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Burke Elem School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Chicago, Cook County. The school has 281 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Lauren Norwood. 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 26.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.6:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Burke Elem School enrolls 281 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 59% male and 41% female. A teaching staff of 26.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% Black or African American, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino and 2.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 259 | 92% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 | 3.9% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 2.1% |
| White | 5 | 1.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
272 of the school's 281 students (97%) 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.
Burke 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-70, state senate district 3, state house district 5.
Burke 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 281 students, Burke Elem School is smaller than the district average of about 503 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large