Sayre Elem Language Academy

Sayre Elem Language Academy is an elementary campus of mid-tier scale in Chicago, Illinois, overseen by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, caters to 377 students in grades pre-K through 8.

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

On demographics, Sayre Elem Language Academy records that the largest single group is Hispanic at 54%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school shows 34% Black, 8% White. By comparison, Cook County as a whole is about 27% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Sayre Elem Language Academy has 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Sayre Elem Language Academy tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 57% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Cook County runs at roughly 66%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Sayre Elem Language Academy tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 38.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 31.5%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Cook County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $83,498 per year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Cook County's 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), Sayre Elem Language Academy is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Acero Chtr Roberto Clemente Elem, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Sayre Elem Language Academy comes 6th of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 44.4%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Sayre Elem Language Academy has edged down 16%, going from 449 students in 2018 to 377 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share rose from 41% to 54%. Class-load math has tightened: from 18.0:1 in 2018 to 10.1:1 in 2025.

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