Skinner Elementary School

Skinner Elementary School

Public Pre-K, Elementary, Middle School | Grade Pre-K-8
111 S Throop St,  Chicago, IL
Chicago Public Schools
4.1
4.1
1,097 Students
A-
Niche Grade

School Details

Head of School
Deborah M Clark
Student Teacher Ratio
16:1
Math Proficiency
62%
Reading Proficiency
68%

Niche Grade

A
Academics
A
Teachers
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Academics
Reading Proficiency
68%
Math Proficiency
62%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
16:1
Teachers
60
Full Time Teachers
60
Teachers in First or Second Year
12.7%

GreatSchools Rating

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Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor
1,196:1

Student Diversity

Female
52.2%
Male
47.8%
Asian or Pacific Islander
30.7%
White
25.5%
Black
23.7%
Hispanic
12.5%
Two or more races
5.7%
Native American
1.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
<1%
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School Rankings

#26 Most Diverse Public MS in Illinois
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Specialty School Programs

Free/Reduced Lunch Offered

This School’s Reviews

Niche Reviews
4.1 13 Reviews
5.0 Alum
6/18/2022
Skinner West is very diverse and with high-caliber students. My years here were incredibly enjoyable with the tight-knit classes and wonderful park we hung at during lunch and after school.
3.0 Parent
10/24/2017
This school was 5 stars before the founding principal left. Now it is slowly becoming just like every other CPS school. Too bad.
5.0 NicheUser
12/29/2015
We love the teachers, principal, classmates, and families. Our children look forward to school every day.
GreatSchools Reviews
4.1 60 Reviews
1.0 parent
8/29/2019
Awful. Bullying is a huge problem. Curriculum is all over the place and each teacher just uses what they are given with no training or development.
3.0 parent
10/15/2018
My experience at this school in terms of academics has been great. In other areas, not so much. The school is definitely overcrowded and arrival/dismissal is a nightmare. There are 37 kids in my child's third grade classroom. There is next to no supervision and zero order to the way kids enter and e...
2.0 other
1/8/2016
My three year old received a slot in May 2015 a gladly accepted and placed my deposit. Unfortunately I never heard another word from them. I tried to email and call the principal several time and never received a call or email back. I was force to find a new school in September not an easy task. The...
2.0 parent
9/28/2015
My son was accepted in the classical program. I took him out of his current school after receiving the ridiculous 24 hour notice that he was accepted and school had already started. We made the move and regretted it. Before school every morning, most of the kids congregate in the lunchroom. There is...

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