Enrollment
328
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993001191
McNair Elementary School
4820 W Walton St, Chicago, IL 60651 · (773) 534-8980 · Cook County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL328 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
293 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 | 19 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 41 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 26 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 35 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 35 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 34 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 28 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 38 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 24 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is 71% larger than its 8th grade class (24).
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
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
21.7%
IL avg 51.0% . +12.6pp since 2023
Math
13.3%
IL avg 37.9% . +8.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 21.7% | 13.3% |
| 2023-24 | 9.1% | 4.5% |
% 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
13.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
19.9%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 14% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 20% 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 McNair Elementary School
McNair Elementary School's state test result (13.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| McNair Elementary School this school | 328 | 89.3% | 13.9% |
| Ninos Heroes Elementary Academic Center Chicago | 315 | 88.9% | 18.7% |
| Randolph Elementary School Chicago | 367 | 92.1% | 10.8% |
| Beethoven Elementary School Chicago | 333 | 91.3% | 8.2% |
| Dvorak Technology Academy Elementary School Chicago | 276 | 88.8% | 10.9% |
| Lovett Elementary School Chicago | 342 | 83.3% | 32.7% |
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 McNair Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 13.9% | #1,786 of 1,925 | #684 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.3% | #1,788 of 2,077 ▲ 102 | #637 of 829 ▲ 72 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.7% | #1,884 of 2,077 ▲ 68 | #740 of 829 ▲ 43 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 328 | #1,367 of 2,419 | #569 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.3:1 | #158 of 2,035 | #96 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.8% | #1,111 of 2,042 | #418 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.3% | #292 of 2,132 | #211 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.0% | #572 of 1,461 | #324 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
328
+22 (+7%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 352
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 | 328 | 32 | 10.3:1 | 89% (293) |
| 2023-24 | 336 | 33.5 | 10.0:1 | 96% (322) |
| 2022-23 | 347 | 32.5 | 10.7:1 | 97% (338) |
| 2020-21 | 306 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 395 | 25.9 | 15.3:1 | 99% (391) |
| 2015-16 | 414 | 24 | 17.3:1 | 99% (411) |
| 2010-11 | 495 | 29 | 17.1:1 | 98% (487) |
| 2000-01 | 521 | 25 | 20.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 352 | 15 | 23.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for McNair Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (395 to 328); teachers up 24% (25.9 to 32).
About McNair Elementary School
McNair Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school with its address in Chicago, Illinois. A total of 328 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 8.
The 622 schools in Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 enroll 324,396 students altogether, McNair Elementary School among them.
At 72%, Black students outnumber all other groups at McNair Elementary School combined. It is also 25% Hispanic. Cook County's residents are about 22% Black, 50 points below the school's share. By the diversity index, McNair Elementary School comes in at 42%.
Its 32 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 10.3:1. That ratio is under the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 89%. On average, public schools in Cook County report 66%.
McNair Elementary School scores 13.9% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 19.9%.
County data help place the school in context: in Cook County, median household income is about $83,498, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. McNair Elementary School is among the 1,406 public schools in Cook County.
The closest public school to McNair Elementary School is YCCS West, about 0.3 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. McNair Elementary School comes in 5th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The number of students grew from 306 to 328 over 4 years.
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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
Other McNair Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named McNair Elementary. McNair Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 4.
- McNair Elementary SchoolDENTON, TX · 599 students
- McNair ElementaryHerndon, VA · 520 students
- MCNAIR ELEM.HAZELWOOD, MO · 417 students
Nearby schools
- YCCS West0.3 mi · 80
- Nash Elementary School0.4 mi · 255
- KIPP Academy Chicago Campus0.4 mi · 649
- Hay Elementary Community Academy0.5 mi · 247
- Howe Elementary School0.7 mi · 341
- Lewis Elementary School0.7 mi · 427
Frequently asked questions
About McNair Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at McNair Elementary School?
McNair Elementary School enrolls approximately 328 students in grades PK-08.
Is McNair Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
McNair Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does McNair Elementary School have?
McNair Elementary School employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at McNair Elementary School?
At McNair Elementary School, the student body is approximately 2% White, 25% Hispanic, 72% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is McNair Elementary School public or private?
McNair Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299.
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