State/Public Elementary Open

Pickard Elem School

๐Ÿ“ 2301 W 21st Pl, Chicago, Cook County, 60608

297
Pupils
11.0
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Pickard Elem School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Chicago, Cook County. The school has 297 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jennifer Mcsurley. 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 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.0:1. 24% of students are proficient in reading. 20% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Jennifer Mcsurley
School district
City of Chicago SD 299

Enrollment & staffing

Pickard Elem School enrolls 297 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 27 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.0:1.

Male students
157 (53%)
Female students
140 (47%)
Teachers (FTE)
27
Student-teacher ratio
11.0:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% Hispanic or Latino, 3.7% Black or African American and 3% White.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino27593%
Black or African American113.7%
White93%
Two or more races2<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

269 of the school's 297 students (91%) 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

Pickard 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-40, state senate district 1, state house district 2.

School district: Chicago Public Schools Dist 299

Pickard 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 297 students, Pickard Elem School is smaller than 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

24%
Reading proficient
20%
Math proficient
31%
Poverty rate

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

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: City - Large

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