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Skinner Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

111 S Throop St, Chicago, IL 60607 · (773) 534-7790 · Part of Chicago Public School District 299

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

Directions
Students
1,139
Students per teacher
19:1
Free or reduced lunch
22%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Skinner Elem School

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 36 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 36 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 →

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

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency62%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts67%
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 ↗

111 S Throop St, Chicago

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K35
Kindergarten141
Grade 1155
Grade 2123
Grade 3140
Grade 4134
Grade 5115
Grade 6143
Grade 769
Grade 884
Enrollment over time
1,147’20
1,097’21
976’22
1,049’23
1,139’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Asian 28%Black 26%White 26%Hispanic 13%Two or more races 6%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 Skinner 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.