Enrollment
267
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993001209
Green W Elementary School
1150 W 96th St, Chicago, IL 60643 · (773) 535-2575 · Cook County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL267 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
193 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 | 17 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 22 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 17 | 6% |
| Grade 2 | 24 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 31 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 28 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 30 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 25 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 32 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 37 | 14% |
| Grade 9 | 1 | 0% |
| Grade 10 | 1 | 0% |
| Grade 12 | 2 | 1% |
This year's kindergarten class (22) is 41% smaller than its 8th grade class (37).
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
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
38.2%
IL avg 51.0% . +11.8pp since 2023
Math
12.4%
IL avg 37.9% . +6.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.2% | 12.4% |
| 2023-24 | 26.4% | 5.7% |
% 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
24.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 Green W Elementary School
Green W Elementary School's state test result (24.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green W Elementary School this school | 267 | 72.3% | 24.8% |
| Woodgate Elementary School Matteson | 260 | 72.7% | 33.7% |
| Carter Elementary School Chicago | 279 | 70.6% | 12.6% |
| Woodson South Elementary School Chicago | 298 | 70.8% | 13.9% |
| Mount Vernon Elementary School Chicago | 245 | 75.5% | 26.9% |
| Fort Dearborn Elementary School Chicago | 298 | 75.5% | 16.0% |
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 Green W Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.8% | #1,454 of 1,925 | #482 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.4% | #1,816 of 2,077 ▲ 12 | #658 of 829 ▲ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.2% | #1,410 of 2,077 ▼ 98 | #493 of 829 ▼ 34 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 267 | #1,730 of 2,419 | #710 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.6:1 | #210 of 2,035 | #126 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.2% | #1,841 of 2,042 | #701 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.3% | #686 of 2,132 | #432 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.8% | #240 of 1,461 | #152 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
267
-24 (-8%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 362
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 | 267 | 25.3 | 10.6:1 | 72% (193) |
| 2023-24 | 306 | 20.3 | 15.1:1 | 87% (266) |
| 2022-23 | 300 | 21 | 14.3:1 | 78% (233) |
| 2020-21 | 291 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 365 | 15.8 | 23.1:1 | 91% (331) |
| 2015-16 | 358 | 17 | 21.1:1 | 92% (330) |
| 2010-11 | 256 | 16 | 16.0:1 | 98% (252) |
| 2000-01 | 377 | 15 | 25.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 362 | 21 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Green W Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (365 to 267); teachers up 60% (15.8 to 25.3).
About Green W Elementary School
Green W Elementary School is a small elementary school in Chicago, Illinois, (ZIP code 60643). The latest federal count shows 267 students in pre-K through 8. Against the 381-student average for elementary schools in Illinois, enrollment here is 30% lower.
Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 runs Green W Elementary School along with 621 other schools, enrolling 324,396 students in total.
Green W Elementary School's enrollment is 94% Black. It is also 4% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Cook County is roughly 22% Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 12% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Dividing enrollment by its 25.3 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 10.6:1. That is 3.4 students per teacher below the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. Green W Elementary School reports 72% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
A school with Green W Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Illinois is predicted to score 29.8%. Green W Elementary School scores 24.8%, 4.9 points below that line.
County data help place the school in context: in Cook County, the median household income is $83,498, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. In all, Cook County has 1,406 public schools and roughly 697,934 students.
Of nearby public schools, CICS - Longwood Campus is the closest, at about 0.2 miles. Green W Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Green W Elementary School comes in 3rd of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Green W Elementary School has an NCES locale of City: Large.
Green W Elementary School's enrollment declined from 291 in 2020-21 to 267 in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. 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
Nearby schools
- CICS - Longwood Campus0.2 mi · 1,137
- CICS - Loomis Primary Campus0.2 mi · 333
- Wacker Elementary School0.3 mi · 217
- Vanderpoel Elementary Magnet School0.7 mi · 241
- Fort Dearborn Elementary School0.7 mi · 298
- Evers Elementary School0.7 mi · 233
Frequently asked questions
About Green W Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Green W Elementary School?
Green W Elementary School enrolls approximately 267 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Green W Elementary School serve?
Green W Elementary School serves grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Green W Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Green W Elementary School is approximately 10.6:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Green W Elementary School?
At Green W Elementary School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 4% Hispanic, 94% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Green W Elementary School public or private?
Green W Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299.
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