Enrollment
294
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993001094
Shoesmith Elementary School
1330 E 50th St, Chicago, IL 60615 · (773) 535-1764 · Cook County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL294 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
211 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 56%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 27 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 51 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 42 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 43 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 42 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
50%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
Shoesmith Elementary School→Kenwood Academy 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
33.1%
IL avg 51.0% . +10.9pp since 2023
Math
18.5%
IL avg 37.9% . +5.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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 5 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.1% | 18.5% |
| 2023-24 | 22.2% | 13.1% |
% 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
23.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.1%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 Shoesmith Elementary School
Shoesmith Elementary School's state test result (23.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shoesmith Elementary School this school | 294 | 71.8% | 23.8% |
| Pullman Elementary School Chicago | 303 | 74.3% | 20.9% |
| Newberry Elementary Math & Science Academy Chicago | 330 | 74.2% | 30.2% |
| Ashburn Community Elementary School Chicago | 324 | 76.5% | 25.7% |
| Morton Elementary Career Academy Chicago | 268 | 75.7% | 21.8% |
| Bright Elementary School Chicago | 236 | 72.0% | 12.9% |
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 Shoesmith Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.8% | #1,485 of 1,925 | #495 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.5% | #1,642 of 2,077 ▼ 160 | #558 of 829 ▼ 74 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.1% | #1,584 of 2,077 ▼ 92 | #569 of 829 ▼ 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 294 | #1,567 of 2,419 | #645 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.1:1 | #301 of 2,035 | #166 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.6% | #936 of 2,042 | #340 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.8% | #699 of 2,132 | #437 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.0% | #483 of 1,461 | #280 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
294
-52 (-15%) vs 2020
+4% since 1990-91, when it was 283
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 | 294 | 26.5 | 11.1:1 | 72% (211) |
| 2023-24 | 335 | 23.3 | 14.4:1 | 75% (250) |
| 2022-23 | 322 | 22.5 | 14.3:1 | 77% (249) |
| 2020-21 | 346 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 363 | 20.5 | 17.7:1 | 80% (292) |
| 2015-16 | 344 | 16 | 21.5:1 | 84% (290) |
| 2010-11 | 338 | 17 | 19.9:1 | 93% (314) |
| 2000-01 | 302 | 20 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 283 | 16 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Shoesmith Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (363 to 294); teachers up 29% (20.5 to 26.5).
About Shoesmith Elementary School
Among the schools in Chicago, Illinois, is Shoesmith Elementary School, a small elementary school. Enrollment totals 294 students across kindergarten through 6. On average, elementary schools in Illinois enroll around 381, and this school is 23% below that mark.
Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 serves 324,396 students across 622 schools.
Black students are 67% of those enrolled at Shoesmith Elementary School. Other reported shares: 22% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 4% White. That compares with about 22% Black among all Cook County residents. A diversity index of 50% means there is a 50% chance two randomly chosen students at Shoesmith Elementary School are from different groups.
Classroom staffing at Shoesmith Elementary School totals 26.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 11.1:1. Compared with the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois, this school's ratio is lower. Federal data show 72% of students (211) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Shoesmith Elementary School is -6.3 points: 23.8% actual, 30.1% predicted.
In the wider Cook County area, the median household earns about $83,498 a year, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Across Cook County, 1,406 public schools serve about 697,934 students.
Shoesmith Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Kenwood Academy High School, about 0.3 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Shoesmith Elementary School is behind the 29.8% nearby average, ranking 4th of 8.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 294 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 346.
This page collects posts and questions about Shoesmith Elementary School, such as fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
- Kenwood Academy High School0.3 mi · 2,268
- Murray Elementary Language Academy0.5 mi · 477
- Univ of Chicago Chtr-Nth Kenwood0.5 mi · 304
- Ariel Elementary Community Academy0.5 mi · 364
- Reavis Elementary Math & Sci Spec Schl0.6 mi · 356
- Kozminski Elementary Community Academy0.6 mi · 275
Frequently asked questions
About Shoesmith Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Shoesmith Elementary School?
Shoesmith Elementary School enrolls approximately 294 students in grades KG-06.
Is Shoesmith Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Shoesmith Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Shoesmith Elementary School have?
Shoesmith Elementary School employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Shoesmith Elementary School?
Student demographics at Shoesmith Elementary School are roughly 4% White, 22% Hispanic, 67% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Shoesmith Elementary School?
Shoesmith Elementary School is overseen by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 in Cook County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.