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Enrollment
502
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993000955
McCormick Elementary School
2712 S Sawyer Ave, Chicago, IL 60623 · (773) 535-7252 · Cook County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL502 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
485 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 | 79 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 76 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 72 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
5%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
McCormick Elementary School→Farragut Career Academy 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
26.1%
IL avg 51.0% . +18.5pp since 2023
Math
11.9%
IL avg 37.9% . +8.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 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 19 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 26.1% | 11.9% |
| 2023-24 | 7.6% | 3.6% |
% 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
18.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
15.7%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% 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 →
Schools most like McCormick Elementary School
McCormick Elementary School's state test result (18.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| McCormick Elementary School this school | 502 | 96.6% | 18.3% |
| Hedges Elementary School Chicago | 502 | 95.6% | 17.0% |
| Otis P Graves Elementary School Summit | 562 | 97.0% | 27.2% |
| Whitney Elementary School Chicago | 559 | 94.6% | 22.2% |
| Acero Chtr - Officer Marquez Elementary School Chicago | 508 | 93.1% | 19.6% |
| Acero Chtr-Brighton Park Elementary School Chicago | 465 | 93.1% | 19.6% |
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 McCormick Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.3% | #1,662 of 1,925 | #601 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.9% | #1,839 of 2,077 ▲ 96 | #668 of 829 ▲ 73 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.1% | #1,769 of 2,077 ▲ 227 | #672 of 829 ▲ 130 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 502 | #548 of 2,419 | #266 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #846 of 2,035 | #401 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 5.1% | #1,999 of 2,042 | #794 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.6% | #104 of 2,132 | #78 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.2% | #177 of 1,461 | #111 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
502
-26 (-5%) vs 2020
-52% since 1990-91, when it was 1,044
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 | 502 | 39 | 12.9:1 | 97% (485) |
| 2023-24 | 435 | 40.5 | 10.7:1 | 96% (418) |
| 2022-23 | 437 | 40.5 | 10.8:1 | 95% (417) |
| 2020-21 | 528 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 719 | 37.9 | 19.0:1 | 99% (711) |
| 2015-16 | 774 | 40 | 19.4:1 | 99% (766) |
| 2010-11 | 894 | 48 | 18.6:1 | 99% (889) |
| 2000-01 | 954 | 49 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 1,044 | 51 | 20.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for McCormick Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 30% (719 to 502); teachers up 3% (37.9 to 39).
About McCormick Elementary School
McCormick Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Illinois, with an address in Chicago. It enrolls 502 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 5. The school is 32% above the average for elementary schools in Illinois.
Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 is the district for McCormick Elementary School. It has 622 schools and 324,396 students.
The share of Hispanic students at McCormick Elementary School is 97%. Cook County as a whole is about 27% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 5%.
The school has 39 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 12.9 students per teacher. Statewide, elementary schools in Illinois average 13.9:1. Of all students at McCormick Elementary School, 97% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Cook County average 66%.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 18.3%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 15.7%.
Looking at the county, Cook County, median household income comes to about $83,498, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. The county's public schools total 1,406, with about 697,934 students.
Madero Middle School is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. McCormick Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts McCormick Elementary School at 4th of 8.
NCES describes the area around McCormick Elementary School as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, McCormick Elementary School enrolled 528 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 502.
The allk12 page for McCormick Elementary School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 McCormick Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 7 states are named McCormick Elementary. McCormick Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 8.
- McCormick Elementary SchoolLoveland, OH · 587 students
- MCCORMICK ELEMENTARYFARMINGTON, NM · 426 students
- McCormick ElementaryBaltimore, MD · 295 students
- McCormick ElementaryMullins, SC · 295 students
- McCormick Elementary SchoolMoon Township, PA · 229 students
Nearby schools
- Madero Middle School0.1 mi · 231
- Spry Elementary Community School0.5 mi · 317
- Spry Community Links High School0.5 mi · 82
- Farragut Career Academy High School0.5 mi · 490
- Little Village Elementary School0.6 mi · 575
- Kanoon Elementary Magnet School0.6 mi · 389
Frequently asked questions
About McCormick Elementary SchoolHow large is McCormick Elementary School?
McCormick Elementary School enrolls approximately 502 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does McCormick Elementary School serve?
McCormick Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at McCormick Elementary School?
Approximately 12.9:1 students per teacher at McCormick Elementary School.
How diverse is McCormick Elementary School?
McCormick Elementary School reports a student body of 1% White, 97% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is McCormick Elementary School in?
McCormick 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.