Harriet Tubman Elem School

As a cozy elementary-level community in Chicago, Illinois, Harriet Tubman Elem School works with 308 students from grades pre-K through 8, operated by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299.

Within Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, which oversees 622 schools and 324,396 students, Harriet Tubman Elem School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Harriet Tubman Elem School reports that the most-represented group is White (38%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder reads as 31% Hispanic, 18% Black, 8% multiracial, 3% Asian.

On the resource side, Harriet Tubman Elem School reports 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.6:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 34% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Cook County runs at roughly 66%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Harriet Tubman Elem School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 52.0%; this one delivers 53.2%.

In the area at large, census data for Cook County shows median household earnings sit near $83,498, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Harriet Tubman Elem School is one of 1406 public schools in Cook County (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students).

Alcott Elem School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Harriet Tubman Elem School comes 8th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 73.6%.

Harriet Tubman Elem School operates from a city-core location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Harriet Tubman Elem School has declined 34%, going from 464 students in 2018 to 308 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 9.6:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Harriet Tubman Elem School community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.