Elementary Academy is a low-enrollment elementary school with an address in Chicago, Illinois. It educates 249 students in pre-K through 8. The typical figure for elementary schools in Illinois is about 381 students.
Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, which runs Cuffe Math-Sci Tech Elementary Academy, has 622 schools and 324,396 students.
Black students are the large majority at Cuffe Math-Sci Tech Elementary Academy, with 96% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 3% Hispanic. Among people living in Cook County, the Black share is about 22%. Cuffe Math-Sci Tech Elementary Academy has a diversity index of 9%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The count of teachers at Cuffe Math-Sci Tech Elementary Academy is 21.5 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 11.6:1. Among elementary schools in Illinois, the typical ratio is 13.9:1. The school counts 216 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 87%. For comparison, public schools in Cook County average 66%.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Cuffe Math-Sci Tech Elementary Academy is 21.4%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 19.4%.
Cuffe Math-Sci Tech Elementary Academy is located in Cook County, where median household income is about $83,498, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Cuffe Math-Sci Tech Elementary Academy is one of 1,406 public schools in Cook County, which together enroll about 697,934 students.
Cook Elementary School is the closest public school, about 0.4 miles away in a straight line. Cuffe Math-Sci Tech Elementary Academy is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The school's 19.4% average proficiency ranks 3rd among 9 nearby schools.
Cuffe Math-Sci Tech Elementary Academy is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 249 was 10% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 227.
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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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Frequently asked questions
About Cuffe Math-Sci Tech Elementary AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at Cuffe Math-Sci Tech Elementary Academy?
Cuffe Math-Sci Tech Elementary Academy enrolls approximately 249 students in grades PK-08.
Is Cuffe Math-Sci Tech Elementary Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cuffe Math-Sci Tech Elementary Academy is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at Cuffe Math-Sci Tech Elementary Academy?
Approximately 11.6:1 students per teacher at Cuffe Math-Sci Tech Elementary Academy.
How diverse is Cuffe Math-Sci Tech Elementary Academy?
Cuffe Math-Sci Tech Elementary Academy reports a student body of 1% White, 3% Hispanic, 96% Black, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Cuffe Math-Sci Tech Elementary Academy?
Cuffe Math-Sci Tech Elementary Academy is overseen by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 in Cook County.
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