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Enrollment
429
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993000847
Herzl Elementary School
3711 W Douglas Blvd, Chicago, IL 60623 · (773) 534-1480 · Cook County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL429 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
417 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 | 55 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 36 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 37 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 44 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 36 | 8% |
| Grade 9 | 2 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (36).
Student demographics
21%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
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
6.8%
IL avg 51.0% . +5.9pp since 2023
Math
3.3%
IL avg 37.9% . +1.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 7 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 3 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 6.8% | 3.3% |
| 2023-24 | 0.9% | 1.4% |
% 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
4.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
15.4%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 4% 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 Herzl Elementary School
Herzl Elementary School's state test result (4.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herzl Elementary School this school | 429 | 97.2% | 4.0% |
| Haley Elementary Academy Chicago | 458 | 98.0% | 18.6% |
| Providence-Englewood Elementary Charter Chicago | 428 | 97.0% | 22.7% |
| Jesse C White Learning Academy Hazel Crest | 425 | 98.6% | 15.5% |
| Caroline Sibley Elementary School Calumet City | 434 | 99.8% | 12.3% |
| Till Elementary Math & Science Academy Chicago | 370 | 97.0% | 8.1% |
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 Herzl Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 4.0% | #1,923 of 1,925 | #760 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 3.3% | #2,061 of 2,077 ▼ 15 | #818 of 829 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 6.8% | #2,074 of 2,077 no change | #829 of 829 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 429 | #854 of 2,419 | #378 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #764 of 2,035 | #364 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.0% | #1,589 of 2,042 | #595 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.2% | #92 of 2,132 | #68 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.4% | #223 of 1,461 | #142 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
429
-30 (-7%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 756
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 | 429 | 34 | 12.6:1 | 97% (417) |
| 2023-24 | 434 | 37 | 11.7:1 | 95% (412) |
| 2022-23 | 403 | 35.5 | 11.3:1 | 98% (395) |
| 2020-21 | 459 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 591 | 35.2 | 16.8:1 | 98% (578) |
| 2015-16 | 614 | 30 | 20.5:1 | 99% (606) |
| 2010-11 | 548 | 28 | 19.6:1 | 96% (526) |
| 2000-01 | 1,084 | 50 | 21.7:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 756 | 54 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Herzl Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (591 to 429); teachers down 3% (35.2 to 34).
About Herzl Elementary School
Herzl Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school, is located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has 429 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 8.
Herzl Elementary School reports to Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, which has 622 schools and 324,396 students.
Black students are 88% of those enrolled at Herzl Elementary School. The rest of enrollment is 10% Hispanic. Census estimates put the Black share of Cook County's population at about 22%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 21, compared with 70 nationally.
Teacher count: 34 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 12.6:1. The average for elementary schools in Illinois, 13.9:1, is higher. Roughly 97% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Cook County, the average is 66%.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 15.4% for Herzl Elementary School. The school posts 4.0%, 11.4 points below the prediction.
In the wider Cook County area, median household income comes to about $83,498, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Cook County's 1,406 public schools enroll about 697,934 students and include Herzl Elementary School.
The closest school to Herzl Elementary School is Dvorak Technology Academy Elementary School, located about 0.3 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Herzl Elementary School. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Herzl Elementary School is 8th of 9 on proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Herzl Elementary School as City: Large.
The school shrank from 459 students in 2020-21 to 429 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to Herzl Elementary School can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
- Dvorak Technology Academy Elementary School0.3 mi · 276
- Lawndale Elementary Community Academy0.3 mi · 191
- KIPP Chicago Chrtrs - Ascend Academy0.3 mi · 897
- Penn Elementary School0.3 mi · 218
- YCCS-CCA Academy High School0.4 mi · 124
- LEARN Chtr - Butler0.5 mi · 475
Frequently asked questions
About Herzl Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Herzl Elementary School?
Herzl Elementary School enrolls approximately 429 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Herzl Elementary School serve?
Herzl Elementary School serves grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Herzl Elementary School have?
Herzl Elementary School employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Herzl Elementary School?
At Herzl Elementary School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 10% Hispanic, 88% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Herzl Elementary School in?
Herzl Elementary School is part of Chicago Public Schools Dist 299.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.