Waters Elementary School is in the heart of Ravenswood and serves kindergarten through eighth grade. The school's average enrollment tops 600 students, a more than 80 percent increase over the past decade.
Waters Elementary is recognized for its fine and performing arts, ecology and technology programs. These programs are used to interlace themes throughout all subjects taught in the hopes of creating a more engaging and holistic educational experience for students.
The school uses traditional learning models as well as incorporating experiential learning through hands-on activities and interaction, and differentiate learning based on students’ academic levels in reading and math. The average standardized test scores for students are well above average in English and math.
Beyond academics, Waters Elementary offers extracurricular sports such as basketball, volleyball, soccer, cross country and track. Students who want to participate in activities outside of sports can explore the chess team, yearbook club and leadership ambassadors program.
A recent survey of students and teachers recognized the school as having very involved parents and very collaborative teachers. Teachers who participated in the survey overwhelmingly said they would recommend the school to parents searching for a place to send their child.
Waters Elementary School
Public Elementary School
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Grade K-8
4540 N Campbell Ave,
Chicago, IL
Chicago Public Schools
School Details
Head of School
Titia Kipp
Student Teacher Ratio
16:1
Math Proficiency
48%
Reading Proficiency
44%
Niche Grade
A-
A
Source: Niche
Niche Grade Details
Academics
Reading Proficiency
44%
Math Proficiency
48%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
16:1
Teachers
40
Full Time Teachers
40
Teachers in First or Second Year
17.1%
GreatSchools Rating
4
Source: GreatSchools
GreatSchools Rating Details
Teachers and Staff
Students Per Counselor
647:1
Student Diversity
Female
50.4%
Male
49.6%
White
59.2%
Hispanic
24.2%
Two or more races
9.6%
Asian or Pacific Islander
4.6%
Black
2.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
<1%
Native American
<1%
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Specialty School Programs
Free/Reduced Lunch Offered
This School’s Reviews
Niche Reviews
2/3/2015
Some of the teachers have a nasty attitude and do not always treat students with equality.
GreatSchools Reviews
6/27/2022
Our son has done very well academically at Waters. The teachers he has had have seemed supportive and he has made friends. His teachers during the pandemic When we have brought up possible mental health challenges due to deaths in the family counseling and support was offered.Very pleased with the s...
7/21/2021
I agree with a few of the recent reviews. There are several great teachers, but some who don’t seem to like kids or teaching. And now with equity, to me it feels like pulling everyone down in order to keep everything fair and square. My child isn’t challenged and is behind in math concepts. There is...
2/14/2020
After many years of loving Waters, the only thing that has kept us there is a handful of committed teachers, and the community. I strongly feel there needs to a change in administration!!
9/30/2019
I must say that despite all the things going wrong with the administration (miscommunication, backlashing, lies, mediocrity, unaddressed bullying, segregation, unable to solve conflicts, etc) Waters is a FUN school thanks to a few teachers that work very hard and a wonderful, generous and supportive...
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Map
Attendance Zone
About Ravenswood
List Price Range
$213K - $3.1M
Homes For Sale
17
Average Home Value
$852,060
Median Lot Size
4,356 Sq Ft
% Renters
67%
Household Income
$117,559
% of College Grads
74.1%
Median Age
38
Average House Size
3,777 Sq Ft
% Commercial Property
62.0%
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Parks in this Area
Sunken Gardens Park
- Multi-Purpose Field
Cricket Hill
- Football
- Soccer
- Multi-Purpose Field
Vogle Park
- Playground
Ravenswood Manor Park
- Picnic Area
- Playground
Chase Park
- Football
- Pool
- Soccer
Welles Park
- Baseball/Softball
- Football
- Pool
Winnemac Park
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- Basketball
- Football
Foster Beach
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- Bike Trails
- Lake
Montrose Beach
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