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

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Powell Elem Paideia Comm Academy is a Elementary in Chicago, IL. It currently serves 550 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:550
Number of Teachers: 34
Student/Teacher Ratio: 16.18

Location Info

Location: 7511 S South Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60649
Mailing Address: 7511 S South Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60649-4305
Phone: (773)535-6650
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 1 54
Grade 2 36
Grade 3 90
Grade 4 49
Grade 5 57
Grade 6 61
Grade 7 62
Grade 8 52
Kindergarten 50
Pre-Kindergarten 39
Gender/Sex of Powell Elem Paideia Comm Academy Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 278 50.55
Female 272 49.46
Race/Ethnicity Demography of Powell Elem Paideia Comm Academy Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 523 95.09
Hispanic/Latino 22 4.00
Two or more races 5 0.91
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 265 95.32
Hispanic/Latino 9 3.24
Two or more races 4 1.44
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 258 94.85
Hispanic/Latino 13 4.78
Two or more races 1 0.37

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 52 96.30
Hispanic/Latino 2 3.70
Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 35 97.22
Hispanic/Latino 1 2.78
Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 83 92.22
Hispanic/Latino 6 6.67
Two or more races 1 1.11
Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 45 91.84
Hispanic/Latino 4 8.16
Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 54 94.74
Hispanic/Latino 2 3.51
Two or more races 1 1.75
Grade 6 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 60 98.36
Hispanic/Latino 1 1.64
Grade 7 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 58 93.55
Hispanic/Latino 3 4.84
Two or more races 1 1.61
Grade 8 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 52 100.00
Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 46 92.00
Hispanic/Latino 3 6.00
Two or more races 1 2.00
Pre-Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 38 97.44
Two or more races 1 2.56