District 99 Early Childhood Ctr

Set in Cicero, Illinois, District 99 Early Childhood Ctr is a cozy elementary school, one of the schools within Cicero SD 99. It teaches 232 students across grade pre-K. That puts it 39% leaner than the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 381 students.

Cicero SD 99 comprises 15 schools with combined enrollment of 8,664 students; District 99 Early Childhood Ctr is among them.

On demographics, District 99 Early Childhood Ctr records that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (97%). That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 27%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, District 99 Early Childhood Ctr has 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 24.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting District 99 Early Childhood Ctr higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 81% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of Cook County's rate of about 66%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Cook County indicate the typical household earns roughly $83,498 per year, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Cook County's 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), District 99 Early Childhood Ctr is one campus in the mix.

Drexel Elem School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around District 99 Early Childhood Ctr.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 73%: 134 students in 2018 compared to 232 in 2025. Class-load math has rose: from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 24.4:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.