Wadsworth Elem School

As a moderately sized elementary-level community in Chicago, Illinois, Wadsworth Elem School enrolls 487 students from grades pre-K through 8, overseen by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 28% larger than typical.

Wadsworth Elem School is one of 622 schools operated by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, a district that caters to 324,396 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Wadsworth Elem School lists that 89% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. Beyond that, the school logs 10% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 22% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.0:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 87% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Cook County (around 66%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Wadsworth Elem School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 21.0%; this one delivers 16.6%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Cook County) records that median household earnings sit near $83,498, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Wadsworth Elem School is one of 1406 public schools in Cook County (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students).

Nearest neighbor: Univ of Chicago Chtr-Woodlawn, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Wadsworth Elem School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Wadsworth Elem School at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 16.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Five-year trend. Wadsworth Elem School's enrollment has fell 11% since 2018, when it stood at 546 (now 487). Over the same period, the Black share declined from 96% to 89%.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.