Ebinger Elem School

Ebinger Elem School is an elementary school of large scale in Chicago, Illinois, one of the schools within Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, caters to 693 students in grades K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 82% larger than the state mean of about 381.

Within Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, which oversees 622 schools and 324,396 students, Ebinger Elem School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Ebinger Elem School shows that 77% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 12% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 4% multiracial. That is meaningfully more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 44%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 13.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 15% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Cook County (around 66%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Ebinger Elem School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 63.0%; this one delivers 63.4%.

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

Nearest neighbor: Edison Park Elem School, around 0.8 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Ebinger Elem School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 58.2%.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 17%: 831 students in 2018 compared to 693 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 21.7:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.