Hamline Elem School

Set in Chicago, Illinois, Hamline Elem School is a substantial elementary-level community, one of the schools within Chicago Public Schools Dist 299. It instructs 582 students across grades pre-K through 8. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 381 students each, so Hamline Elem School sits 53% larger than that benchmark.

Hamline Elem School is one of 622 schools operated by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, a district that works with 324,396 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Hamline Elem School reports that nearly all students (93%) are Hispanic. The remainder is composed of 6% Black. The wider county runs roughly 27% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. Around 98% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Cook County runs at roughly 66%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Hamline Elem School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 15.0%; this one delivers 12.9%.

In the surrounding community, Cook County reports that the typical household earns roughly $83,498 per year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Hamline Elem School is one of 1406 public schools in Cook County (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students).

Nearest neighbor: Chavez Elem Multicultural Acad Ct, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Hamline Elem School comes 8th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 19.9%.

Hamline Elem School operates from a city-core location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Hamline Elem School has climbed 7%, going from 543 students in 2018 to 582 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 21.9:1 in 2018 to 11.5:1 in 2025.

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