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Ward J Elem School

Regular School · Chicago, IL

Ward J Elem School is a regular school school in Chicago, Illinois, serving grades PK–08 with 500 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 15.2:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 08
Enrollment
500
Teachers (FTE)
33.0
Student–Teacher Ratio
15.2:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Asian 384 77%
Hispanic/Latino 52 10%
Black or African American 32 6%
White 22 4%
Two or more races 10 2%
Total enrollment 500 273M / 227F

English Language Learners: 237 (47% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 35.0% +7.3pp 27.7% 275
Reading Proficiency 27.0% -5.7pp 32.7% 276

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)
+0.31 grade levels
Math
+0.40 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
None offered
Out-of-School Suspensions
1
0.2% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
34
6.8% 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.) 500 100%

Contact & Location

2701 S Shields Ave

Chicago, IL 60616

Phone: (773)534-9050

http://www.cps.edu

District

City of Chicago SD 299

Per-pupil expenditure: $27,470

District enrollment: 321,666

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Related Data

NCES ID

170993001143

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