Disney Elem Magnet School

Disney Elem Magnet School is a well-populated elementary school in Chicago, Illinois, overseen by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299. The school serves 1,384 students in grades pre-K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 263% larger than typical.

Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 comprises 622 schools with combined enrollment of 324,396 students; Disney Elem Magnet School is among them.

Demographically, Disney Elem Magnet School logs that the largest single group is Black at 54%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 20% Hispanic, 12% White, 9% Asian, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 22% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Disney Elem Magnet School records 88 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Disney Elem Magnet School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 63% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, Disney Elem Magnet School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 35.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 48.8%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Cook County put the typical household earns roughly $83,498 per year, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Disney Elem Magnet School is one of 1406 public schools in Cook County (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students).

The closest other public school is Brennemann Elem School, roughly 0.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Disney Elem Magnet School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Disney Elem Magnet School at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 34.4%.

Disney Elem Magnet School operates from an inner-city location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 12%: 1,572 students in 2018 compared to 1,384 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 43% to 54% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 20.9:1 in 2018 to 15.7:1 in 2025.

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