Enrollment
217
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993000817
Hendricks Elementary Community Academy
4316 S Princeton Ave, Chicago, IL 60609 · (773) 535-1696 · Cook County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL217 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
211 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 | 23 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 17 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 26 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 22 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 28 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 19 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 26 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 19 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 19 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 18 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (17) is 6% smaller than its 8th grade class (18).
Student demographics
27%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
12.7%
IL avg 51.0% . -0.7pp since 2023
Math
8.6%
IL avg 37.9% . +4.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 13 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 9 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 12.7% | 8.6% |
| 2023-24 | 13.4% | 4.1% |
% 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
10.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
15.4%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 10% 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 Hendricks Elementary Community Academy
Hendricks Elementary Community Academy's state test result (10.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hendricks Elementary Community Academy this school | 217 | 97.2% | 10.5% |
| Madison Elementary School Chicago | 224 | 97.3% | 20.0% |
| Bond Elementary School Chicago | 233 | 95.7% | 12.1% |
| Johnson STEAM Elementary Chicago | 209 | 99.5% | 13.5% |
| Chalmers STEAM Elementary Chicago | 205 | 98.5% | 18.1% |
| Mason Elementary School Chicago | 241 | 95.0% | 11.3% |
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 Hendricks Elementary Community Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 10.5% | #1,873 of 1,925 | #731 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 8.6% | #1,951 of 2,077 ▼ 42 | #741 of 829 ▼ 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 12.7% | #2,039 of 2,077 ▼ 220 | #818 of 829 ▼ 109 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 217 | #1,986 of 2,419 | #800 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #452 of 2,035 | #242 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.5% | #1,469 of 2,042 | #544 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.2% | #91 of 2,132 | #67 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.0% | #917 of 1,461 | #464 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
217
+30 (+16%) vs 2020
-64% since 1990-91, when it was 609
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 | 217 | 18.5 | 11.7:1 | 97% (211) |
| 2023-24 | 181 | 18.8 | 9.7:1 | 97% (175) |
| 2022-23 | 184 | 21.8 | 8.5:1 | 95% (174) |
| 2020-21 | 187 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 241 | 17.8 | 13.5:1 | 98% (237) |
| 2015-16 | 236 | 16 | 14.8:1 | 97% (229) |
| 2010-11 | 340 | 15 | 22.7:1 | 98% (333) |
| 2000-01 | 418 | 27 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 609 | 37 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hendricks Elementary Community Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (241 to 217); teachers up 4% (17.8 to 18.5).
About Hendricks Elementary Community Academy
Located in Chicago, Illinois, Hendricks Elementary Community Academy is a low-enrollment elementary school. It covers pre-K through 8, with a total enrollment of 217 students. Enrollment is 43% lower than the average for elementary schools in Illinois, which is about 381.
Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 serves 324,396 students across 622 schools.
Most students at Hendricks Elementary Community Academy are Black: 85% of enrollment. Other students are 12% Hispanic. That is higher than the 22% Black share among all Cook County residents. By the diversity index, Hendricks Elementary Community Academy comes in at 27%.
Hendricks Elementary Community Academy's 18.5 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 11.7:1. That ratio is under the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 97%. The 66% average for public schools in Cook County is 31 points lower.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Hendricks Elementary Community Academy is -4.9 points: 10.5% actual, 15.4% predicted.
According to the American Community Survey, in Cook County, median household income is about $83,498, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 1,406 public schools operate in Cook County, serving about 697,934 students.
The closest other public school is Bronzeville Classical Elementary School, about 0.5 miles away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 10.5% is below the 21.4% average for nearby schools.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count grew from 187 to 217.
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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
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Other schools in Chicago Public Schools Dist 299
- Lane Technical High SchoolHigh · 4,604 students
- Taft High SchoolHigh · 4,487 students
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- Young Magnet High SchoolHigh · 2,223 students
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- 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
- Bronzeville Classical Elementary School0.5 mi · 458
- Graham A Elementary School0.5 mi · 344
- Beethoven Elementary School0.6 mi · 333
- Tilden Career Communty Academy High School0.7 mi · 288
- Air Force Academy High School0.8 mi · 131
- Williams Medical Prep High School0.9 mi · 74
Frequently asked questions
About Hendricks Elementary Community AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at Hendricks Elementary Community Academy?
Hendricks Elementary Community Academy enrolls approximately 217 students in grades PK-08.
Is Hendricks Elementary Community Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hendricks Elementary Community Academy is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Hendricks Elementary Community Academy have?
Hendricks Elementary Community Academy employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Hendricks Elementary Community Academy?
Student demographics at Hendricks Elementary Community Academy are roughly 1% White, 12% Hispanic, 85% Black, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Hendricks Elementary Community Academy?
Hendricks Elementary Community Academy 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.