Robinson Elem School

Located at 4225 S Lake Park Ave, in Chicago, Illinois, Robinson Elem School is an one-room-style K-5 school that works with 117 students (grades pre-K through 3), part of Chicago Public Schools Dist 299. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 69% leaner than typical.

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

On the student-mix side, Robinson Elem School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (94%). The remainder comes out to 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 22% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 86% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Cook County runs at roughly 66%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Robinson Elem School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 21.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 17.4%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Cook County put the typical household earns roughly $83,498 per year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Cook County runs 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), of which Robinson Elem School is one.

The closest other public school is King College Prep High School, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Robinson Elem School at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 21.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Robinson Elem School has decreased 3%, going from 121 students in 2018 to 117 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 99% to 94% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 9.4:1 today.

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