State/Public Elementary Open

Skinner Elem School

๐Ÿ“ 111 S Throop St, Chicago, Cook County, 60607

976
Pupils
16.4
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Skinner Elem School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Chicago, Cook County. The school has 976 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Rhea Bush. 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 59.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1. 67% of students are proficient in reading. 62% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Rhea Bush
School district
City of Chicago SD 299

Enrollment & staffing

Skinner Elem School enrolls 976 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“8. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 59.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.

Male students
467 (48%)
Female students
509 (52%)
Teachers (FTE)
59.5
Student-teacher ratio
16.4:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 31% Asian, 26% White and 24% Black or African American.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Asian30031%
White24926%
Black or African American23124%
Hispanic or Latino12213%
Two or more races565.7%
American Indian or Alaska Native131.3%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander5<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

237 of the school's 976 students (24%) 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€“8

Skinner Elem School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL-70, state senate district 5, state house district 9.

School district: Chicago Public Schools Dist 299

Skinner 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 976 students, Skinner Elem School is larger 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

67%
Reading proficient
62%
Math proficient
11%
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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