Elementary · Illinois

Powell Elem Paideia Comm Academy

Free meals for all

Powell Elem Paideia Comm Academy, a public elementary school in Chicago, Illinois: grades pre-k–8, 542 students, 12.2 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: 542
Teachers (FTE): 44.5
Students per teacher: 12.2
Grades: Pre-K–8; Elementary

Fewer students per teacher than 64% of elementary schools in Illinois

Median 13.1 · 2,311 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 76% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Larger than 83% of elementary schools in Illinois

Median 365 · 2,319 schools compared

Larger than 73% 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: 7511 S South Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60649
Phone: (773)535-6650
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
Bradwell Comm Arts & Sci Elem SchFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	513	16.3	0.4 mi
Bouchet Elem Math & Science AcadFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	660	13.0	1.0 mi
OKeeffe Elem SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	572	13.1	1.0 mi
Ninos Heroes Elem Academic CtrFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	315	11.3	1.1 mi
Great Lakes Academy Charter ESCharterFree meals for all	K–8	538	15.8	1.2 mi
Mann Elem SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	283	12.9	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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