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Alumni: what's one memory from Gunsaulus Elem Scholastic Academy that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
658
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993000745
Gunsaulus Elementary Scholastic Academy
4420 S Sacramento Ave, Chicago, IL 60632 · (773) 535-7215 · Cook County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL658 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
566 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 56%
Community
5
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 | 46 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 71 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 75 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 79 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 67 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (71) is 6% larger than its 8th grade class (67).
Student demographics
11%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
43.0%
IL avg 51.0% . +22.4pp since 2023
Math
31.5%
IL avg 37.9% . +16.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 22 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 16 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.0% | 31.5% |
| 2023-24 | 20.6% | 15.4% |
% 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
35.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
21.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 Gunsaulus Elementary Scholastic Academy
Gunsaulus Elementary Scholastic Academy's state test result (35.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gunsaulus Elementary Scholastic Academy this school | 658 | 86.0% | 35.4% |
| Garcia Lorca Elementary School Chicago | 637 | 87.0% | 33.1% |
| Pasteur Elementary School Chicago | 620 | 86.1% | 51.6% |
| Columbia Explorers Elementary Academy Chicago | 718 | 86.2% | 46.0% |
| Woodrow Wilson Elementary School Cicero | 622 | 86.2% | 23.9% |
| Burbank Elementary School Chicago | 691 | 88.0% | 19.2% |
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 Gunsaulus Elementary Scholastic Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.4% | #1,077 of 1,925 | #312 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.5% | #1,225 of 2,077 ▲ 159 | #374 of 829 ▲ 71 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #1,244 of 2,077 ▲ 299 | #413 of 829 ▲ 151 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 658 | #172 of 2,419 | #105 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #1,044 of 2,035 | #473 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.4% | #1,861 of 2,042 | #709 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.0% | #384 of 2,132 | #276 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.2% | #476 of 1,461 | #276 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
658
-66 (-9%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 692
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 | 658 | 49 | 13.4:1 | 86% (566) |
| 2023-24 | 659 | 49.5 | 13.3:1 | 88% (581) |
| 2022-23 | 651 | 50 | 13.0:1 | 82% (534) |
| 2020-21 | 724 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 814 | 42 | 19.4:1 | 90% (734) |
| 2015-16 | 801 | 43 | 18.6:1 | 92% (733) |
| 2010-11 | 896 | 42 | 21.3:1 | 93% (836) |
| 2000-01 | 696 | 37 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 692 | 37 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gunsaulus Elementary Scholastic Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (814 to 658); teachers up 17% (42 to 49).
About Gunsaulus Elementary Scholastic Academy
Gunsaulus Elementary Scholastic Academy is a high-enrollment elementary school in Chicago, Illinois, (ZIP code 60632). Students in pre-K through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 658 students. The average among elementary schools in Illinois is roughly 381 students; this school is 73% bigger than that.
The district for Gunsaulus Elementary Scholastic Academy is Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, with 622 schools and 324,396 students.
Most students at Gunsaulus Elementary Scholastic Academy are Hispanic: 94% of enrollment. Other students are 2% White. That is higher than the 27% Hispanic share among all Cook County residents. By the diversity index, Gunsaulus Elementary Scholastic Academy comes in at 11%.
Its teaching staff equals 49 full-time positions, a ratio of 13.4:1. Elementary schools in Illinois average about 13.9:1, a similar figure. Around 86% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. The 66% average for public schools in Cook County is 20 points lower.
Gunsaulus Elementary Scholastic Academy's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (35.4%) and its predicted rate (21.8%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Illinois schools.
According to the American Community Survey, in Cook County, median household income is about $83,498, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 1,406 public schools operate in Cook County, serving about 697,934 students.
Columbia Explorers Elementary Academy is the public school closest to Gunsaulus Elementary Scholastic Academy, about 0.3 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 22.8%; Gunsaulus Elementary Scholastic Academy's is 35.4%, ranking 2nd of 9.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment was 724 in 2020-21 and 658 in 2024-25, a decrease of 66 students.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Gunsaulus Elementary Scholastic Academy. 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
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- 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
- Columbia Explorers Elementary Academy0.3 mi · 718
- Acero Chtr - Officer Marquez Elementary School0.3 mi · 508
- Acero Chtr-Brighton Park Elementary School0.3 mi · 465
- Noble St Chtr - Mansueto0.4 mi · 1,106
- Thomas Kelly College Preparatory0.5 mi · 1,762
- Shields Elementary School0.5 mi · 439
Frequently asked questions
About Gunsaulus Elementary Scholastic AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at Gunsaulus Elementary Scholastic Academy?
Gunsaulus Elementary Scholastic Academy enrolls approximately 658 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Gunsaulus Elementary Scholastic Academy serve?
Gunsaulus Elementary Scholastic Academy serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Gunsaulus Elementary Scholastic Academy?
Approximately 13.4:1 students per teacher at Gunsaulus Elementary Scholastic Academy.
What is the student diversity at Gunsaulus Elementary Scholastic Academy?
Student demographics at Gunsaulus Elementary Scholastic Academy are roughly 2% White, 94% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Gunsaulus Elementary Scholastic Academy public or private?
Gunsaulus Elementary Scholastic Academy 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.