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Powell Elem Paideia Comm Academy

Regular School · Chicago, IL

Powell Elem Paideia Comm Academy is a regular school school in Chicago, Illinois, serving grades PK–08 with 542 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 12.2:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 08
Enrollment
542
Teachers (FTE)
44.5
Student–Teacher Ratio
12.2:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Black or African American 479 88%
Hispanic/Latino 57 11%
White 3 1%
Two or more races 3 1%
Total enrollment 542 288M / 254F

English Language Learners: 11 (2% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 6-9% 27.7% 85
Reading Proficiency 6-9% 32.7% 108

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)
-0.41 grade levels
Math
-0.10 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
None offered
Out-of-School Suspensions
5
0.9% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
208
38.4% 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.) 542 100%

Contact & Location

7511 S South Shore Dr

Chicago, IL 60649

Phone: (773)535-6650

http://www.cps.edu

District

City of Chicago SD 299

Per-pupil expenditure: $27,470

District enrollment: 321,666

NCES ID

170993001213

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