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Park Manor Elementary School

7037 S Rhodes Ave, Chicago, IL 60637 · (773) 535-3070 · Cook County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL313 STUDENTS
Enrollment
313
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 381
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
288 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K165%
Kindergarten3110%
Grade 13712%
Grade 23912%
Grade 33110%
Grade 4289%
Grade 54013%
Grade 6279%
Grade 73612%
Grade 8289%

This year's kindergarten class (31) is 11% larger than its 8th grade class (28).

Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Hispanic
3712%
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 29% · US 30%
Black
27688%
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 16% · US 15%
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
Male
15449%
Female
15951%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Park Manor 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.

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Test scores

IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)
English Language Arts
27.0%
IL avg 51.0% . +13.0pp since 2023
Math
6.8%
IL avg 37.9% . +1.8pp since 2023

What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 7 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.

IAR + ISA results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2527.0%6.8%
2023-2414.0%5.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
15.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
18.4%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.3pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 15% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 18% 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 Park Manor Elementary School

Park Manor Elementary School's state test result (15.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Park Manor Elementary School this school31392.0%15.0%
Harvard Elementary School
Chicago
33593.4%16.9%
Gregory Math & Sci Elementary Academy
Chicago
28791.3%24.2%
Mann Elementary School
Chicago
28391.5%25.1%
Highlands Elementary School
Hazel Crest
31193.6%17.7%
Ruggles Elementary School
Chicago
29091.7%23.7%
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 Park Manor Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn IllinoisIn Cook County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
15.0%#1,752 of 1,925#656 of 760
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
6.8%#1,994 of 2,077
▼ 128
#770 of 829
▼ 75
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
27.0%#1,743 of 2,077
▲ 53
#651 of 829
▲ 49
Enrollment
ranked largest first
313#1,466 of 2,419#610 of 901
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.9:1#1,201 of 2,035#533 of 817
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
20.8%#1,596 of 2,042#598 of 819
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
92.0%#232 of 2,132#168 of 804
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+10.6%#266 of 615#79 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 2024-25
Enrollment
313
+45 (+17%) vs 2020
-49% since 1990-91, when it was 614
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2531322.513.9:192% (288)
2023-242571913.5:193% (239)
2022-232661914.0:1100% (265)
2020-21268N/AN/AN/A
2017-1828312.921.9:1100% (283)
2015-163641721.4:191% (330)
2010-113431819.1:196% (329)
2000-015713019.0:1N/A
1990-916142722.7:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Park Manor Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students up 11% (283 to 313); teachers up 74% (12.9 to 22.5).

About Park Manor Elementary School

Park Manor Elementary School is one of the public schools in Chicago, Illinois. It is a low-enrollment elementary school. It reported 313 students in pre-K through 8 in 2024-25.

Park Manor Elementary School reports to Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, which has 622 schools and 324,396 students.

Of every 100 students at Park Manor Elementary School, about 88 are Black. After that, the student body is 12% Hispanic. Census figures show Cook County is about 22% Black. A diversity index of 21% means there is a 21% chance two randomly chosen students at Park Manor Elementary School are from different groups.

Its ratio of 13.9:1 is based on 22.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Illinois is about 13.9:1. In all, 92% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Cook County average 66%.

On BeatsExpectations, Park Manor Elementary School is 3.3 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Illinois schools.

The county, Cook County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $83,498 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Cook County has 1,406 public schools with about 697,934 students, including Park Manor Elementary School.

Park Manor Elementary School's nearest public school is Noble St Chtr-Comer College Prep (about 0.4 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Park Manor Elementary School is 4th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.

The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large).

The school's student count increased 17% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.

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Cook County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Park Manor Elementary School
District
Chicago Public Schools Dist 299
Address
7037 S Rhodes Ave, Chicago, IL 60637
Phone
(773) 535-3070
County
Cook County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–08
Total enrollment
313
Teachers (FTE)
23
Student–teacher ratio
13.9:1
Free and reduced lunch
288 (92%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
170993001021
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Park Manor Elementary School
How many students attend Park Manor Elementary School?
Park Manor Elementary School enrolls approximately 313 students in grades PK-08.
Is Park Manor Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Park Manor Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Park Manor Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Park Manor Elementary School is approximately 13.9:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Park Manor Elementary School?
At Park Manor Elementary School, the student body is approximately 12% Hispanic, 88% Black.
Is Park Manor Elementary School public or private?
Park Manor Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299.
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