📍 2701 S Shields Ave, Chicago, Cook County, 60616
Ward J Elem School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Chicago, Cook County. The school has 515 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Guadalupe Perez. 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 32.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 35% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ward J Elem School enrolls 515 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 32.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 77% Asian, 9.5% Hispanic or Latino and 7% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Asian | 399 | 77% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 49 | 9.5% |
| Black or African American | 36 | 7% |
| White | 27 | 5.2% |
| Two or more races | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
409 of the school's 515 students (79%) 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.
Ward J 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-70, state senate district 1, state house district 2.
Ward J 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 515 students, Ward J Elem School 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