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Enrollment
541
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993005687
New Field Elementary School
1707 W Morse Ave, Chicago, IL 60626 · (773) 534-2760 · Cook County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL541 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
432 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 | 80 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 104 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 97 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 89 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 86 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (104) is 21% larger than its 4th grade class (86).
Student demographics
70%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
New Field Elementary School→Sullivan 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
35.4%
IL avg 51.0% . +13.0pp since 2023
Math
35.4%
IL avg 37.9% . +19.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 20 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.4% | 35.4% |
| 2023-24 | 22.4% | 15.8% |
% 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
31.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.4%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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 New Field Elementary School
New Field Elementary School's state test result (31.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Field Elementary School this school | 541 | 79.9% | 31.4% |
| Wm Nashold Early Childhood Center Rockford | 530 | 76.8% | N/A |
| Kilmer Elementary School Chicago | 790 | 78.0% | 25.1% |
| Greenbrook Elementary School Hanover Park | 466 | 74.5% | 31.6% |
| Fairview Early Childhood Center Rockford | 538 | 72.1% | N/A |
| Jordan Elementary Community School Chicago | 487 | 89.3% | 21.2% |
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 New Field Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.4% | #1,232 of 1,925 | #379 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.4% | #1,106 of 2,077 ▲ 260 | #334 of 829 ▲ 105 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.4% | #1,499 of 2,077 ▼ 17 | #535 of 829 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 541 | #402 of 2,419 | #204 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #554 of 2,035 | #278 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.4% | #138 of 2,042 | #65 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.9% | #510 of 2,132 | #351 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.2% | #341 of 1,461 | #213 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
541
-28 (-5%) vs 2020
-22% since 2010-11, when it was 694
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 | 541 | 45 | 12.0:1 | 80% (432) |
| 2023-24 | 576 | 38 | 15.2:1 | 80% (463) |
| 2022-23 | 515 | 40.5 | 12.7:1 | 76% (391) |
| 2020-21 | 569 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 704 | 35.3 | 20.0:1 | 84% (593) |
| 2015-16 | 575 | 31 | 18.6:1 | 91% (526) |
| 2010-11 | 694 | 40 | 17.4:1 | 93% (647) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for New Field Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (704 to 541); teachers up 28% (35.3 to 45).
About New Field Elementary School
The public elementary school New Field Elementary School is located in Chicago, Illinois. Students in pre-K through 4 make up the school's enrollment of 541 students. By comparison, elementary schools in Illinois enroll about 381 students on average.
Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 counts 622 schools and 324,396 students, including New Field Elementary School.
Hispanic students make up 42% of enrollment at New Field Elementary School, the largest share of any group. Beyond that, enrollment is 30% Black, 13% White, 10% Asian, and 5% multiracial. In Cook County overall, about 27% of residents are Hispanic. A diversity index of 70% means there is a 70% chance two randomly chosen students at New Field Elementary School are from different groups.
Its staff includes 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 12.0 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in Illinois, 13.9:1, is higher. New Field Elementary School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 80%. It compares with 66% for public schools in Cook County.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for New Field Elementary School is +6.0 points: 31.4% actual, 25.4% predicted.
The school is in Cook County, where median household income comes to about $83,498, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Cook County's 1,406 public schools enroll about 697,934 students and include New Field Elementary School.
Measured in a straight line, Chicago Math & Sci Elementary Charter is less than a tenth of a mile from New Field Elementary School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, New Field Elementary School is ahead of the 25.3% nearby average, ranking 2nd of 9.
New Field Elementary School is coded as City: Large in federal locale data.
The school shrank from 569 students in 2020-21 to 541 in 2024-25.
This page is set up for the New Field Elementary School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
- Chicago Math & Sci Elementary Charter0.1 mi · 623
- Field Elementary School0.2 mi · 151
- Kilmer Elementary School0.3 mi · 790
- Sullivan High School0.4 mi · 762
- Armstrong G Elementary IntL Studies0.6 mi · 1,304
- Jordan Elementary Community School0.7 mi · 487
Frequently asked questions
About New Field Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at New Field Elementary School?
New Field Elementary School enrolls approximately 541 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does New Field Elementary School serve?
New Field Elementary School serves grades PK-04.
How many teachers does New Field Elementary School have?
New Field Elementary School employs 45 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at New Field Elementary School?
At New Field Elementary School, the student body is approximately 13% White, 42% Hispanic, 30% Black, 10% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is New Field Elementary School in?
New Field Elementary School is part of Chicago Public Schools Dist 299.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.