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Enrollment
657
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993001009
Onahan Elementary School
6634 W Raven St, Chicago, IL 60631 · (773) 534-1180 · Cook County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL657 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
206 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 | 19 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 69 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 63 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 72 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 70 | 11% |
| Grade 9 | 2 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (70).
Student demographics
55%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
Onahan Elementary School→Taft 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
68.3%
IL avg 51.0% . +21.8pp since 2023
Math
50.5%
IL avg 37.9% . +11.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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 22 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.3% | 50.5% |
| 2023-24 | 46.5% | 39.4% |
% 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
57.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.4%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Onahan Elementary School
Onahan Elementary School's state test result (57.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onahan Elementary School this school | 657 | 31.4% | 57.1% |
| North Elementary School Crystal Lake | 638 | 29.3% | 53.8% |
| Hillcrest Elementary School Antioch | 614 | 34.2% | 43.2% |
| Chappell Elementary School Chicago | 598 | 31.1% | 57.7% |
| Bristol Bay Elementary School Yorkville | 695 | 29.5% | 53.5% |
| Cotton Creek School Island Lake | 580 | 36.4% | 51.3% |
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 Onahan Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.1% | #391 of 1,925 | #119 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.5% | #657 of 2,077 ▼ 112 | #194 of 829 ▼ 25 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.3% | #397 of 2,077 ▲ 194 | #142 of 829 ▲ 53 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 657 | #174 of 2,419 | #107 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #1,375 of 2,035 | #613 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.8% | #757 of 2,042 | #269 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.4% | #1,749 of 2,132 | #706 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.3% | #609 of 615 | #183 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
657
-41 (-6%) vs 2020
+115% since 1990-91, when it was 306
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 | 657 | 45.5 | 14.4:1 | 31% (206) |
| 2023-24 | 647 | 46 | 14.1:1 | 32% (206) |
| 2022-23 | 670 | 45 | 14.9:1 | 33% (220) |
| 2020-21 | 698 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 655 | 33.2 | 19.8:1 | 35% (230) |
| 2015-16 | 638 | 31 | 20.6:1 | 37% (236) |
| 2010-11 | 642 | 27 | 23.8:1 | 36% (234) |
| 2000-01 | 495 | 25 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 306 | 15 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Onahan Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (655 to 657); teachers up 37% (33.2 to 45.5).
About Onahan Elementary School
Onahan Elementary School runs as a large elementary school in Chicago, Illinois. Its enrollment is 657 students, spread over pre-K through 8. On average, elementary schools in Illinois enroll around 381, and this school is 72% larger than that mark.
District-wide, Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 has 622 schools and 324,396 students.
More than half of enrollment at Onahan Elementary School is White: 59%. Other groups include 31% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The county population is about 44% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Onahan Elementary School scores 55%.
The school's 45.5 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1. The average for elementary schools in Illinois is about 13.9:1. At Onahan Elementary School, 31% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. For comparison, public schools in Cook County average 66%.
In Illinois, Onahan Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 57.1% actual against a predicted 53.4%.
In the wider Cook County area, median household income comes to about $83,498, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Cook County's 1,406 public schools enroll about 697,934 students and include Onahan Elementary School.
Norwood Park Elementary School sits about 0.6 miles from Onahan Elementary School. Onahan Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The school's 57.1% average proficiency ranks 7th among 9 nearby schools.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large).
In 2020-21, Onahan Elementary School enrolled 698 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 657.
This page collects posts and questions about Onahan Elementary School, such as fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
- Norwood Park Elementary School0.6 mi · 314
- Taft High School0.7 mi · 4,487
- Hitch Elementary School1.0 mi · 495
- Edison Park Elementary School1.1 mi · 411
- Wildwood Elementary School1.2 mi · 512
- Ebinger Elementary School1.2 mi · 693
Frequently asked questions
About Onahan Elementary SchoolHow large is Onahan Elementary School?
Onahan Elementary School enrolls approximately 657 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Onahan Elementary School serve?
Onahan Elementary School serves grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Onahan Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Onahan Elementary School is approximately 14.4:1 (46 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Onahan Elementary School?
At Onahan Elementary School, the student body is approximately 59% White, 31% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Onahan Elementary School public or private?
Onahan Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.