Edgebrook Elem School

Edgebrook Elem School is one of the reasonably sized K-5 schools in Chicago, Illinois, part of Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, with 554 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 45% bigger than typical.

Edgebrook Elem School is one of 622 schools operated by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, a district that serves 324,396 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Edgebrook Elem School shows that the largest single group is White, at 58% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 20% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 9% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 44% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Edgebrook Elem School logs 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.7:1. The state averages about 13.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 15% of students at Edgebrook Elem School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably below Cook County's rate of about 66%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Edgebrook Elem School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 62.8%, the actual is 68.7%, a residual of +5.9 points.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Cook County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $83,498 per year, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Cook County runs 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), of which Edgebrook Elem School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Fairview South Elementary School, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Edgebrook Elem School comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 54.8%.

Edgebrook Elem School operates from a metropolitan location.

Looking at the recent track record. Edgebrook Elem School's enrollment has increased 8% since 2018, when it stood at 512 (now 554). Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 67% to 58%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 19.7:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 today.

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