State/Public Elementary Open

Christopher House Chrt ES

๐Ÿ“ 5235 W Belden St, Chicago, Cook County, 60639

444
Pupils
88.8
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Christopher House Chrt ES is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Chicago, Cook County. The school has 444 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jennifer Alexander. It is part of the City of Chicago SD 299 school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“8 in an urban setting. The school employs 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 88.8:1. It operates as a public charter school. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 7% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Jennifer Alexander
School district
City of Chicago SD 299

Enrollment & staffing

Christopher House Chrt ES enrolls 444 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“8. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 88.8:1.

Male students
207 (47%)
Female students
237 (53%)
Teachers (FTE)
5
Student-teacher ratio
88.8:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 96% Hispanic or Latino, 2.5% Black or African American and <1% White.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino42796%
Black or African American112.5%
White4<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

332 of the school's 444 students (75%) 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.

School setting & status

City, LargeGrades Pre-Kโ€“8Charter schoolTitle I

Christopher House Chrt ES is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). It operates as a public charter school. 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-30, state senate district 2, state house district 3.

School district: Chicago Public Schools Dist 299

Christopher House Chrt ES 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 444 students, Christopher House Chrt ES is close to the district average of about 503 students per school.

324,130
District students
644
Schools
22,932
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

22%
Reading proficient
7%
Math proficient
33%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: City - Large

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