📍 1340 W Harrison St, Chicago, Cook County, 60607
Chicago World Language Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Chicago, Cook County. The school has 451 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Cynthia Leung. It is part of the City of Chicago SD 299 school district. It serves grades K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 24% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Chicago World Language Academy enrolls 451 students across grades K–8. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 31 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 32% Black or African American, 32% Hispanic or Latino and 19% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 145 | 32% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 143 | 32% |
| Asian | 87 | 19% |
| White | 52 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 23 | 5.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
184 of the school's 451 students (41%) 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.
Chicago World Language Academy 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-70, state senate district 5, state house district 9.
Chicago World Language Academy 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 451 students, Chicago World Language Academy is close to 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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