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

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Wells Preparatory Elem Academy is a Elementary in Chicago, IL. It currently serves 314 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:314
Number of Teachers: 23
Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.65

Location Info

Location: 249 E 37th St, Chicago, IL 60653
Mailing Address: 249 E 37th St, Chicago, IL 60653-1001
Phone: (773)535-1204
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 1 31
Grade 2 27
Grade 3 38
Grade 4 38
Grade 5 26
Grade 6 27
Grade 7 25
Grade 8 24
Kindergarten 43
Pre-Kindergarten 35
Gender/Sex of Wells Preparatory Elem Academy Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 153 48.73
Female 161 51.27
Race/Ethnicity Demography of Wells Preparatory Elem Academy Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 295 93.95
Hispanic/Latino 14 4.46
Two or more races 5 1.59
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 146 95.43
Hispanic/Latino 7 4.58
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 149 92.55
Hispanic/Latino 7 4.35
Two or more races 5 3.11

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 31 100.00
Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 24 88.89
Hispanic/Latino 2 7.41
Two or more races 1 3.70
Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 36 94.74
Hispanic/Latino 2 5.26
Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 36 94.74
Hispanic/Latino 2 5.26
Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 24 92.31
Hispanic/Latino 1 3.85
Two or more races 1 3.85
Grade 6 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 23 85.19
Hispanic/Latino 4 14.82
Grade 7 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 24 96.00
Hispanic/Latino 1 4.00
Grade 8 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 24 100.00
Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 40 93.02
Hispanic/Latino 2 4.65
Two or more races 1 2.33
Pre-Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 33 94.29
Two or more races 2 5.71