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Galileo Elem Math & Sci Schol Acd

PublicElementaryGrades K–8

820 S Carpenter St, Chicago, IL 60607 · (773) 534-7070 · Part of Chicago Public School District 299

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

Directions
Students
547
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
48%
Setting
City
Grades
K–8
The gist

What stands out about Galileo Elem Math & Sci Schol Acd

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 73% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 11 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 →

K–8Galileo Elem Math & Sci Schol AcdYou are here
9–1287 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency37%
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 ↗

820 S Carpenter St, Chicago

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten66
Grade 168
Grade 266
Grade 362
Grade 455
Grade 560
Grade 656
Grade 758
Grade 856
Enrollment over time
556’20
541’21
539’22
532’23
547’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 53%Black 27%White 11%Two or more races 5%Asian 4%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Galileo Elem Math & Sci Schol Acd 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.