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Enrollment
502
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993000837
Hedges Elementary School
4747 S Winchester Ave, Chicago, IL 60609 · (773) 535-7360 · Cook County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL502 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
480 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 56%
Community
5
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 | 78 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 40 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 38 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 43 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 41 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 57 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 53 | 11% |
| Grade 9 | 1 | 0% |
| Grade 12 | 1 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (40) is 25% smaller than its 8th grade class (53).
Student demographics
7%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Hedges Elementary School→Richards Career Academy High School
Based on published attendance-zone data from Chicago Public Schools Dist 299. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
26.1%
IL avg 51.0% . +10.8pp since 2023
Math
9.7%
IL avg 37.9% . +4.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 26.1% | 9.7% |
| 2023-24 | 15.3% | 5.2% |
% 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
17.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
16.3%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 16% 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 Hedges Elementary School
Hedges Elementary School's state test result (17.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hedges Elementary School this school | 502 | 95.6% | 17.0% |
| McCormick Elementary School Chicago | 502 | 96.6% | 18.3% |
| Acero Chtr - Officer Marquez Elementary School Chicago | 508 | 93.1% | 19.6% |
| Whitney Elementary School Chicago | 559 | 94.6% | 22.2% |
| Otis P Graves Elementary School Summit | 562 | 97.0% | 27.2% |
| Acero Chtr-Brighton Park Elementary School Chicago | 465 | 93.1% | 19.6% |
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 Hedges Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.0% | #1,699 of 1,925 | #628 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 9.7% | #1,920 of 2,077 ▼ 66 | #720 of 829 ▼ 33 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.1% | #1,768 of 2,077 ▼ 23 | #671 of 829 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 502 | #547 of 2,419 | #265 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #1,288 of 2,035 | #575 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.4% | #1,949 of 2,042 | #761 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.6% | #132 of 2,132 | #103 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.9% | #288 of 1,461 | #186 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
502
-11 (-2%) vs 2020
+16% since 1990-91, when it was 433
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 | 502 | 35.5 | 14.1:1 | 96% (480) |
| 2023-24 | 482 | 37.5 | 12.8:1 | 94% (455) |
| 2022-23 | 460 | 39.5 | 11.7:1 | 96% (443) |
| 2020-21 | 513 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 668 | 31.4 | 21.3:1 | 99% (658) |
| 2015-16 | 726 | 42 | 17.3:1 | 98% (712) |
| 2010-11 | 884 | 44 | 20.1:1 | 99% (878) |
| 2000-01 | 1,026 | 54 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 433 | 21 | 20.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hedges Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (668 to 502); teachers up 13% (31.4 to 35.5).
About Hedges Elementary School
Students in Chicago, Illinois, attend Hedges Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. It serves 502 students in pre-K through 8. The average among elementary schools in Illinois is roughly 381 students; this school is 32% above that.
Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 serves 324,396 students across 622 schools.
The student body at Hedges Elementary School is 96% Hispanic. County-wide, 27% of Cook County residents are Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 7%, meaning two students picked at random have a 7% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teacher staffing is 35.5 full-time equivalents, or about 14.1 students per teacher. That matches the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois fairly closely. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 96%. Among public schools in Cook County, the average eligibility rate is 66%.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Hedges Elementary School is within a point of the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 17.0% actual, 16.3% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Illinois.
Cook County census figures show that the median household income is $83,498, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 1,406 public schools in Cook County, enrolling about 697,934 students in all.
Lara Elementary Academy is the closest public school, about 0.2 miles away in a straight line. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Hedges Elementary School. On state test proficiency, Hedges Elementary School ranks 6th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large).
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 513 to 502.
To ask about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs, start a discussion on this page. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
- Lara Elementary Academy0.2 mi · 362
- Back of The Yards IB High School0.3 mi · 1,039
- Seward Elementary Communication Arts Ac0.3 mi · 390
- Daley Elementary Academy0.3 mi · 511
- Chavez Elementary Multicultural Academy Ct0.4 mi · 784
- Hamline Elementary School0.6 mi · 582
Frequently asked questions
About Hedges Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Hedges Elementary School?
Hedges Elementary School enrolls approximately 502 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Hedges Elementary School serve?
Hedges Elementary School serves grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hedges Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hedges Elementary School is approximately 14.1:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Hedges Elementary School?
Student demographics at Hedges Elementary School are roughly 1% White, 96% Hispanic, 1% Black.
Who oversees Hedges Elementary School?
Hedges Elementary School is overseen by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 in Cook County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.