Hedges Elem School

As a middle-of-the-pack elementary campus in Chicago, Illinois, Hedges Elem School instructs 502 students from grades pre-K through 8, one of the schools within Chicago Public Schools Dist 299. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 32% larger than typical.

Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 runs 622 schools in total, collectively educating 324,396 students. Hedges Elem School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Hedges Elem School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (96%). The wider county runs roughly 27% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Hedges Elem School lists 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.1:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 96% 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 meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Hedges Elem School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 16.3%, the actual is 17.0%, a residual of +0.7 points.

In the surrounding community, Cook County reports that median household earnings sit near $83,498, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Hedges Elem School is one of 1406 public schools in Cook County (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students).

The closest other public school is Lara Elem Academy, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Hedges Elem School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 20.6%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Hedges Elem School's enrollment has decreased 25% since 2018, when it stood at 668 (now 502). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 21.3:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 today.

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