Enrollment
340
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993000928
Smith W Elementary School
744 E 103rd St, Chicago, IL 60628 · (773) 535-5689 · Cook County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL340 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
324 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 37 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 23 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 37 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 37 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 35 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 32 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 32 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 27 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (23) is 15% smaller than its 8th grade class (27).
Student demographics
10%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
26.8%
IL avg 51.0% . +5.4pp since 2023
Math
8.8%
IL avg 37.9% . +4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 9 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 26.8% | 8.8% |
| 2023-24 | 21.4% | 4.8% |
% 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
16.5%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 16% 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 Smith W Elementary School
Smith W Elementary School's state test result (17.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smith W Elementary School this school | 340 | 95.3% | 17.0% |
| Owens Community Academy Elementary School Chicago | 340 | 95.3% | 24.9% |
| LEARN Chtr-Campbell Campus Chicago | 357 | 94.7% | 34.2% |
| Gresham Elementary School Chicago | 332 | 94.6% | 24.0% |
| James Farmer Jr. Elementary Chicago | 321 | 94.1% | 18.9% |
| Foster Park Elementary School Chicago | 345 | 93.3% | 17.7% |
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 Smith W Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.0% | #1,701 of 1,925 | #629 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 8.8% | #1,948 of 2,077 ▼ 73 | #738 of 829 ▼ 38 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.8% | #1,749 of 2,077 ▼ 228 | #656 of 829 ▼ 103 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 340 | #1,317 of 2,419 | #546 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.9:1 | #257 of 2,035 | #142 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.6% | #1,898 of 2,042 | #729 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.3% | #141 of 2,132 | #110 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.8% | #1,206 of 1,461 | #567 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
340
+22 (+7%) vs 2020
-49% since 1990-91, when it was 662
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 | 340 | 31.3 | 10.9:1 | 95% (324) |
| 2023-24 | 353 | 25 | 14.1:1 | 93% (330) |
| 2022-23 | 317 | 22 | 14.4:1 | 97% (307) |
| 2020-21 | 318 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 357 | 19.6 | 18.3:1 | 99% (353) |
| 2015-16 | 359 | 20 | 17.9:1 | 96% (343) |
| 2010-11 | 362 | 21 | 17.2:1 | 99% (359) |
| 2000-01 | 658 | 32 | 20.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 662 | 32 | 20.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Smith W Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (357 to 340); teachers up 60% (19.6 to 31.3).
About Smith W Elementary School
Smith W Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school based in Chicago, Illinois. There are 340 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 8.
Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 has 324,396 students in 622 schools, and Smith W Elementary School is one of those schools.
Black students are 95% of those enrolled at Smith W Elementary School. Next come 4% Hispanic. That compares with about 22% Black among all Cook County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 10%.
There are 31.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at Smith W Elementary School, giving a ratio of 10.9:1. Elementary schools in Illinois have an average ratio of 13.9:1. By family income, 95% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 66% average for public schools in Cook County.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Smith W Elementary School is within a point of its prediction. Actual: 17.0%. Predicted: 16.5%.
Looking at the county, Cook County, the median household earns about $83,498 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Cook County has 1,406 public schools with about 697,934 students, including Smith W Elementary School.
About 0.2 miles separate Smith W Elementary School from the closest public school, Noble St Chtr-Butler - Crimson. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Smith W Elementary School is 5th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Federal data place Smith W Elementary School in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school grew from 318 students in 2020-21 to 340 in 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about special education services, counseling, and support programs at Smith W Elementary School. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
- Noble St Chtr-Butler - Crimson0.2 mi · 695
- Corliss High School0.2 mi · 430
- Poe Elementary Classical School0.4 mi · 224
- Cullen Elementary School0.6 mi · 176
- Bennett Elementary School0.6 mi · 312
- YCCS-Olive Harvey Mid College High School0.8 mi · 128
Frequently asked questions
About Smith W Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Smith W Elementary School?
Smith W Elementary School enrolls approximately 340 students in grades PK-08.
Is Smith W Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Smith W Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Smith W Elementary School have?
Smith W Elementary School employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.9:1.
How diverse is Smith W Elementary School?
Smith W Elementary School reports a student body of 4% Hispanic, 95% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Smith W Elementary School in?
Smith W Elementary School is part of Chicago Public Schools Dist 299.
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