📍 10538 S Langley Ave, Chicago, Cook County, 60628
Poe Elem Classical School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Chicago, Cook County. The school has 227 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Eric Dockery. It is part of the City of Chicago SD 299 school district. It serves grades K–7 in an urban setting. The school employs 13.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Poe Elem Classical School enrolls 227 students across grades K–7. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 13.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% Black or African American, 7.5% Hispanic or Latino and 4.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 191 | 84% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 17 | 7.5% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 4.4% |
| White | 8 | 3.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
85 of the school's 227 students (37%) 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.
Poe Elem Classical 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-20, state senate district 17, state house district 34.
Poe Elem Classical 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 227 students, Poe Elem Classical School is smaller than 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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