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Enrollment
917
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993000992
Nightingale Elementary School
5250 S Rockwell St, Chicago, IL 60632 · (773) 535-9270 · Cook County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL917 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
65 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
831 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 | 94 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 72 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 84 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 103 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 86 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 92 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 101 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 107 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 97 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is 26% smaller than its 8th grade class (97).
Student demographics
5%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
Nightingale Elementary School→Thomas Kelly College Preparatory
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
30.0%
IL avg 51.0% . +4.7pp since 2023
Math
19.6%
IL avg 37.9% . +9.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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 9 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.0% | 19.6% |
| 2023-24 | 25.3% | 10.6% |
% 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
24.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
19.2%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% 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 Nightingale Elementary School
Nightingale Elementary School's state test result (24.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nightingale Elementary School this school | 917 | 90.6% | 24.1% |
| Lloyd Elementary School Chicago | 844 | 91.7% | 21.7% |
| Falconer Elementary School Chicago | 846 | 90.4% | 29.5% |
| Maria Saucedo Magnet Academy Chicago | 922 | 91.2% | 18.8% |
| Monarcas Academy Chicago | 797 | 91.5% | 40.3% |
| Peck Elementary School Chicago | 777 | 91.4% | 28.8% |
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 Nightingale Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.1% | #1,473 of 1,925 | #489 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.6% | #1,614 of 2,077 ▼ 27 | #540 of 829 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #1,666 of 2,077 ▼ 299 | #607 of 829 ▼ 125 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 917 | #29 of 2,419 | #25 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #1,282 of 2,035 | #571 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 4.9% | #2,005 of 2,042 | #799 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.6% | #259 of 2,132 | #188 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.5% | #222 of 1,461 | #141 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
917
-171 (-16%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 1,063
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 | 917 | 65 | 14.1:1 | 91% (831) |
| 2023-24 | 959 | 64.5 | 14.9:1 | 94% (899) |
| 2022-23 | 964 | 69.5 | 13.9:1 | 93% (895) |
| 2020-21 | 1,088 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,264 | 59 | 21.4:1 | 96% (1,209) |
| 2015-16 | 1,314 | 65 | 20.2:1 | 97% (1,270) |
| 2010-11 | 1,316 | 63 | 20.9:1 | 98% (1,291) |
| 2000-01 | 1,416 | 67 | 21.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 1,063 | 48 | 22.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Nightingale Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (1,264 to 917); teachers up 10% (59 to 65).
About Nightingale Elementary School
Nightingale Elementary School is a large elementary school with an address in Chicago, Illinois. The school enrolls 917 students in pre-K through 8. Elementary schools in Illinois average about 381 students, which makes this school 141% larger than average.
Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 operates 622 schools. Combined enrollment is 324,396 students.
Of every 100 students at Nightingale Elementary School, about 97 are Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Cook County is roughly 27% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 5, compared with 70 nationally.
Staffing at Nightingale Elementary School comes to 65 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.1:1. The average for elementary schools in Illinois is about 13.9:1. On the income side, 91% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 66% average for public schools in Cook County is 25 points.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Nightingale Elementary School, the prediction is 19.2% and the result is 24.1%.
The school is in Cook County, where the median household earns about $83,498 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Across Cook County, 1,406 public schools serve about 697,934 students.
Of the public schools around it, Nightingale Elementary School is closest to Talman Elementary School, about 0.3 miles away. Nightingale Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nightingale Elementary School's average proficiency of 24.1% compares with 26.7% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Nightingale Elementary School has an NCES locale of City: Large.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 16%, from 1,088 to 917.
The discussion board for Nightingale Elementary School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
- Talman Elementary School0.3 mi · 332
- Acero Chtr - Rufino Tamayo Elementary School0.3 mi · 266
- Carson Elementary School0.3 mi · 724
- Christopher Elementary School0.3 mi · 315
- Horizon Sci Academy - Southwest Chtr0.4 mi · 712
- Gage Park High School0.5 mi · 392
Frequently asked questions
About Nightingale Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Nightingale Elementary School?
Nightingale Elementary School enrolls approximately 917 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Nightingale Elementary School serve?
Nightingale Elementary School serves grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at Nightingale Elementary School?
Approximately 14.1:1 students per teacher at Nightingale Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Nightingale Elementary School?
At Nightingale Elementary School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 97% Hispanic, 1% Black.
Who oversees Nightingale Elementary School?
Nightingale Elementary School 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.