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Lyon Elem School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Chicago, Cook County. The school has 1,052 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Clifford Gabor. It is part of the City of Chicago SD 299 school district. It serves grades K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 71 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1. 23% of students are proficient in reading. 15% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lyon Elem School enrolls 1,052 students across grades K–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 71 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% Hispanic or Latino, 5.3% White and 2.2% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 945 | 90% |
| White | 56 | 5.3% |
| Asian | 23 | 2.2% |
| Black or African American | 13 | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 5 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
909 of the school's 1,052 students (86%) 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.
Lyon 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-30, state senate district 2, state house district 3.
Lyon 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 1,052 students, Lyon 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