Enrollment
217
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993000878
Pilsen Elementary Community Academy
1420 W 17th St, Chicago, IL 60608 · (773) 534-7675 · Cook County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL217 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
200 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 | 10 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 17 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 23 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 25 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 19 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 22 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 22 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 24 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 27 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 28 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (17) is 39% smaller 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%
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
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
22.7%
IL avg 51.0% . +12.9pp since 2023
Math
9.2%
IL avg 37.9% . +4.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 9 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 5 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 22.7% | 9.2% |
| 2023-24 | 9.8% | 4.3% |
% 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
16.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
18.3%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 16% 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 Pilsen Elementary Community Academy
Pilsen Elementary Community Academy's state test result (16.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilsen Elementary Community Academy this school | 217 | 92.2% | 16.3% |
| Acero Chtr - Esmera Santiago Cmps Chicago | 224 | 88.8% | 28.0% |
| Whittier Elementary School Chicago | 221 | 93.7% | 13.9% |
| Hammond Elementary School Chicago | 259 | 94.2% | 20.7% |
| A O Marshall Elementary School Joliet | 246 | 95.1% | 19.2% |
| Telpochcalli Elementary School Chicago | 209 | 87.1% | 23.1% |
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 Pilsen Elementary Community Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 16.3% | #1,721 of 1,925 | #640 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 9.2% | #1,936 of 2,077 ▼ 41 | #731 of 829 ▼ 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.7% | #1,862 of 2,077 ▲ 68 | #727 of 829 ▲ 47 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 217 | #1,987 of 2,419 | #801 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.4:1 | #73 of 2,035 | #46 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.8% | #1,599 of 2,042 | #600 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.2% | #229 of 2,132 | #166 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -32.6% | #133 of 1,461 | #88 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
217
-48 (-18%) vs 2020
-78% since 1990-91, when it was 978
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 | 217 | 23 | 9.4:1 | 92% (200) |
| 2023-24 | 223 | 21 | 10.6:1 | 89% (198) |
| 2022-23 | 219 | 24 | 9.1:1 | 87% (191) |
| 2020-21 | 265 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 322 | 21.9 | 14.7:1 | 96% (308) |
| 2015-16 | 387 | 24 | 16.1:1 | 98% (378) |
| 2010-11 | 439 | 26 | 16.9:1 | 96% (421) |
| 2000-01 | 904 | 47 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 978 | 57 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pilsen Elementary Community Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 33% (322 to 217); teachers up 5% (21.9 to 23).
About Pilsen Elementary Community Academy
At 1420 W 17th St in Chicago, Illinois, Pilsen Elementary Community Academy operates as a low-enrollment elementary school. Enrolled students number 217 students, in pre-K through 8. Statewide, elementary schools in Illinois average about 381 students each.
Pilsen Elementary Community Academy is among 622 schools run by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, which serves 324,396 students.
Hispanic students are the large majority at Pilsen Elementary Community Academy, with 88% of enrollment. Next come 10% Black. That compares with about 27% Hispanic among all Cook County residents. By the diversity index, Pilsen Elementary Community Academy comes in at 21%.
At Pilsen Elementary Community Academy, 23 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 9.4:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Illinois average 13.9:1. Roughly 92% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. The 66% average for public schools in Cook County is 26 points lower.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Pilsen Elementary Community Academy would be expected to post about 18.3%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 16.3%.
Among Cook County residents, median household income is about $83,498, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 1,406 public schools in Cook County, with a combined enrollment of about 697,934.
The closest other public school is Acero Chtr - Bartolome de las, about 0.3 miles away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 16.3% is below the 22.1% average for nearby schools.
NCES assigns Pilsen Elementary Community Academy the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Pilsen Elementary Community Academy saw enrollment fall 18% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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
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- Acero Chtr - Bartolome de las0.3 mi · 225
- Perez Elementary School0.3 mi · 291
- Cooper Elementary Dual Language Academy0.3 mi · 428
- Chicago Technology Academy High School0.3 mi · 315
- Juarez Community Academy High School0.4 mi · 1,585
- Joseph Jungman Magnet Elementary School0.5 mi · 301
Frequently asked questions
About Pilsen Elementary Community AcademyHow large is Pilsen Elementary Community Academy?
Pilsen Elementary Community Academy enrolls approximately 217 students in grades PK-08.
Is Pilsen Elementary Community Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pilsen Elementary Community Academy is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pilsen Elementary Community Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pilsen Elementary Community Academy is approximately 9.4:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pilsen Elementary Community Academy?
At Pilsen Elementary Community Academy, the student body is approximately 1% White, 88% Hispanic, 10% Black.
What district is Pilsen Elementary Community Academy in?
Pilsen Elementary Community Academy is part of Chicago Public Schools Dist 299.
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