Eberhart Elem School

Eberhart Elementary School serves 1,016 students from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade in Chicago's 60629 neighborhood. With 67 full-time equivalent teachers, the school maintains a 15.2:1 student-teacher ratio, providing relatively small class sizes for individualized attention. Academically, Eberhart faces significant challenges with room for growth.

The school currently ranks in the 10th percentile among Illinois elementary schools and shows particularly low performance in English Language Arts, where only 10% of students across all grades demonstrate proficiency. These results indicate the school is working to strengthen foundational reading and writing skills among its student body. The school operates as a regular public elementary institution in a diverse urban community where the median household income is $53,318 and 18% of residents live below the poverty line.

The neighborhood reflects a working-class character, with 14% of adults holding bachelor's degrees or higher and median home values around $224,500. Eberhart Elementary's substantial enrollment makes it one of the larger elementary schools in the area, serving families in a densely populated ZIP code of nearly 109,000 residents. The school sits in Chicago's South Side, embedded within a community that continues to support educational opportunities despite economic challenges.