Libby Elem School

Libby Elem School is an elementary school of close-knit scale in Chicago, Illinois, operated by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, enrolling 275 students in grades pre-K through 8. That puts it 28% below the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 381 students.

Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 comprises 622 schools with combined enrollment of 324,396 students; Libby Elem School is among them.

On demographics, Libby Elem School reports that the most-represented group is Black (50%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school reports 48% Hispanic. By comparison, Cook County as a whole is about 22% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Libby Elem School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 76% of students at Libby Elem School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is above Cook County's rate of about 66%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Libby Elem School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 27.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 19.3%.

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

The closest other public school is Fulton Elem School, roughly 0.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Libby Elem School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Libby Elem School at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 15.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Five-year trend. Libby Elem School's enrollment has fell 22% since 2018, when it stood at 353 (now 275). Over the same period, the Black share ticked down from 69% to 50%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 23.9:1 in 2018 to 11.6:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Libby Elem School community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.