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Bell Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades K–8

3730 N Oakley Ave, Chicago, IL 60618 · (773) 534-5150 · Part of Chicago Public School District 299

Chicago’s School Grade C better than 34% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
902
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
10%
Setting
City
Grades
K–8
The gist

What stands out about Bell Elem School

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 31 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 22 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Chicago kids: 87 high schools

On the path

Where Chicago kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–8Bell Elem SchoolYou are here
9–1287 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency57%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts53%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, A+, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

3730 N Oakley Ave, Chicago

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K4
Kindergarten98
Grade 1103
Grade 2107
Grade 395
Grade 4100
Grade 5106
Grade 693
Grade 7104
Grade 892
Enrollment over time
953’20
876’21
886’22
848’23
902’24

Down 5.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 56%Hispanic 17%Two or more races 13%Asian 12%Black 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Bell Elem School from Chicago families.

Other schools in Chicago Public School District 299

The district →
Disney Elem Magnet School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Chicago
A−
1,384 students16:1
Armstrong G Elem IntL Studies
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Chicago
B+
1,304 students14:1
Dirksen Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Chicago
B+
1,263 students17:1
Edwards Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Chicago
D
1,209 students15:1
Stevenson Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Chicago
C−
1,206 students14:1
Mount Greenwood Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Chicago
A
1,182 students17:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Chicago’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.