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Enrollment
390
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993001080
Seward Elementary Communication Arts Ac
4600 S Hermitage Ave, Chicago, IL 60609 · (773) 535-4890 · Cook County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL390 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 23% of Illinois public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
12.5:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
380 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 56%
Community
1
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 | 20 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 36 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 39 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 40 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 30 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 36 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 55 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 50 | 13% |
| Grade 9 | 1 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is 28% smaller than its 8th grade class (50).
Student demographics
7%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
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
23.5%
IL avg 51.0% . +10.6pp since 2023
Math
14.5%
IL avg 37.9% . +10.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 23.5% | 14.5% |
| 2023-24 | 12.9% | 4.1% |
% 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
17.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
15.3%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 15% 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 Seward Elementary Communication Arts Ac
Seward Elementary Communication Arts Ac's state test result (17.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seward Elementary Communication Arts Ac this school | 390 | 97.4% | 17.0% |
| Grant Elementary School Melrose Park | 363 | 99.4% | 24.1% |
| Kanoon Elementary Magnet School Chicago | 389 | 93.8% | 16.1% |
| Shields Elementary School Chicago | 439 | 93.8% | 21.9% |
| Funston Elementary School Chicago | 440 | 97.3% | 16.2% |
| Acero Chtr-Brighton Park Elementary School Chicago | 465 | 93.1% | 19.6% |
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 Seward Elementary Communication Arts Ac ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.0% | #1,698 of 1,925 | #627 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.5% | #1,753 of 2,077 ▲ 158 | #620 of 829 ▲ 105 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.5% | #1,849 of 2,077 ▼ 12 | #720 of 829 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 390 | #1,046 of 2,419 | #444 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #722 of 2,035 | #344 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.0% | #1,955 of 2,042 | #763 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.4% | #85 of 2,132 | #61 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -43.1% | #35 of 1,461 | #22 of 661 |
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
390
-178 (-31%) vs 2020
-67% since 1990-91, when it was 1,175
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 | 390 | 31.3 | 12.5:1 | 97% (380) |
| 2023-24 | 416 | 32 | 13.0:1 | 99% (411) |
| 2022-23 | 449 | 35.5 | 12.7:1 | 96% (429) |
| 2020-21 | 568 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 685 | 33.6 | 20.4:1 | 99% (675) |
| 2015-16 | 784 | 42 | 18.7:1 | 100% (784) |
| 2010-11 | 877 | 39 | 22.5:1 | 99% (869) |
| 2000-01 | 1,020 | 48 | 21.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 1,175 | 61 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Seward Elementary Communication Arts Ac.
Since 2017-18: students down 43% (685 to 390); teachers down 7% (33.6 to 31.3).
About Seward Elementary Communication Arts Ac
Seward Elementary Communication Arts Ac is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Chicago, Illinois. It offers pre-K through 8 and has 390 students enrolled.
Within Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, Seward Elementary Communication Arts Ac is one of 622 schools. The district enrolls 324,396 students.
The share of Hispanic students at Seward Elementary Communication Arts Ac is 96%. The next largest groups are 2% Black. The school's Hispanic share is 70 points above the 27% share among Cook County residents. The diversity index for Seward Elementary Communication Arts Ac is 7%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are about 12.5 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Seward Elementary Communication Arts Ac, which has 31.3. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Illinois is 13.9:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Seward Elementary Communication Arts Ac is about 97%. The gap from the 66% average for public schools in Cook County is 31 points.
Seward Elementary Communication Arts Ac holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 23% of Illinois public elementary schools.
Test results at Seward Elementary Communication Arts Ac are 1.8 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (17.0% actual, 15.3% predicted).
In Cook County, home to about 5,182,090 people, median household income comes to about $83,498, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Cook County's 1,406 public schools enroll about 697,934 students and include Seward Elementary Communication Arts Ac.
Seward Elementary Communication Arts Ac's nearest public school is Lara Elementary Academy (about 0.1 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Seward Elementary Communication Arts Ac is 5th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large).
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased from 568 to 390, a 31% decline.
Anyone can start a thread about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Seward Elementary Communication Arts Ac. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
- Lara Elementary Academy0.1 mi · 362
- Chavez Elementary Multicultural Academy Ct0.2 mi · 784
- Hedges Elementary School0.3 mi · 502
- Hamline Elementary School0.4 mi · 582
- Back of The Yards IB High School0.5 mi · 1,039
- Daley Elementary Academy0.5 mi · 511
Frequently asked questions
About Seward Elementary Communication Arts AcHow large is Seward Elementary Communication Arts Ac?
Seward Elementary Communication Arts Ac enrolls approximately 390 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Seward Elementary Communication Arts Ac serve?
Seward Elementary Communication Arts Ac serves grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Seward Elementary Communication Arts Ac?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Seward Elementary Communication Arts Ac is approximately 12.5:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Seward Elementary Communication Arts Ac?
At Seward Elementary Communication Arts Ac, the student body is approximately 1% White, 96% Hispanic, 2% Black.
Who oversees Seward Elementary Communication Arts Ac?
Seward Elementary Communication Arts Ac is overseen by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 in Cook County.
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