State/Public Elementary Open

Jordan Elem Community School

๐Ÿ“ 7414 N Wolcott Ave, Chicago, Cook County, 60626

499
Pupils
12.3
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Jordan Elem Community School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Chicago, Cook County. The school has 499 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Christopher Graves. It is part of the City of Chicago SD 299 school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“8 in an urban setting. The school employs 40.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1. 8% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.

School details

Principal
Christopher Graves
School district
City of Chicago SD 299

Enrollment & staffing

Jordan Elem Community School enrolls 499 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 40.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.

Male students
265 (53%)
Female students
234 (47%)
Teachers (FTE)
40.5
Student-teacher ratio
12.3:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 52% Hispanic or Latino, 27% Black or African American and 11% White.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino25752%
Black or African American13427%
White5711%
Asian387.6%
Two or more races71.4%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander4<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native2<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

445 of the school's 499 students (89%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, LargeGrades Pre-Kโ€“8Title I

Jordan Elem Community School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 7, state house district 14.

School district: Chicago Public Schools Dist 299

Jordan Elem Community School is one of 644 schools in Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, based in Chicago, Illinois. The district serves 324,130 students district-wide and employs 22,932 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 499 students, Jordan Elem Community School is close to the district average of about 503 students per school.

324,130
District students
644
Schools
22,932
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

8%
Reading proficient
12%
Math proficient
31%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi

Setting: City - Large

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