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Enrollment
539
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993001054
Reilly Elementary School
3650 W School St, Chicago, IL 60618 · (773) 534-5250 · Cook County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL539 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
365 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 45 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 40 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 36 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 63 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 62 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 71 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (40) is 44% smaller than its 8th grade class (71).
Student demographics
18%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
Reilly Elementary School→Schurz 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
32.6%
IL avg 51.0% . +10.5pp since 2023
Math
14.5%
IL avg 37.9% . +5.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.6% | 14.5% |
| 2023-24 | 22.1% | 9.4% |
% 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
22.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.4%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Reilly Elementary School
Reilly Elementary School's state test result (22.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reilly Elementary School this school | 539 | 67.7% | 22.2% |
| McAuliffe Elementary School Chicago | 523 | 66.3% | 18.2% |
| Westdale Elementary School Northlake | 483 | 64.6% | 38.7% |
| Edna Rollins Elementary School Aurora | 508 | 69.5% | 14.8% |
| Gallistel Elementary Language Academy Chicago | 597 | 69.5% | 26.7% |
| Hill Elementary School Aurora | 511 | 66.3% | 14.6% |
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 Reilly Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.2% | #1,532 of 1,925 | #521 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.5% | #1,752 of 2,077 ▼ 101 | #619 of 829 ▼ 46 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.6% | #1,595 of 2,077 ▼ 99 | #575 of 829 ▼ 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 539 | #410 of 2,419 | #208 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #521 of 2,035 | #270 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.2% | #1,682 of 2,042 | #634 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.7% | #789 of 2,132 | #475 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -41.7% | #46 of 1,461 | #30 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
539
-154 (-22%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 867
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 | 539 | 45.3 | 11.9:1 | 68% (365) |
| 2023-24 | 528 | 41.3 | 12.8:1 | 76% (401) |
| 2022-23 | 563 | 45 | 12.5:1 | 78% (440) |
| 2020-21 | 693 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 924 | 48.9 | 18.9:1 | 94% (865) |
| 2015-16 | 1,033 | 47 | 22.0:1 | 94% (973) |
| 2010-11 | 1,203 | 54 | 22.3:1 | 96% (1,159) |
| 2000-01 | 1,689 | 79 | 21.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 867 | 45 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Reilly Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 42% (924 to 539); teachers down 8% (48.9 to 45.3).
About Reilly Elementary School
As a medium-sized elementary school, Reilly Elementary School serves students in Chicago, Illinois. The school enrolls 539 students, from pre-K through 8. The average among elementary schools in Illinois is roughly 381 students; this school is 41% bigger than that.
Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 is responsible for 622 schools, Reilly Elementary School included, with 324,396 students in all.
Federal enrollment data show Reilly Elementary School is 90% Hispanic. The school is also 3% White, 2% Black, and 2% Asian. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 27%. The school's diversity index is 18%, meaning two students picked at random have an 18% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The ratio of students to teachers is 11.9:1, with 45.3 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Reilly Elementary School is 68%. For comparison, public schools in Cook County average 66%.
Reilly Elementary School is 10.2 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (22.2% versus 32.4%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Illinois.
In Cook County (population about 5,182,090), the median household income is $83,498, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. There are 1,406 public schools in Cook County, enrolling about 697,934 students in all.
The closest public school, Garcia Lorca Elementary School, is about 0.3 miles from Reilly Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Reilly Elementary School ranks 6th of 9 on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Reilly Elementary School is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment dropped 22% from its 2020-21 level of 693.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. 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
Other Reilly Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Reilly Elementary. Reilly Elementary School is the largest of the 3.
- Reilly Elementary SchoolAUSTIN, TX · 349 students
- Reilly Elementary SchoolSalem, OH · 286 students
Nearby schools
- Garcia Lorca Elementary School0.3 mi · 637
- Aspira Charter - Bus and Fin0.4 mi · 426
- YCCS-ASPIRA Pantoja Alt High School0.5 mi · 200
- ASPIRA Charter - Early College Pr0.5 mi · 285
- Murphy Elementary School0.6 mi · 514
- Scammon Elementary School0.7 mi · 620
Frequently asked questions
About Reilly Elementary SchoolHow large is Reilly Elementary School?
Reilly Elementary School enrolls approximately 539 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Reilly Elementary School serve?
Reilly Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many teachers does Reilly Elementary School have?
Reilly Elementary School employs 45 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
How diverse is Reilly Elementary School?
Reilly Elementary School reports a student body of 3% White, 90% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Reilly Elementary School public or private?
Reilly 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.