Elementary · Illinois

Zapata Elem Academy

Free meals for all

Zapata Elem Academy, a public elementary school in Chicago, Illinois: grades pre-k–8, 524 students, 11.4 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: 524
Teachers (FTE): 46.0
Students per teacher: 11.4
Grades: Pre-K–8; Elementary

Fewer students per teacher than 76% of elementary schools in Illinois

Median 13.1 · 2,311 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 83% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Larger than 80% of elementary schools in Illinois

Median 365 · 2,319 schools compared

Larger than 70% 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: 2728 S Kostner Ave, Chicago, IL 60623
Phone: (773)534-1390
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
Corkery Elem SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	442	11.9	0.3 mi
Whitney Elem SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	559	12.9	0.5 mi
Cicero West Elementary School	Pre-K–3	557	14.3	0.8 mi
Little Village Elem SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	575	10.5	0.9 mi
Ortiz De Dominguez Elem SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–2	404	12.6	0.9 mi
Mason Elem SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	241	11.9	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 170993001609