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Enrollment
642
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993001043
Prussing Elementary School
4650 N Menard Ave, Chicago, IL 60630 · (773) 534-3460 · Cook County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL642 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
419 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 56%
Community
5
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 | 47 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 74 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 82 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 69 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (47) is 32% smaller than its 8th grade class (69).
Student demographics
58%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
Prussing Elementary School→Taft 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
45.4%
IL avg 51.0% . +11.8pp since 2023
Math
28.3%
IL avg 37.9% . +9.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.4% | 28.3% |
| 2023-24 | 33.6% | 18.7% |
% 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
35.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Prussing Elementary School
Prussing Elementary School's state test result (35.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prussing Elementary School this school | 642 | 65.3% | 35.9% |
| John F Kennedy Elementary School Schiller Park | 603 | 68.0% | 42.8% |
| Clifford Johnson School Warrenville | 473 | 63.0% | 51.0% |
| Long Beach Elementary School Montgomery | 632 | 59.5% | 27.4% |
| Smyser Elementary School Chicago | 773 | 62.6% | 35.6% |
| Joyce Kilmer Elementary School Buffalo Grove | 590 | 71.2% | 34.1% |
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 Prussing Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.9% | #1,059 of 1,925 | #302 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.3% | #1,344 of 2,077 ▼ 107 | #415 of 829 ▼ 38 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.4% | #1,173 of 2,077 ▼ 149 | #385 of 829 ▼ 52 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 642 | #193 of 2,419 | #117 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #1,069 of 2,035 | #483 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.5% | #635 of 2,042 | #229 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.3% | #867 of 2,132 | #504 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.5% | #786 of 1,461 | #409 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
642
-82 (-11%) vs 2020
+21% since 1990-91, when it was 529
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 | 642 | 47.5 | 13.5:1 | 65% (419) |
| 2023-24 | 666 | 45.5 | 14.6:1 | 67% (443) |
| 2022-23 | 620 | 45 | 13.8:1 | 70% (431) |
| 2020-21 | 724 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 734 | 35.5 | 20.7:1 | 73% (539) |
| 2015-16 | 695 | 37 | 18.8:1 | 75% (524) |
| 2010-11 | 674 | 33 | 20.4:1 | 74% (496) |
| 2000-01 | 574 | 29 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 529 | 32 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Prussing Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (734 to 642); teachers up 34% (35.5 to 47.5).
About Prussing Elementary School
A large elementary school in Chicago, Illinois, Prussing Elementary School is part of Chicago Public Schools Dist 299. It enrolled 642 students in kindergarten through 8 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, elementary schools in Illinois average about 381 students each.
Prussing Elementary School belongs to Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, a district of 622 schools and 324,396 students.
Prussing Elementary School's enrollment is 52% Hispanic. Other groups make up 37% White, 6% Asian, and 2% multiracial. County-wide, 27% of Cook County residents are Hispanic. Prussing Elementary School has a diversity index of 58%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reported 47.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 13.5:1. Elementary schools in Illinois have a similar average ratio of 13.9:1. Eligible students account for 65% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. Across public schools in Cook County, the average is about the same, 66%.
Test results at Prussing Elementary School are 2.1 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (35.9% actual, 33.8% predicted).
Census estimates describe Cook County this way: median household income is about $83,498, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Cook County number 1,406 and enroll about 697,934.
The closest public school to Prussing Elementary School is Rickover Naval Academy High Schl, about 0.6 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 42.6%, higher than Prussing Elementary School's 35.9%.
Prussing Elementary School falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 724 in 2020-21 and 642 in 2024-25, a decrease of 82 students.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
- Rickover Naval Academy High Schl0.6 mi · 527
- Smyser Elementary School0.7 mi · 773
- Portage Park Elementary School0.8 mi · 933
- Beaubien Elementary School0.9 mi · 1,004
- Beard Elementary School1.0 mi · 327
- Farnsworth Elementary School1.0 mi · 502
Frequently asked questions
About Prussing Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Prussing Elementary School?
Prussing Elementary School enrolls approximately 642 students in grades KG-08.
Is Prussing Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Prussing Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many students per teacher at Prussing Elementary School?
Approximately 13.5:1 students per teacher at Prussing Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Prussing Elementary School?
At Prussing Elementary School, the student body is approximately 37% White, 52% Hispanic, 2% Black, 6% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Prussing Elementary School public or private?
Prussing Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.