Wentworth Elem School

Wentworth Elem School is a K-5 school of mid-sized scale in Chicago, Illinois, one of the schools within Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, serveing 433 students in grades pre-K through 8.

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

For racial and ethnic makeup, Wentworth Elem School lists that Black students make up the majority at 75%. Beyond that, the school records 24% Hispanic. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 22%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Wentworth Elem School has 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.7:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 97% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Cook County runs at roughly 66%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Wentworth Elem School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 15.2%; this one delivers 10.1%.

In the area at large, Cook County reports that median household income runs about $83,498, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Wentworth Elem School is one of 1406 public schools in Cook County (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students).

Nearest neighbor: Bond Elem School, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Wentworth Elem School. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Wentworth Elem School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 15.4%.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Wentworth Elem School has decreased 4%, going from 449 students in 2018 to 433 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 2% to 24% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 11.7:1 today.

Inside the community feed, 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.