Ericson Elem Scholastic Academy

Located at 3600 W 5th Ave, in Chicago, Illinois, Ericson Elem Scholastic Academy is a low-enrollment elementary campus that enrolls 318 students (grades pre-K through 8), part of Chicago Public Schools Dist 299.

Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 runs 622 schools in total, collectively educating 324,396 students. Ericson Elem Scholastic Academy is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Ericson Elem Scholastic Academy shows that 97% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. By comparison, Cook County as a whole is about 22% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Ericson Elem Scholastic Academy has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 86% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Cook County runs at roughly 66%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Ericson Elem Scholastic Academy sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 21.6%; this one delivers 21.8%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Cook County indicate median household income runs about $83,498, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Ericson Elem Scholastic Academy is one of 1406 public schools in Cook County (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students).

The closest other public school is Gregory Math & Sci Elem Academy, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Ericson Elem Scholastic Academy at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 17.4%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 33%: 473 students in 2018 compared to 318 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 18.0:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 in 2025.

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