State/Public Elementary Open

Talcott Elem School

๐Ÿ“ 1840 W Ohio St, Chicago, Cook County, 60622

437
Pupils
12.0
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Talcott Elem School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Chicago, Cook County. The school has 437 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Elva Bahena. It is part of the City of Chicago SD 299 school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“8 in an urban setting. The school employs 36.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.

School details

Principal
Elva Bahena
School district
City of Chicago SD 299

Enrollment & staffing

Talcott Elem School enrolls 437 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 36.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.

Male students
231 (53%)
Female students
206 (47%)
Teachers (FTE)
36.5
Student-teacher ratio
12.0:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 81% Hispanic or Latino, 8.7% White and 6.4% Black or African American.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino35681%
White388.7%
Black or African American286.4%
Two or more races92.1%
Asian4<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native2<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

314 of the school's 437 students (72%) 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 Pre-Kโ€“8Title I

Talcott 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-70, state senate district 2, state house district 4.

School district: Chicago Public Schools Dist 299

Talcott 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 437 students, Talcott Elem School is close to 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

12%
Reading proficient
8%
Math proficient
21%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi

Setting: City - Large

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