Logan Square Elementary

Set in Chicago, Illinois, Logan Square Elementary is a sprawling elementary school, part of Chicago Public Schools Dist 299. It instructs 630 students across grades pre-K through 8. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 381 students each, so Logan Square Elementary sits 65% bigger than that benchmark.

Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 comprises 622 schools with combined enrollment of 324,396 students; Logan Square Elementary is among them.

Demographically, Logan Square Elementary shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (89%). The remainder reads as 7% White, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 27% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Logan Square Elementary lists 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.4:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 90% of students at Logan Square Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Cook County's rate of about 66%.

After controlling for student poverty, Logan Square Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 19.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 20.2%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Cook County) records that median household income runs about $83,498, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Cook County's 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), Logan Square Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Aspira Charter - Bus and Fin, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Logan Square Elementary at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 19.3%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Logan Square Elementary has shrank 23%, going from 821 students in 2018 to 630 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share decreased from 95% to 89%. Class-load math has tightened: from 17.4:1 in 2018 to 11.4:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.