Cuffe Math-Sci Tech Elem Academy

Cuffe Math-Sci Tech Elem Academy operates as a tight-knit elementary school in Chicago, Illinois, run under Chicago Public Schools Dist 299. Current enrollment sits at 249 students spanning grades pre-K through 8. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 381 students each, so Cuffe Math-Sci Tech Elem Academy sits 35% smaller than that benchmark.

Within Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, which oversees 622 schools and 324,396 students, Cuffe Math-Sci Tech Elem Academy is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Cuffe Math-Sci Tech Elem Academy logs that nearly all students (96%) are Black. The remainder consists of 3% Hispanic. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 22%.

Looking at school resources, Cuffe Math-Sci Tech Elem Academy reports 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. An estimated 87% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Cook County (around 66%), the school's rate is north of typical.

With demographic context factored in, Cuffe Math-Sci Tech Elem Academy tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 21.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 19.4%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Cook County put median household income runs about $83,498, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Cook County runs 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), of which Cuffe Math-Sci Tech Elem Academy is one.

Nearest neighbor: Cook Elem School, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Cuffe Math-Sci Tech Elem Academy. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Cuffe Math-Sci Tech Elem Academy ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 17.1%.

Cuffe Math-Sci Tech Elem Academy operates from a downtown location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 22%: 319 students in 2018 compared to 249 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.0:1 in 2018 to 11.6:1 today.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.