Sheridan Elem Math & Science Acad

Sheridan Elem Math & Science Acad is one of the middle-of-the-pack primary schools in Chicago, Illinois, one of the schools within Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, with 528 students on its rolls from grades K through 8. That puts it 39% larger than the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 381 students.

Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 comprises 622 schools with combined enrollment of 324,396 students; Sheridan Elem Math & Science Acad is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Sheridan Elem Math & Science Acad shows that 59% of the student body identifies as Asian; the rest looks like 20% Hispanic, 11% Black, 7% White, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 8% Asian, putting the school's mix visibly more Asian than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Sheridan Elem Math & Science Acad lists 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. Roughly 54% of students at Sheridan Elem Math & Science Acad qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Cook County (around 66%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Sheridan Elem Math & Science Acad is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 40.5%; this one delivers 69.5%, a residual of +29.1 points.

Around the school, Cook County reports that median household income runs about $83,498, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Sheridan Elem Math & Science Acad is one of 1406 public schools in Cook County (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students).

Ward J Elem School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Sheridan Elem Math & Science Acad at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 40.6%.

Sheridan Elem Math & Science Acad operates from an urban location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 6%: 560 students in 2018 compared to 528 in 2025. Asian enrollment moved from 38% to 59% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 19.9:1 in 2018 to 16.5:1 in 2025.

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