Enrollment
302
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993000728
Drake Elementary School
2710 S Dearborn St, Chicago, IL 60616 · (773) 534-9129 · Cook County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL302 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
295 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 14 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 23 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 28 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 30 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 37 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 36 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 33 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 27 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 38 | 13% |
| Grade 10 | 1 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (23) is 39% smaller than its 8th grade class (38).
Student demographics
11%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
Drake Elementary School→Phillips Academy 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
25.5%
IL avg 51.0% . +7.2pp since 2023
Math
10.2%
IL avg 37.9% . +8.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 26 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 8 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 25.5% | 10.2% |
| 2023-24 | 18.3% | 2.1% |
% 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
15.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
15.1%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 16% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 15% 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 Drake Elementary School
Drake Elementary School's state test result (15.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drake Elementary School this school | 302 | 97.7% | 15.9% |
| Brown R Elementary Community Academy Chicago | 279 | 97.5% | 22.2% |
| Betty Shabazz Internl Charter School Chicago | 293 | 99.3% | 34.7% |
| Medgar Evers Primary Acadmc Cntr Ford Heights | 306 | 95.8% | 11.2% |
| New Beginnings Learning Academy South Holland | 288 | 99.3% | 14.8% |
| Washington Elementary School Riverdale | 282 | 99.6% | 12.7% |
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 Drake Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 15.9% | #1,732 of 1,925 | #647 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.2% | #1,892 of 2,077 ▲ 124 | #703 of 829 ▲ 91 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.5% | #1,797 of 2,077 ▼ 157 | #690 of 829 ▼ 79 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 302 | #1,524 of 2,419 | #633 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #662 of 2,035 | #313 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.7% | #1,871 of 2,042 | #715 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.7% | #78 of 2,132 | #54 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.0% | #810 of 1,461 | #420 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
302
+36 (+14%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 368
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 | 302 | 24.5 | 12.3:1 | 98% (295) |
| 2023-24 | 301 | 23.5 | 12.8:1 | 98% (294) |
| 2022-23 | 243 | 22.5 | 10.8:1 | 96% (234) |
| 2020-21 | 266 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 343 | 21.1 | 16.3:1 | 92% (314) |
| 2015-16 | 410 | 29 | 14.1:1 | 98% (401) |
| 2010-11 | 245 | 17 | 14.4:1 | 94% (231) |
| 2000-01 | 373 | 26 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 368 | 19 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Drake Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (343 to 302); teachers up 16% (21.1 to 24.5).
About Drake Elementary School
As a low-enrollment elementary school, Drake Elementary School serves students in Chicago, Illinois. Enrolled students number 302 students, in pre-K through 8. Statewide, elementary schools in Illinois average about 381 students each.
Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 includes 622 schools. Together they enroll 324,396 students.
About 94% of the student body at Drake Elementary School is Black. Other reported shares: 5% Hispanic. That compares with about 22% Black among all Cook County residents. The school's diversity index is 11%, meaning two students picked at random have an 11% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its 24.5 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 12.3:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. The school's lunch program data list 98% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Cook County average 66%.
In Illinois, Drake Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 15.9% actual against a predicted 15.1%.
Census estimates describe Cook County this way: the median household income is $83,498, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. In all, Cook County has 1,406 public schools and roughly 697,934 students.
Nearest public school: YCCS-McKinley-Lakeside Leadership, about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Drake Elementary School is 7th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at Drake Elementary School grew 14% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 266 to 302 students.
Discussions about Drake Elementary School may include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
- YCCS-McKinley-Lakeside Leadership0.2 mi · 103
- Ward J Elementary School0.3 mi · 500
- Haines Elementary School0.5 mi · 461
- Dunbar Vocational Career Academy High School0.6 mi · 355
- National Teachers Elementary Academy0.6 mi · 795
- Sheridan Elementary Math & Science Academy0.6 mi · 528
Frequently asked questions
About Drake Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Drake Elementary School?
Drake Elementary School enrolls approximately 302 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Drake Elementary School serve?
Drake Elementary School serves grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Drake Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Drake Elementary School is approximately 12.3:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Drake Elementary School?
At Drake Elementary School, the student body is approximately 5% Hispanic, 94% Black, 1% Asian.
What district is Drake Elementary School in?
Drake Elementary School is part of Chicago Public Schools Dist 299.
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