Enrollment
92
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993001037
Plamondon Elementary School
2642 W 15th Pl, Chicago, IL 60608 · (773) 534-1789 · Cook County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL92 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
4.6:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
75 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 9 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 11 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 9 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 10 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 12 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 10 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 12 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 6 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 13 | 14% |
Student demographics
41%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
Plamondon Elementary School→Manley Career Academy High School
Based on published attendance-zone data from Chicago Public Schools Dist 299. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
29.8%
IL avg 51.0% . +6.3pp since 2023
Math
19.3%
IL avg 37.9% . +10.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.8% | 19.3% |
| 2023-24 | 23.5% | 8.8% |
% 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
21.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.4%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 Plamondon Elementary School
Plamondon Elementary School's state test result (21.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plamondon Elementary School this school | 92 | 81.5% | 21.0% |
| Whittier Elementary School Blue Island | 150 | 80.7% | 27.3% |
| Everett Elementary School Chicago | 89 | 76.4% | 57.2% |
| Paul Revere Intermediate School Blue Island | 180 | 79.4% | 24.2% |
| Clark G R Elementary School Chicago | 134 | 80.6% | 30.3% |
| Dr Donald Wharton Elementary School Summit | 114 | 98.2% | 44.8% |
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 Plamondon Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 92 | #2,347 of 2,419 | #896 of 901 |
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
92
-51 (-36%) vs 2020
-67% since 1990-91, when it was 277
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 | 92 | 20 | 4.6:1 | 82% (75) |
| 2023-24 | 85 | 15 | 5.7:1 | 86% (73) |
| 2022-23 | 103 | 16 | 6.4:1 | 84% (87) |
| 2020-21 | 143 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 139 | 9.2 | 15.1:1 | 94% (130) |
| 2015-16 | 152 | 10 | 15.2:1 | 96% (146) |
| 2010-11 | 161 | 8 | 20.1:1 | 98% (157) |
| 2000-01 | 295 | 15 | 19.7:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 277 | 19 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Plamondon Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 34% (139 to 92); teachers up 117% (9.2 to 20).
About Plamondon Elementary School
Plamondon Elementary School is a very small elementary school in Chicago, Illinois, under Chicago Public Schools Dist 299. It reports enrollment of 92 students in kindergarten through 8. Across elementary schools in Illinois, the average enrollment is about 381.
A total of 622 schools make up Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, with 324,396 students enrolled.
Of every 100 students at Plamondon Elementary School, about 74 are Hispanic. It is also 20% Black and 5% White. Cook County's residents are about 27% Hispanic, 47 points below the school's share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Plamondon Elementary School scores 41%.
Its staff includes 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 4.6 students per teacher. Compared with the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois, this school's ratio is lower. Roughly 82% of students at Plamondon Elementary School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Cook County is 66%.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 24.4% at Plamondon Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 21.0%.
Cook County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $83,498, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Cook County's 1,406 public schools enroll about 697,934 students and include Plamondon Elementary School.
Plamondon Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is YCCS-Latino Youth Alternative High School, about 0.4 miles away. Within five miles of Plamondon Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Plamondon Elementary School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment decreased 36% over 4 years, reaching 92 in 2024-25.
This page is set up for the Plamondon 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
Nearby schools
- YCCS-Latino Youth Alternative High School0.4 mi · 174
- Chalmers STEAM Elementary0.4 mi · 205
- North Lawndale Prep Chtr-Collins0.5 mi · 276
- Collins Academy STEAM High School0.5 mi · 228
- Hammond Elementary School0.6 mi · 259
- Johnson STEAM Elementary0.6 mi · 209
Frequently asked questions
About Plamondon Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Plamondon Elementary School?
Plamondon Elementary School enrolls approximately 92 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Plamondon Elementary School serve?
Plamondon Elementary School serves grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Plamondon Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Plamondon Elementary School is approximately 4.6:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Plamondon Elementary School?
At Plamondon Elementary School, the student body is approximately 5% White, 74% Hispanic, 20% Black.
What district is Plamondon Elementary School in?
Plamondon Elementary School is part of Chicago Public Schools Dist 299.
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