Rogers Elem School

Located at 7345 N Washtenaw Ave, in Chicago, Illinois, Rogers Elem School is a well-populated elementary campus that caters to 790 students (grades pre-K through 8), overseen by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 381 students each, so Rogers Elem School sits 107% bigger than that benchmark.

Across the 622 schools in Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 (324,396 students total), Rogers Elem School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Rogers Elem School records that 34% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 21% Black, 20% Asian, 20% White, 5% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.9:1. The state averages about 13.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 60% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, Rogers 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 36.6%; Rogers Elem School posts 51.1%, +14.4 points above that line.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Cook County indicate median household income runs about $83,498, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, 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 Rogers Elem School is one.

The closest other public school is Decatur Classical Elem School, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Rogers Elem School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 45.3%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 787 students in 2018 compared to 790 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment fell from 39% to 34% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 20.7:1 in 2018 to 13.9:1 today.

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