Jackson M Elem School

Located at 917 W 88th St, in Chicago, Illinois, Jackson M Elem School is a close-knit elementary campus that serves 305 students (grades pre-K through 8), part of Chicago Public Schools Dist 299.

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

For racial and ethnic makeup, Jackson M Elem School shows that nearly all students (96%) are Black. Other groups include 3% Hispanic. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 22%.

On the resource side, On paper, Jackson M Elem School has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Jackson M Elem School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 86% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than Cook County's rate of about 66%.

After controlling for student poverty, Jackson M Elem School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 22.1%; this one delivers 13.1%.

Across the wider county, census data for Cook County shows median household earnings sit near $83,498, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Cook County runs 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), of which Jackson M Elem School is one.

Noble St Chtr-Hansberry Prep Slvr is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Jackson M Elem School comes 9th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 22.3%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 12%: 346 students in 2018 compared to 305 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 11.7:1 today.

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