State/Public Elementary Open

Chappell Elem School

๐Ÿ“ 2135 W Foster Ave, Chicago, Cook County, 60625

539
Pupils
14.0
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Chappell Elem School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Chicago, Cook County. The school has 539 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Thomas Peri. 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 38.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1. 35% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Thomas Peri
School district
City of Chicago SD 299

Enrollment & staffing

Chappell Elem School enrolls 539 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“8. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 38.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.

Male students
309 (57%)
Female students
230 (43%)
Teachers (FTE)
38.5
Student-teacher ratio
14.0:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 42% White, 40% Hispanic or Latino and 6.7% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White22542%
Hispanic or Latino21640%
Two or more races366.7%
Black or African American356.5%
Asian254.6%
American Indian or Alaska Native2<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

209 of the school's 539 students (39%) 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

Chappell Elem School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 7, state house district 13.

School district: Chicago Public Schools Dist 299

Chappell 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 539 students, Chappell Elem 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

35%
Reading proficient
27%
Math proficient
19%
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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