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Enrollment
693
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993001067
Sauganash Elementary School
6040 N Kilpatrick Ave, Chicago, IL 60646 · (773) 534-3470 · Cook County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL693 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 89% of Illinois public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
102 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 | 39 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 62 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 82 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 66 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 79 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 58 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is 7% larger than its 8th grade class (58).
Student demographics
67%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
Sauganash 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
80.0%
IL avg 51.0% . +13.4pp since 2023
Math
72.7%
IL avg 37.9% . +12.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 80.0% | 72.7% |
| 2023-24 | 66.6% | 60.3% |
% 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
72.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.0%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 Sauganash Elementary School
Sauganash Elementary School's state test result (72.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sauganash Elementary School this school | 693 | 14.7% | 72.8% |
| Prairie View Grade School Elgin | 615 | 16.3% | 61.3% |
| Country Trails Elementary School Elgin | 751 | 17.6% | 67.0% |
| Beebe Elementary School Naperville | 619 | 22.3% | 69.4% |
| Howard B Thomas Grade School Burlington | 678 | 19.3% | 60.6% |
| Millburn Elementary School Old Mill Creek | 711 | 20.5% | 63.9% |
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 Sauganash Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.8% | #88 of 1,925 | #32 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.7% | #170 of 2,077 ▼ 21 | #65 of 829 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.0% | #139 of 2,077 ▲ 14 | #59 of 829 ▲ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 693 | #134 of 2,419 | #87 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #1,816 of 2,035 | #751 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.6% | #282 of 2,042 | #118 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.7% | #2,036 of 2,132 | #771 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.5% | #181 of 615 | #48 of 186 |
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
693
+68 (+11%) vs 2020
+160% since 1990-91, when it was 267
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 | 693 | 41.5 | 16.7:1 | 15% (102) |
| 2023-24 | 660 | 41.5 | 15.9:1 | 17% (115) |
| 2022-23 | 612 | 40 | 15.3:1 | 18% (109) |
| 2020-21 | 625 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 605 | 30.2 | 20.0:1 | 28% (172) |
| 2015-16 | 586 | 30 | 19.5:1 | 28% (163) |
| 2010-11 | 549 | 27 | 20.3:1 | 28% (154) |
| 2000-01 | 318 | 15 | 21.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 267 | 14 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sauganash Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 15% (605 to 693); teachers up 37% (30.2 to 41.5).
About Sauganash Elementary School
Sauganash Elementary School is a large elementary school based in Chicago, Illinois. The school offers pre-K through 8 and enrolls 693 students. On average, elementary schools in Illinois enroll around 381, and this school is 82% above that mark.
Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 is responsible for 622 schools, Sauganash Elementary School included, with 324,396 students in all.
No group is above 50% at Sauganash Elementary School; the largest is White, at 49%. Other reported shares: 22% Hispanic, 20% Asian, and 7% multiracial. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 67%.
The school had 41.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 16.7:1. Across elementary schools in Illinois, the average ratio is 13.9:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 15%. The gap from the 66% average for public schools in Cook County is 51 points.
On the allk12 Grade, Sauganash Elementary School lands at A, ahead of 89% of Illinois public elementary schools.
Schools in Illinois with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 63.0%. Sauganash Elementary School scores 72.8%.
In Cook County, home to about 5,182,090 people, the median household earns about $83,498 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Sauganash Elementary School shares Cook County with 1,405 other public schools.
Edgebrook Elementary School is about 0.9 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Sauganash Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Sauganash Elementary School ranks 1st of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 72.8% against a local average of 50.5%.
The NCES locale for Sauganash Elementary School is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment figures show a gain of 68 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
The discussion board for Sauganash Elementary School is open to topics like fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
- Edgebrook Elementary School0.9 mi · 554
- CICS - Northtown Campus1.0 mi · 878
- Solomon Elementary School1.2 mi · 323
- Farnsworth Elementary School1.3 mi · 502
- Palmer Elementary School1.3 mi · 746
- Lincoln Hall Middle School1.4 mi · 413
Frequently asked questions
About Sauganash Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Sauganash Elementary School?
Sauganash Elementary School enrolls approximately 693 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Sauganash Elementary School serve?
Sauganash Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Sauganash Elementary School?
Approximately 16.7:1 students per teacher at Sauganash Elementary School.
How diverse is Sauganash Elementary School?
Sauganash Elementary School reports a student body of 49% White, 22% Hispanic, 2% Black, 20% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Sauganash Elementary School in?
Sauganash Elementary School is part of Chicago Public Schools Dist 299.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.