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Peterson Elem School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Chicago, Cook County. The school has 844 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Yalil Nieves. It is part of the City of Chicago SD 299 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 13% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Peterson Elem School enrolls 844 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 59 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 35% Hispanic or Latino, 31% White and 22% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 292 | 35% |
| White | 261 | 31% |
| Asian | 186 | 22% |
| Black or African American | 66 | 7.8% |
| Two or more races | 35 | 4.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
506 of the school's 844 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.
Peterson 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-50, state senate district 7, state house district 13.
Peterson 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 844 students, Peterson 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
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