Enrollment
309
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993001013
OToole Elementary School
6550 S Seeley Ave, Chicago, IL 60636 · (773) 535-9040 · Cook County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL309 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
290 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 56%
Community
0
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 | 17 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 35 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 39 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 39 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 22 | 7% |
| Grade 4 | 32 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 28 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 24 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 38 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 34 | 11% |
| Grade 11 | 1 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (35) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (34).
Student demographics
53%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
OToole Elementary School→Englewood STEM 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
18.4%
IL avg 51.0% . +5.3pp since 2023
Math
9.7%
IL avg 37.9% . +0.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 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 have held steady.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 18.4% | 9.7% |
| 2023-24 | 13.1% | 9.6% |
% 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
15.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
17.3%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 16% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 17% 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 OToole Elementary School
OToole Elementary School's state test result (15.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| OToole Elementary School this school | 309 | 93.9% | 15.7% |
| McKinley Elementary School Bellwood | 304 | 98.7% | 22.5% |
| Markham Park Elementary School Markham | 292 | 93.5% | 13.7% |
| Nash Elementary School Chicago | 255 | 91.0% | 12.0% |
| Ward L Elementary School Chicago | 279 | 91.8% | 9.0% |
| King Middle Grade School Kankakee | 385 | 94.3% | 25.0% |
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 OToole Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 15.7% | #1,733 of 1,925 | #648 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 9.7% | #1,921 of 2,077 ▼ 284 | #721 of 829 ▼ 154 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.4% | #1,959 of 2,077 ▼ 126 | #779 of 829 ▼ 59 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 309 | #1,490 of 2,419 | #618 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #1,140 of 2,035 | #511 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.7% | #836 of 2,042 | #300 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.9% | #188 of 2,132 | #136 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.7% | #724 of 1,461 | #383 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
309
-30 (-9%) vs 2020
-66% since 1990-91, when it was 920
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 | 309 | 22.5 | 13.7:1 | 94% (290) |
| 2023-24 | 286 | 23.5 | 12.2:1 | 97% (278) |
| 2022-23 | 334 | 22 | 15.2:1 | 97% (323) |
| 2020-21 | 339 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 358 | 19.8 | 18.1:1 | 99% (353) |
| 2015-16 | 408 | 19 | 21.5:1 | 99% (402) |
| 2010-11 | 565 | 31 | 18.2:1 | 99% (562) |
| 2000-01 | 890 | 42 | 21.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 920 | 51 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for OToole Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (358 to 309); teachers up 13% (19.8 to 22.5).
About OToole Elementary School
OToole Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school located in Chicago, Illinois. It is open to students in pre-K through 8 and enrolls 309 students.
Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 has 324,396 students spread across 622 schools.
Of every 100 students at OToole Elementary School, about 56 are Black. The rest of enrollment is 40% Hispanic and 4% White. Among all residents of Cook County, the Black share is about 22%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 53%.
OToole Elementary School lists 22.5 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 13.7 students per teacher. The average ratio among elementary schools in Illinois is similar, at 13.9:1. About 94% of students at OToole Elementary School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 66% average among public schools in Cook County.
OToole Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Illinois schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 15.7% and a predicted 17.3%.
In the surrounding county, Cook County, median household income comes to about $83,498, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The county's public schools total 1,406, with about 697,934 students.
Claremont Magnet Elementary School is about 0.4 miles from OToole Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, OToole Elementary School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
OToole Elementary School is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 309, from 339 in 2020-21.
People who know OToole Elementary School can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
- Claremont Magnet Elementary School0.4 mi · 335
- Earle Elementary School0.5 mi · 286
- Davis M Magnet Elementary School0.5 mi · 120
- Lindblom Math & Science Academy High School0.5 mi · 1,316
- Providence-Englewood Elementary Charter0.6 mi · 428
- Montessori of Englewood Chtr Elementary School0.6 mi · 349
Frequently asked questions
About OToole Elementary SchoolHow many students attend OToole Elementary School?
OToole Elementary School enrolls approximately 309 students in grades PK-08.
Is OToole Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
OToole Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does OToole Elementary School have?
OToole Elementary School employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
What is the student diversity at OToole Elementary School?
Student demographics at OToole Elementary School are roughly 4% White, 40% Hispanic, 56% Black.
What district is OToole Elementary School in?
OToole Elementary School is part of Chicago Public Schools Dist 299.
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