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Jahn Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

3149 N Wolcott Ave, Chicago, IL 60657 · (773) 534-5500 · Part of Chicago Public School District 299

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

Directions
Students
360
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
48%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Jahn Elem School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 58% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 19.2% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Chicago kids: 87 high schools

On the path

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

PK–8Jahn Elem SchoolYou are here
9–1287 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency15%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts34%
State average 30.7%

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

Location

Directions ↗

3149 N Wolcott Ave, Chicago

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K106
Kindergarten46
Grade 129
Grade 229
Grade 334
Grade 424
Grade 524
Grade 628
Grade 723
Grade 816
Grade 91
Enrollment over time
302’20
307’21
291’22
314’23
360’24

Up 19.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 42%White 32%Black 16%Two or more races 8%Asian 2%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Jahn 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.