Enrollment
332
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993004726
Talman Elementary School
5450 S Talman Ave, Chicago, IL 60632 · (773) 535-7850 · Cook County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL332 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
298 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 | 23 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 28 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 38 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 29 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 32 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 38 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 27 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 42 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 36 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 39 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (28) is 28% smaller than its 8th grade class (39).
Student demographics
18%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
52.8%
IL avg 51.0% . +17.8pp since 2023
Math
30.5%
IL avg 37.9% . +14.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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 18 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 14 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.8% | 30.5% |
| 2023-24 | 35.0% | 16.5% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
39.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
19.7%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 20% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 20 points, placing it in Illinois's top 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 Talman Elementary School
Talman Elementary School's state test result (39.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Talman Elementary School this school | 332 | 89.8% | 39.2% |
| Pickard Elementary School Chicago | 319 | 90.6% | 39.8% |
| Brighton Park Elementary School Chicago | 298 | 90.6% | 24.3% |
| Taylor Elementary School Chicago | 337 | 88.1% | 20.2% |
| Lara Elementary Academy Chicago | 362 | 91.4% | 20.8% |
| Acero Chtr - Sandra Cisneros Elementary School Chicago | 326 | 90.2% | 17.8% |
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 Talman Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.2% | #937 of 1,925 | #253 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.5% | #1,265 of 2,077 ▲ 74 | #387 of 829 ▲ 41 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.8% | #914 of 2,077 ▲ 66 | #290 of 829 ▲ 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 332 | #1,353 of 2,419 | #562 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #504 of 2,035 | #264 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.8% | #1,690 of 2,042 | #638 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.8% | #284 of 2,132 | #205 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.9% | #319 of 1,461 | #198 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
332
-9 (-3%) vs 2020
-12% since 2010-11, when it was 378
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 | 332 | 28 | 11.9:1 | 90% (298) |
| 2023-24 | 346 | 22 | 15.7:1 | 91% (316) |
| 2022-23 | 344 | 28 | 12.3:1 | 90% (308) |
| 2020-21 | 341 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 436 | 24.3 | 17.9:1 | 94% (408) |
| 2015-16 | 438 | 24 | 18.3:1 | 95% (415) |
| 2010-11 | 378 | 21 | 18.0:1 | 96% (362) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Talman Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (436 to 332); teachers up 15% (24.3 to 28).
About Talman Elementary School
Talman Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Chicago, Illinois, administered by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299. Enrolled students number 332 students, in pre-K through 8.
Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 counts 324,396 students in its 622 schools, and Talman Elementary School is one of them.
Federal enrollment data show Talman Elementary School is 90% Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 7% White. The school's Hispanic share is 64 points above the 27% share among Cook County residents. The school's diversity index is 18%, meaning two students picked at random have an 18% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its 28 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 11.9:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. The school's lunch program data list 90% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. On average, public schools in Cook County report 66%.
In Illinois, Talman Elementary School is one of the top 10% of schools on BeatsExpectations, with an average proficiency rate on state tests of 39.2% compared with a predicted 19.7%.
Within Cook County, the median household income is $83,498, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. In all, Cook County has 1,406 public schools and roughly 697,934 students.
The closest public school, Carson Elementary School, is about 0.1 miles from Talman Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. On average proficiency, Talman Elementary School is 1st of 9 nearby schools with test data.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at Talman Elementary School dropped 3% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 341 to 332 students.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Talman Elementary School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
- Carson Elementary School0.1 mi · 724
- Gage Park High School0.2 mi · 392
- Nightingale Elementary School0.3 mi · 917
- Acero Chtr - Rufino Tamayo Elementary School0.4 mi · 266
- Horizon Sci Academy - Southwest Chtr0.5 mi · 712
- Christopher Elementary School0.6 mi · 315
Frequently asked questions
About Talman Elementary SchoolHow large is Talman Elementary School?
Talman Elementary School enrolls approximately 332 students in grades PK-08.
Is Talman Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Talman Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Talman Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Talman Elementary School is approximately 11.9:1 (28 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Talman Elementary School?
Talman Elementary School reports a student body of 7% White, 90% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Talman Elementary School in?
Talman Elementary School is part of Chicago Public Schools Dist 299.
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