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Enrollment
1,089
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993000927
Locke J Elementary School
2828 N Oak Park Ave, Chicago, IL 60634 · (773) 534-3300 · Cook County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,089 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
77 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
940 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 56%
Community
5
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 | 109 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 99 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 91 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 99 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 117 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 106 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 105 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 114 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 126 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 120 | 11% |
| Grade 9 | 3 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (99) is 18% smaller than its 8th grade class (120).
Student demographics
34%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Locke J Elementary School→Steinmetz College Prep High School
Based on published attendance-zone data from Chicago Public Schools Dist 299. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
36.5%
IL avg 51.0% . +14.0pp since 2023
Math
18.6%
IL avg 37.9% . +10.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.5% | 18.6% |
| 2023-24 | 22.5% | 7.8% |
% 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
26.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
21.7%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 Locke J Elementary School
Locke J Elementary School's state test result (26.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Locke J Elementary School this school | 1,089 | 86.3% | 26.3% |
| Haugan Elementary School Chicago | 1,065 | 86.9% | 20.0% |
| Stevenson Elementary School Chicago | 1,206 | 84.8% | 29.0% |
| Gray Elementary School Chicago | 1,000 | 79.1% | 31.7% |
| Hibbard Elementary School Chicago | 924 | 86.9% | 23.0% |
| Maria Saucedo Magnet Academy Chicago | 922 | 91.2% | 18.8% |
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 Locke J Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.3% | #1,406 of 1,925 | #459 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.6% | #1,640 of 2,077 ▲ 90 | #556 of 829 ▲ 56 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.5% | #1,465 of 2,077 ▲ 10 | #521 of 829 ▲ 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,089 | #15 of 2,419 | #13 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #1,297 of 2,035 | #581 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.7% | #1,309 of 2,042 | #487 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.3% | #377 of 2,132 | #270 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.5% | #508 of 1,461 | #293 of 661 |
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
1,089
-139 (-11%) vs 2020
+78% since 1990-91, when it was 611
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 | 1,089 | 76.8 | 14.2:1 | 86% (940) |
| 2023-24 | 1,131 | 83 | 13.6:1 | 87% (983) |
| 2022-23 | 1,146 | 81 | 14.2:1 | 86% (991) |
| 2020-21 | 1,228 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,337 | 71.2 | 18.8:1 | 91% (1,217) |
| 2015-16 | 1,330 | 72 | 18.5:1 | 93% (1,240) |
| 2010-11 | 1,303 | 58 | 22.5:1 | 87% (1,136) |
| 2000-01 | 1,050 | 44 | 23.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 611 | 28 | 21.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Locke J Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (1,337 to 1,089); teachers up 8% (71.2 to 76.8).
About Locke J Elementary School
Locke J Elementary School is a public elementary school in Chicago, Illinois. Classes run from pre-K through 8, and the school has 1,089 students. The average for elementary schools in Illinois is about 381 students, so this school is 186% larger than average.
The district, Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, operates 622 schools serving 324,396 students.
About 80% of the student body at Locke J Elementary School is Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 14% White and 3% Black. In Cook County overall, about 27% of residents are Hispanic. Locke J Elementary School's diversity index is 34%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at Locke J Elementary School total 76.8 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 14.2:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Illinois average 13.9:1. The school counts 940 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 86%. Among public schools in Cook County, the average eligibility rate is 66%.
On BeatsExpectations, Locke J Elementary School is 4.6 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Illinois schools.
Federal survey data for Cook County show that the median household income is $83,498, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Cook County is home to 1,406 public schools and about 697,934 public school students.
Nearby, Steinmetz College Prep High School is about 0.7 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Locke J Elementary School at 5th of 9.
In the federal locale system, Locke J Elementary School is coded City: Large, for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has fallen by 139 students since 2020-21, to 1,089.
Discussion on this page can cover school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. 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
- Steinmetz College Prep High School0.7 mi · 1,230
- Lyon Elementary School1.0 mi · 988
- Belmont-Cragin Elementary School1.0 mi · 518
- John Mills Elementary School1.0 mi · 711
- Acero Chtr Roberto Clemente Elementary School1.1 mi · 461
- Dever Elementary School1.1 mi · 733
Frequently asked questions
About Locke J Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Locke J Elementary School?
Locke J Elementary School enrolls approximately 1,089 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Locke J Elementary School serve?
Locke J Elementary School serves grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Locke J Elementary School have?
Locke J Elementary School employs 77 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Locke J Elementary School?
At Locke J Elementary School, the student body is approximately 14% White, 80% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Locke J Elementary School in?
Locke J Elementary School is part of Chicago Public Schools Dist 299.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.