📍 6140 S Melvina Ave, Chicago, Cook County, 60638
Hale Elem School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Chicago, Cook County. The school has 813 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Dawn Caetta. It is part of the City of Chicago SD 299 school district. It serves grades K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1. 21% of students are proficient in reading. 11% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Hale Elem School enrolls 813 students across grades K–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 53 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 79% Hispanic or Latino, 15% White and 3.7% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 646 | 79% |
| White | 120 | 15% |
| Black or African American | 30 | 3.7% |
| Asian | 7 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
534 of the school's 813 students (66%) 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.
Hale 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-60, state senate district 11, state house district 22.
Hale 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 813 students, Hale Elem School is larger than the district average of about 503 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large