Enrollment
301
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993000881
Joseph Jungman Magnet Elementary School
1746 S Miller St, Chicago, IL 60608 · (773) 534-7375 · Cook County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL301 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.0:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
219 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 56%
Community
0
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 | 47 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 32 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 21 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 29 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 28 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 31 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 29 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 18 | 6% |
| Grade 7 | 33 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 33 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (32) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (33).
Student demographics
55%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
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
45.7%
IL avg 51.0% . +14.7pp since 2023
Math
25.0%
IL avg 37.9% . +7.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 15 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.7% | 25.0% |
| 2023-24 | 31.0% | 17.9% |
% 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
34.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.5%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 Joseph Jungman Magnet Elementary School
Joseph Jungman Magnet Elementary School's state test result (34.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Jungman Magnet Elementary School this school | 301 | 72.8% | 34.2% |
| Dr Bessie Rhodes-Global Studies Skokie | 254 | 70.1% | 25.5% |
| Bernard J Ward Elementary School Bolingbrook | 363 | 77.4% | 37.5% |
| John R Tibbott Elementary School Bolingbrook | 330 | 67.9% | 49.5% |
| Greeley Elementary School Chicago | 331 | 80.1% | 31.3% |
| Lozano Elementary Bilingual & Intl Center Chicago | 256 | 67.6% | 9.5% |
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 Joseph Jungman Magnet Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.2% | #1,116 of 1,925 | #329 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #1,456 of 2,077 ▼ 182 | #461 of 829 ▼ 62 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.7% | #1,162 of 2,077 ▼ 27 | #378 of 829 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 301 | #1,530 of 2,419 | #634 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.0:1 | #49 of 2,035 | #31 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.7% | #764 of 2,042 | #274 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.8% | #672 of 2,132 | #428 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.7% | #373 of 615 | #113 of 186 |
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
301
+85 (+39%) vs 2020
-44% since 1990-91, when it was 539
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 | 301 | 33.5 | 9.0:1 | 73% (219) |
| 2023-24 | 290 | 31 | 9.3:1 | 82% (237) |
| 2022-23 | 284 | 29.5 | 9.6:1 | 81% (231) |
| 2020-21 | 216 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 282 | 20.9 | 13.5:1 | 96% (270) |
| 2015-16 | 295 | 19 | 15.5:1 | 96% (283) |
| 2010-11 | 309 | 16 | 19.3:1 | 95% (293) |
| 2000-01 | 460 | 27 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 539 | 31 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Joseph Jungman Magnet Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (282 to 301); teachers up 60% (20.9 to 33.5).
About Joseph Jungman Magnet Elementary School
Families in Chicago, Illinois, are served by Joseph Jungman Magnet Elementary School, a low-enrollment elementary school. Enrollment is 301 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 8. The average for elementary schools in Illinois is about 381 students, so this school is 21% smaller than average.
Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 runs Joseph Jungman Magnet Elementary School along with 621 other schools, enrolling 324,396 students in total.
At 63%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at Joseph Jungman Magnet Elementary School combined. After that, the student body is 22% Black, 8% White, 4% Asian, and 3% multiracial. Among all residents of Cook County, the Hispanic share is about 27%. By the diversity index, Joseph Jungman Magnet Elementary School comes in at 55%.
With 33.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Joseph Jungman Magnet Elementary School was 9.0:1. The 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois is higher than this school's figure. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 73%.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 29.5% for Joseph Jungman Magnet Elementary School. The school posts 34.2%, 4.7 points above the prediction.
Federal survey data for Cook County show that median household income is about $83,498, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Joseph Jungman Magnet Elementary School is among the 1,406 public schools in Cook County.
The school nearest to Joseph Jungman Magnet Elementary School is Perez Elementary School, at a distance of about 0.4 miles. Within five miles of Joseph Jungman Magnet Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Joseph Jungman Magnet Elementary School ranks 1st of 9 on average proficiency.
Joseph Jungman Magnet Elementary School falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Joseph Jungman Magnet Elementary School saw enrollment rise 39% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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
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- Lincoln Park High SchoolHigh · 2,214 students
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- 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
- Perez Elementary School0.4 mi · 291
- Walsh Elementary School0.4 mi · 245
- Smyth J Elementary School0.5 mi · 348
- Chicago Technology Academy High School0.5 mi · 315
- Pilsen Elementary Community Academy0.5 mi · 217
- Juarez Community Academy High School0.7 mi · 1,585
Frequently asked questions
About Joseph Jungman Magnet Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Joseph Jungman Magnet Elementary School?
Joseph Jungman Magnet Elementary School enrolls approximately 301 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Joseph Jungman Magnet Elementary School serve?
Joseph Jungman Magnet Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Joseph Jungman Magnet Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Joseph Jungman Magnet Elementary School is approximately 9.0:1 (34 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Joseph Jungman Magnet Elementary School?
At Joseph Jungman Magnet Elementary School, the student body is approximately 8% White, 63% Hispanic, 22% Black, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Joseph Jungman Magnet Elementary School?
Joseph Jungman Magnet Elementary School is overseen by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 in Cook County.
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