Enrollment
341
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993000692
Decatur Classical Elementary School
7030 N Sacramento Ave, Chicago, IL 60645 · (773) 534-2201 · Cook County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL341 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
12%
41 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 | 28 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 28 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 55 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 31 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 28 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 58 | 17% |
| Grade 7 | 30 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 30 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (28) is 7% smaller than its 8th grade class (30).
Student demographics
69%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
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
95.7%
IL avg 51.0% . +5.3pp since 2023
Math
96.5%
IL avg 37.9% . +6.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 96 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 97 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 95.7% | 96.5% |
| 2023-24 | 90.4% | 89.9% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
95.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.6%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+30.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 95% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 65% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 31 points, placing it in Illinois's top 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 Decatur Classical Elementary School
Decatur Classical Elementary School's state test result (95.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Decatur Classical Elementary School this school | 341 | 12.0% | 95.3% |
| Patterson Elementary School Naperville | 453 | 6.2% | 74.1% |
| Pleasant Hill Elementary School Palatine | 435 | 6.4% | 67.3% |
| Arbor View Elementary School Glen Ellyn | 313 | 22.4% | 69.9% |
| Robert Clow Elementary School Naperville | 343 | 12.8% | 71.0% |
| V Blanche Graham Elementary Naperville | 325 | 7.1% | 77.8% |
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 Decatur Classical Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 95.3% | #3 of 1,925 | #2 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 96.5% | #2 of 2,077 ▲ 4 | #1 of 829 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 95.7% | #8 of 2,077 ▼ 2 | #5 of 829 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 341 | #1,313 of 2,419 | #542 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #1,498 of 2,035 | #653 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.2% | #185 of 2,042 | #84 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 12.0% | #2,071 of 2,132 | #783 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +21.4% | #107 of 615 | #27 of 186 |
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
341
+54 (+19%) vs 2020
+36% since 1990-91, when it was 250
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 | 341 | 23 | 14.8:1 | 12% (41) |
| 2023-24 | 329 | 22 | 14.9:1 | 15% (49) |
| 2022-23 | 323 | 21 | 15.4:1 | 15% (48) |
| 2020-21 | 287 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 281 | 14.1 | 20.0:1 | 15% (43) |
| 2015-16 | 281 | 15 | 18.7:1 | 12% (34) |
| 2010-11 | 283 | 16 | 17.7:1 | 16% (45) |
| 2000-01 | 279 | 15 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 250 | 13 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Decatur Classical Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 21% (281 to 341); teachers up 63% (14.1 to 23).
About Decatur Classical Elementary School
Decatur Classical Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Chicago, Illinois, under Chicago Public Schools Dist 299. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 341 students in kindergarten through 8.
The district for Decatur Classical Elementary School is Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, with 622 schools and 324,396 students.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Decatur Classical Elementary School is White (44%). Other groups include 28% Asian, 13% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 3% Black. County-wide, about 44% of residents are White. By the diversity index, Decatur Classical Elementary School comes in at 69%.
Its teaching staff equals 23 full-time positions, a ratio of 14.8:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Illinois average 13.9:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 12%. That rate is below the 66% average among public schools in Cook County.
Decatur Classical Elementary School is in the top 10% of Illinois schools on the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure. Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 64.6%. The school's actual rate is 95.3%, 30.7 points higher.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Cook County show that median household income is about $83,498, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Decatur Classical Elementary School is one of 1,406 public schools in Cook County, which together enroll about 697,934 students.
West Ridge Elementary School is located about 0.5 miles from Decatur Classical Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Decatur Classical Elementary School comes in 1st of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Decatur Classical Elementary School has an NCES locale of City: Large.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 341 was 19% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 287.
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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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- West Ridge Elementary School0.5 mi · 683
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Frequently asked questions
About Decatur Classical Elementary SchoolHow large is Decatur Classical Elementary School?
Decatur Classical Elementary School enrolls approximately 341 students in grades KG-08.
Is Decatur Classical Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Decatur Classical Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Decatur Classical Elementary School have?
Decatur Classical Elementary School employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Decatur Classical Elementary School?
At Decatur Classical Elementary School, the student body is approximately 44% White, 13% Hispanic, 3% Black, 28% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Decatur Classical Elementary School in?
Decatur Classical Elementary School is part of Chicago Public Schools Dist 299.
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