Peck Elem School

As an expansive elementary-level community in Chicago, Illinois, Peck Elem School instructs 777 students from grades pre-K through 4, one of the schools within Chicago Public Schools Dist 299. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 104% larger than typical.

Within Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, which oversees 622 schools and 324,396 students, Peck Elem School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Peck Elem School lists that 97% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. The wider county runs roughly 27% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. Around 91% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, 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.

With demographic context factored in, Peck Elem School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 18.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 28.8%.

In the surrounding community, Cook County reports that median household income runs about $83,498, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Peck Elem School is one of 1406 public schools in Cook County (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students).

Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Peck Elem School comes 6th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 35.8%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 18%: 951 students in 2018 compared to 777 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 22.5:1 in 2018 to 15.0:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.