Mason Elem School

Mason Elem School is a tight-knit primary school in Chicago, Illinois, operated by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299. The school works with 241 students in grades pre-K through 8. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 381 students each, so Mason Elem School sits 37% smaller than that benchmark.

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

Demographically, Mason Elem School records that 82% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. Other groups include 17% Hispanic. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 22%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Mason Elem School has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.9:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 95% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Cook County runs at roughly 66%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Mason Elem School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 16.6%; this one delivers 11.3%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Cook County put 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%. Across Cook County's 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), Mason Elem School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Hughes C Elem School, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Mason Elem School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 12.1%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Mason Elem School's enrollment has declined 36% since 2018, when it stood at 379 (now 241). Hispanic enrollment moved from 2% to 17% across the same window.

On the community side, members of the Mason Elem School community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.