📍 5335 S Kenwood Ave, Chicago, Cook County, 60615
Murray Elem Language Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Chicago, Cook County. The school has 445 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Harrison Baker. It is part of the City of Chicago SD 299 school district. It serves grades K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Murray Elem Language Academy enrolls 445 students across grades K–8. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 30 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% Black or African American, 4.9% Two or more races and 2.9% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 396 | 89% |
| Two or more races | 22 | 4.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 13 | 2.9% |
| White | 11 | 2.5% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
268 of the school's 445 students (60%) 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.
Murray Elem 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-10, state senate district 13, state house district 25.
Murray Elem 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 445 students, Murray Elem 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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