J. Ward Elementary School
J. Ward Elementary School is a public middle school in Chicago, IL, serving grades K–8, rated A-, with 500 students and a 15.2:1 student-teacher ratio.
In 2024-2025, the share of students meeting the state standard was 63% in Math, 62% in English Language Arts and 57% in Science.
A-TopHap school rating
- Rating
- A-
- Grades
- K–8
- Enrollment
- 500
- Students per teacher
- 15.2:1
- Level
- Middle
- Type
- Public · Regular
2024-2025 testing year
State test results
Share of students meeting or exceeding the state standard.
Math63%
English Language Arts62%
Science57%
Academics and programs
- Open enrollment
- No
Student body
Asian77%
Hispanic10%
Black6%
White4%
Two or more races2%
- Male / female
- 55% / 45%
- Free or reduced lunch
- 79%
- Enrollment change vs prior year
- -11.7%
- Prior-year enrollment
- 566
Homes assigned to this school
1,140 homes in TopHap's records are assigned to J. Ward Elementary School. These 40 are sampled evenly down the value ranking, so they span the whole zone rather than just its most expensive streets.
- 3216 S Princeton AveChicago, IL 606165 bd · 5 ba · 6,416 ft² · built 2023$1.2M
- 3212 S Stewart AveChicago, IL 606163 bd · 4 ba · 2,040 ft² · built 2005$730K
- 3213 S Stewart AveChicago, IL 606163 bd · 4 ba · 2,177 ft² · built 2023$677K
- 3220 S Shields AveChicago, IL 606163 bd · 3.5 ba · 2,052 ft² · built 2023$652K
- 3219 S Stewart AveChicago, IL 606163 bd · 4 ba · 2,052 ft² · built 2023$621K
- 3100 S Wells StChicago, IL 606168 ba · built 2007$558K
- 344 W 30th PlChicago, IL 606164 bd · 2 ba · 1,868 ft² · built 1980$530K
- 2928 S Wells StChicago, IL 606163 bd · 2 ba · 1,704 ft² · built 1981$514K
- 238 W 28th PlChicago, IL 606163 bd · 2 ba · 1,548 ft² · built 1993$498K
- 336 W 32nd StChicago, IL 606163 bd · 2 ba · 1,886 ft² · built 1993$470K
- 2737 S Princeton AveChicago, IL 606163 bd · 1 ba · 2,031 ft² · built 1888$451K
- 2623 S Shields AveChicago, IL 60616built 2004$406K
- 244 W 25th PlChicago, IL 606163 bd · 2 ba · 1,170 ft² · built 1974$380K
- 2822 S Wentworth Ave # 37Chicago, IL 606161,900 ft² · built 1989$357K
- 3143 S Wells StChicago, IL 606163 bd · 2 ba · 1,386 ft² · built 1871$338K
- 3117 S Wells StChicago, IL 606162 bd · 1 ba · 858 ft² · built 1883$312K
- 2932 S Wentworth AveChicago, IL 60616built 2006$280K
- 238 W 31st StChicago, IL 606163 bd · 1 ba · 1,000 ft² · built 1888$269K
- 2738 S Wentworth Ave Apt 3fChicago, IL 60616built 2002$254K
- 2734 S Wentworth Ave Apt 217Chicago, IL 60616built 2004$247K
- 3000 S Wentworth Ave Apt 5bChicago, IL 606162 bd · 2 ba · 1,008 ft² · built 2005$241K
- 2734 S Wentworth Ave Apt 206Chicago, IL 60616built 2004$219K
- 2734 S Wentworth Ave Apt 503Chicago, IL 60616built 2004$185K
- 3205 S Wells StChicago, IL 606166 bd · 2 ba · 2,024 ft² · built 1898
- 3124 S Princeton Ave # 1Chicago, IL 606166 bd · 2 ba · 2,526 ft² · built 1908
- 2621 S Shields AveChicago, IL 606164 bd · 4 ba · 2,150 ft² · built 1882
- 3253 S Wells StChicago, IL 6061612 bd · 6 ba · 5,574 ft² · built 1891
- 351 W 30th StChicago, IL 606166 bd · 2 ba · 1,980 ft² · built 1888
- 3240 S Wells St # 2Chicago, IL 606166 bd · 2 ba · 2,200 ft² · built 1888
- 3144 S Shields AveChicago, IL 606169 bd · 3 ba · 3,036 ft² · built 1883
- 2706 S Wells StChicago, IL 606169 bd · 6 ba · 3,981 ft² · built 1888
- 322 W 29th StChicago, IL 606166 bd · 4 ba · 3,360 ft² · built 1990
- 2921 S Princeton AveChicago, IL 606168 bd · 2 ba · 3,000 ft² · built 1888
- 346 W 31st StChicago, IL 606166 bd · 2 ba · 2,320 ft² · built 1983
- 3112 S Wells StChicago, IL 606166 bd · 2 ba · 2,200 ft² · built 1890
- 2639 S Princeton AveChicago, IL 606169 bd · 3 ba · 2,943 ft² · built 1890
- 2815 S Shields Ave # 1rerChicago, IL 606166 bd · 3 ba · 3,058 ft² · built 1888
- 2945 S Wells St # 2Chicago, IL 606164 bd · 4 ba · 2,668 ft² · built 1890
- 3006 S Wells StChicago, IL 606164 bd · 2 ba · 1,440 ft² · built 1889
- 2839 S Wells StChicago, IL 606168 bd · 8,764 ft² · built 1885
School details
- Address
- 2701 S Shields Ave, Chicago, IL 60616
- Phone
- (773) 534-9050
- Website
- cps.k12.il.us
- Setting
- City - Large
- Status
- Operational
- NCES ID
- 170993001143
School district
Chicago Public School District 299
- District rating
- C+
- Schools
- 643
- Students
- 324,130
- Spending per student
- $21,421
- Teachers (FTE)
- 23,532
- Grades
- PK–12
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