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Bret Harte Elem School

Regular School · Chicago, IL

Bret Harte Elem School is a regular school school in Chicago, Illinois, serving grades PK–08 with 339 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 12.7:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 08
Enrollment
339
Teachers (FTE)
26.8
Student–Teacher Ratio
12.7:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Black or African American 263 78%
Hispanic/Latino 43 13%
White 14 4%
Two or more races 9 3%
Asian 6 2%
American Indian / Alaska Native 3 1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 1 0%
Total enrollment 339 170M / 169F

English Language Learners: 15 (4% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency <=10% 27.7% 59
Reading Proficiency 15-19% 32.7% 70

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)
-0.21 grade levels
Math
-0.07 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
None offered
Out-of-School Suspensions
10
2.9% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
56
16.5% of enrollment · SY 2019–20
Additional Targeted Support (ATSI)

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

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 339 100%

Contact & Location

1556 E 56th St

Chicago, IL 60637

Phone: (773)535-0870

http://www.cps.edu

District

City of Chicago SD 299

Per-pupil expenditure: $27,470

District enrollment: 321,666

NCES ID

170993000826

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