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Jackson A Elementary Language Academy

1340 W Harrison St

Tel: (773)534-7000

Jackson A Elementary Language Academy serves 566 students in grades KG-8.
The student:teacher ratio of 18:1 is higher than the IL average of 16:1.
Minority enrollment is 82% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Black), which is more than the state average of 51%.
Jackson A Elementary Language Academy operates within the City Of Chicago 299 School District.

The student population of 566 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The teacher population of 32 teachers has grown by 6% over five years.

The student:teacher ratio of 18:1 has stayed the same over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.76 is more than the state average of 0.31. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

	This School	(IL) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	18:1	16:1

Asian	21%	5%

Hispanic	30%	25%

Black	29%	17%

White	18%	49%

Hawaiian	n/a	n/a

Two or more races	2%	3%

All Ethnic Groups
Diversity Score The chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body.	0.76	0.31

Eligible for Free Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	46%	52%

Eligible for Reduced Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	n/a	2%

City Of Chicago 299 School District's student population of 390,653 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The revenue/student of $13,707 in this district is less than the state average of $16,005. The district revenue/student has grown by 14% over four years.
The district's spending/student of $15,765 is higher than the state average of $14,988. The district spending/student has grown by 19% over four years.

School District Name	City Of Chicago 299 School District
Number of Schools Managed	586	3
Number of Students Managed	390,653	753

District Total Revenue	$5,437 MM	$12 MM

District Spending	$6,253 MM	$11 MM

District Revenue / Student	$13,707	$16,005

District Spending / Student	$15,765	$14,988

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