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Plato Learning Acad Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades K–8

5545 W Harrison St, Chicago, IL 60644 · (773) 413-3090 · Part of Chicago Public School District 299

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

Students
157
Students per teacher
20:1
Free or reduced lunch
97%
Setting
City
Grades
K–8
The gist

What stands out about Plato Learning Acad Elem School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 23 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 26 pts below the state
  • Larger classes: 20 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 21.9% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Chicago kids: 87 high schools

On the path

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

K–8Plato Learning Acad Elem SchoolYou are here
9–1287 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency2%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts5%
State average 30.7%

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

5545 W Harrison St, Chicago

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten12
Grade 113
Grade 221
Grade 327
Grade 412
Grade 517
Grade 611
Grade 720
Grade 824
Enrollment over time
201’20
194’21
176’22
178’23
157’24

Down 21.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 97%Hispanic 3%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Plato Learning Acad Elem School from Chicago families.

Other schools in Chicago Public School District 299

The district →

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.