Washington H Elem School
Magnet · Grades Pre-K–8 · 273 students
McDowell Elem School
1419 E 89th St, Chicago, IL 60619
Grades
Pre-K–5
Elementary
Students
112
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
14 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Chicago Public Schools Dist 299
Cook County
Schola Grade B · Above average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 2,128 Illinois elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Illinois elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About McDowell Elem School
McDowell Elem School is a public elementary school in Chicago, Illinois, serving grades Pre-K–5. It is part of Chicago Public Schools Dist 299. The school is located in a large city in Cook County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 112 students were enrolled, with about 14 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Illinois elementary school (12.7 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is B (above average), compared with 2,128 Illinois elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 112 students
- Students per teacher
- 14 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- City — Large
- School district
- Chicago Public Schools Dist 299
- County
- Cook County
- NCES school ID
- 170993000839
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.