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Enrollment
502
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993000764
Farnsworth Elementary School
5414 N Linder Ave, Chicago, IL 60630 · (773) 534-3535 · Cook County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL502 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 39% of Illinois public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
191 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 56%
Community
5
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 | 40 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 56 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 51 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 43 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 55 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 54 | 11% |
| Grade 9 | 1 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (56) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (54).
Student demographics
67%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
Farnsworth Elementary School→Taft 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
47.1%
IL avg 51.0% . +16.7pp since 2023
Math
43.1%
IL avg 37.9% . +14.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 17 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 15 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.1% | 43.1% |
| 2023-24 | 30.4% | 28.6% |
% 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
44.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.5%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Farnsworth Elementary School
Farnsworth Elementary School's state test result (44.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farnsworth Elementary School this school | 502 | 38.0% | 44.2% |
| Clinton Elementary School South Elgin | 596 | 39.4% | 39.2% |
| Prairieview School Hainesville | 400 | 41.5% | 57.0% |
| McCarty Elementary School Aurora | 478 | 35.4% | 37.8% |
| Bartlett Elementary School Bartlett | 613 | 33.9% | 50.5% |
| Gray M Sanborn Elementary School Palatine | 661 | 38.6% | 35.4% |
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 Farnsworth Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.2% | #767 of 1,925 | #204 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.1% | #882 of 2,077 ▼ 18 | #261 of 829 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.1% | #1,104 of 2,077 ▲ 57 | #363 of 829 ▲ 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 502 | #546 of 2,419 | #264 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #373 of 2,035 | #200 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.1% | #261 of 2,042 | #108 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.0% | #1,597 of 2,132 | #668 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.9% | #580 of 1,461 | #326 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
502
-11 (-2%) vs 2020
+20% since 1990-91, when it was 417
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 | 502 | 44 | 11.4:1 | 38% (191) |
| 2023-24 | 507 | 45 | 11.3:1 | 58% (294) |
| 2022-23 | 478 | 43 | 11.1:1 | 66% (315) |
| 2020-21 | 513 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 604 | 37.5 | 16.1:1 | 65% (392) |
| 2015-16 | 603 | 36 | 16.8:1 | 62% (373) |
| 2010-11 | 584 | 37 | 15.8:1 | 60% (351) |
| 2000-01 | 529 | 30 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 417 | 28 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Farnsworth Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (604 to 502); teachers up 17% (37.5 to 44).
About Farnsworth Elementary School
Farnsworth Elementary School is a public medium-sized elementary school in Chicago, Illinois. Enrollment is 502 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 8. The average for elementary schools in Illinois is about 381 students, so this school is 32% bigger than average.
Farnsworth Elementary School is one of the 622 schools that make up Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 (324,396 students in total).
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Farnsworth Elementary School. The largest is Hispanic students, at 42%. The remaining shares are 36% White, 15% Asian, 4% Black, and 3% multiracial. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Cook County's population at about 27%. Pick two students at random and there is a 67% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.4:1 at Farnsworth Elementary School, with 44 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 2.5 below the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 38%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Cook County is 66%.
Farnsworth Elementary School is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 39% of Illinois public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Farnsworth Elementary School scores 44.2% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 49.5%.
Cook County census figures show that the median household income is $83,498, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. There are 1,406 public schools in Cook County, enrolling about 697,934 students in all.
The closest public school, Hitch Elementary School, is about 0.7 miles from Farnsworth Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Farnsworth Elementary School places 5th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, Farnsworth Elementary School enrolled 513; in 2024-25, 502.
The Farnsworth Elementary School community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
- Hitch Elementary School0.7 mi · 495
- Beaubien Elementary School0.7 mi · 1,004
- Prussing Elementary School1.0 mi · 642
- Sauganash Elementary School1.3 mi · 693
- Taft High School1.3 mi · 4,487
- Edgebrook Elementary School1.4 mi · 554
Frequently asked questions
About Farnsworth Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Farnsworth Elementary School?
Farnsworth Elementary School enrolls approximately 502 students in grades PK-08.
Is Farnsworth Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Farnsworth Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Farnsworth Elementary School have?
Farnsworth Elementary School employs 44 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Farnsworth Elementary School?
Student demographics at Farnsworth Elementary School are roughly 36% White, 42% Hispanic, 4% Black, 15% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Farnsworth Elementary School in?
Farnsworth Elementary School is part of Chicago Public Schools Dist 299.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.