Enrollment
394
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993001135
Lavizzo Elem School
138 W 109th St, Chicago, IL 60628 · (773) 535-5300 · Cook County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL394 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
354 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
25.5%
IL avg 51.0% . +9.7pp since 2023
Math
6.3%
IL avg 37.9% . +3.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 6 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
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
14.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
19.6%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 15% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 20% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
394
+37 (+10%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 24.9:1
% Hispanic
12%
was 2%
% Black
86%
was 98%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Lavizzo Elem School
Set in Chicago, Illinois, Lavizzo Elem School is a mid-sized elementary school, one of the schools within Chicago Public Schools Dist 299. It enrolls 394 students across grades pre-K through 8.
Within Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, which oversees 622 schools and 324,396 students, Lavizzo Elem School is one campus in the system.
On the student-mix side, Lavizzo Elem School records that 86% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority; the rest reads as 12% Hispanic. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 22%.
Looking at school resources, On paper, Lavizzo Elem School has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 90% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Cook County (around 66%), the school's rate is north of typical.
After controlling for student poverty, Lavizzo Elem School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 19.6%; this one delivers 14.9%.
In the broader community, ACS estimates for Cook County put median household earnings sit near $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%. Lavizzo Elem School is one of 1406 public schools in Cook County (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students).
Nearest neighbor: Brooks College Prep Academy HS, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Lavizzo Elem School. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Lavizzo Elem School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 23.9%.
The campus sits in a downtown setting.
Over the past 7-year window. Lavizzo Elem School's enrollment has grew 10% since 2018, when it stood at 357 (now 394). The Black share of enrollment edged down from 98% to 86% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 24.9:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 in 2025.
On the community side, the feed for Lavizzo Elem School typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
Related schools
Other schools in Chicago Public Schools Dist 299
- 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
Other schools in Chicago
- 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
- Brooks College Prep Academy HS0.6 mi · 1,007
- Hughes L Elem School0.6 mi · 431
- Dunne Technology Acad Elem Sch0.7 mi · 206
- Fenger Academy High School0.7 mi · 312
- Haley Elem Academy0.8 mi · 458
- Curtis Elem School0.8 mi · 356
Frequently asked questions
About Lavizzo Elem SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Lavizzo Elem School?
Lavizzo Elem School enrolls approximately 394 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Lavizzo Elem School serve?
Lavizzo Elem School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many teachers does Lavizzo Elem School have?
Lavizzo Elem School employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
How diverse is Lavizzo Elem School?
Lavizzo Elem School reports a student body of 1% White, 12% Hispanic, 86% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Lavizzo Elem School?
Lavizzo Elem School is overseen by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 in Cook County.
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