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

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Thorp J N Elem School is a Elementary in Chicago, IL. It currently serves 319 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:319
Number of Teachers: 23
Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.87

Location Info

Location: 8914 S Buffalo Ave, Chicago, IL 60617
Mailing Address: 8914 S Buffalo Ave, Chicago, IL 60617-3416
Phone: (773)535-6250
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 1 36
Grade 10 1
Grade 2 35
Grade 3 32
Grade 4 33
Grade 5 25
Grade 6 28
Grade 7 24
Grade 8 30
Kindergarten 35
Pre-Kindergarten 40
Gender/Sex of Thorp J N Elem School Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 159 49.84
Female 160 50.16
Race/Ethnicity Demography of Thorp J N Elem School Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.31
Black or African American 255 79.94
Hispanic/Latino 62 19.44
White 1 0.31
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.63
Black or African American 125 78.62
Hispanic/Latino 32 20.13
White 1 0.63
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 130 81.25
Hispanic/Latino 30 18.75

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 (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 2.78
Black or African American 27 75.00
Hispanic/Latino 8 22.22
Grade 10 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 1 100.00
Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 28 80.00
Hispanic/Latino 7 20.00
Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 27 84.38
Hispanic/Latino 5 15.63
Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 31 93.94
Hispanic/Latino 2 6.06
Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 19 76.00
Hispanic/Latino 6 24.00
Grade 6 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 24 85.71
Hispanic/Latino 4 14.29
Grade 7 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 21 87.50
Hispanic/Latino 3 12.50
Grade 8 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 19 63.33
Hispanic/Latino 11 36.67
Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 29 82.86
Hispanic/Latino 6 17.14
Pre-Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 29 72.50
Hispanic/Latino 10 25.00
White 1 2.50