Pritzker Elem School

Pritzker Elem School, an expansive K-5 school in Chicago, Illinois, one of the schools within Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, hosts 674 students, covering grades pre-K through 8. That puts it 77% bigger than the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 381 students.

Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 runs 622 schools in total, collectively educating 324,396 students. Pritzker Elem School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Pritzker Elem School reports that the largest single group is White at 39%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest breaks down as 23% Hispanic, 18% Black, 11% multiracial, 8% Asian.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. About 26% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is below Cook County's rate of about 66%.

With demographic context factored in, Pritzker Elem School ranks in the top 10% of Illinois public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 56.5%; Pritzker Elem School posts 71.0%, +14.5 points above that line.

In the surrounding community, Cook County reports that the typical household earns roughly $83,498 per year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Cook County runs 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), of which Pritzker Elem School is one.

The closest other public school is Sabin Elem Magnet School, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Pritzker Elem School at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 32.5%.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Pritzker Elem School has ticked down 9%, going from 743 students in 2018 to 674 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 27% to 39% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 18.9:1 in 2018 to 16.1:1 in 2025.

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