Elementary · Illinois

Prescott Elem School

Free meals for all

Prescott Elem School, a public elementary school in Chicago, Illinois: grades k–8, 463 students, 15.1 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: 463
Teachers (FTE): 30.8
Students per teacher: 15.1
Grades: K–8; Elementary

More students per teacher than 78% of elementary schools in Illinois

Median 13.1 · 2,311 schools compared

More students per teacher than 56% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Larger than 70% of elementary schools in Illinois

Median 365 · 2,319 schools compared

Larger than 60% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

What it offers

Grades: Elementary · Grades 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: 1632 W Wrightwood Ave, Chicago, IL 60614
Phone: (773)534-5505
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
Burley Elem SchoolFree meals for all	K–8	494	16.5	0.6 mi
Mayer Elem SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	707	14.6	0.8 mi
CICS - Bucktown CampusCharterFree meals for all	K–8	518	11.7	0.8 mi
Jahn Elem SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	360	10.1	0.8 mi
Harriet Tubman Elem SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	308	9.6	0.8 mi
Drummond Elem SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	339	14.4	1.0 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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NCES 170993001040