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Enrollment
1,116
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993001027
Peirce Elementary Intl Studies School
1423 W Bryn Mawr Ave, Chicago, IL 60660 · (773) 534-2440 · Cook County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,116 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
76 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
382 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 56%
Community
5
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 | 142 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 113 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 107 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 109 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 110 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 108 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 113 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 96 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 109 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 109 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (113) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (109).
Student demographics
66%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
Peirce Elementary Intl Studies School→Senn 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
53.1%
IL avg 51.0% . +9.5pp since 2023
Math
35.2%
IL avg 37.9% . +7.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.1% | 35.2% |
| 2023-24 | 43.6% | 28.1% |
% 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
43.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Peirce Elementary Intl Studies School
Peirce Elementary Intl Studies School's state test result (43.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peirce Elementary Intl Studies School this school | 1,116 | 34.2% | 43.8% |
| Gary D Wright Elementary School Hampshire | 742 | 36.3% | 44.1% |
| Westfield Community School Algonquin | 1,287 | 42.3% | 56.6% |
| Garvy J Elementary School Chicago | 736 | 36.3% | 51.6% |
| Lakewood Creek Elementary Montgomery | 767 | 37.8% | 40.7% |
| Gilberts Elementary School Gilberts | 729 | 33.3% | 49.1% |
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 Peirce Elementary Intl Studies School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.8% | #800 of 1,925 | #209 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.2% | #1,111 of 2,077 ▼ 228 | #335 of 829 ▼ 71 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.1% | #899 of 2,077 ▼ 221 | #283 of 829 ▼ 62 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,116 | #13 of 2,419 | #11 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #1,463 of 2,035 | #642 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.0% | #306 of 2,042 | #128 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.2% | #1,694 of 2,132 | #693 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.6% | #293 of 615 | #86 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 2024-25Enrollment
1,116
+88 (+9%) vs 2020
+22% since 1990-91, when it was 914
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 | 1,116 | 76 | 14.7:1 | 34% (382) |
| 2023-24 | 1,103 | 77 | 14.3:1 | 38% (416) |
| 2022-23 | 1,067 | 74.5 | 14.3:1 | 36% (386) |
| 2020-21 | 1,028 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,018 | 56 | 18.2:1 | 61% (620) |
| 2015-16 | 1,031 | 55 | 18.8:1 | 68% (704) |
| 2010-11 | 900 | 44 | 20.4:1 | 77% (697) |
| 2000-01 | 1,086 | 57 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 914 | 44 | 20.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Peirce Elementary Intl Studies School.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (1,018 to 1,116); teachers up 36% (56 to 76).
About Peirce Elementary Intl Studies School
Students in Chicago, Illinois, attend Peirce Elementary Intl Studies School, a large elementary school. Enrollment stands at 1,116 students, covering pre-K through 8. That puts enrollment 193% above the 381-student average for elementary schools in Illinois.
Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 has 622 schools and 324,396 students, and Peirce Elementary Intl Studies School is one of those schools.
No group is above 50% at Peirce Elementary Intl Studies School; the largest is White, at 49%. It is also 29% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 7% Black, and 5% Asian. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 66%.
Its ratio of 14.7:1 is based on 76 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Illinois average 13.9:1, 0.8 fewer students per teacher than here. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 34%. That rate is below the 66% average among public schools in Cook County.
Peirce Elementary Intl Studies School is 8.0 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (43.8% versus 51.8%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Illinois.
The county, Cook County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $83,498, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The county has 1,406 public schools and about 697,934 students.
Peirce Elementary Intl Studies School is about 0.2 miles from Asian Human Srvcs-Passage Chrtr, its nearest public school. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Peirce Elementary Intl Studies School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 1,116, compared with 1,028 in 2020-21.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Peirce Elementary Intl Studies School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
- Asian Human Srvcs-Passage Chrtr0.2 mi · 379
- Senn High School0.4 mi · 1,571
- Swift Elementary Specialty School0.6 mi · 533
- Goudy Technology Academy0.7 mi · 491
- Hayt Elementary School0.8 mi · 851
- Amundsen High School0.9 mi · 1,507
Frequently asked questions
About Peirce Elementary Intl Studies SchoolHow large is Peirce Elementary Intl Studies School?
Peirce Elementary Intl Studies School enrolls approximately 1,116 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Peirce Elementary Intl Studies School serve?
Peirce Elementary Intl Studies School serves grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Peirce Elementary Intl Studies School have?
Peirce Elementary Intl Studies School employs 76 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Peirce Elementary Intl Studies School?
At Peirce Elementary Intl Studies School, the student body is approximately 49% White, 29% Hispanic, 7% Black, 5% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Peirce Elementary Intl Studies School?
Peirce Elementary Intl Studies School is overseen by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 in Cook County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.