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Waters Elem School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Chicago, Cook County. The school has 627 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Peter Rutkowski. It is part of the City of Chicago SD 299 school district. It serves grades K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1. 45% of students are proficient in reading. 48% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Waters Elem School enrolls 627 students across grades K–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 40 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 59% White, 24% Hispanic or Latino and 9.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 371 | 59% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 152 | 24% |
| Two or more races | 60 | 9.6% |
| Asian | 29 | 4.6% |
| Black or African American | 13 | 2.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
139 of the school's 627 students (22%) 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.
Waters Elem School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL-50, state senate district 6, state house district 11.
Waters 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 627 students, Waters 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