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Palmer Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

5051 N Kenneth Ave, Chicago, IL 60630 · (773) 534-3704 · Part of Chicago Public School District 299

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

Directions
Students
746
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
65%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Palmer Elem School

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 53% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Chicago kids: 87 high schools

On the path

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

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

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency16%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts31%
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 ↗

5051 N Kenneth Ave, Chicago

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K56
Kindergarten84
Grade 180
Grade 278
Grade 375
Grade 474
Grade 582
Grade 685
Grade 768
Grade 862
Grade 91
Grade 111
Enrollment over time
756’20
747’21
735’22
756’23
746’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 40%White 37%Asian 16%Two or more races 4%Black 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Palmer 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.