Scammon Elem School

Scammon Elem School is one of the well-populated K-5 schools in Chicago, Illinois, part of Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, with 620 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 8. That puts it 63% larger than the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 381 students.

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

In terms of who attends, Scammon Elem School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (85%). The remainder breaks down as 7% White, 4% Black, 2% Asian. By comparison, Cook County as a whole is about 27% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.7:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Scammon Elem School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 87% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Cook County runs at roughly 66%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Scammon Elem School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 21.0%, the actual is 28.5%, a residual of +7.5 points.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Cook County) shows that median household earnings sit near $83,498, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Cook County's 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), Scammon Elem School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: YCCS-ASPIRA Pantoja Alt HS, around 0.4 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Scammon Elem School at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 24.6%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Five-year trend. Scammon Elem School's enrollment has edged down 17% since 2018, when it stood at 747 (now 620). Class-load math has narrowed: from 19.5:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.