Volta Elem School

Regular School · Chicago, IL

Volta Elem School is a regular school school in Chicago, Illinois, serving grades PK–08 with 739 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 14.1:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 08

Enrollment

739

Teachers (FTE)

52.5

Student–Teacher Ratio

14.1:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	477	65%
Asian	189	26%
White	36	5%
Black or African American	19	3%
Two or more races	14	2%
American Indian / Alaska Native	4	1%
Total enrollment	739	358M / 381F

English Language Learners: 474 (64% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	10-14%	27.7%	159
Reading Proficiency	10-14%	32.7%	170

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)

-0.49 grade levels

Math

+0.02 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

None offered

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.1% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

12.2% 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.)	739	100%

Contact & Location

4950 N Avers Ave

Chicago, IL 60625

Phone: (773)534-5080

http://www.cps.edu

District

City of Chicago SD 299

Per-pupil expenditure: $27,470

District enrollment: 321,666

Other Schools in District

Academy for Global Citizenship Elementary
Acero Chtr Roberto Clemente Elem Elementary
Acero Chtr - Bartolome de las Elementary
Acero Chtr - Carlos Fuentes Elem Elementary
Acero Chtr - Esmera Santiago Cmps Elementary
Acero Chtr - Octavio Paz Elem Sch Elementary
Acero Chtr - Officer Marquez Elem Elementary
Acero Chtr - Rufino Tamayo Elem Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 60625) → CensusDepth.com
Illinois population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Illinois teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

170993001138

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