Enrollment
176
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993001194
Cullen Elementary School
10650 S Eberhart Ave, Chicago, IL 60628 · (773) 535-5375 · Cook County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL176 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
171 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 9 | 5% |
| Grade 1 | 24 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 16 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 20 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 22 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 21 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 18 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 25 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 20 | 11% |
| Grade 10 | 1 | 1% |
Student demographics
8%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
37.6%
IL avg 51.0% . +20.5pp since 2023
Math
15.2%
IL avg 37.9% . +5.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 38 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 21 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.6% | 15.2% |
| 2023-24 | 17.1% | 10.1% |
% 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
24.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
15.4%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 15% 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 Cullen Elementary School
Cullen Elementary School's state test result (24.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cullen Elementary School this school | 176 | 97.2% | 24.1% |
| Plato Learning Academy Elementary School Chicago | 157 | 97.5% | 4.4% |
| Schmid Elementary School Chicago | 195 | 97.9% | 15.6% |
| Dubois Elementary School Chicago | 201 | 95.0% | 22.4% |
| Faraday Elementary School Chicago | 178 | 98.3% | 18.0% |
| Park Elementary School Riverdale | 197 | 95.4% | 30.4% |
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 Cullen Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.1% | #1,477 of 1,925 | #490 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.2% | #1,735 of 2,077 ▼ 123 | #610 of 829 ▼ 55 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.6% | #1,427 of 2,077 ▲ 243 | #503 of 829 ▲ 125 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 176 | #2,122 of 2,419 | #847 of 901 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.2% | #94 of 2,132 | #70 of 804 |
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
176
-29 (-14%) vs 2020
-59% since 1990-91, when it was 430
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 | 176 | 15 | 11.7:1 | 97% (171) |
| 2023-24 | 173 | 11 | 15.7:1 | 96% (166) |
| 2022-23 | 171 | 12 | 14.3:1 | 89% (153) |
| 2020-21 | 205 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 185 | 9.6 | 19.4:1 | 90% (167) |
| 2015-16 | 206 | 11 | 18.7:1 | 92% (189) |
| 2010-11 | 239 | 15 | 15.9:1 | 99% (236) |
| 2000-01 | 378 | 21 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 430 | 20 | 21.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cullen Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (185 to 176); teachers up 57% (9.6 to 15).
About Cullen Elementary School
Cullen Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school in Chicago, Illinois, under Chicago Public Schools Dist 299. Students in kindergarten through 8 attend, and enrollment is 176 students. The school's enrollment is 54% smaller than the 381 average for elementary schools in Illinois.
A total of 622 schools make up Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, with 324,396 students enrolled.
The large majority of students at Cullen Elementary School, 96%, are Black. The next largest groups are 3% Hispanic. The school's Black share is 74 points above the 22% share among Cook County residents. Cullen Elementary School has a diversity index of 8%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
At Cullen Elementary School, 15 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 11.7:1. That ratio is under the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 97% of enrollment. Among public schools in Cook County, the average eligibility rate is 66%.
Cullen Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 24.1%, compared with a predicted 15.4%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Illinois schools on BeatsExpectations.
Federal survey data for Cook County show that median household income is about $83,498, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Cullen Elementary School is among the 1,406 public schools in Cook County.
The closest public school, Poe Elementary Classical School, is about 0.3 miles from Cullen Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Cullen Elementary School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Cullen Elementary School had 205 students in 2020-21 and 176 in 2024-25, a 14% decrease.
The Cullen Elementary School community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
Other Cullen Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Cullen Elementary. Cullen Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Cullen ElementaryGlendora, CA · 569 students
Nearby schools
- Poe Elementary Classical School0.3 mi · 224
- Brooks College Prep Academy High School0.5 mi · 1,007
- Corliss High School0.6 mi · 430
- Smith W Elementary School0.6 mi · 340
- Noble St Chtr-Butler - Crimson0.6 mi · 695
- Bennett Elementary School0.7 mi · 312
Frequently asked questions
About Cullen Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Cullen Elementary School?
Cullen Elementary School enrolls approximately 176 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Cullen Elementary School serve?
Cullen Elementary School serves grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Cullen Elementary School have?
Cullen Elementary School employs 15 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Cullen Elementary School?
Student demographics at Cullen Elementary School are roughly 1% White, 3% Hispanic, 96% Black.
What district is Cullen Elementary School in?
Cullen Elementary School is part of Chicago Public Schools Dist 299.
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