Enrollment
255
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993000985
Nash Elementary School
4837 W Erie St, Chicago, IL 60644 · (773) 534-6125 · Cook County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL255 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.1:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
232 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 16 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 27 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 32 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 29 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 35 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 28 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 24 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 29 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 17 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 17 | 7% |
| Grade 9 | 1 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (27) is 59% larger than its 8th grade class (17).
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Nash Elementary School→Marshall Metropolitan High School
Based on published attendance-zone data from Chicago Public Schools Dist 299. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
19.1%
IL avg 51.0% . +8.9pp since 2023
Math
7.0%
IL avg 37.9% . +4.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 19 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 7 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 19.1% | 7.0% |
| 2023-24 | 10.2% | 2.4% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
12.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
19.0%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 12% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 19% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Nash Elementary School
Nash Elementary School's state test result (12.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nash Elementary School this school | 255 | 91.0% | 12.0% |
| Ward L Elementary School Chicago | 279 | 91.8% | 9.0% |
| Markham Park Elementary School Markham | 292 | 93.5% | 13.7% |
| OToole Elementary School Chicago | 309 | 93.9% | 15.7% |
| Ninos Heroes Elementary Academic Center Chicago | 315 | 88.9% | 18.7% |
| Hay Elementary Community Academy Chicago | 247 | 97.6% | 21.3% |
Matched among Illinois elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Nash Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 12.0% | #1,838 of 1,925 | #717 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 7.0% | #1,987 of 2,077 ▲ 19 | #767 of 829 ▲ 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 19.1% | #1,938 of 2,077 ▼ 19 | #767 of 829 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 255 | #1,800 of 2,419 | #739 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.1:1 | #55 of 2,035 | #36 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.8% | #969 of 2,042 | #355 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.0% | #254 of 2,132 | #184 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.9% | #1,085 of 1,461 | #528 of 661 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
255
+23 (+10%) vs 2020
-78% since 1990-91, when it was 1,159
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 255 | 28 | 9.1:1 | 91% (232) |
| 2023-24 | 269 | 21 | 12.8:1 | 94% (253) |
| 2022-23 | 232 | 18 | 12.9:1 | 91% (210) |
| 2020-21 | 232 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 274 | 15.8 | 17.3:1 | 98% (269) |
| 2015-16 | 334 | 20 | 16.7:1 | 98% (328) |
| 2010-11 | 444 | 21 | 21.1:1 | 98% (436) |
| 2000-01 | 1,048 | 49 | 21.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 1,159 | 58 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Nash Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (274 to 255); teachers up 77% (15.8 to 28).
About Nash Elementary School
Nash Elementary School is a small elementary school found in Chicago, Illinois. It covers pre-K through 8, with a total enrollment of 255 students. For comparison, elementary schools in Illinois average about 381 students.
The district, Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, operates 622 schools serving 324,396 students.
A majority of students at Nash Elementary School, 62%, are Black. The rest of enrollment is 36% Hispanic. Among all residents of Cook County, the Black share is about 22%. By the diversity index, Nash Elementary School comes in at 48%.
Staffing totals 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 9.1:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Illinois average 13.9:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 91%. That is 25 points above the 66% average for public schools in Cook County.
Nash Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 12.0%, compared with a predicted 19.0%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Illinois schools on BeatsExpectations.
Cook County has about 5,182,090 residents, and median household income is about $83,498, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Cook County number 1,406 and enroll about 697,934.
The nearest other public school, KIPP Academy Chicago Campus, is less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Nash Elementary School places 7th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
Nash Elementary School has an NCES locale of City: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Nash Elementary School went from 232 students to 255.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Nash Elementary School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Cook County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,182,090
Census ACS
Median income
$83,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,406
697,934 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Chicago Public Schools Dist 299
- Lane Technical High SchoolHigh · 4,604 students
- Taft High SchoolHigh · 4,487 students
- Curie Metropolitan High SchoolHigh · 3,099 students
- Kenwood Academy High SchoolHigh · 2,268 students
- Young Magnet High SchoolHigh · 2,223 students
- Lincoln Park High SchoolHigh · 2,214 students
Other schools in Chicago
- Lane Technical High SchoolHigh · 4,604 students
- Taft High SchoolHigh · 4,487 students
- Curie Metropolitan High SchoolHigh · 3,099 students
- Kenwood Academy High SchoolHigh · 2,268 students
- Young Magnet High SchoolHigh · 2,223 students
- Lincoln Park High SchoolHigh · 2,214 students
Other Nash Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Nash Elementary. Nash Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Nash Elementary SchoolNASH, TX · 667 students
- Nash ElementaryKenosha, WI · 576 students
Nearby schools
- KIPP Academy Chicago Campus0.0 mi · 649
- McNair Elementary School0.4 mi · 328
- Moving Everest Charter School0.5 mi · 755
- Spencer Technology Academy Elementary School0.5 mi · 427
- Howe Elementary School0.7 mi · 341
- Hay Elementary Community Academy0.7 mi · 247
Frequently asked questions
About Nash Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Nash Elementary School?
Nash Elementary School enrolls approximately 255 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Nash Elementary School serve?
Nash Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Nash Elementary School?
Approximately 9.1:1 students per teacher at Nash Elementary School.
How diverse is Nash Elementary School?
Nash Elementary School reports a student body of 1% White, 36% Hispanic, 62% Black.
Who oversees Nash Elementary School?
Nash Elementary School is overseen by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 in Cook County.
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