Cook Elem School

www.cps.edu

322 Students

Elementary School Pre-K - 8th

School Overview

Cook Elementary School, located at 8150 S. Bishop St. in the Gresham neighborhood of Chicago, is a public PK-8 school serving the local community as part of the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) district. The school is situated in a residential area of the South Side and functions as a neighborhood anchor, providing foundational education to students from early childhood through eighth grade. Like many schools within the CPS system, Cook Elementary is tasked with fostering academic growth and social development within a diverse urban environment.

The school is characterized by its commitment to student development within the South Side community. Because it serves a Pre-K through 8th-grade population, the school acts as a primary educational hub for families, offering a continuous learning trajectory for children throughout their formative years. Parents and community members typically look to Cook Elementary as a central institution for local youth engagement, with the school’s curriculum and extracurricular offerings designed to prepare students for the transition to high school.

322

Total Students

20.0

Full-Time Teachers

16.1

Student/Teacher Ratio

N/A

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for Cook Elem School
Demographic	Student Count
Hispanic	19
Black	298
Two or More	5

Black
298 (92.5 %)
Hispanic
19 (5.9 %)
Two or More
5 (1.6 %)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	Elementary School
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	No virtual instruction
Shared Time Status:	No
District:	City of Chicago SD 299
Phone:	(773)535-3315
Website:	http://www.cps.edu
Grade Range:	Pre-K - 8th
Total Students:	322
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	20.0
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	16.1
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch:	0
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	0

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Pre-Kindergarten 24

Kindergarten 27

Grade 1 30

Grade 2 38

Grade 3 35

Grade 4 31

Grade 5 28

Grade 6 40

Grade 7 35

Grade 8 34

Grades Taught Data Table

Grades Taught and Student Counts for Cook Elem School
Grade	Student Count
Pre-Kindergarten	24
Kindergarten	27
Grade 1	30
Grade 2	38
Grade 3	35
Grade 4	31
Grade 5	28
Grade 6	40
Grade 7	35
Grade 8	34

Gender Ratio

Student Gender Ratio Data Table

Student Gender Ratio for Cook Elem School
Gender	Student Count	Percentage
Female	147	45.7%
Male	175	54.3%

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