Enrollment
167
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993001615
Woodlawn Elementary Community School
6657 S Kimbark Ave, Chicago, IL 60637 · (773) 535-0801 · Cook County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL167 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
149 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 | 18 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 21 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 20 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 24 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 19 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 25 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 22 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 18 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (21) is 17% larger than its 6th grade class (18).
Student demographics
8%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
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
39.0%
IL avg 51.0% . +6.4pp since 2023
Math
12.2%
IL avg 37.9% . +4.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.0% | 12.2% |
| 2023-24 | 32.6% | 8.1% |
% 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
27.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
20.0%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 20% 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 Woodlawn Elementary Community School
Woodlawn Elementary Community School's state test result (27.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodlawn Elementary Community School this school | 167 | 89.2% | 27.2% |
| Webster Elementary School Chicago | 183 | 88.5% | 31.5% |
| LEARN Chtr - 7th Campus Chicago | 144 | 88.2% | 20.7% |
| Gen George Patton Elementary School Riverdale | 184 | 86.4% | 14.1% |
| Brownell Elementary School Chicago | 165 | 85.5% | 20.3% |
| Frazier Perspectives Magnet Elementary School Chicago | 129 | 88.4% | 19.3% |
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 Woodlawn Elementary Community School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.2% | #1,378 of 1,925 | #448 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.2% | #1,825 of 2,077 ▼ 108 | #664 of 829 ▼ 61 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #1,381 of 2,077 ▼ 311 | #479 of 829 ▼ 129 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 167 | #2,155 of 2,419 | #855 of 901 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.2% | #297 of 2,132 | #215 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.6% | #391 of 1,461 | #238 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
167
-14 (-8%) vs 2020
-26% since 2000-01, when it was 225
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 | 167 | 15 | 11.1:1 | 89% (149) |
| 2023-24 | 167 | 12 | 13.9:1 | 90% (151) |
| 2022-23 | 180 | 13 | 13.8:1 | 94% (170) |
| 2020-21 | 181 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 213 | 9.9 | 21.5:1 | 95% (202) |
| 2015-16 | 210 | 8 | 26.3:1 | 93% (195) |
| 2010-11 | 232 | 11 | 21.1:1 | 93% (216) |
| 2000-01 | 225 | 12 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Woodlawn Elementary Community School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (213 to 167); teachers up 52% (9.9 to 15).
About Woodlawn Elementary Community School
Woodlawn Elementary Community School is a small elementary school in Illinois, located in Chicago. Students in pre-K through 6 attend, and enrollment is 167 students. The typical figure for elementary schools in Illinois is about 381 students.
Woodlawn Elementary Community School is one of 622 schools in Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, which enrolls 324,396 students in total.
Black students make up 96% of enrollment at Woodlawn Elementary Community School. Smaller groups are 4% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Cook County is roughly 22% Black. The school's diversity index is 8%, meaning two students picked at random have an 8% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The teaching staff at Woodlawn Elementary Community School is 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 11.1:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. About 89% of students, or 149, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Cook County averages 66%, lower than here.
Woodlawn Elementary Community School scores 27.2% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 20.0%.
Cook County has about 5,182,090 residents, and the median household income is $83,498, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. In all, Cook County has 1,406 public schools and roughly 697,934 students.
The closest public school to Woodlawn Elementary Community School is Wadsworth Elementary School, about 0.4 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Woodlawn Elementary Community School is 3rd of 9 on proficiency.
NCES assigns Woodlawn Elementary Community School the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has fallen by 14 students since 2020-21, to 167.
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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
Nearby schools
- Wadsworth Elementary School0.4 mi · 487
- Univ of Chicago Chtr-Woodlawn0.5 mi · 591
- South Shore Fine Arts Elementary School0.5 mi · 224
- Parkside Elementary Community Academy0.7 mi · 283
- Hyde Park Academy High School0.7 mi · 838
- Carnegie Elementary School0.7 mi · 389
Frequently asked questions
About Woodlawn Elementary Community SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Woodlawn Elementary Community School?
Woodlawn Elementary Community School enrolls approximately 167 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Woodlawn Elementary Community School serve?
Woodlawn Elementary Community School serves grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Woodlawn Elementary Community School?
Approximately 11.1:1 students per teacher at Woodlawn Elementary Community School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Woodlawn Elementary Community School?
At Woodlawn Elementary Community School, the student body is approximately 4% Hispanic, 96% Black.
Who oversees Woodlawn Elementary Community School?
Woodlawn Elementary Community School is overseen by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 in Cook County.
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