West Park Elem Academy

West Park Elem Academy is a middle-of-the-pack elementary school in Chicago, Illinois, run under Chicago Public Schools Dist 299. The school teaches 442 students in grades pre-K through 8.

Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 comprises 622 schools with combined enrollment of 324,396 students; West Park Elem Academy is among them.

On the student-mix side, West Park Elem Academy lists that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 80% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 17% Black, 3% White. The wider county runs roughly 27% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 98% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of Cook County's rate of about 66%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), West Park Elem Academy sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 15.1%; this one delivers 23.4%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Cook County) records that median household income runs about $83,498, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Cook County's 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), West Park Elem Academy is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Nobel Elem School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, West Park Elem Academy comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 19.2%.

West Park Elem Academy operates from an urban location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 26%: 596 students in 2018 compared to 442 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 24% to 17% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 24.7:1 in 2018 to 10.7:1 today.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.