Oriole Park Elem School

Oriole Park Elem School is a sizable elementary campus in Chicago, Illinois, run under Chicago Public Schools Dist 299. The school hosts 617 students in grades pre-K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 62% bigger than typical.

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

On the student-mix side, Oriole Park Elem School reports that White students make up the majority at 60%. Other groups include 27% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 4% multiracial, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 44% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, Oriole Park Elem School has 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. Roughly 24% of students at Oriole Park Elem School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is below Cook County's rate of about 66%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Oriole Park Elem School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 57.4%, the actual is 63.8%, a residual of +6.4 points.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Cook County put median household earnings sit near $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. In all, Cook County runs 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), of which Oriole Park Elem School is one.

The closest other public school is Garvy J Elem School, roughly 0.9 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Oriole Park Elem School comes 2nd of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 56.1%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Looking at the recent track record. Oriole Park Elem School's enrollment has fell 18% since 2018, when it stood at 751 (now 617). Over the same period, the White share declined from 69% to 60%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 17.2:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.