Sutherland Elem School

Sutherland Elem School is an expansive elementary-level community in Chicago, Illinois, overseen by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299. The school enrolls 641 students in grades K through 8. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 381 students each, so Sutherland Elem School sits 68% above that benchmark.

Within Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, which oversees 622 schools and 324,396 students, Sutherland Elem School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Sutherland Elem School logs that 54% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder consists of 30% White, 11% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 22% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Sutherland Elem School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 34% of students at Sutherland Elem School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Cook County (around 66%), the school's rate is south of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Sutherland Elem School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 51.7%, the actual is 39.4%, a residual of -12.3 points.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Cook County) records that the typical household earns roughly $83,498 per year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Sutherland Elem School is one of 1406 public schools in Cook County (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students).

The closest other public school is Vanderpoel Elem Magnet School, roughly 0.8 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Sutherland Elem School at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 26.7%.

Sutherland Elem School operates from a downtown location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Sutherland Elem School has grew 15%, going from 557 students in 2018 to 641 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share edged down from 63% to 54%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 20.7:1 in 2018 to 13.2:1 today.

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