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Bright Elem School

Regular School · Chicago, IL

Bright Elem School is a regular school school in Chicago, Illinois, serving grades PK–08 with 236 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 12.8:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 08
Enrollment
236
Teachers (FTE)
18.5
Student–Teacher Ratio
12.8:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Black or African American 146 62%
Hispanic/Latino 80 34%
White 10 4%
Total enrollment 236 132M / 104F

English Language Learners: 36 (15% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency <=10% 27.7% 53
Reading Proficiency <=10% 32.7% 56

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
-0.79 grade levels
Math
-0.17 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
None offered
Out-of-School Suspensions
13
5.5% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
95
40.3% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 236 100%

Contact & Location

10740 S Calhoun Ave

Chicago, IL 60617

Phone: (773)535-6215

http://www.cps.edu

District

City of Chicago SD 299

Per-pupil expenditure: $27,470

District enrollment: 321,666

NCES ID

170993000619

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD