📍 4310 N Melvina Ave, Chicago, Cook County, 60634
Smyser Elem School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Chicago, Cook County. The school has 763 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Allison Dinella. 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 52.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Smyser Elem School enrolls 763 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 52.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% Hispanic or Latino, 24% White and 5.2% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 496 | 65% |
| White | 185 | 24% |
| Asian | 40 | 5.2% |
| Black or African American | 22 | 2.9% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 1.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
482 of the school's 763 students (63%) 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.
Smyser 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-30, state senate district 10, state house district 19.
Smyser 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 763 students, Smyser 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