Lee Elem School

Lee Elem School is an elementary-level community of expansive scale in Chicago, Illinois, run under Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, works with 581 students in grades K through 8. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 381 students each, so Lee Elem School sits 52% above that benchmark.

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

On the student-mix side, Lee Elem School records that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (98%). The wider county runs roughly 27% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Lee Elem School shows 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. Roughly 91% of students at Lee Elem School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Cook County (around 66%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Lee Elem School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 19.2%; this one delivers 36.5%, a residual of +17.3 points.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Cook County indicate 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%. In all, Cook County runs 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), of which Lee Elem School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Richardson Middle School, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Lee Elem School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Lee Elem School at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 35.0%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Lee Elem School's enrollment has contracted 33% since 2018, when it stood at 864 (now 581). The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 20.3:1 in 2018 to 14.7:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.