BEETHOVEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Ludwig van Beethoven Elementary School, located in the Fuller Park neighborhood of Chicago, is a public school serving students from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade. As part of the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) district, the school functions as a focal point for its local community, aiming to provide foundational education while supporting the developmental needs of students in the surrounding area.
The school is situated near the Dan Ryan Expressway in a historically significant part of the city. Like many schools in the CPS system, Beethoven Elementary focuses on core academic subjects, social-emotional learning, and community engagement. Because the school is located in a neighborhood that has navigated significant urban changes over the decades, it often works to balance traditional instruction with programs designed to address the specific socioeconomic challenges faced by its student population.
Chicago, IL 60609-4627
(773) 535-1480
BEETHOVEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public Title I school in Chicago, IL with about 383 enrolled students. See other public elementary schools in Illinois
School Details
- Level:
- Elementary School
- Charter School:*
- No
- District:
- Chicago Public Schools Dist 299
- Total Students:
- 383
- Teachers:
- 16.25
- NSLP Status:1
- Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
- Qualified free lunch:
- 0
- Qualified reduced-price lunch:
- 0
- Title I Status:2
- Title I schoolwide school
- Virtual:
- Not Virtual
* A public charter school is a publicly funded school that is typically governed by a group or organization under a legislative contract with the state, the district, or another entity. The charter exempts the school from certain state or local rules and regulations.
1 The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides eligible students with free or reduced-price lunch
2 Title I, Part A (Title I) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act provides supplemental financial assistance to school districts for children from low-income families.
School Demographics for 383 students
The primary ethnicity of students attending BEETHOVEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is predominantly Black or African American, representing about 96% of the student body.
- Black or African American
- 96.3%
- Hispanic/Latino
- 2.3%
- White
- 0.5%
- Two or more races
- 0.3%
- American Indian or Alaska Native
- 0.3%
- Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
- 0.3%
- Female
- 51.2%
- Male
- 48.8%
Data for school year 2017-2018 — The information found on this website was provided in part by the U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Census Bureau, the Bureau of Labor and Statistics & various other external sources. We do not verify the contents of the information provided and therefore, cannot guarantee the accuracy of the information displayed on this website.