Enrollment
244
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993001124
Tilton Elementary School
223 N Keeler Ave, Chicago, IL 60624 · (773) 534-6746 · Cook County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL244 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
203 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 | 14 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 22 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 16 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 24 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 21 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 38 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 31 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 25 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 22 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 29 | 12% |
| Grade 9 | 2 | 1% |
This year's kindergarten class (22) is 24% smaller than its 8th grade class (29).
Student demographics
34%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
16.3%
IL avg 51.0% . +9.5pp since 2023
Math
6.0%
IL avg 37.9% . -1.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 16 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 6 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 16.3% | 6.0% |
| 2023-24 | 6.8% | 7.4% |
% 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
11.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.5%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 11% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 Tilton Elementary School
Tilton Elementary School's state test result (11.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tilton Elementary School this school | 244 | 83.2% | 11.3% |
| Beidler Elementary School Chicago | 232 | 84.1% | 14.7% |
| Mohawk Primary Center Park Forest | 283 | 84.5% | 32.5% |
| Dvorak Technology Academy Elementary School Chicago | 276 | 88.8% | 10.9% |
| Penn Elementary School Chicago | 218 | 85.3% | 9.3% |
| King Academy of Social Justice Chicago | 213 | 87.8% | 9.7% |
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 Tilton Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 11.3% | #1,851 of 1,925 | #722 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 6.0% | #2,009 of 2,077 ▼ 259 | #782 of 829 ▼ 160 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 16.3% | #1,991 of 2,077 ▲ 27 | #793 of 829 ▲ 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 244 | #1,858 of 2,419 | #758 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #833 of 2,035 | #393 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.6% | #1,316 of 2,042 | #490 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.2% | #441 of 2,132 | #305 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.7% | #500 of 1,461 | #289 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
244
-30 (-11%) vs 2020
-69% since 1990-91, when it was 785
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 | 244 | 19 | 12.8:1 | 83% (203) |
| 2023-24 | 243 | 17.5 | 13.9:1 | 93% (227) |
| 2022-23 | 234 | 20 | 11.7:1 | 99% (231) |
| 2020-21 | 274 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 300 | 18 | 16.7:1 | 99% (296) |
| 2015-16 | 342 | 22 | 15.6:1 | 99% (338) |
| 2010-11 | 362 | 18 | 20.1:1 | 96% (347) |
| 2000-01 | 608 | 28 | 21.7:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 785 | 42 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tilton Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (300 to 244); teachers up 6% (18 to 19).
About Tilton Elementary School
Tilton Elementary School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Chicago, Illinois. Enrollment stands at 244 students, covering pre-K through 8. The school is 36% below the average for elementary schools in Illinois.
Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 is the district for Tilton Elementary School. It has 622 schools and 324,396 students.
The student body at Tilton Elementary School is 79% Black. The school is also 20% Hispanic. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 22%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 34, compared with 70 nationally.
Tilton Elementary School reports a ratio of 12.8 students per teacher, from 19 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in Illinois, the average ratio is 13.9:1. Lunch program data show 83% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The average for public schools in Cook County is 66%.
Schools in Illinois with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 23.5%. Tilton Elementary School scores 11.3%.
For the population of Cook County, the median household earns about $83,498 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Across Cook County, 1,406 public schools serve about 697,934 students.
Tilton Elementary School is about 0.2 miles from Legal Prep Academy Charter High School, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Tilton Elementary School ranks 4th of 9 nearby schools, at 11.3% versus an 11.9% average.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large.
Over 4 years, enrollment fell by 30 students, from 274 to 244.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
Other Tilton Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Tilton Elementary. Tilton Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Tilton Elementary SchoolRochelle, IL · 288 students
Nearby schools
- Legal Prep Academy Charter High School0.2 mi · 210
- Hefferan Elementary School0.5 mi · 214
- Melody Elementary School0.5 mi · 341
- YCCS-Scholastic Achievement High School0.7 mi · 117
- Orr Academy High School0.7 mi · 361
- KIPP One Academy0.7 mi · 996
Frequently asked questions
About Tilton Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Tilton Elementary School?
Tilton Elementary School enrolls approximately 244 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Tilton Elementary School serve?
Tilton Elementary School serves grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Tilton Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Tilton Elementary School is approximately 12.8:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Tilton Elementary School?
At Tilton Elementary School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 20% Hispanic, 79% Black.
What district is Tilton Elementary School in?
Tilton Elementary School is part of Chicago Public Schools Dist 299.
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