Enrollment
262
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993000712
Garvey M Elementary School
10309 S Morgan St, Chicago, IL 60643 · (773) 535-2763 · Cook County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL262 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 27% of Illinois public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
12.5:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
243 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 56%
Community
0
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 | 22 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 23 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 24 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 34 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 29 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 34 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 23 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 19 | 7% |
| Grade 7 | 21 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 33 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (23) is 30% smaller than its 8th grade class (33).
Student demographics
12%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
Garvey M Elementary School→Julian 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
36.1%
IL avg 51.0% . +7.0pp since 2023
Math
9.7%
IL avg 37.9% . +4.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.1% | 9.7% |
| 2023-24 | 29.1% | 4.9% |
% 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
20.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
18.0%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 18% 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 Garvey M Elementary School
Garvey M Elementary School's state test result (20.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garvey M Elementary School this school | 262 | 92.7% | 20.2% |
| Jensen Elementary Scholastic Academy Chicago | 255 | 94.5% | 21.8% |
| Ruggles Elementary School Chicago | 290 | 91.7% | 23.7% |
| Higgins Elementary Community Academy Chicago | 271 | 94.1% | 19.9% |
| Lalumier Elementary School Centreville | 276 | 90.6% | 6.8% |
| Manierre Elementary School Chicago | 269 | 96.3% | 7.3% |
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 Garvey M Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.2% | #1,601 of 1,925 | #563 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 9.7% | #1,918 of 2,077 ▼ 47 | #718 of 829 ▼ 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.1% | #1,479 of 2,077 ▼ 258 | #527 of 829 ▼ 116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 262 | #1,755 of 2,419 | #721 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #720 of 2,035 | #342 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.3% | #1,837 of 2,042 | #699 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.7% | #214 of 2,132 | #155 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.1% | #389 of 615 | #119 of 186 |
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
262
+14 (+6%) vs 2020
-53% since 1990-91, when it was 563
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 | 262 | 21 | 12.5:1 | 93% (243) |
| 2023-24 | 247 | 18 | 13.7:1 | 89% (221) |
| 2022-23 | 241 | 17 | 14.2:1 | 92% (222) |
| 2020-21 | 248 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 247 | 13 | 19.0:1 | 98% (242) |
| 2015-16 | 264 | 16 | 16.5:1 | 96% (254) |
| 2010-11 | 348 | 16 | 21.8:1 | 99% (344) |
| 2000-01 | 653 | 31 | 21.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 563 | 26 | 21.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Garvey M Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (247 to 262); teachers up 62% (13 to 21).
About Garvey M Elementary School
Garvey M Elementary School is an elementary school in Chicago, Illinois, reachable at (773) 535-2763. It reported 262 students in pre-K through 8 in 2024-25. By comparison, elementary schools in Illinois enroll about 381 students on average.
Garvey M Elementary School is in Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, a district with 324,396 students across 622 schools.
At Garvey M Elementary School, 94% of students are Black. It is also 4% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Cook County is roughly 22% Black. The diversity index for Garvey M Elementary School is 12%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Garvey M Elementary School has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.5:1. The school's 12.5:1 compares with an average of 13.9:1 for elementary schools in Illinois. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 93%. The gap from the 66% average for public schools in Cook County is 27 points.
Garvey M Elementary School earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 27% of Illinois public elementary schools.
On BeatsExpectations, Garvey M Elementary School is 2.2 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Illinois schools.
For the population of Cook County, median household income comes to about $83,498, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Cook County's 1,406 public schools enroll about 697,934 students and include Garvey M Elementary School.
Mount Vernon Elementary School is about 0.3 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 22.3%; Garvey M Elementary School's is 20.2%, ranking 7th of 9.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose 6%.
The discussion board for Garvey M Elementary School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
- Mount Vernon Elementary School0.3 mi · 245
- Julian High School0.4 mi · 440
- Fernwood Elementary School0.5 mi · 259
- Barnard Elementary Comp Math & Sci Center0.6 mi · 243
- Wacker Elementary School0.7 mi · 217
- Evers Elementary School0.8 mi · 233
Frequently asked questions
About Garvey M Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Garvey M Elementary School?
Garvey M Elementary School enrolls approximately 262 students in grades PK-08.
Is Garvey M Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Garvey M Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Garvey M Elementary School have?
Garvey M Elementary School employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Garvey M Elementary School?
At Garvey M Elementary School, the student body is approximately 4% Hispanic, 94% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Garvey M Elementary School public or private?
Garvey M Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.