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Enrollment
451
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993000691
Deneen Elementary School
7240 S Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL 60619 · (773) 535-3035 · Cook County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL451 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
416 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 56%
Community
5
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 | 54 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 38 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 37 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 39 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 36 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 54 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 43 | 10% |
| Grade 9 | 1 | 0% |
| Grade 10 | 1 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (38) is 12% smaller than its 8th grade class (43).
Student demographics
10%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
Deneen Elementary School→Englewood STEM High School
Based on published attendance-zone data from Chicago Public Schools Dist 299. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
37.0%
IL avg 51.0% . +6.8pp since 2023
Math
9.8%
IL avg 37.9% . +7.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 37 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.0% | 9.8% |
| 2023-24 | 30.2% | 2.8% |
% 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
21.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
18.3%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 18% 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 Deneen Elementary School
Deneen Elementary School's state test result (21.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deneen Elementary School this school | 451 | 92.2% | 21.2% |
| Legacy Elementary Charter School Chicago | 458 | 92.4% | 23.1% |
| CICS - Avalon/South Shore Chicago | 469 | 90.2% | 42.0% |
| Shoop Math-Sci Tech Elementary Academy Chicago | 515 | 91.3% | 20.0% |
| CICS - Washington Pk Campus Chicago | 493 | 95.3% | 32.1% |
| LEARN Charter Excel Campus Chicago | 379 | 93.4% | 40.7% |
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 Deneen Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.2% | #1,571 of 1,925 | #545 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 9.8% | #1,913 of 2,077 ▲ 68 | #716 of 829 ▲ 57 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #1,449 of 2,077 ▼ 275 | #513 of 829 ▼ 124 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 451 | #751 of 2,419 | #348 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #698 of 2,035 | #330 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.8% | #1,891 of 2,042 | #725 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.2% | #226 of 2,132 | #163 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.1% | #758 of 1,461 | #400 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
451
+17 (+4%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 556
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 | 451 | 36.3 | 12.4:1 | 92% (416) |
| 2023-24 | 466 | 33.3 | 14.0:1 | 95% (442) |
| 2022-23 | 460 | 29 | 15.9:1 | 90% (412) |
| 2020-21 | 434 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 519 | 20.5 | 25.4:1 | 98% (509) |
| 2015-16 | 571 | 29 | 19.7:1 | 99% (564) |
| 2010-11 | 483 | 27 | 17.9:1 | 98% (475) |
| 2000-01 | 610 | 32 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 556 | 32 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Deneen Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (519 to 451); teachers up 77% (20.5 to 36.3).
About Deneen Elementary School
Deneen Elementary School is one of the public schools in Chicago, Illinois. It is a medium-sized elementary school. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 451 students in pre-K through 8.
Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 (622 schools, 324,396 students) runs Deneen Elementary School.
Most students at Deneen Elementary School are Black: 95% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 4% Hispanic. The school's Black share is 73 points above the 22% share among Cook County residents. By the diversity index, Deneen Elementary School comes in at 10%.
Staffing totals 36.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.4:1. That ratio is under the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Deneen Elementary School is 92%. The gap from the 66% average for public schools in Cook County is 26 points.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Deneen Elementary School is 3.0 points above its prediction. Actual: 21.2%. Predicted: 18.3%.
Among Cook County residents, 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. Deneen Elementary School is one of 1,406 public schools in Cook County, which together enroll about 697,934 students.
Nearest public school: Harvard Elementary School, about 0.6 miles away. The five-mile area around Deneen Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 13.2% on proficiency, and Deneen Elementary School is above that at 21.2%.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Deneen Elementary School saw enrollment rise 4% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Deneen Elementary School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
Nearby schools
- Harvard Elementary School0.6 mi · 335
- Brownell Elementary School0.7 mi · 165
- Park Manor Elementary School0.7 mi · 313
- Englewood STEM High School0.8 mi · 778
- Ruggles Elementary School0.8 mi · 290
- Parker Elementary Community Academy0.8 mi · 367
Frequently asked questions
About Deneen Elementary SchoolHow large is Deneen Elementary School?
Deneen Elementary School enrolls approximately 451 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Deneen Elementary School serve?
Deneen Elementary School serves grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Deneen Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Deneen Elementary School is approximately 12.4:1 (36 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Deneen Elementary School?
Deneen Elementary School reports a student body of 4% Hispanic, 95% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Deneen Elementary School?
Deneen Elementary School is overseen by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 in Cook County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.