📍 6710 N Washtenaw Ave, Chicago, Cook County, 60645
Boone Elem School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Chicago, Cook County. The school has 724 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Allison Qualkinbush. It is part of the City of Chicago SD 299 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Boone Elem School enrolls 724 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 56 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 40% Hispanic or Latino, 34% Asian and 13% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 289 | 40% |
| Asian | 247 | 34% |
| White | 97 | 13% |
| Black or African American | 74 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 1.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
640 of the school's 724 students (88%) 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.
Boone Elem 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 8, state house district 16.
Boone Elem 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 724 students, Boone Elem School is larger than the district average of about 503 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large