Characteristics of Chicago’s elementary facilities

	All Schools	Enrollment under 350	Enrollment over 1,000
Number of schools	477	55	53
Percent middle class	8%	29%	0%
Percent integrated	25%	36%	25%
Above average in reading	15%	36%	4%

Definitions
Middle class: less than 50 percent low income. Integrated: More than 15 percent white. Above average in reading: More than half of students scored at or above national norms on the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills.