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What's the most underrated thing about Marquette Elem School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
1,030
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993000940
Marquette Elementary School
6550 S Richmond St, Chicago, IL 60629 · (773) 535-9260 · Cook County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,030 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
68 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
989 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 | 86 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 88 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 113 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 115 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 106 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 127 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 103 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 93 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 87 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 112 | 11% |
Student demographics
45%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
Marquette Elementary School→Gage Park 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
42.1%
IL avg 51.0% . +23.5pp since 2023
Math
23.1%
IL avg 37.9% . +13.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 42 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 | 42.1% | 23.1% |
| 2023-24 | 18.6% | 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
28.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
16.1%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 16% 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 →
Where Marquette Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.6% | #1,318 of 1,925 | #422 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.1% | #1,514 of 2,077 | #494 of 829 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.1% | #1,280 of 2,077 | #429 of 829 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,030 | #18 of 2,419 | #16 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #1,569 of 2,035 | #673 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.1% | #1,031 of 2,042 | #379 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.0% | #118 of 2,132 | #90 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.9% | #820 of 1,461 | #424 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,030
-17 (-2%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 1,096
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 | 1,030 | 68 | 15.2:1 | 96% (989) |
| 2023-24 | 1,034 | 68 | 15.2:1 | 95% (979) |
| 2022-23 | 1,002 | 66 | 15.2:1 | 94% (945) |
| 2020-21 | 1,047 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,169 | 59.6 | 19.6:1 | 97% (1,133) |
| 2015-16 | 1,211 | 63 | 19.2:1 | 98% (1,181) |
| 2010-11 | 1,452 | 72 | 20.2:1 | 90% (1,310) |
| 2000-01 | 2,042 | 102 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 1,096 | 46 | 23.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Marquette Elementary School.
About Marquette Elementary School
As a large elementary school, Marquette Elementary School serves students in Chicago, Illinois. It enrolls 1,030 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 8. That is 170% larger than the average of about 381 students for elementary schools in Illinois.
The 622 schools of Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, including Marquette Elementary School, enroll 324,396 students.
At Marquette Elementary School, 69% of students are Hispanic. Smaller groups are 26% Black and 4% White. For comparison, the population of Cook County is roughly 27% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 45, compared with 70 nationally.
Marquette Elementary School reported 68 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 15.2:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Illinois is 13.9:1. There are 989 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 96% of enrollment. The rate at public schools in Cook County averages 66%, lower than here.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Marquette Elementary School would score about 16.1%. It scores 28.6%, 12.6 points above that figure.
Cook County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $83,498, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Cook County's 1,406 public schools enroll about 697,934 students and include Marquette Elementary School.
Catalyst Charter - Maria Elementary School is the nearest public school to Marquette Elementary School, about 0.3 miles away. Marquette Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Marquette Elementary School comes in 1st of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Marquette Elementary School is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 1,030, close to the 1,047 recorded in 2020-21.
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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
- Catalyst Charter - Maria Elementary School0.3 mi · 1,107
- ACE Amandla Charter School0.5 mi · 137
- Fairfield Elementary Academy0.5 mi · 492
- McKay Elementary School0.6 mi · 616
- Eberhart Elementary School0.6 mi · 1,011
- Morrill Elementary Math & Sci School0.8 mi · 600
Frequently asked questions
About Marquette Elementary SchoolHow large is Marquette Elementary School?
Marquette Elementary School enrolls approximately 1,030 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Marquette Elementary School serve?
Marquette Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Marquette Elementary School?
Approximately 15.2:1 students per teacher at Marquette Elementary School.
How diverse is Marquette Elementary School?
Marquette Elementary School reports a student body of 4% White, 69% Hispanic, 26% Black, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Marquette Elementary School?
Marquette Elementary School is overseen by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 in Cook County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.