Fulton Elem School

Fulton Elem School, a small primary school in Chicago, Illinois, operated by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, educates 321 students, covering grades pre-K through 8.

Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 comprises 622 schools with combined enrollment of 324,396 students; Fulton Elem School is among them.

Demographically, Fulton Elem School lists that 79% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 19% Black. By comparison, Cook County as a whole is about 27% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. An estimated 98% of students are eligible 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.

With demographic context factored in, Fulton Elem School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 14.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 12.7%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Cook County shows the typical household earns roughly $83,498 per year, 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 Fulton Elem School is one.

CICS - Basil Campus is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Fulton Elem School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Fulton Elem School at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 23.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Over the past 7-year window. Fulton Elem School's enrollment has edged down 5% since 2018, when it stood at 337 (now 321). Hispanic enrollment moved from 61% to 79% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 10.5:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.