📍 820 S Carpenter St, Chicago, Cook County, 60607
Galileo Elem Math & Sci Schol Acd is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Chicago, Cook County. The school has 539 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Meredith Bawden. 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 13.5:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Galileo Elem Math & Sci Schol Acd enrolls 539 students across grades K–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 40 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% Hispanic or Latino, 25% Black or African American and 10% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 307 | 57% |
| Black or African American | 135 | 25% |
| White | 55 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 22 | 4.1% |
| Asian | 19 | 3.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
271 of the school's 539 students (50%) 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.
Galileo Elem Math & Sci Schol Acd 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 5, state house district 9.
Galileo Elem Math & Sci Schol Acd 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 539 students, Galileo Elem Math & Sci Schol Acd 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
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