Daisy Bates Acad of Social Justic

As a small elementary school in Chicago, Illinois, Daisy Bates Acad of Social Justic enrolls 225 students from grades pre-K through 8, part of Chicago Public Schools Dist 299. That puts it 41% smaller than the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 381 students.

Within Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, which oversees 622 schools and 324,396 students, Daisy Bates Acad of Social Justic is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Daisy Bates Acad of Social Justic shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (94%). Beyond that, the school logs 5% Hispanic. By comparison, Cook County as a whole is about 22% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Daisy Bates Acad of Social Justic reports 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.7:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 61% of students at Daisy Bates Acad of Social Justic qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), On a poverty-adjusted basis, Daisy Bates Acad of Social Justic sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 36.1%; actual is 21.5%, a gap of -14.6 points.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Cook County shows the typical household earns roughly $83,498 per year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Daisy Bates Acad of Social Justic is one of 1406 public schools in Cook County (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students).

Nearest neighbor: CICS - Avalon/South Shore, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Daisy Bates Acad of Social Justic ranks 6th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 26.6%.

Daisy Bates Acad of Social Justic operates from a city-core location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Daisy Bates Acad of Social Justic has fell 14%, going from 262 students in 2018 to 225 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment contracted from 99% to 94% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 17.0:1 in 2018 to 10.7:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.