Perez Elem School

Perez Elem School, a modestly sized elementary-level community in Chicago, Illinois, part of Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, teaches 291 students, covering grades pre-K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 24% leaner than the state mean of about 381.

Perez Elem School is one of 622 schools operated by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, a district that instructs 324,396 students overall.

On demographics, Perez Elem School reports that 87% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. The remainder looks like 9% Black, 2% White. The wider county runs roughly 27% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Perez Elem School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 84% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Cook County's rate of about 66%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Perez Elem School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 22.9%, the actual is 33.7%, a residual of +10.8 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Cook County put the typical household earns roughly $83,498 per year, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Cook County's 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), Perez Elem School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Pilsen Elem Community Academy, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Perez Elem School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 18.6%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Five-year trend. Perez Elem School's enrollment has edged down 3% since 2018, when it stood at 301 (now 291). Over the same period, the Hispanic share shrank from 98% to 87%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 10.3:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, members of the Perez Elem School community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.