Holden Elem School

Holden Elem School operates as a mid-tier primary school in Chicago, Illinois, operated by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299. Current enrollment sits at 407 students spanning grades pre-K through 8.

Across the 622 schools in Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 (324,396 students total), Holden Elem School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Holden Elem School reports that the largest single group is Hispanic at 52%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 20% White, 13% Black, 12% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 27% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.3:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. An estimated 71% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Holden Elem School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 30.2%; this one delivers 41.1%.

In the broader community, census data for Cook County shows median household income runs about $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%. In all, Cook County runs 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), of which Holden Elem School is one.

Armour Elem School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Holden Elem School comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 46.1%.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Holden Elem School's enrollment has fell 20% since 2018, when it stood at 506 (now 407). The White share of enrollment increased from 12% to 20% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 17.5:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Holden Elem School community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.