Enrollment
342
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993000929
Lovett Elementary School
6333 W Bloomingdale Ave, Chicago, IL 60639 · (773) 534-3130 · Cook County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL342 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
285 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 | 25 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 25 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 30 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 25 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 32 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 40 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 35 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 49 | 14% |
| Grade 9 | 1 | 0% |
| Grade 10 | 1 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (25) is 49% smaller than its 8th grade class (49).
Student demographics
42%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
Lovett 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
50.2%
IL avg 51.0% . +24.2pp since 2023
Math
23.4%
IL avg 37.9% . +13.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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 24 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 14 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.2% | 23.4% |
| 2023-24 | 26.0% | 9.6% |
% 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
32.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.4%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 Lovett Elementary School
Lovett Elementary School's state test result (32.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lovett Elementary School this school | 342 | 83.3% | 32.7% |
| Howe Elementary School Chicago | 341 | 82.7% | 12.1% |
| Irving Elementary School Chicago | 310 | 80.3% | 14.2% |
| Mohawk Primary Center Park Forest | 283 | 84.5% | 32.5% |
| McNair Elementary School Chicago | 328 | 89.3% | 13.9% |
| Ninos Heroes Elementary Academic Center Chicago | 315 | 88.9% | 18.7% |
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 Lovett Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.7% | #1,170 of 1,925 | #354 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.4% | #1,500 of 2,077 ▲ 132 | #488 of 829 ▲ 76 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.2% | #997 of 2,077 ▲ 334 | #323 of 829 ▲ 145 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 342 | #1,307 of 2,419 | #539 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #444 of 2,035 | #238 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.3% | #1,098 of 2,042 | #412 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.3% | #435 of 2,132 | #301 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.0% | #973 of 1,461 | #482 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
342
+9 (+3%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 502
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 | 342 | 29.3 | 11.7:1 | 83% (285) |
| 2023-24 | 342 | 28.5 | 12.0:1 | 80% (275) |
| 2022-23 | 307 | 23 | 13.3:1 | 90% (277) |
| 2020-21 | 333 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 376 | 19.4 | 19.4:1 | 93% (350) |
| 2015-16 | 421 | 20 | 21.1:1 | 94% (395) |
| 2010-11 | 470 | 24 | 19.6:1 | 92% (432) |
| 2000-01 | 590 | 29 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 502 | 26 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lovett Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (376 to 342); teachers up 51% (19.4 to 29.3).
About Lovett Elementary School
Lovett Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Chicago, Illinois, (ZIP code 60639). The school covers pre-K through 8 and reported 342 students in 2024-25.
Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 has 622 schools; together they serve 324,396 students.
About 71% of the student body at Lovett Elementary School is Black. Smaller groups are 26% Hispanic. County-wide, 22% of Cook County residents are Black. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 42%.
A staff of 29.3 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 11.7:1. Across elementary schools in Illinois, the average ratio is 13.9:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 83%. The average for public schools in Cook County is 66%.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Lovett Elementary School would score about 23.4%. It scores 32.7%, 9.3 points above that figure.
In the wider Cook County area, the median household earns about $83,498 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Lovett Elementary School shares Cook County with 1,405 other public schools.
Measured in a straight line, Burbank Elementary School is about 0.4 miles from Lovett Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 32.7% is above the 32.2% average for nearby schools.
Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 3%, from 333 to 342.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on athletics, class schedules, and weather closures here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
Other Lovett Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Lovett Elementary. Lovett Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Lovett Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 700 students
- Lovett Elementary SchoolClinton, MS · 375 students
Nearby schools
- Burbank Elementary School0.4 mi · 691
- Acero Chtr Roberto Clemente Elementary School0.4 mi · 461
- William Hatch Elementary School0.5 mi · 358
- CICS - West Belden Campus0.8 mi · 520
- Sayre Elementary Language Academy0.8 mi · 377
- Belmont-Cragin Elementary School0.8 mi · 518
Frequently asked questions
About Lovett Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Lovett Elementary School?
Lovett Elementary School enrolls approximately 342 students in grades PK-08.
Is Lovett Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lovett Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at Lovett Elementary School?
Approximately 11.7:1 students per teacher at Lovett Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Lovett Elementary School?
Student demographics at Lovett Elementary School are roughly 2% White, 26% Hispanic, 71% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Lovett Elementary School public or private?
Lovett Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299.
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