Skinner Elem School

Set in Chicago, Illinois, Skinner Elem School is a sprawling primary school, operated by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299. It hosts 1,139 students across grades pre-K through 8. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 381 students each, so Skinner Elem School sits 199% larger than that benchmark.

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

In terms of who attends, Skinner Elem School logs that 28% of students identify as Asian, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 26% Black, 26% White, 13% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Asian than the county at large, where the share is closer to 8%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 61 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Skinner Elem School higher than the state norm the norm. About 22% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Cook County runs at roughly 66%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Skinner Elem School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 58.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 70.2%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Cook County indicate median household earnings sit near $83,498, 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), Skinner Elem School is one campus in the mix.

Noble St Chtr-The Noble Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Skinner Elem School. On composite proficiency, Skinner Elem School comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 46.9%.

Skinner Elem School operates from an inner-city location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Skinner Elem School has increased 4%, going from 1,100 students in 2018 to 1,139 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment edged down from 31% to 26% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 21.4:1 in 2018 to 18.7:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.