Greeley Elem School

Greeley Elem School is a medium-sized elementary-level community in Chicago, Illinois, part of Chicago Public Schools Dist 299. The school educates 331 students in grades pre-K through 8.

Within Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, which oversees 622 schools and 324,396 students, Greeley Elem School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Greeley Elem School records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 63% of enrollment. Other groups include 21% Black, 9% White, 5% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 27% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. Around 80% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Cook County (around 66%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Greeley Elem School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 25.3%; this one delivers 31.3%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Cook County indicate median household income runs about $83,498, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Greeley Elem School is one of 1406 public schools in Cook County (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students).

Nearest neighbor: Inter-American Elem Magnet School, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Greeley Elem School. On composite proficiency, Greeley Elem School comes 6th of 9 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 46.0%.

Greeley Elem School operates from a metropolitan location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 42%: 570 students in 2018 compared to 331 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share fell from 69% to 63%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.0:1 in 2018 to 10.2:1 today.

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