Esmond Elem School

Esmond Elem School, a cozy elementary campus in Chicago, Illinois, overseen by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, caters to 221 students, covering grades pre-K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 42% below the state mean of about 381.

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

For racial and ethnic makeup, Esmond Elem School logs that nearly all students (95%) are Black; the rest breaks down as 4% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 22% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, Esmond Elem School has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.1:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 93% of students at Esmond Elem School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Cook County (around 66%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Esmond Elem School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 17.9%; this one delivers 19.7%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Cook County) shows that median household earnings sit near $83,498, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Esmond Elem School is one of 1406 public schools in Cook County (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students).

Nearest neighbor: Morgan Park High School, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Esmond Elem School at 7th of 7; the average score across the group is 27.4%.

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

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Esmond Elem School has decreased 21%, going from 279 students in 2018 to 221 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 18.8:1 in 2018 to 11.1:1 today.

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