Grissom Elem School (Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 SCH DIST.), Illinois - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Grissom Elem School is a Elementary in Chicago, IL. It currently serves 291 students (grades PK-08). The school is part of the Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 School District and all schools in Illinois.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School
School Level: Elementary
Number of Students:291
Number of Teachers: 21
Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.86

Location Info

Location: 12810 S Escanaba Ave, Chicago, IL 60633
Mailing Address: 12810 S Escanaba Ave, Chicago, IL 60633-1298
Phone: (773)535-5380
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 1 34
Grade 2 30
Grade 3 25
Grade 4 39
Grade 5 25
Grade 6 35
Grade 7 37
Grade 8 34
Kindergarten 18
Pre-Kindergarten 14
Gender/Sex of Grissom Elem School Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 158 54.30
Female 133 45.70
Race/Ethnicity Demography of Grissom Elem School Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 0.34
Black or African American 39 13.40
Hispanic/Latino 230 79.04
Two or more races 1 0.34
White 20 6.87
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 0.63
Black or African American 19 12.03
Hispanic/Latino 125 79.11
Two or more races 1 0.63
White 12 7.60
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 20 15.04
Hispanic/Latino 105 78.95
White 8 6.02

Race Demography Per Grade

The tables below shows the Race/Ethnicity of the student population per grade.
Grade 1 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 4 11.77
Hispanic/Latino 29 85.29
White 1 2.94
Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 3 10.00
Hispanic/Latino 23 76.67
Two or more races 1 3.33
White 3 10.00
Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 4 16.00
Hispanic/Latino 20 80.00
White 1 4.00
Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 6 15.39
Hispanic/Latino 31 79.49
White 2 5.13
Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 2 8.00
Hispanic/Latino 19 76.00
White 4 16.00
Grade 6 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 4 11.43
Hispanic/Latino 27 77.14
White 4 11.43
Grade 7 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 5 13.51
Hispanic/Latino 30 81.08
White 2 5.41
Grade 8 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 6 17.65
Hispanic/Latino 26 76.47
White 2 5.88
Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 5.56
Black or African American 4 22.22
Hispanic/Latino 13 72.22
Pre-Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 1 7.14
Hispanic/Latino 12 85.71
White 1 7.14