Solomon Elem School

As a low-enrollment K-5 school in Chicago, Illinois, Solomon Elem School caters to 323 students from grades pre-K through 8, part of Chicago Public Schools Dist 299.

Solomon Elem School is one of 622 schools operated by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, a district that caters to 324,396 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Solomon Elem School lists that the largest single group is White at 43%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest comes out to 32% Asian, 15% Hispanic, 7% Black, 3% multiracial. Compared to Cook County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, On paper, Solomon Elem School has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. About 49% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than Cook County's rate of about 66%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Solomon Elem School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 43.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 53.3%.

Zooming out to the county, Cook County reports that median household earnings sit near $83,498, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Cook County's 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), Solomon Elem School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: CICS - Northtown Campus, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Solomon Elem School. On composite proficiency, Solomon Elem School comes 3rd of 6 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 52.8%.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Looking at the recent track record. Solomon Elem School's enrollment has edged down 7% since 2018, when it stood at 348 (now 323). The Asian share of enrollment contracted from 38% to 32% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 16.8:1 in 2018 to 11.3:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.