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Shields Elem School

(773) 535-7285

Physical Address:
4250 South Rockwell ST
Chicago, IL  60632
Mailing Address:
4250 S Rockwell ST
Chicago, IL  60632

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:
1880

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in Shields Elem School

This School County Average State Average
Hispanic 96.44% 29.83% 18.10%
White 2.02% 29.62% 61.37%
Black 1.38% 40.45% 22.30%
Asian/Pacific 0.11% 6.43% 4.45%
Others 0.05% 0% 0%
American Indian 0% 0.54% 0.76%

Genders in Shields Elem School

This School County Average State Average
Female 50.05% 50.92% 53.11%
Male 49.95% 49.08% 46.89%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for Shields Elem School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Hispanic 1760 1781 1813
White 33 38 38
Black 19 26 26
Asian/Pacific 4 1 2
Others 27 0 1
American Indian 0 1 0
Total 1843 1847 1880

Enrollment by Gender for Shields Elem School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Female 939 930 941
Male 904 917 939
Total 1843 1847 1880

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Shields Elem School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 1843 1847 1880
# Eligible for free lunch 1642 (89%) 1626 (88%) 1696 (90%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 198 (11%) 145 (8%) 127 (7%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 1840 (100%) 1771 (96%) 1823 (97%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for Shields Elem School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 1843 1847 1880
Fulltime teachers 82.0 87.0 90.0
Student/Teacher Ratio 22.50 21.20 20.89
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 19.17 16.73 16.32