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

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Shields Elem School is a Elementary in Chicago, IL. It currently serves 487 students (grades PK-04). 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:487
Number of Teachers: 42
Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.74

Location Info

Location: 4250 S Rockwell St, Chicago, IL 60632
Mailing Address: 4250 S Rockwell St, Chicago, IL 60632-1216
Phone: (773)535-7285
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 1 81
Grade 2 71
Grade 3 93
Grade 4 82
Grade 5 2
Kindergarten 79
Pre-Kindergarten 79
Gender/Sex of Shields Elem School Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 253 51.95
Female 234 48.05
Race/Ethnicity Demography of Shields Elem School Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.21
Asian 4 0.82
Black or African American 8 1.64
Hispanic/Latino 466 95.69
Two or more races 1 0.21
White 7 1.44
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.40
Asian 2 0.79
Black or African American 5 1.98
Hispanic/Latino 240 94.86
White 5 1.98
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 2 0.86
Black or African American 3 1.28
Hispanic/Latino 226 96.58
Two or more races 1 0.43
White 2 0.86

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 1 1.24
Hispanic/Latino 79 97.53
White 1 1.24
Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 1 1.41
Hispanic/Latino 69 97.18
White 1 1.41
Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 1.08
Asian 1 1.08
Hispanic/Latino 90 96.77
White 1 1.08
Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 1 1.22
Hispanic/Latino 80 97.56
White 1 1.22
Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 50.00
Black or African American 1 50.00
Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 2 2.53
Black or African American 2 2.53
Hispanic/Latino 74 93.67
Two or more races 1 1.27
Pre-Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 2 2.53
Hispanic/Latino 74 93.67
White 3 3.80