Elementary · Illinois

Westcott Elem School

Free meals for all

Westcott Elem School, a public elementary school in Chicago, Illinois: grades pre-k–8, 387 students, 12.7 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: 387
Teachers (FTE): 30.5
Students per teacher: 12.7
Grades: Pre-K–8; Elementary

Fewer students per teacher than 56% of elementary schools in Illinois

Median 13.1 · 2,311 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 71% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Larger than 54% of elementary schools in Illinois

Median 365 · 2,319 schools compared

Smaller than 56% 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: 409 W 80th St, Chicago, IL 60620
Phone: (773)535-3090
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
Lenart Elem Regional Gifted CtrFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	300	16.7	0.4 mi
Harvard Elem SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	335	16.0	0.6 mi
Oglesby Elem SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	293	14.7	0.7 mi
Gresham Elem SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	332	12.8	0.8 mi
Ruggles Elem SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	290	11.6	1.0 mi
Ryder Elem Math & Sci Spec SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	351	10.8	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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