📍 4619 S Wolcott Ave, Chicago, Cook County, 60609
Lara Elem Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Chicago, Cook County. The school has 315 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Paul Schissler. 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 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.2:1. 8% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lara Elem Academy enrolls 315 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 31 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% Hispanic or Latino, 5.4% Black or African American and 1.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 292 | 93% |
| Black or African American | 17 | 5.4% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 1.3% |
| White | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
296 of the school's 315 students (94%) 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.
Lara Elem 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-40, state senate district 1, state house district 2.
Lara Elem 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 315 students, Lara Elem Academy is smaller than the district average of about 503 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large