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Lake Shore Schools

5611 N Clark Street, Chicago, IL, 60660-0606 -

School Notes Overview:

Lake Shore Schools 5611 N. Clark Chicago IL 60660 & 6759 N. Greenview Chicago IL 60626, 773-561-6707 Lake Shore Schools offers preschool (15 months-4 years) and grade school (K – 8th) programs at 2 Chicago locations. The preschool campus on Clark Street offers preschool for children ages 15 months to 4 years, while the grade school campus provides an educational program for student’s eligible forJunior Kindergarten through 8th Grade. ...

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School Overview:

	Lake Shore Schools
School Membership(s)	National Association for the Education of Young Children Other special emphasis association(s) National Association of Independent Schools State or regional independent school association
Religious Affiliation	Nonsectarian
Grades Offered	Grades Prekindergarten - 8
Year Founded	1948
County	Cook County, IL
Student Body
Total Students	207 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(IL) School Avg.
% Students of Color	79%	34%
Students by Grade
	Pre-K - 111 students
	Kind - 23 students
	Grade 1 - 19 students
	Grade 2 - 11 students
	Grade 3 - 6 students
	Grade 4 - 10 students
	Grade 5 - 10 students
	Grade 6 - 6 students
	Grade 7 - 5 students
	Grade 8 - 6 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	7 teachers
% Faculty with Advance Degree	15%
	This School	(IL) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:26	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	178 days	176 days
Hours in School Day for Students	7 hours	6 hours
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline	None / Rolling
Acceptance Rate	94%
Head of School	Marsha Engquist
Admissions Director	Joy Jones
Admissions Associate	Mari Ann Swanson

School Notes:

Programs are accredited from the National Early Childhood Program Accreditation (NECPA), the JK-Eighth grade school is registered and recognized by the Illinois State Board of Education, the preschool is city & state licensed. Curriculum at the preschool level includes Art, Music, Singing, Science & Nature, Outdoor Play, Math & Reading Readiness, Stories, and Creative Movement. Subjects in the JK-8 program include Reading, Math, Science, Language Arts, Social Studies, Art, Music, PE, Computers, Spanish, and Library/Internet. Before- and after-school care, and a summer camp program is offered. For more information, please contact main office at 773 561-6707 and plan a visit with your child! You will find Lake Shore Schools as affordable and exactly what your child needs to succeed in their early years!

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School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (60660)	School Zip (60660)	(IL) State Average
Population (Approximate)	47,726 people	12,415,876 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	44%	24%
Population Average Age	34 years old	34 years old
Average Household size	2.0 persons	2.6 persons
Median Household Income	$34,293	$48,019
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	3.5 rooms	5.3 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	56 years old	50 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit Zipcode (60660) What's a Zindex? Subject to Zillow Terms of Use
% Owning / % Renting	32% / 68%	61% / 39%