Moos Elem School

Set in Chicago, Illinois, Moos Elem School is a mid-sized K-5 school, overseen by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299. It teaches 434 students across grades pre-K through 8.

Moos Elem School is one of 622 schools operated by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, a district that educates 324,396 students overall.

Demographically, Moos Elem School records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 71% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 14% Black, 10% White, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Cook County as a whole is about 27% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Moos Elem School has 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Moos Elem School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 67% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, Moos Elem School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 32.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 22.0%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Cook County put median household income runs about $83,498, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Cook County's 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), Moos Elem School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Yates Elem School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Moos Elem School comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 25.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 6%: 464 students in 2018 compared to 434 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 82% to 71% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 15.5:1 in 2018 to 10.8:1 in 2025.

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