Edison Park Elem School

As a middle-of-the-pack elementary school in Chicago, Illinois, Edison Park Elem School teaches 411 students from grades K through 8, part of Chicago Public Schools Dist 299.

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

Looking at the student body, Edison Park Elem School records that the largest single group is White, at 68% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 24% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Cook County as a whole is about 44% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Edison Park Elem School reports 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Edison Park Elem School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 13% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Cook County (around 66%), the school's rate is south of typical.

With demographic context factored in, Edison Park Elem School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 63.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 57.6%.

In the surrounding community, Cook County reports that median household income runs about $83,498, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Cook County runs 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), of which Edison Park Elem School is one.

Norwood Park Elem School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Edison Park Elem School comes 5th of 7 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 59.8%.

Edison Park Elem School operates from a high-density location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Edison Park Elem School has decreased 24%, going from 540 students in 2018 to 411 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 17.4:1 in 2018 to 11.5:1 today.

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