Mozart Elem School

Mozart Elem School is a reasonably sized elementary-level community in Chicago, Illinois, overseen by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299. The school hosts 499 students in grades pre-K through 8. That puts it 31% bigger than the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 381 students.

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

On the student-mix side, Mozart Elem School reports that nearly all students (88%) are Hispanic. Other groups include 6% Black, 4% White. The wider county runs roughly 27% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. Around 89% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Cook County's rate of about 66%.

After controlling for student poverty, Mozart Elem School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 20.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 21.8%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Cook County shows median household earnings sit near $83,498, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Cook County runs 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), of which Mozart Elem School is one.

Marine Leadership Academy - Ames is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Mozart Elem School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Mozart Elem School at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 17.4%.

Mozart Elem School operates from an urban location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Mozart Elem School has shrank 22%, going from 641 students in 2018 to 499 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 94% to 88% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 21.4:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Members of the school community can share what they know.