State/Public Elementary Open

Decatur Classical Elem School

๐Ÿ“ 7030 N Sacramento Ave, Chicago, Cook County, 60645

323
Pupils
15.4
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Decatur Classical Elem School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Chicago, Cook County. The school has 323 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Marisol Negron. It is part of the City of Chicago SD 299 school district. It serves grades Kโ€“8 in an urban setting. The school employs 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1. 82% of students are proficient in reading. 77% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Marisol Negron
School district
City of Chicago SD 299

Enrollment & staffing

Decatur Classical Elem School enrolls 323 students across grades Kโ€“8. The student body is 56% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 21 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.

Male students
182 (56%)
Female students
140 (43%)
Teachers (FTE)
21
Student-teacher ratio
15.4:1
Grade span
Kโ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 45% White, 28% Asian and 14% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White14645%
Asian8928%
Hispanic or Latino4514%
Two or more races278.4%
Black or African American144.3%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

48 of the school's 323 students (15%) 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€“8

Decatur Classical Elem School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 8, state house district 16.

School district: Chicago Public Schools Dist 299

Decatur Classical 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 323 students, Decatur Classical Elem School 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

82%
Reading proficient
77%
Math proficient
7%
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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