Jordan Elem Community School

Jordan Elem Community School is an elementary school of middle-of-the-pack scale in Chicago, Illinois, run under Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, teacheing 487 students in grades pre-K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 28% bigger than typical.

Within Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, which oversees 622 schools and 324,396 students, Jordan Elem Community School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Jordan Elem Community School logs that 50% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 28% Black, 10% Asian, 8% White, 3% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 27%.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Jordan Elem Community School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 89% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Cook County (around 66%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Jordan Elem Community School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 19.9%, the actual is 21.2%, a residual of +1.3 points.

In the area at large, Cook County reports that the typical household earns roughly $83,498 per year, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Jordan Elem Community School is one of 1406 public schools in Cook County (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students).

Acero Chtr Sor Juana Ines de la is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Jordan Elem Community School. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Jordan Elem Community School ranks 7th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 31.4%.

Jordan Elem Community School operates from a high-density location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Jordan Elem Community School has decreased 5%, going from 513 students in 2018 to 487 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment fell from 62% to 50% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 11.1:1 today.

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