Fiske Elem School

Fiske Elem School operates as a medium-sized primary school in Chicago, Illinois, operated by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299. Current enrollment sits at 373 students spanning grades pre-K through 8.

Across the 622 schools in Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 (324,396 students total), Fiske Elem School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Fiske Elem School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (92%). Other groups include 5% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 22% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.4:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. An estimated 75% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Cook County runs at roughly 66%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Fiske Elem School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 28.2%; this one comes in at 9.7%, -18.5 points off the demographic line.

In the broader community, census data for Cook County shows median household income runs about $83,498, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Cook County runs 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), of which Fiske Elem School is one.

The closest other public school is Dulles Elem School, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Fiske Elem School at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 15.7%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Fiske Elem School has contracted 19%, going from 461 students in 2018 to 373 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment ticked down from 98% to 92% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 12.4:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Fiske Elem School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.