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Cassell Elem School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Chicago, Cook County. The school has 351 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Eileen Peterson. It is part of the City of Chicago SD 299 school district. It serves grades K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 30.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.5:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Cassell Elem School enrolls 351 students across grades K–8. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 30.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 67% White, 24% Hispanic or Latino and 6.3% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 234 | 67% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 83 | 24% |
| Black or African American | 22 | 6.3% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 2.3% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
77 of the school's 351 students (22%) 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.
Cassell Elem School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL-60, state senate district 18, state house district 35.
Cassell 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 351 students, Cassell 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
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