Enrollment
258
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993000987
Neil Elementary School
8555 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60619 · (773) 535-3000 · Cook County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL258 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 16% of Illinois public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
227 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 | 20 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 30 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 18 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 24 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 26 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 25 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 26 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 22 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 25 | 10% |
| Grade 9 | 1 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (30) is 20% larger than its 8th grade class (25).
Student demographics
13%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
Neil Elementary School→Harlan Community 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
28.7%
IL avg 51.0% . -1.7pp since 2023
Math
5.3%
IL avg 37.9% . -2.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 5 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.7% | 5.3% |
| 2023-24 | 30.4% | 7.8% |
% 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
18.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
20.7%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 21% 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 Neil Elementary School
Neil Elementary School's state test result (18.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neil Elementary School this school | 258 | 88.0% | 18.3% |
| Penniman Elementary School Cahokia | 250 | 88.0% | 4.6% |
| Cuffe Math-Sci Tech Elementary Academy Chicago | 249 | 86.7% | 19.4% |
| Fernwood Elementary School Chicago | 259 | 87.6% | 26.9% |
| Elizabeth Morris Elementary School Cahokia | 246 | 89.0% | 9.7% |
| Parkside Elementary Community Academy Chicago | 283 | 88.3% | 17.4% |
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 Neil Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.3% | #1,661 of 1,925 | #600 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 5.3% | #2,023 of 2,077 ▼ 288 | #791 of 829 ▼ 177 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.7% | #1,698 of 2,077 ▼ 535 | #626 of 829 ▼ 242 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 258 | #1,783 of 2,419 | #730 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.6:1 | #84 of 2,035 | #52 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.3% | #1,805 of 2,042 | #683 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.0% | #335 of 2,132 | #241 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.5% | #1,388 of 1,461 | #633 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
258
+67 (+35%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 328
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 | 258 | 27 | 9.6:1 | 88% (227) |
| 2023-24 | 249 | 25 | 10.0:1 | 88% (219) |
| 2022-23 | 248 | 26 | 9.5:1 | 78% (194) |
| 2020-21 | 191 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 262 | 16.7 | 15.7:1 | 93% (243) |
| 2015-16 | 307 | 22 | 13.9:1 | 92% (283) |
| 2010-11 | 344 | 27 | 12.7:1 | 90% (308) |
| 2000-01 | 386 | 38 | 10.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 328 | 38 | 8.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Neil Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (262 to 258); teachers up 62% (16.7 to 27).
About Neil Elementary School
Neil Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school in Chicago, Illinois. The school covers pre-K through 8 and reported 258 students in 2024-25. On average, elementary schools in Illinois enroll around 381, and this school is 32% below that mark.
Neil Elementary School reports to Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, which has 622 schools and 324,396 students.
By race and ethnicity, Neil Elementary School is 93% Black. The next largest groups are 3% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The school's Black share is 71 points above the 22% share among Cook County residents. A diversity index of 13% means there is a 13% chance two randomly chosen students at Neil Elementary School are from different groups.
Teacher count: 27 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 9.6:1. The average for elementary schools in Illinois, 13.9:1, is higher. Roughly 88% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Cook County, the average eligibility rate is 66%.
On the allk12 Grade, Neil Elementary School lands at C-, ahead of 16% of Illinois public elementary schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Neil Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Illinois schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 18.3%; the prediction is 20.7%.
American Community Survey estimates for Cook County show that the median household earns about $83,498 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Cook County has 1,406 public schools with about 697,934 students, including Neil Elementary School.
Perspectives Chtr - Leadership Ac sits about 0.3 miles from Neil Elementary School. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Neil Elementary School is 5th on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 258, compared with 191 in 2020-21.
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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
- Perspectives Chtr - Leadership Ac0.3 mi · 838
- Perspectives Chtr - HS of Tech0.3 mi · 320
- McDade Elementary Classical School0.3 mi · 207
- Dixon Elementary School0.6 mi · 412
- Lenart Elementary Regional Gifted Center0.6 mi · 300
- Pirie Elementary Fine Arts & Academic C0.6 mi · 216
Frequently asked questions
About Neil Elementary SchoolHow large is Neil Elementary School?
Neil Elementary School enrolls approximately 258 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Neil Elementary School serve?
Neil Elementary School serves grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Neil Elementary School have?
Neil Elementary School employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Neil Elementary School?
Student demographics at Neil Elementary School are roughly 0% White, 3% Hispanic, 93% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is Neil Elementary School in?
Neil Elementary School is part of Chicago Public Schools Dist 299.
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