Hanson Park Elem School

Located at 5411 W Fullerton Ave, in Chicago, Illinois, Hanson Park Elem School is a substantial primary school that serves 1,125 students (grades pre-K through 8), part of Chicago Public Schools Dist 299. That puts it 195% above the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 381 students.

Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 comprises 622 schools with combined enrollment of 324,396 students; Hanson Park Elem School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Hanson Park Elem School reports that 95% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Beyond that, the school reports 3% Black. By comparison, Cook County as a whole is about 27% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 92 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Hanson Park Elem School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 93% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than Cook County's rate of about 66%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Hanson Park Elem School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 17.6%, the actual is 31.2%, a residual of +13.6 points.

Across the wider county, census data for Cook County shows median household income runs about $83,498, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Cook County runs 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), of which Hanson Park Elem School is one.

The closest other public school is Prieto Math-Science Elem Sch, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Hanson Park Elem School at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 24.0%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Five-year trend. Hanson Park Elem School's enrollment has shrank 24% since 2018, when it stood at 1,483 (now 1,125). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 17.9:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 today.

Inside the community feed, members of the Hanson Park Elem School community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.