Foster Park Elem School

www.cps.edu

345 Students

Elementary School Pre-K - 8th

School Overview

Foster Park Elementary School, located in the Gresham neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago, serves students from prekindergarten through eighth grade as part of the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) district. The school is situated in a community-focused area and serves as a local hub for education, striving to provide a foundational academic experience for neighborhood children. As a CPS institution, it follows the district’s standard curriculum while aiming to meet the diverse needs of its student population through various support services and classroom instruction.

In recent years, the school has operated within a district that emphasizes school improvement, safety, and academic growth. Like many schools in the Chicago system, Foster Park focuses on developing literacy and numeracy skills while fostering a sense of community among its students and staff. Parents and guardians often look to Foster Park as a neighborhood anchor that provides a structured environment for student development from their earliest years through the transition to high school.

345

Total Students

29.2

Full-Time Teachers

11.8

Student/Teacher Ratio

N/A

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for Foster Park Elem School
Demographic	Student Count
Hispanic	17
Black	328

Black
328 (95.1%)
Hispanic
17 (4.9%)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	Elementary School
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	No virtual instruction
Shared Time Status:	No
District:	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299
Phone:	(773)535-2725
Website:	http://www.cps.edu
Grade Range:	Pre-K - 8th
Total Students:	345
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	29.2
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	11.8
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch:	0
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	0

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Pre-Kindergarten 47

Kindergarten 19

Grade 1 40

Grade 2 36

Grade 3 36

Grade 4 44

Grade 5 38

Grade 6 27

Grade 7 24

Grade 8 34

Grades Taught Data Table

Grades Taught and Student Counts for Foster Park Elem School
Grade	Student Count
Pre-Kindergarten	47
Kindergarten	19
Grade 1	40
Grade 2	36
Grade 3	36
Grade 4	44
Grade 5	38
Grade 6	27
Grade 7	24
Grade 8	34

Gender Ratio

Student Gender Ratio Data Table

Student Gender Ratio for Foster Park Elem School
Gender	Student Count	Percentage
Female	158	45.8%
Male	187	54.2%

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