Overview of Lara Elem Academy: Lara Elem Academy is a public school situated in Chicago, IL, which is in a huge city environment. The learner population of Lara Elem Academy is 409, and the school serves PK-8. At Lara Elem Academy, 19% of learners scored above or at the proficient (mastery) level for math, and 20% scored above or at that level for reading.

The school’s minority learner population is 99%. The learner-teacher ratio is 15:1, which is better than that of the district.

The learner population is made up of 45% female learners and 55% male learners. The school serves 96% economically disadvantaged learners. There are 28 equivalent full-time teachers and 1 full-time school counselor.

Test Scores at Lara Elem Academy: At Lara Elem Academy, 19% of learners scored above or at the proficient (mastery) level for math, and 20% scored above or at that level for reading.

Juxtaposed with the district, the school did worse in math and worse in reading, according to this measure. In Chicago Public Schools, 26% of learners tested above or at the proficient (mastery) level for reading, and 21% tested above or at that level for math.

Lara Elem Academy did worse in math and worse in reading in this measure juxtaposed with learners around the state. In Illinois, 36% of learners tested above or at the proficient (mastery) level for reading, and 31% tested above or at that level for math.