State/Public Elementary Open

Ryder Elem Math & Sci Spec School

๐Ÿ“ 8716 S Wallace St, Chicago, Cook County, 60620

351
Pupils
10.2
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Ryder Elem Math & Sci Spec School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Chicago, Cook County. The school has 351 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Aaron Rucker. 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 34.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.2:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Aaron Rucker
School district
City of Chicago SD 299

Enrollment & staffing

Ryder Elem Math & Sci Spec School enrolls 351 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“8. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 34.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.2:1.

Male students
163 (46%)
Female students
188 (54%)
Teachers (FTE)
34.5
Student-teacher ratio
10.2:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 97% Black or African American, 2% Hispanic or Latino and <1% White.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Black or African American34197%
Hispanic or Latino72%
White1<1%
Two or more races1<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

313 of the school's 351 students (89%) 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

Ryder Elem Math & Sci Spec 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-10, state senate district 14, state house district 27.

School district: Chicago Public Schools Dist 299

Ryder Elem Math & Sci Spec 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 351 students, Ryder Elem Math & Sci Spec 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

34%
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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