Enrollment
291
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993005410
Perez Elementary School
1241 W 19th St, Chicago, IL 60608 · (773) 534-7650 · Cook County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL291 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
245 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 | 19 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 32 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 27 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 30 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 28 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 28 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 29 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 49 | 17% |
| Grade 7 | 28 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 21 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (32) is 52% larger than its 8th grade class (21).
Student demographics
23%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
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
53.7%
IL avg 51.0% . +35.0pp since 2023
Math
19.8%
IL avg 37.9% . +13.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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 35 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 14 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.7% | 19.8% |
| 2023-24 | 18.7% | 6.2% |
% 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
33.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.9%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 Perez Elementary School
Perez Elementary School's state test result (33.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perez Elementary School this school | 291 | 84.2% | 33.7% |
| Komensky Elementary School Berwyn | 320 | 85.6% | 29.9% |
| Lake Park Elementary School Addison | 294 | 84.0% | 27.1% |
| J W Riley Intermediate School Northlake | 320 | 84.7% | 29.7% |
| Taylor Elementary School Chicago | 337 | 88.1% | 20.2% |
| Lincoln Elementary School Blue Island | 342 | 83.0% | 42.4% |
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 Perez Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.7% | #1,135 of 1,925 | #338 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.8% | #1,612 of 2,077 ▲ 188 | #539 of 829 ▲ 114 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.7% | #876 of 2,077 ▲ 748 | #275 of 829 ▲ 329 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 291 | #1,590 of 2,419 | #652 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.3:1 | #165 of 2,035 | #100 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.0% | #1,547 of 2,042 | #582 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.2% | #423 of 2,132 | #296 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.3% | #1,292 of 1,461 | #594 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
291
-14 (-5%) vs 2020
-64% since 1990-91, when it was 803
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 | 291 | 28.3 | 10.3:1 | 84% (245) |
| 2023-24 | 302 | 27 | 11.2:1 | 86% (260) |
| 2022-23 | 258 | 26.5 | 9.7:1 | 84% (217) |
| 2020-21 | 305 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 301 | 20.4 | 14.7:1 | 96% (290) |
| 2015-16 | 331 | 24 | 13.8:1 | 97% (322) |
| 2010-11 | 436 | 25 | 17.4:1 | 99% (433) |
| 2000-01 | 647 | 35 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 803 | 38 | 21.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Perez Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (301 to 291); teachers up 38% (20.4 to 28.3).
About Perez Elementary School
A low-enrollment elementary school in Chicago, Illinois, Perez Elementary School is part of Chicago Public Schools Dist 299. It teaches 291 students in pre-K through 8. Elementary schools in Illinois have about 381 students on average; enrollment here is 24% lower.
Perez Elementary School belongs to Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, a district of 622 schools and 324,396 students.
The share of Hispanic students at Perez Elementary School is 87%. Next come 9% Black and 2% White. The county population is about 27% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Perez Elementary School scores 23%.
Staffing at Perez Elementary School comes to 28.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 10.3:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Illinois is 13.9:1. Perez Elementary School counts 84% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 66% average for public schools in Cook County is 18 points lower.
After adjusting for student poverty, Perez Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Illinois schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 33.7%; the prediction is 22.9%.
The school's county is Cook County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $83,498 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Cook County's 1,406 public schools enroll about 697,934 students and include Perez Elementary School.
Measured in a straight line, Pilsen Elementary Community Academy is about 0.3 miles from Perez Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Perez Elementary School ranks 2nd 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.
In 2020-21, Perez Elementary School enrolled 305 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 291.
This page is set up for the Perez Elementary School community to discuss open houses, carpools, and field trips. 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
Other Perez Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 2 states are named Perez Elementary. Perez Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 4.
- Perez Elementary SchoolBROWNSVILLE, TX · 615 students
- Perez Elementary SchoolAUSTIN, TX · 460 students
- Perez Elementary SchoolKINGSVILLE, TX · 364 students
Nearby schools
- Pilsen Elementary Community Academy0.3 mi · 217
- Joseph Jungman Magnet Elementary School0.4 mi · 301
- Juarez Community Academy High School0.4 mi · 1,585
- Cooper Elementary Dual Language Academy0.5 mi · 428
- Chicago Technology Academy High School0.5 mi · 315
- Walsh Elementary School0.5 mi · 245
Frequently asked questions
About Perez Elementary SchoolHow large is Perez Elementary School?
Perez Elementary School enrolls approximately 291 students in grades PK-08.
Is Perez Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Perez Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at Perez Elementary School?
Approximately 10.3:1 students per teacher at Perez Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Perez Elementary School?
At Perez Elementary School, the student body is approximately 2% White, 87% Hispanic, 9% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Perez Elementary School?
Perez Elementary School is overseen by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 in Cook County.
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