Enrollment
247
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993001193
Hay Elementary Community Academy
1018 N Laramie Ave, Chicago, IL 60651 · (773) 534-6000 · Cook County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL247 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
241 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 56%
Community
0
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 | 24 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 20 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 28 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 26 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 22 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 30 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 23 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 25 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 24 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 24 | 10% |
| Grade 9 | 1 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (20) is 17% smaller than its 8th grade class (24).
Student demographics
48%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
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
34.6%
IL avg 51.0% . +16.0pp since 2023
Math
14.0%
IL avg 37.9% . +7.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 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 16 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.6% | 14.0% |
| 2023-24 | 18.6% | 6.2% |
% 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
21.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
15.2%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 15% 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 Hay Elementary Community Academy
Hay Elementary Community Academy's state test result (21.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hay Elementary Community Academy this school | 247 | 97.6% | 21.3% |
| Eisenhower School South Holland | 274 | 99.6% | 34.9% |
| Madison School South Holland | 277 | 99.6% | 34.5% |
| Thurgood Marshall Elementary School Bellwood | 229 | 100.0% | 20.2% |
| Earle Elementary School Chicago | 286 | 98.3% | 14.6% |
| Sherman Elementary School Chicago | 225 | 97.8% | 15.4% |
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 Hay Elementary Community Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.3% | #1,566 of 1,925 | #543 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.0% | #1,771 of 2,077 ▲ 29 | #629 of 829 ▲ 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.6% | #1,531 of 2,077 ▲ 99 | #550 of 829 ▲ 56 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 247 | #1,835 of 2,419 | #751 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.0:1 | #278 of 2,035 | #152 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.0% | #964 of 2,042 | #351 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.6% | #79 of 2,132 | #55 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -35.0% | #101 of 1,461 | #64 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
247
-50 (-17%) vs 2020
-67% since 1990-91, when it was 742
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 | 247 | 22.5 | 11.0:1 | 98% (241) |
| 2023-24 | 262 | 22.5 | 11.6:1 | 96% (252) |
| 2022-23 | 268 | 24 | 11.2:1 | 96% (258) |
| 2020-21 | 297 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 380 | 21.6 | 17.6:1 | 97% (368) |
| 2015-16 | 465 | 25 | 18.6:1 | 99% (460) |
| 2010-11 | 569 | 28 | 20.3:1 | 99% (563) |
| 2000-01 | 723 | 37 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 742 | 41 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hay Elementary Community Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 35% (380 to 247); teachers up 4% (21.6 to 22.5).
About Hay Elementary Community Academy
Hay Elementary Community Academy is a small elementary school in Chicago, Illinois. Students in pre-K through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 247 students. Elementary schools in Illinois have about 381 students on average; enrollment here is 35% lower.
Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 is made up of 622 schools with 324,396 students in all.
The share of Black students at Hay Elementary Community Academy is 64%, a majority. The school is also 33% Hispanic and 2% White. That is higher than the 22% Black share among all Cook County residents. A diversity index of 48% means there is a 48% chance two randomly chosen students at Hay Elementary Community Academy are from different groups.
Hay Elementary Community Academy has a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.0:1, with 22.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Illinois, 13.9:1, is higher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 98% at Hay Elementary Community Academy. Compared with the 66% average for public schools in Cook County, the school's rate is higher.
Hay Elementary Community Academy is 6.2 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (21.3% versus 15.2%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Illinois.
In Cook County, home to about 5,182,090 people, the median household earns about $83,498 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Public schools in Cook County number 1,406, with about 697,934 students.
YCCS West, about 0.4 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. On average proficiency, Hay Elementary Community Academy is 1st of 9 nearby schools with test data.
Under the NCES locale system, Hay Elementary Community Academy is City: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Hay Elementary Community Academy had a net loss of 50 students, or 17%.
The allk12 page for Hay Elementary Community Academy lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
- 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
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
- YCCS West0.4 mi · 80
- Howe Elementary School0.4 mi · 341
- McNair Elementary School0.5 mi · 328
- Brunson Math & Sci Specialty Elementary School0.5 mi · 452
- Lewis Elementary School0.5 mi · 427
- Nash Elementary School0.7 mi · 255
Frequently asked questions
About Hay Elementary Community AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at Hay Elementary Community Academy?
Hay Elementary Community Academy enrolls approximately 247 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Hay Elementary Community Academy serve?
Hay Elementary Community Academy serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Hay Elementary Community Academy?
Approximately 11.0:1 students per teacher at Hay Elementary Community Academy.
How diverse is Hay Elementary Community Academy?
Hay Elementary Community Academy reports a student body of 2% White, 33% Hispanic, 64% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Hay Elementary Community Academy in?
Hay Elementary Community Academy is part of Chicago Public Schools Dist 299.
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