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Vanderpoel Elem Magnet School

PublicElementaryGrades K–8

9510 S Prospect Ave, Chicago, IL 60643 · (773) 535-2690 · Part of Chicago Public School District 299

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

Directions
Students
241
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
57%
Setting
City
Grades
K–8
The gist

What stands out about Vanderpoel Elem Magnet School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 19% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 23 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 14 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Chicago kids: 87 high schools

On the path

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

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

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency2%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts17%
State average 30.7%

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

Location

Directions ↗

9510 S Prospect Ave, Chicago

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten24
Grade 124
Grade 227
Grade 328
Grade 427
Grade 526
Grade 630
Grade 727
Grade 828
Enrollment over time
257’20
253’21
241’22
237’23
241’24

Down 6.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 98%Hispanic 1%Two or more races 1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Vanderpoel Elem Magnet 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.