State/Public Elementary Open

Turner-Drew Elem Language Academy

๐Ÿ“ 9300 S Princeton Ave, Chicago, Cook County, 60620

199
Pupils
14.2
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Turner-Drew Elem Language Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Chicago, Cook County. The school has 199 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Nicholson Latice. It is part of the City of Chicago SD 299 school district. It serves grades Kโ€“8 in an urban setting. The school employs 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Nicholson Latice
School district
City of Chicago SD 299

Enrollment & staffing

Turner-Drew Elem Language Academy enrolls 199 students across grades Kโ€“8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 14 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.

Male students
103 (52%)
Female students
96 (48%)
Teachers (FTE)
14
Student-teacher ratio
14.2:1
Grade span
Kโ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 98% Black or African American and 2% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Black or African American19598%
Hispanic or Latino42%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

166 of the school's 199 students (83%) 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 Kโ€“8Title I

Turner-Drew Elem Language Academy 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-10, state senate district 14, state house district 27.

School district: Chicago Public Schools Dist 299

Turner-Drew Elem Language Academy 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 199 students, Turner-Drew Elem Language Academy is smaller than 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

12%
Reading proficient
17%
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 ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: City - Large

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