Enrollment
178
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993000762
Faraday Elementary School
3250 W Monroe St, Chicago, IL 60624 · (773) 534-6670 · Cook County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL178 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
8.9:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
175 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 18 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 17 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 21 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 19 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 16 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 20 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 17 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 20 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 15 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 15 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (17) is 13% larger than its 8th grade class (15).
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Faraday Elementary School→Marshall Metropolitan High School
Based on published attendance-zone data from Chicago Public Schools Dist 299. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
27.8%
IL avg 51.0% . +11.4pp since 2023
Math
13.3%
IL avg 37.9% . +11.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 27.8% | 13.3% |
| 2023-24 | 16.4% | 1.8% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
18.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
14.7%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 15% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Faraday Elementary School
Faraday Elementary School's state test result (18.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faraday Elementary School this school | 178 | 98.3% | 18.0% |
| Early Childhood Cntr Dolton | 196 | 99.5% | N/A |
| Schmid Elementary School Chicago | 195 | 97.9% | 15.6% |
| Nob Hill Elementary School Country Club Hills | 164 | 98.8% | 20.7% |
| Chalmers STEAM Elementary Chicago | 205 | 98.5% | 18.1% |
| Johnson STEAM Elementary Chicago | 209 | 99.5% | 13.5% |
Matched among Illinois elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Faraday Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.0% | #1,674 of 1,925 | #612 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.3% | #1,787 of 2,077 ▲ 248 | #636 of 829 ▲ 168 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.8% | #1,715 of 2,077 ▼ 24 | #635 of 829 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 178 | #2,118 of 2,419 | #846 of 901 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.3% | #57 of 2,132 | #38 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -36.4% | #85 of 1,461 | #56 of 661 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
178
-34 (-16%) vs 2020
-77% since 1990-91, when it was 763
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 178 | 20 | 8.9:1 | 98% (175) |
| 2023-24 | 163 | 17 | 9.6:1 | 98% (160) |
| 2022-23 | 159 | 16 | 9.9:1 | 100% (159) |
| 2020-21 | 212 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 280 | 14.1 | 19.9:1 | 99% (278) |
| 2015-16 | 332 | 19 | 17.5:1 | 98% (326) |
| 2010-11 | 208 | 11 | 18.9:1 | 99% (205) |
| 2000-01 | 563 | 28 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 763 | 39 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Faraday Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 36% (280 to 178); teachers up 42% (14.1 to 20).
About Faraday Elementary School
Faraday Elementary School is a small elementary school that serves part of Chicago, Illinois. The school counts 178 students across pre-K through 8. The school's enrollment is 53% smaller than the 381 average for elementary schools in Illinois.
Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 has a total of 622 schools and 324,396 students, Faraday Elementary School among them.
The large majority of students at Faraday Elementary School, 89%, are Black. Beyond that, enrollment is 10% Hispanic. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 22%. Faraday Elementary School has a diversity index of 19%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal data list 20 full-time-equivalent teachers at Faraday Elementary School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 8.9:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Illinois is 13.9:1, higher than at this school. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 98%. For comparison, public schools in Cook County average 66%.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Faraday Elementary School would be expected to post about 14.7%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 18.0%.
Census estimates describe Cook County this way: median household income is about $83,498, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Cook County number 1,406 and enroll about 697,934.
The nearest public school is Marshall Metropolitan High School, at less than a tenth of a mile. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Faraday Elementary School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
Federal data place Faraday Elementary School in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 16%, from 212 to 178.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Faraday Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Cook County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,182,090
Census ACS
Median income
$83,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,406
697,934 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Chicago Public Schools Dist 299
- Lane Technical High SchoolHigh · 4,604 students
- Taft High SchoolHigh · 4,487 students
- Curie Metropolitan High SchoolHigh · 3,099 students
- Kenwood Academy High SchoolHigh · 2,268 students
- Young Magnet High SchoolHigh · 2,223 students
- Lincoln Park High SchoolHigh · 2,214 students
Other schools in Chicago
- Lane Technical High SchoolHigh · 4,604 students
- Taft High SchoolHigh · 4,487 students
- Curie Metropolitan High SchoolHigh · 3,099 students
- Kenwood Academy High SchoolHigh · 2,268 students
- Young Magnet High SchoolHigh · 2,223 students
- Lincoln Park High SchoolHigh · 2,214 students
Nearby schools
- Marshall Metropolitan High School0.1 mi · 239
- Locke A Elementary Charter Academy0.2 mi · 346
- Beidler Elementary School0.4 mi · 232
- LEARN Chtr-Campbell Campus0.5 mi · 357
- Jensen Elementary Scholastic Academy0.5 mi · 255
- Cather Elementary School0.5 mi · 321
Frequently asked questions
About Faraday Elementary SchoolHow large is Faraday Elementary School?
Faraday Elementary School enrolls approximately 178 students in grades PK-08.
Is Faraday Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Faraday Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at Faraday Elementary School?
Approximately 8.9:1 students per teacher at Faraday Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Faraday Elementary School?
At Faraday Elementary School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 10% Hispanic, 89% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Faraday Elementary School in?
Faraday Elementary School is part of Chicago Public Schools Dist 299.
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