Elementary · Illinois

Palmer Elem School

Free meals for all

Palmer Elem School, a public elementary school in Chicago, Illinois: grades pre-k–8, 746 students, 14.1 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: 746
Teachers (FTE): 53.0
Students per teacher: 14.1
Grades: Pre-K–8; Elementary

More students per teacher than 66% of elementary schools in Illinois

Median 13.1 · 2,311 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 55% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Larger than 96% of elementary schools in Illinois

Median 365 · 2,319 schools compared

Larger than 92% 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: 5051 N Kenneth Ave, Chicago, IL 60630
Phone: (773)534-3704
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
Volta Elem SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	739	14.1	0.7 mi
Beaubien Elem SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	1,004	15.7	0.9 mi
North River Elem SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	315	14.0	1.0 mi
Haugan Elem SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	1,065	14.1	1.0 mi
Belding Elem SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	609	14.5	1.0 mi
Sauganash Elem SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	693	16.7	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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