J. Ward Elementary School
J. Ward Elementary School is a public middle school in Chicago, IL, serving grades K–8, rated B+, 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.
B+TopHap school rating
- Rating
- B+
- 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
1,164 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.
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- 3216 S Princeton AveChicago, IL 606165 bd · 5 ba · 6,416 ft² · built 2023$1.1M
- 3150 S Stewart AveChicago, IL 606163 bd · 3.5 ba · 2,008 ft² · built 2005$752K
- 322 W 27th StChicago, IL 606163 bd · 2 ba · 2,368 ft² · built 1997$708K
- 3009 S Wells StChicago, IL 60616built 1989$658K
- 3218 S Shields AveChicago, IL 606163 bd · 4 ba · 2,177 ft² · built 2023$616K
- 338 W 33rd StChicago, IL 606163 bd · 2 ba · 1,670 ft² · built 1995$559K
- 3005 S Wells StChicago, IL 606163 bd · 2 ba · 1,584 ft² · built 1992$534K
- 3250 S Shields AveChicago, IL 606163 bd · 2.5 ba · 1,230 ft² · built 1997$504K
- 342 W 27th StChicago, IL 606163 bd · 2 ba · 1,748 ft² · built 1992$491K
- 2743 S Shields AveChicago, IL 606163 bd · 2 ba · 1,328 ft² · built 2013$451K
- 351 W 28th PlChicago, IL 606163 bd · 2.5 ba · 1,304 ft² · built 1995$424K
- 2908 S Shields AveChicago, IL 606163 bd · 2 ba · 1,263 ft² · built 1993$392K
- 3200 S Princeton AveChicago, IL 606163 bd · 2 ba · 1,100 ft² · built 1972$368K
- 2922 S Princeton AveChicago, IL 606163 bd · 1 ba · 1,120 ft² · built 1888$342K
- 2810 S Wentworth AveChicago, IL 606161,900 ft² · built 1989$316K
- 3255 S Shields Ave Unit 202Chicago, IL 606162 bd · 2 ba · 1,300 ft² · built 1915$299K
- 3255 S Shields Ave Unit 101Chicago, IL 606162 bd · 1 ba · 1,200 ft² · built 1915$282K
- 238 W 31st StChicago, IL 606163 bd · 1 ba · 1,000 ft² · built 1888$269K
- 2800 S Wentworth Ave Apt 2Chicago, IL 606161,900 ft² · built 1989$258K
- 2734 S Wentworth AveChicago, IL 60616built 2004$253K
- 2843 S Wells StChicago, IL 606162 bd · 1 ba · 1,900 ft² · built 1888$227K
- 2734 S Wentworth AveChicago, IL 60616built 2004$195K
- 2940 S Wentworth AveChicago, IL 606168 bd · 5.5 ba · 6,000 ft² · built 1892
- 2734 S Wentworth AveChicago, IL 60616built 2004
- 2844 S Wells StChicago, IL 606164 bd · 1 ba · 2,300 ft² · built 1888
- 3028 S Princeton AveChicago, IL 606164 bd · 2 ba · 1,512 ft² · built 1888
- 3149 S Wells StChicago, IL 606166 bd · 6 ba · 3,818 ft² · built 2007
- 2942 S Wentworth AveChicago, IL 606163 bd · 2.5 ba · 2,500 ft² · built 1881
- 3136 S Shields AveChicago, IL 6061611 bd · 7 ba · 4,773 ft² · built 2022
- 2704 S Wells St # 1Chicago, IL 606166 bd · 2 ba · 1,938 ft² · built 1888
- 322 W 29th StChicago, IL 606166 bd · 4 ba · 3,360 ft² · built 1990
- 2925 S Princeton AveChicago, IL 606168 bd · 2 ba · 3,660 ft² · built 1888
- 3000 S Princeton Ave # 1Chicago, IL 606168 bd · 4 ba · 3,264 ft² · built 1888
- 3124 S Wells StChicago, IL 606169 bd · 3 ba · 3,864 ft² · built 1888
- 2634 S Wells St # 1Chicago, IL 606166 bd · 3 ba · 6,420 ft² · built 1888
- 353 W 29th PlChicago, IL 60616
- 336 W 30th PlChicago, IL 60616built 1888
- 2734 S Wentworth AveChicago, IL 606163 bd · 1.5 ba · built 2004
- 3206 S Princeton AveChicago, IL 606166 bd · 2 ba · 2,242 ft² · built 1914
- 353 W 26th StChicago, IL 606165 bd · 3 ba · 2,361 ft² · built 1979
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
- D
- Schools
- 643
- Students
- 324,130
- Spending per student
- $21,421
- Teachers (FTE)
- 23,532
- Grades
- PK–12
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