📍 1241 W 19th St, Chicago, Cook County, 60608
Perez Elem School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Chicago, Cook County. The school has 258 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jessica Johnson. 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 26.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.7:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Perez Elem School enrolls 258 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 26.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 94% Hispanic or Latino, 2.3% Asian and 1.9% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 242 | 94% |
| Asian | 6 | 2.3% |
| White | 5 | 1.9% |
| Black or African American | 5 | 1.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
217 of the school's 258 students (84%) 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.
Perez 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-40, state senate district 1, state house district 2.
Perez 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 258 students, Perez Elem School 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