State/Public Elementary Open

Corkery Elem School

๐Ÿ“ 2510 S Kildare Ave, Chicago, Cook County, 60623

434
Pupils
12.4
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Corkery Elem School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Chicago, Cook County. The school has 434 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Alexis Gonzales. 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 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1. 9% of students are proficient in reading. 6% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Alexis Gonzales
School district
City of Chicago SD 299

Enrollment & staffing

Corkery Elem School enrolls 434 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 35 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.

Male students
234 (54%)
Female students
200 (46%)
Teachers (FTE)
35
Student-teacher ratio
12.4:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% Hispanic or Latino, 15% Black or African American and 1.4% White.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino35782%
Black or African American6615%
White61.4%
Asian2<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander2<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

410 of the school's 434 students (94%) 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

Corkery 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-40, state senate district 12, state house district 24.

School district: Chicago Public Schools Dist 299

Corkery 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 434 students, Corkery 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

9%
Reading proficient
6%
Math proficient
30%
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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