Enrollment
157
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993005980
Plato Learning Academy Elementary School
5545 W Harrison St, Chicago, IL 60644 · (773) 413-3090 · Cook County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL157 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.6:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
153 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 | 12 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 13 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 21 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 27 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 12 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 17 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 11 | 7% |
| Grade 7 | 20 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 24 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (12) is 50% smaller than its 8th grade class (24).
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
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
7.7%
IL avg 51.0% . +4.3pp since 2023
Math
0.0%
IL avg 37.9% . +0.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 8 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 0 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 7.7% | 0.0% |
| 2023-24 | 3.4% | 0.0% |
% 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
4.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
15.2%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 4% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 15% 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 Plato Learning Academy Elementary School
Plato Learning Academy Elementary School's state test result (4.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plato Learning Academy Elementary School this school | 157 | 97.5% | 4.4% |
| Cullen Elementary School Chicago | 176 | 97.2% | 24.1% |
| Riverdale School Riverdale | 137 | 99.3% | 28.9% |
| Faraday Elementary School Chicago | 178 | 98.3% | 18.0% |
| Schmid Elementary School Chicago | 195 | 97.9% | 15.6% |
| Dubois Elementary School Chicago | 201 | 95.0% | 22.4% |
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 Plato Learning Academy Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 4.4% | #1,922 of 1,925 | #759 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 0.0% | #2,077 of 2,077 ▼ 5 | #829 of 829 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 7.7% | #2,070 of 2,077 ▼ 11 | #828 of 829 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 157 | #2,185 of 2,419 | #865 of 901 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.5% | #84 of 2,132 | #60 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -59.4% | #5 of 1,461 | #4 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
157
-44 (-22%) vs 2020
-50% since 2010-11, when it was 316
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 | 157 | 8 | 19.6:1 | 97% (153) |
| 2023-24 | 178 | 4 | 44.5:1 | 98% (174) |
| 2022-23 | 176 | 8 | 22.0:1 | 99% (174) |
| 2020-21 | 201 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 387 | 11 | 35.2:1 | 95% (369) |
| 2015-16 | 493 | 20 | 24.6:1 | 95% (466) |
| 2010-11 | 316 | 17 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Plato Learning Academy Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 59% (387 to 157); teachers down 27% (11 to 8).
About Plato Learning Academy Elementary School
Plato Learning Academy Elementary School is an elementary school in Chicago, Illinois, reachable at (773) 413-3090. The school serves 157 students in kindergarten through 8 in 2024-25. For comparison, elementary schools in Illinois average about 381 students.
Across its 622 schools, Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 enrolls 324,396 students. Plato Learning Academy Elementary School is one of those schools.
The student body at Plato Learning Academy Elementary School is 97% Black. Other reported shares: 3% Hispanic. Cook County's residents are about 22% Black, 75 points below the school's share. The school's diversity index is 6%, meaning two students picked at random have a 6% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reports 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 19.6 students per teacher. That is 5.7 students per teacher above the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 97% of students. The average for public schools in Cook County is 66%.
Compared with Illinois schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Plato Learning Academy Elementary School's results are 10.8 points below predicted: 4.4% against 15.2%.
In the county around the school, Cook County, the median household income is $83,498, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Cook County is home to 1,406 public schools and about 697,934 public school students.
Depriest Elementary School is located about 0.4 miles from Plato Learning Academy Elementary School. The five-mile area around Plato Learning Academy Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. The school's 4.4% average proficiency ranks 7th among 8 nearby schools.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The school enrolled 157 students in 2024-25, 44 fewer than the 201 it had in 2020-21.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. 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
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- Lane Technical High SchoolHigh · 4,604 students
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- 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
- Depriest Elementary School0.4 mi · 419
- Clark G R Elementary School0.5 mi · 134
- Clark Academy Prep Magnet High Schl0.6 mi · 453
- Catalyst Charter-Circle Rock Elementary School0.7 mi · 512
- Leland Elementary School0.7 mi · 344
- Warren Park School0.8 mi · 695
Frequently asked questions
About Plato Learning Academy Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Plato Learning Academy Elementary School?
Plato Learning Academy Elementary School enrolls approximately 157 students in grades KG-08.
Is Plato Learning Academy Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Plato Learning Academy Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Plato Learning Academy Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Plato Learning Academy Elementary School is approximately 19.6:1 (8 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Plato Learning Academy Elementary School?
At Plato Learning Academy Elementary School, the student body is approximately 3% Hispanic, 97% Black.
Is Plato Learning Academy Elementary School public or private?
Plato Learning Academy Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299.
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