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Enrollment
597
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993000783
Gallistel Elementary Language Academy
10347 S Ewing Ave, Chicago, IL 60617 · (773) 535-6540 · Cook County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL597 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
415 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 56%
Community
4
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 | 31 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 52 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 60 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 73 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 62 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 68 | 11% |
Student demographics
11%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
Gallistel Elementary Language Academy→Washington G 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
38.7%
IL avg 51.0% . +13.8pp since 2023
Math
17.2%
IL avg 37.9% . +4.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.7% | 17.2% |
| 2023-24 | 24.9% | 12.8% |
% 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
26.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.4%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 →
Where Gallistel Elementary Language Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.7% | #1,390 of 1,925 | #453 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.2% | #1,679 of 2,077 | #575 of 829 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.7% | #1,395 of 2,077 | #486 of 829 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 597 | #279 of 2,419 | #159 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #572 of 2,035 | #282 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.6% | #1,876 of 2,042 | #717 of 819 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.0% | #282 of 1,461 | #181 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
597
-199 (-25%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 16.3:1
% White
2%
was 1%
% Hispanic
94%
was 95%
% Black
4%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 597 | 49.5 | 12.1:1 | 70% (415) |
| 2023-24 | 609 | 46.5 | 13.1:1 | 72% (438) |
| 2022-23 | 618 | 48.5 | 12.7:1 | 90% (557) |
| 2017-18 | 796 | 49 | 16.3:1 | 96% (765) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gallistel Elementary Language Academy.
About Gallistel Elementary Language Academy
At 10347 S Ewing Ave in Chicago, Illinois, Gallistel Elementary Language Academy operates as a large elementary school. It serves 597 students in pre-K through 8. The average among elementary schools in Illinois is roughly 381 students; this school is 57% larger than that.
In Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, 622 schools enroll a combined 324,396 students.
Most students at Gallistel Elementary Language Academy are Hispanic: 94% of enrollment. Other groups include 4% Black. The county population is about 27% Hispanic. Gallistel Elementary Language Academy has a diversity index of 11%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Gallistel Elementary Language Academy counts 49.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 12.1 students for each one. Among elementary schools in Illinois, the typical ratio is 13.9:1. About 70% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Gallistel Elementary Language Academy falls in the middle 80% of Illinois schools: 26.7% actual against 31.4% predicted.
Cook County has these Census figures: median household income is about $83,498, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The public schools of Cook County number 1,406 and enroll about 697,934.
The shortest distance from Gallistel Elementary Language Academy to another public school is about 0.4 miles, to Sadlowski Elementary School. The five-mile area around Gallistel Elementary Language Academy holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 24.7% proficiency; Gallistel Elementary Language Academy posts 26.7%.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large.
Gallistel Elementary Language Academy had 796 students in 2017-18 and 597 in 2024-25, a 25% decrease. The ratio of students to teachers went from 16.3:1 to 12.1:1 over the same years.
The Gallistel Elementary Language Academy community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. 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
- Sadlowski Elementary School0.4 mi · 655
- Addams Elementary School0.6 mi · 544
- Taylor Elementary School0.6 mi · 337
- Marsh Elementary School1.2 mi · 616
- Washington G Elementary School1.3 mi · 571
- Washington G High School1.4 mi · 1,520
Frequently asked questions
About Gallistel Elementary Language AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at Gallistel Elementary Language Academy?
Gallistel Elementary Language Academy enrolls approximately 597 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Gallistel Elementary Language Academy serve?
Gallistel Elementary Language Academy serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Gallistel Elementary Language Academy?
Approximately 12.1:1 students per teacher at Gallistel Elementary Language Academy.
How diverse is Gallistel Elementary Language Academy?
Gallistel Elementary Language Academy reports a student body of 2% White, 94% Hispanic, 4% Black, 0% Asian.
What district is Gallistel Elementary Language Academy in?
Gallistel Elementary Language Academy is part of Chicago Public Schools Dist 299.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.