Plamondon Elem School

Plamondon Elem School is a micro-enrollment primary school in Chicago, Illinois, one of the schools within Chicago Public Schools Dist 299. The school serves 92 students in grades K through 8. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 381 students each, so Plamondon Elem School sits 76% below that benchmark.

Across the 622 schools in Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 (324,396 students total), Plamondon Elem School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Plamondon Elem School reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 74%. Beyond that, the school lists 20% Black, 5% White. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 27%.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 4.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. Around 82% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Cook County (around 66%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Plamondon Elem School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 24.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 21.0%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Cook County shows the typical household earns roughly $83,498 per year, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Cook County runs 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), of which Plamondon Elem School is one.

YCCS-Latino Youth Alternative HS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Plamondon Elem School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 16.1%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 34%: 139 students in 2018 compared to 92 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share declined from 32% to 20%. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 4.6:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.