Mount Greenwood Elem School

Set in Chicago, Illinois, Mount Greenwood Elem School is a big elementary campus, run under Chicago Public Schools Dist 299. It caters to 1,182 students across grades pre-K through 8. That puts it 210% larger than the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 381 students.

Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 runs 622 schools in total, collectively educating 324,396 students. Mount Greenwood Elem School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Mount Greenwood Elem School reports that 78% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 17% Hispanic, 3% Black. By comparison, Cook County as a whole is about 44% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 69 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Mount Greenwood Elem School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 16% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is below Cook County's rate of about 66%.

After controlling for student poverty, Mount Greenwood Elem School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 62.5%; this one delivers 70.0%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Cook County indicate median household earnings sit near $83,498, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Cook County's 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), Mount Greenwood Elem School is one campus in the mix.

Keller Elem Gifted Magnet School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Mount Greenwood Elem School at 2nd of 6; the average score across the group is 56.6%.

Mount Greenwood Elem School operates from a metropolitan location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 5%: 1,124 students in 2018 compared to 1,182 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 83% to 78% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 21.1:1 in 2018 to 17.1:1 today.

On the community side, members of the Mount Greenwood Elem School community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.