South Shore Fine Arts Elem Sch

Set in Chicago, Illinois, South Shore Fine Arts Elem Sch is a close-knit elementary-level community, operated by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299. It caters to 224 students across grades pre-K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 41% smaller than the state mean of about 381.

Within Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, which oversees 622 schools and 324,396 students, South Shore Fine Arts Elem Sch is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, South Shore Fine Arts Elem Sch lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (96%). Beyond that, the school logs 4% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 22% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, South Shore Fine Arts Elem Sch shows 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.3:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 63% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, South Shore Fine Arts Elem Sch sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 34.9%; this one delivers 32.5%.

In the area at large, census data for Cook County shows median household income runs about $83,498, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. South Shore Fine Arts Elem Sch is one of 1406 public schools in Cook County (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students).

The closest other public school is Parkside Elem Community Academy, roughly 0.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around South Shore Fine Arts Elem Sch. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts South Shore Fine Arts Elem Sch at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 19.3%.

South Shore Fine Arts Elem Sch operates from an urban location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at South Shore Fine Arts Elem Sch has declined 44%, going from 398 students in 2018 to 224 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 9.3:1 today.

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