Hughes C Elem School

Hughes C Elem School is a K-5 school of modestly sized scale in Chicago, Illinois, run under Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, enrolling 169 students in grades pre-K through 8. That puts it 56% smaller than the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 381 students.

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

In terms of who attends, Hughes C Elem School reports that Black students make up the majority at 72%. Beyond that, the school records 27% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 22% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. Roughly 91% of students at Hughes C Elem School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Cook County (around 66%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Hughes C Elem School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 19.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 16.8%.

Around the school, census data for Cook County shows median household income runs about $83,498, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Cook County runs 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), of which Hughes C Elem School is one.

Mason Elem School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Hughes C Elem School at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 16.9%.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Hughes C Elem School has ticked down 32%, going from 249 students in 2018 to 169 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share rose from 2% to 27%. Class-load math has fell: from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 9.1:1 in 2025.

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