📍 1850 N Newland Ave, Chicago, Cook County, 60707
Sayre Elem Language Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Chicago, Cook County. The school has 428 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Folasade Adekunle. 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 39.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.8:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Sayre Elem Language Academy enrolls 428 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 39.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% Hispanic or Latino, 38% Black or African American and 7.9% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 216 | 50% |
| Black or African American | 161 | 38% |
| White | 34 | 7.9% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 3.5% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
257 of the school's 428 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.
Sayre 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-70, state senate district 39, state house district 78.
Sayre 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 428 students, Sayre 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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