Montessori of Englewood Chtr ES

Montessori of Englewood Chtr ES is one of the average-sized elementary campuss in Chicago, Illinois, overseen by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, with 349 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 8.

Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 runs 622 schools in total, collectively educating 324,396 students. Montessori of Englewood Chtr ES is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Montessori of Englewood Chtr ES lists that Black students make up the majority at 77%; the rest breaks down as 21% Hispanic. By comparison, Cook County as a whole is about 22% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Montessori of Englewood Chtr ES has 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 49.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Montessori of Englewood Chtr ES higher than the state norm the norm. Around 99% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Cook County's rate of about 66%.

With demographic context factored in, Montessori of Englewood Chtr ES performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 14.3%, the actual is 9.6%, a residual of -4.6 points.

In the broader community, census data for Cook County shows the typical household earns roughly $83,498 per year, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Cook County's 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), Montessori of Englewood Chtr ES is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Davis M Magnet Elem School, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Montessori of Englewood Chtr ES ranks 9th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 16.2%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting. Montessori of Englewood Chtr ES is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 14%: 307 students in 2018 compared to 349 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment contracted from 98% to 77% over that span.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Montessori of Englewood Chtr ES community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.