Enrollment
216
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993001036
Pirie Elementary Fine Arts & Academic C
650 E 85th St, Chicago, IL 60619 · (773) 535-3435 · Cook County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL216 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
157 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 | 16 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 23 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 30 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 30 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 30 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 32 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 28 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 25 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 2 | 1% |
Student demographics
6%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
Pirie Elementary Fine Arts & Academic C→Harlan Community Academy High School
Based on published attendance-zone data from Chicago Public Schools Dist 299. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
25.7%
IL avg 51.0% . +13.7pp since 2023
Math
11.0%
IL avg 37.9% . +6.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 25.7% | 11.0% |
| 2023-24 | 12.0% | 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
17.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.5%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 Pirie Elementary Fine Arts & Academic C
Pirie Elementary Fine Arts & Academic C's state test result (17.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pirie Elementary Fine Arts & Academic C this school | 216 | 72.7% | 17.2% |
| Earhart Elementary Opt for Knowl School Chicago | 195 | 71.3% | 47.5% |
| Hoyne Elementary School Chicago | 230 | 69.6% | 33.9% |
| Mount Vernon Elementary School Chicago | 245 | 75.5% | 26.9% |
| Green W Elementary School Chicago | 267 | 72.3% | 24.8% |
| Woodgate Elementary School Matteson | 260 | 72.7% | 33.7% |
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 Pirie Elementary Fine Arts & Academic C ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.2% | #1,693 of 1,925 | #625 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.0% | #1,870 of 2,077 ▲ 25 | #689 of 829 ▲ 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.7% | #1,790 of 2,077 ▲ 79 | #687 of 829 ▲ 47 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 216 | #1,993 of 2,419 | #804 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #360 of 2,035 | #192 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.3% | #1,962 of 2,042 | #767 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.7% | #675 of 2,132 | #430 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.9% | #534 of 1,461 | #307 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
216
-14 (-6%) vs 2020
-62% since 1990-91, when it was 572
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 | 216 | 19 | 11.4:1 | 73% (157) |
| 2023-24 | 185 | 18 | 10.3:1 | 95% (176) |
| 2022-23 | 204 | 16 | 12.8:1 | 89% (182) |
| 2020-21 | 230 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 263 | 14.4 | 18.3:1 | 94% (247) |
| 2015-16 | 328 | 18 | 18.2:1 | 93% (305) |
| 2010-11 | 410 | 23 | 17.8:1 | 90% (368) |
| 2000-01 | 547 | 28 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 572 | 24 | 23.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pirie Elementary Fine Arts & Academic C.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (263 to 216); teachers up 32% (14.4 to 19).
About Pirie Elementary Fine Arts & Academic C
Pirie Elementary Fine Arts & Academic C is an elementary school in Chicago, Illinois, reachable at (773) 535-3435. It serves 216 students in pre-K through 6. The average among elementary schools in Illinois is roughly 381 students; this school is 43% smaller than that.
Pirie Elementary Fine Arts & Academic C is part of Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, where 622 schools serve 324,396 students.
At Pirie Elementary Fine Arts & Academic C, Black students make up 97% of the student body. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 22%. Pirie Elementary Fine Arts & Academic C has a diversity index of 6%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reported 19 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 11.4:1. The 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois is higher than this school's figure. Eligible students account for 73% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program.
Pirie Elementary Fine Arts & Academic C sits between the top and bottom 10% of Illinois schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 17.2% and a predicted 29.5%.
In the county around the school, Cook County, median household income is about $83,498, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. A total of 1,406 public schools operate in Cook County, serving about 697,934 students.
The nearest other public school, Dixon Elementary School, is about 0.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Pirie Elementary Fine Arts & Academic C is 7th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Federal data place Pirie Elementary Fine Arts & Academic C in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Pirie Elementary Fine Arts & Academic C had 230 students in 2020-21 and 216 in 2024-25, a 6% decrease.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Pirie Elementary Fine Arts & Academic C covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
- Dixon Elementary School0.2 mi · 412
- Ashe Elementary School0.4 mi · 387
- Neil Elementary School0.6 mi · 258
- McDade Elementary Classical School0.7 mi · 207
- YCCS Chtr - Chatham0.7 mi · 104
- Burnside Elementary Scholastic Academy0.8 mi · 264
Frequently asked questions
About Pirie Elementary Fine Arts & Academic CWhat is the total enrollment at Pirie Elementary Fine Arts & Academic C?
Pirie Elementary Fine Arts & Academic C enrolls approximately 216 students in grades PK-06.
Is Pirie Elementary Fine Arts & Academic C an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pirie Elementary Fine Arts & Academic C is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Pirie Elementary Fine Arts & Academic C have?
Pirie Elementary Fine Arts & Academic C employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Pirie Elementary Fine Arts & Academic C?
Student demographics at Pirie Elementary Fine Arts & Academic C are roughly 1% Hispanic, 97% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Pirie Elementary Fine Arts & Academic C in?
Pirie Elementary Fine Arts & Academic C is part of Chicago Public Schools Dist 299.
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