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Enrollment
795
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993004722
National Teachers Elementary Academy
55 W Cermak Rd, Chicago, IL 60616 · (773) 534-9970 · Cook County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL795 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
367 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 56%
Community
5
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 | 57 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 90 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 87 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 90 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 78 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 87 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 85 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 72 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 63 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (90) is 43% larger than its 8th grade class (63).
Student demographics
44%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
National Teachers Elementary Academy→Phillips Academy 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
42.1%
IL avg 51.0% . +5.3pp since 2023
Math
30.0%
IL avg 37.9% . +2.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.1% | 30.0% |
| 2023-24 | 36.8% | 27.4% |
% 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
34.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.9%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 National Teachers Elementary Academy
National Teachers Elementary Academy's state test result (34.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Teachers Elementary Academy this school | 795 | 46.2% | 34.6% |
| Ray Elementary School Chicago | 613 | 44.9% | 30.1% |
| Arcadia Elementary School Olympia Fields | 516 | 43.6% | 36.1% |
| Willow School Homewood | 603 | 46.1% | N/A |
| Winston Churchill School Homewood | 572 | 49.3% | 44.1% |
| Wagoner Elementary School Sauk Village | 466 | 50.6% | N/A |
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 National Teachers Elementary Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.6% | #1,105 of 1,925 | #323 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #1,280 of 2,077 ▼ 371 | #395 of 829 ▼ 123 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.1% | #1,281 of 2,077 ▼ 384 | #430 of 829 ▼ 136 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 795 | #58 of 2,419 | #42 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #1,767 of 2,035 | #734 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.3% | #1,051 of 2,042 | #389 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.2% | #1,404 of 2,132 | #632 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.0% | #282 of 615 | #83 of 186 |
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
795
+12 (+2%) vs 2020
+88% since 2010-11, when it was 423
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 | 795 | 49 | 16.2:1 | 46% (367) |
| 2023-24 | 766 | 44.8 | 17.1:1 | 63% (482) |
| 2022-23 | 757 | 46.5 | 16.3:1 | 61% (461) |
| 2020-21 | 783 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 723 | 40.6 | 17.8:1 | 77% (555) |
| 2015-16 | 646 | 38 | 17.0:1 | 83% (534) |
| 2010-11 | 423 | 24 | 17.6:1 | 98% (413) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for National Teachers Elementary Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (723 to 795); teachers up 21% (40.6 to 49).
About National Teachers Elementary Academy
National Teachers Elementary Academy is a large elementary school with its address in Chicago, Illinois. There are 795 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 8. On average, elementary schools in Illinois enroll around 381, and this school is 109% above that mark.
A total of 622 schools make up Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, with 324,396 students enrolled.
At National Teachers Elementary Academy, 73% of students are Black. It is also 10% White, 7% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 4% Asian. For comparison, the population of Cook County is roughly 22% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, National Teachers Elementary Academy scores 44%.
There are about 16.2 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at National Teachers Elementary Academy, which has 49. Elementary schools in Illinois average 13.9:1, 2.3 fewer students per teacher than here. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at National Teachers Elementary Academy is about 46%. The rate at public schools in Cook County averages 66%, higher than here.
National Teachers Elementary Academy's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (34.6%) and its predicted rate (44.9%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Illinois schools.
In Cook County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $83,498, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The county has 1,406 public schools and about 697,934 students.
Haines Elementary School, about 0.3 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of National Teachers Elementary Academy, there are at least 8 other public schools. National Teachers Elementary Academy is 4th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
For locale, NCES codes National Teachers Elementary Academy as City: Large.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 783 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 795.
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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
Nearby schools
- Haines Elementary School0.3 mi · 461
- Perspectives Chtr - Joslin Campus0.3 mi · 313
- Drake Elementary School0.6 mi · 302
- Ward J Elementary School0.7 mi · 500
- YCCS-McKinley-Lakeside Leadership0.7 mi · 103
- Sheridan Elementary Math & Science Academy0.8 mi · 528
Frequently asked questions
About National Teachers Elementary AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at National Teachers Elementary Academy?
National Teachers Elementary Academy enrolls approximately 795 students in grades PK-08.
Is National Teachers Elementary Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
National Teachers Elementary Academy is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at National Teachers Elementary Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at National Teachers Elementary Academy is approximately 16.2:1 (49 FTE teachers).
How diverse is National Teachers Elementary Academy?
National Teachers Elementary Academy reports a student body of 10% White, 7% Hispanic, 73% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees National Teachers Elementary Academy?
National Teachers Elementary Academy is overseen by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 in Cook County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.