Ellington Elem School

www.cps.edu

425 Students

Elementary School Pre-K - 8th

School Overview

Ellington Elementary School, located at 243 N. Parkside Ave in the Austin community of Chicago, serves as a neighborhood public school within the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) district. The school is situated in a historically significant area of the city and operates as part of the broader effort to provide foundational education to students in the West Side neighborhoods. It functions as a community hub, focusing on core academic instruction while striving to meet the diverse social and emotional needs of its student population.

Like many schools in the CPS system, Ellington Elementary emphasizes the development of essential literacy and numeracy skills while preparing students for the transition to high school. The school environment typically incorporates a variety of programs designed to support student engagement and character development. As a neighborhood school, Ellington remains deeply integrated into the local Austin community, often serving as a primary point of educational resources and extracurricular development for local families living in the 60644 zip code.

425

Total Students

38.5

Full-Time Teachers

11.0

Student/Teacher Ratio

N/A

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for Ellington Elem School
Demographic	Student Count
White	1
Hispanic	15
Black	408
American Indian	1

Black
408 (96.0 %)
Hispanic
15 (3.5 %)
White
1 (0.2 %)
American Indian
1 (0.2 %)

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)534-6361
Website:	http://www.cps.edu
Grade Range:	Pre-K - 8th
Total Students:	425
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	38.5
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	11.0
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 70

Kindergarten 41

Grade 1 40

Grade 2 50

Grade 3 39

Grade 4 41

Grade 5 36

Grade 6 42

Grade 7 31

Grade 8 34

Grade 9 1

Grades Taught Data Table

Grades Taught and Student Counts for Ellington Elem School
Grade	Student Count
Pre-Kindergarten	70
Kindergarten	41
Grade 1	40
Grade 2	50
Grade 3	39
Grade 4	41
Grade 5	36
Grade 6	42
Grade 7	31
Grade 8	34
Grade 9	1

Gender Ratio

Student Gender Ratio Data Table

Student Gender Ratio for Ellington Elem School
Gender	Student Count	Percentage
Female	204	48%
Male	221	52%

Nearby Elementary Schools (Within 10 Miles)