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National Teachers Elem Academy

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

55 W Cermak Rd, Chicago, IL 60616 · (773) 534-9970 · Part of Chicago Public School District 299

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

Directions
Students
795
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
46%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about National Teachers Elem Academy

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 70% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 6 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–8National Teachers Elem AcademyYou are here
9–1287 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency32%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts32%
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 ↗

55 W Cermak Rd, Chicago

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K57
Kindergarten90
Grade 187
Grade 290
Grade 386
Grade 478
Grade 587
Grade 685
Grade 772
Grade 863
Enrollment over time
783’20
740’21
757’22
766’23
795’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 73%White 10%Hispanic 7%Two or more races 6%Asian 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about National Teachers Elem Academy 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.