Nixon Elem School

Nixon Elem School is one of the substantial elementary campuss in Chicago, Illinois, operated by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, with 672 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 6. That puts it 76% above the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 381 students.

Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 runs 622 schools in total, collectively educating 324,396 students. Nixon Elem School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Nixon Elem School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (96%). Other groups include 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 27% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Nixon Elem School has 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. An estimated 95% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Cook County (around 66%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Nixon Elem School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 16.7%, the actual is 16.4%, a residual of -0.3 points.

Around the school, census data for Cook County shows median household income runs about $83,498, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Nixon Elem School is one of 1406 public schools in Cook County (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students).

Noble St Chtr-Pritzker Col Prep is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Nixon Elem School at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 18.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Five-year trend. Nixon Elem School's enrollment has declined 20% since 2018, when it stood at 840 (now 672). Class-load math has fell: from 22.1:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 in 2025.

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