Gunsaulus Elem Scholastic Academy

Gunsaulus Elem Scholastic Academy operates as a heavily attended K-5 school in Chicago, Illinois, operated by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299. Current enrollment sits at 658 students spanning grades pre-K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 73% above typical.

Gunsaulus Elem Scholastic Academy is one of 622 schools operated by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, a district that educates 324,396 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Gunsaulus Elem Scholastic Academy reports that nearly all students (94%) are Hispanic. The remainder consists of 2% White. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 27%.

On the resource side, Gunsaulus Elem Scholastic Academy shows 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.4:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 86% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is higher than Cook County's rate of about 66%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Gunsaulus Elem Scholastic Academy performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 21.8%, the actual is 35.4%, a residual of +13.5 points.

Across the wider county, census data for Cook County shows the typical household earns roughly $83,498 per year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Cook County runs 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), of which Gunsaulus Elem Scholastic Academy is one.

Nearest neighbor: Columbia Explorers Elem Academy, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Gunsaulus Elem Scholastic Academy. On composite proficiency, Gunsaulus Elem Scholastic Academy comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 22.8%.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Gunsaulus Elem Scholastic Academy has ticked down 19%, going from 814 students in 2018 to 658 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 19.4:1 in 2018 to 13.4:1 today.

On the community side, members of the Gunsaulus Elem Scholastic Academy community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.