Ortiz De Dominguez Elem School

As a moderately sized elementary campus in Chicago, Illinois, Ortiz De Dominguez Elem School hosts 404 students from grades pre-K through 2, overseen by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299.

Across the 622 schools in Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 (324,396 students total), Ortiz De Dominguez Elem School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Ortiz De Dominguez Elem School shows that 97% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. By comparison, Cook County as a whole is about 27% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Ortiz De Dominguez Elem School logs 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.6:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 87% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Cook County runs at roughly 66%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the 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. Across Cook County's 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), Ortiz De Dominguez Elem School is one campus in the mix.

Gary Elem School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Ortiz De Dominguez Elem School operates from a downtown location.

Five-year trend. Ortiz De Dominguez Elem School's enrollment has contracted 26% since 2018, when it stood at 544 (now 404). The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 20.2:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 today.

On allk12, members of the Ortiz De Dominguez Elem School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.