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Enrollment
739
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993001138
Volta Elementary School
4950 N Avers Ave, Chicago, IL 60625 · (773) 534-5080 · Cook County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL739 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
671 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 56%
Community
5
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 | 47 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 88 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 77 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 73 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 76 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 83 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 72 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (88) is 22% larger than its 8th grade class (72).
Student demographics
51%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Volta Elementary School→Roosevelt High School
Based on published attendance-zone data from Chicago Public Schools Dist 299. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
22.3%
IL avg 51.0% . +13.3pp since 2023
Math
16.9%
IL avg 37.9% . +9.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 22.3% | 16.9% |
| 2023-24 | 9.0% | 7.9% |
% 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
18.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
19.1%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 19% 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 Volta Elementary School
Volta Elementary School's state test result (18.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Volta Elementary School this school | 739 | 90.8% | 18.6% |
| Hayt Elementary School Chicago | 851 | 82.0% | 31.1% |
| Swift Elementary Specialty School Chicago | 533 | 86.7% | 28.3% |
| Mosaic School of Fine Arts Chicago | 746 | 88.9% | 28.0% |
| Goudy Technology Academy Chicago | 491 | 82.3% | 40.8% |
| Armstrong G Elementary IntL Studies Chicago | 1,304 | 84.3% | 46.6% |
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 Volta Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.6% | #1,646 of 1,925 | #592 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.9% | #1,683 of 2,077 ▲ 45 | #578 of 829 ▲ 31 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.3% | #1,875 of 2,077 ▲ 81 | #735 of 829 ▲ 51 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 739 | #95 of 2,419 | #64 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #1,271 of 2,035 | #567 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.4% | #873 of 2,042 | #316 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.8% | #255 of 2,132 | #185 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.6% | #551 of 1,461 | #315 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
739
-13 (-2%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 767
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 | 739 | 52.5 | 14.1:1 | 91% (671) |
| 2023-24 | 742 | 48.5 | 15.3:1 | 89% (660) |
| 2022-23 | 700 | 47.5 | 14.7:1 | 86% (601) |
| 2020-21 | 752 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 897 | 43.2 | 20.8:1 | 94% (843) |
| 2015-16 | 934 | 53 | 17.6:1 | 92% (862) |
| 2010-11 | 986 | 47 | 21.0:1 | 96% (948) |
| 2000-01 | 961 | 47 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 767 | 35 | 21.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Volta Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (897 to 739); teachers up 22% (43.2 to 52.5).
About Volta Elementary School
Volta Elementary School is a high-enrollment elementary school in Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, located in Chicago, Illinois. The school's 739 students are in pre-K through 8. Enrollment is 94% higher than the average for elementary schools in Illinois, which is about 381.
Volta Elementary School is part of Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, where 622 schools serve 324,396 students.
By race and ethnicity, Volta Elementary School is 65% Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 26% Asian, 5% White, and 3% Black. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Cook County's population at about 27%. The chance that two students picked at random at Volta Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 51%.
With 52.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Volta Elementary School was 14.1:1. Elementary schools in Illinois have a similar average ratio of 13.9:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 91%. On average, public schools in Cook County report 66%.
Volta Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 18.6%, compared with a predicted 19.1%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Illinois schools on BeatsExpectations.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Cook County show that median household income is about $83,498, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Volta Elementary School is one of 1,406 public schools in Cook County, which together enroll about 697,934 students.
ASPIRA Charter - Haugan Campus is the public school closest to Volta Elementary School, about 0.4 miles away. Volta Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Volta Elementary School at 8th of 9.
NCES describes the area around Volta Elementary School as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, Volta Elementary School enrolled 752; in 2024-25, 739.
The Volta Elementary School community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 Volta Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Volta Elementary. Volta Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Volta ElementaryLos Banos, CA · 387 students
Nearby schools
- ASPIRA Charter - Haugan Campus0.4 mi · 83
- North River Elementary School0.4 mi · 315
- Haugan Elementary School0.5 mi · 1,065
- Von Steuben Metro Science High School0.6 mi · 1,698
- Roosevelt High School0.7 mi · 1,144
- Palmer Elementary School0.7 mi · 746
Frequently asked questions
About Volta Elementary SchoolHow large is Volta Elementary School?
Volta Elementary School enrolls approximately 739 students in grades PK-08.
Is Volta Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Volta Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Volta Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Volta Elementary School is approximately 14.1:1 (53 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Volta Elementary School?
At Volta Elementary School, the student body is approximately 5% White, 65% Hispanic, 3% Black, 26% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Volta Elementary School in?
Volta Elementary School is part of Chicago Public Schools Dist 299.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.