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Foster Park Elem School

(773) 535-2725

Physical Address:
8530 South Wood ST
Chicago, IL  60620
Mailing Address:
8530 S Wood ST
Chicago, IL  60620

School Information

District:
City Of Chicago Sd 299
Type:
Public (Regular school)
Status:
Operational
County:
Cook County
Level:
Primary
Grade Span:
PK - 8
Number of Students:
492

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in Foster Park Elem School

This School County Average State Average
Black 98.98% 40.45% 22.30%
Hispanic 0.61% 29.83% 18.10%
White 0.41% 29.62% 61.37%
American Indian 0% 0.54% 0.76%
Asian/Pacific 0% 6.43% 4.45%

Genders in Foster Park Elem School

This School County Average State Average
Male 52.03% 49.08% 46.89%
Female 47.97% 50.92% 53.11%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for Foster Park Elem School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Black 578 505 487
Hispanic 7 4 3
White 0 1 2
Others 6 0 0
American Indian 1 0 0
Asian/Pacific 0 0 0
Total 592 510 492

Enrollment by Gender for Foster Park Elem School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Male 314 255 256
Female 278 255 236
Total 592 510 492

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Foster Park Elem School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 592 510 492
# Eligible for free lunch 526 (89%) 480 (94%) 460 (93%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 41 (7%) 27 (5%) 29 (6%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 567 (96%) 507 (99%) 489 (99%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for Foster Park Elem School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 592 510 492
Fulltime teachers 24.0 33.5 35.0
Student/Teacher Ratio 24.70 15.20 14.06
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 19.17 16.73 16.32