Galileo Elem Math & Sci Schol Acd

Galileo Elem Math & Sci Schol Acd, a middle-of-the-pack primary school in Chicago, Illinois, operated by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, educates 547 students, covering grades K through 8. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 381 students each, so Galileo Elem Math & Sci Schol Acd sits 44% bigger than that benchmark.

Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 comprises 622 schools with combined enrollment of 324,396 students; Galileo Elem Math & Sci Schol Acd is among them.

On demographics, Galileo Elem Math & Sci Schol Acd lists that 53% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest is composed of 27% Black, 11% White, 5% multiracial, 4% Asian. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 27%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Galileo Elem Math & Sci Schol Acd has 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 48% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, 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 below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Galileo Elem Math & Sci Schol Acd sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 43.9%; this one delivers 52.3%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Cook County shows median household earnings sit near $83,498, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Cook County's 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), Galileo Elem Math & Sci Schol Acd is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Smyth J Elem School, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Galileo Elem Math & Sci Schol Acd ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 37.0%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Galileo Elem Math & Sci Schol Acd has shrank 4%, going from 571 students in 2018 to 547 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 61% to 53% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 17.7:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 today.

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