Prieto Math-Science Elem Sch

Prieto Math-Science Elem Sch is an expansive K-5 school in Chicago, Illinois, part of Chicago Public Schools Dist 299. The school teaches 733 students in grades pre-K through 8. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 381 students each, so Prieto Math-Science Elem Sch sits 92% bigger than that benchmark.

Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 runs 622 schools in total, collectively educating 324,396 students. Prieto Math-Science Elem Sch is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Prieto Math-Science Elem Sch lists that 94% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. The remainder reads as 4% Black. By comparison, Cook County as a whole is about 27% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.4:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. Roughly 88% of students at Prieto Math-Science Elem Sch qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Cook County's rate of about 66%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Prieto Math-Science Elem Sch sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 20.6%; this one delivers 25.7%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Cook County) reports that median household earnings sit near $83,498, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Cook County runs 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), of which Prieto Math-Science Elem Sch is one.

The closest other public school is Hanson Park Elem School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Prieto Math-Science Elem Sch at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 24.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Over the past 7-year window. Prieto Math-Science Elem Sch's enrollment has ticked down 26% since 2018, when it stood at 997 (now 733). Class-load math has tightened: from 19.5:1 in 2018 to 12.4:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.