Elementary · Illinois

Hitch Elem School

Free meals for all

Hitch Elem School, a public elementary school in Chicago, Illinois: grades pre-k–8, 495 students, 13.2 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Chicago Public Schools Dist 299.

Size and class size

Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 495
Teachers (FTE): 37.5
Students per teacher: 13.2
Grades: Pre-K–8; Elementary

More students per teacher than 51% of elementary schools in Illinois

Median 13.1 · 2,311 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 66% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Larger than 75% of elementary schools in Illinois

Median 365 · 2,319 schools compared

Larger than 65% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

What it offers

Grades: Elementary · Grades Pre-K–8
Type: District school · Regular
Instruction: In person
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Large city
Run by: Chicago Public Schools Dist 299

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Chicago Public Schools Dist 299.

Location

Address: 5625 N McVicker Ave, Chicago, IL 60646
Phone: (773)534-1189
City or town: Chicago
County: Cook County

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Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher
Farnsworth Elem SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	502	11.4	0.7 mi
Onahan Elem SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	657	14.4	1.0 mi
Garvy J Elem SchoolFree meals for all	K–8	736	15.2	1.0 mi
Beard Elem SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–3	327	8.0	1.1 mi
Norwood Park Elem SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	314	11.8	1.3 mi
Prussing Elem SchoolFree meals for all	K–8	642	13.5	1.3 mi

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).

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