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Enrollment
1,384
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993000709
Disney Elementary Magnet School
4140 N Marine Dr, Chicago, IL 60613 · (773) 534-5840 · Cook County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,384 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
88 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
867 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 | 59 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 157 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 180 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 180 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 159 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 166 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 151 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 120 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 97 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 114 | 8% |
| Grade 9 | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
64%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
58.2%
IL avg 51.0% . +12.3pp since 2023
Math
39.0%
IL avg 37.9% . +7.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.2% | 39.0% |
| 2023-24 | 45.9% | 31.8% |
% 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
48.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.3%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 →
Where Disney Elementary Magnet School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.8% | #630 of 1,925 | #166 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #992 of 2,077 | #293 of 829 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.2% | #740 of 2,077 | #240 of 829 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,384 | #2 of 2,419 | #1 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #1,677 of 2,035 | #706 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.2% | #406 of 2,042 | #157 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.6% | #933 of 2,132 | #519 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.0% | #809 of 1,461 | #419 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,384
-152 (-10%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 1,718
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 | 1,384 | 88 | 15.7:1 | 63% (867) |
| 2023-24 | 1,416 | 94.5 | 15.0:1 | 64% (909) |
| 2022-23 | 1,455 | 91.5 | 15.9:1 | 62% (898) |
| 2020-21 | 1,536 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,572 | 75.2 | 20.9:1 | 60% (946) |
| 2015-16 | 1,610 | 81 | 19.9:1 | 59% (944) |
| 2010-11 | 1,633 | 83 | 19.7:1 | 66% (1,072) |
| 2000-01 | 1,570 | 86 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 1,718 | 99 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Disney Elementary Magnet School.
About Disney Elementary Magnet School
Disney Elementary Magnet School is a large elementary school based in Chicago, Illinois. It has an enrollment of 1,384 students in pre-K through 8. That compares with an average of about 381 students for elementary schools in Illinois.
The 622 schools of Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, including Disney Elementary Magnet School, enroll 324,396 students.
More than half of enrollment at Disney Elementary Magnet School is Black: 54%. Next come 20% Hispanic, 12% White, 9% Asian, and 4% multiracial. The county population is about 22% Black. The diversity index for Disney Elementary Magnet School is 64%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are about 15.7 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Disney Elementary Magnet School, which has 88. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Illinois is 13.9:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Disney Elementary Magnet School is about 63%.
On BeatsExpectations, Disney Elementary Magnet School is 13.4 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Illinois schools.
The county, Cook County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $83,498, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. The county has 1,406 public schools and about 697,934 students.
Among nearby public schools, Brennemann Elementary School is closest at about 0.3 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Disney Elementary Magnet School comes in 3rd of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large).
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 10%, from 1,536 to 1,384.
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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
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
- Brennemann Elementary School0.3 mi · 482
- Greeley Elementary School0.3 mi · 331
- Inter-American Elementary Magnet School0.6 mi · 616
- Uplift Community High School0.7 mi · 224
- YCCS-Truman Middle College High School0.8 mi · 192
- Courtenay Elementary Language Arts Center1.0 mi · 266
Frequently asked questions
About Disney Elementary Magnet SchoolHow large is Disney Elementary Magnet School?
Disney Elementary Magnet School enrolls approximately 1,384 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Disney Elementary Magnet School serve?
Disney Elementary Magnet School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Disney Elementary Magnet School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Disney Elementary Magnet School is approximately 15.7:1 (88 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Disney Elementary Magnet School?
At Disney Elementary Magnet School, the student body is approximately 12% White, 20% Hispanic, 54% Black, 9% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Disney Elementary Magnet School public or private?
Disney Elementary Magnet School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.