Enrollment
331
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993000805
Greeley Elementary School
832 W Sheridan Rd, Chicago, IL 60613 · (773) 534-5800 · Cook County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL331 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
265 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 | 19 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 27 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 33 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 27 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 31 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 35 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 30 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 50 | 15% |
| Grade 7 | 31 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 47 | 14% |
| Grade 9 | 1 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (27) is 43% smaller than its 8th grade class (47).
Student demographics
55%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
Greeley Elementary School→Lake View 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
36.6%
IL avg 51.0% . +5.0pp since 2023
Math
28.0%
IL avg 37.9% . +9.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.6% | 28.0% |
| 2023-24 | 31.6% | 18.2% |
% 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
31.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.3%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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 Greeley Elementary School
Greeley Elementary School's state test result (31.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greeley Elementary School this school | 331 | 80.1% | 31.3% |
| Bernard J Ward Elementary School Bolingbrook | 363 | 77.4% | 37.5% |
| Otis Elementary School Chicago | 356 | 83.1% | 14.1% |
| Parkwood Elementary School Hanover Park | 342 | 77.2% | 32.4% |
| Joseph Jungman Magnet Elementary School Chicago | 301 | 72.8% | 34.2% |
| Julia Lathrop Elementary School Rockford | 357 | 84.3% | 11.7% |
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 Greeley Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.3% | #1,237 of 1,925 | #382 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #1,356 of 2,077 ▼ 93 | #419 of 829 ▼ 27 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.6% | #1,460 of 2,077 ▼ 344 | #517 of 829 ▼ 153 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 331 | #1,355 of 2,419 | #563 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.2:1 | #148 of 2,035 | #87 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.8% | #760 of 2,042 | #271 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.1% | #507 of 2,132 | #348 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -41.9% | #41 of 1,461 | #27 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. 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
331
-128 (-28%) vs 2020
-42% since 1990-91, when it was 573
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 | 331 | 32.5 | 10.2:1 | 80% (265) |
| 2023-24 | 434 | 31.5 | 13.8:1 | 80% (348) |
| 2022-23 | 319 | 27.5 | 11.6:1 | 80% (256) |
| 2020-21 | 459 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 570 | 35.6 | 16.0:1 | 86% (490) |
| 2015-16 | 647 | 40 | 16.2:1 | 84% (541) |
| 2010-11 | 564 | 34 | 16.6:1 | 90% (507) |
| 2000-01 | 609 | 36 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 573 | 34 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Greeley Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 42% (570 to 331); teachers down 9% (35.6 to 32.5).
About Greeley Elementary School
The public elementary school Greeley Elementary School is located in Chicago, Illinois. Students in pre-K through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 331 students.
The district, Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, operates 622 schools serving 324,396 students.
By race and ethnicity, Greeley Elementary School is 63% Hispanic. Other reported shares: 21% Black, 9% White, and 5% Asian. That compares with about 27% Hispanic among all Cook County residents. By the diversity index, Greeley Elementary School comes in at 55%.
Teachers at the school number 32.5 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 10.2:1. The 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois is higher than this school's figure. Roughly 80% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 66% for public schools in Cook County.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Greeley Elementary School, the prediction is 25.3% and the result is 31.3%.
Cook County census figures show that median household income is about $83,498, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Greeley Elementary School is among the 1,406 public schools in Cook County.
Inter-American Elementary Magnet School is the public school closest to Greeley Elementary School, about 0.3 miles away. Greeley Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Greeley Elementary School ranks 6th of 9 nearby schools, at 31.3% versus a 46.0% average.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Greeley Elementary School saw enrollment fall 28% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Greeley Elementary School covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
Other Greeley Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Greeley Elementary. Greeley Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Greeley Elementary SchoolWinnetka, IL · 355 students
- Greeley ElemGreeley, KS · 52 students
Nearby schools
- Inter-American Elementary Magnet School0.3 mi · 616
- Disney Elementary Magnet School0.3 mi · 1,384
- Brennemann Elementary School0.5 mi · 482
- Blaine Elementary School0.8 mi · 639
- Hawthorne Elementary Scholastic Academy0.8 mi · 642
- Nettelhorst Elementary School0.8 mi · 653
Frequently asked questions
About Greeley Elementary SchoolHow large is Greeley Elementary School?
Greeley Elementary School enrolls approximately 331 students in grades PK-08.
Is Greeley Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Greeley Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at Greeley Elementary School?
Approximately 10.2:1 students per teacher at Greeley Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Greeley Elementary School?
Student demographics at Greeley Elementary School are roughly 9% White, 63% Hispanic, 21% Black, 5% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Greeley Elementary School in?
Greeley Elementary School is part of Chicago Public Schools Dist 299.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.