Enrollment
368
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993000812
Grimes Elementary School
5450 W 64th Pl, Chicago, IL 60638 · (773) 535-2364 · Cook County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL368 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
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 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 35 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 32 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 30 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 47 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 50 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 37 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 37 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (35) is 5% smaller than its 8th grade class (37).
Student demographics
16%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
50.4%
IL avg 51.0% . +18.0pp since 2023
Math
40.3%
IL avg 37.9% . +19.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 18 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 20 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.4% | 40.3% |
| 2023-24 | 32.4% | 20.4% |
% 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
41.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.9%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% 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 Grimes Elementary School
Grimes Elementary School's state test result (41.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grimes Elementary School this school | 368 | 72.0% | 41.3% |
| Pershing Elementary School Berwyn | 418 | 74.2% | 41.4% |
| Turner Elementary School West Chicago | 349 | 70.5% | 32.5% |
| Drexel Elementary School Cicero | 396 | 71.2% | 29.4% |
| Currier Elementary School West Chicago | 359 | 72.4% | 25.9% |
| Lowrie Elementary School Elgin | 397 | 75.8% | 16.3% |
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 Grimes Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.3% | #874 of 1,925 | #231 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.3% | #956 of 2,077 ▲ 210 | #284 of 829 ▲ 71 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.4% | #992 of 2,077 ▲ 85 | #319 of 829 ▲ 33 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 368 | #1,159 of 2,419 | #478 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.2:1 | #315 of 2,035 | #174 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.3% | #1,725 of 2,042 | #654 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.0% | #693 of 2,132 | #435 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.9% | #488 of 1,461 | #283 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
368
-76 (-17%) vs 2020
+93% since 1990-91, when it was 191
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 | 368 | 33 | 11.2:1 | 72% (265) |
| 2023-24 | 374 | 25.8 | 14.5:1 | 76% (284) |
| 2022-23 | 395 | 30 | 13.2:1 | 77% (303) |
| 2020-21 | 444 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 454 | 25 | 18.1:1 | 81% (367) |
| 2015-16 | 462 | 25 | 18.5:1 | 84% (390) |
| 2010-11 | 473 | 25 | 18.9:1 | 89% (419) |
| 2000-01 | 387 | 25 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 191 | 10 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Grimes Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (454 to 368); teachers up 32% (25 to 33).
About Grimes Elementary School
Chicago, Illinois, is home to Grimes Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. It covers pre-K through 8, with a total enrollment of 368 students.
Enrollment across the 622 schools in Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 totals 324,396 students.
Federal enrollment data show Grimes Elementary School is 91% Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 5% White and 3% Black. The school's Hispanic share is 65 points above the 27% share among Cook County residents. Grimes Elementary School's diversity index is 16%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at Grimes Elementary School total 33 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 11.2:1. That is 2.8 students per teacher below the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 72%.
On BeatsExpectations, Grimes Elementary School is 11.4 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Illinois schools.
Federal survey data for Cook County show that the median household income is $83,498, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. There are 1,406 public schools in Cook County, enrolling about 697,934 students in all.
The next-closest public school is Hancock College Preparatory High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Grimes Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 43.6% on proficiency, and Grimes Elementary School is below that at 41.3%.
Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Grimes Elementary School's enrollment dropped from 444 in 2020-21 to 368 in 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Grimes Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- Hancock College Preparatory High School0.0 mi · 1,050
- Hale Elementary School1.0 mi · 791
- Azuela Elementary School1.0 mi · 690
- Kinzie Elementary School1.4 mi · 637
- Lee Elementary School1.5 mi · 581
- Kennedy High School1.5 mi · 1,647
Frequently asked questions
About Grimes Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Grimes Elementary School?
Grimes Elementary School enrolls approximately 368 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Grimes Elementary School serve?
Grimes Elementary School serves grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Grimes Elementary School have?
Grimes Elementary School employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Grimes Elementary School?
Student demographics at Grimes Elementary School are roughly 5% White, 91% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Grimes Elementary School?
Grimes Elementary School is overseen by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 in Cook County.
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