National Teachers Elementary Academy
CPS selective (SEES) · PK,K-8
At a glance
The state's 2025 summative designation is Targeted - ISBE has identified the school for additional support (ISBE Report Card 2025). In 2024–25, 435 applications were recorded for 28 offers (GoCPS, 2024–25 school year - the most recent seat data SchoolNav has).
- Cultural fit
- 29% of students were chronically absent in 2025 - about what's typical for CPS elementary schools (ISBE Report Card 2025).
- Academic fit
- 82% of teachers stayed from one year to the next - about what's typical for CPS elementary schools (ISBE Report Card 2025). Average class size is 26.1; about 16.7 students per teacher, computed from all-teacher staffing (ISBE Report Card 2025).
- Social-emotional fit
- There is 1 school counselor per 399 students (ISBE Report Card 2025). 53% of students with IEPs spend most of the school day in general classrooms - about what's typical for CPS elementary schools (ISBE Report Card 2025).
Computed from published data with its source and year on every clause - a description, never a grade.
Basics
- Address
- 55 W CERMAK RD
- Neighborhood
- Near South Side
- Phone
- (773)534-9970
- Hours
- Unknown - not verified yet
- Website
- https://ntacourage.org
- Climate survey
- 5Essentials survey results (UChicago)scores there are benchmarked 1–99 levels, not percentages
Programs (1)
| Program | Entry grades | How seats are offered | Test required | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Regional Gifted Center (K) Selective enrollment | K | Screening | Yes | CPS-published · verified Jul 2026 |
Cutoff history
What it took to receive an initial offer here in each cycle CPS has published - by tier for Selective Enrollment, and on the citywide points line for points-based Choice programs. History is context - it can’t predict a future cutoff.
| Cycle | Rank min | Tier 1 | Tier 2 | Tier 3 | Tier 4 | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | 220 | 190 | 165 | 192.5 | 200 | CPS-published · verified Jul 2026 |
| 2025-26 | 232.5 | 170 | 202.5 | 205 | 215 | CPS-published · verified Jul 2026 |
| 2024-25 | 217.5 | 150 | 172.5 | 202.5 | 202.5 | CPS-published · verified Jul 2026 |
Minimum point totals from CPS’s published initial offers - waitlist movement can lower what it actually took, and cutoffs move year to year. Within the current-test cycles above, a tier’s minimum has shifted by as much as 37.5 points from one cycle to the next - treat any single year as a snapshot, not a target.
Parent questions & conversation
What parents and people who know this school are asking, answering, and talking about - their own words, experiences and opinions rather than verified facts.
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SchoolNav is not affiliated with CPS. Details change - each fact above shows when it was last verified. Application decisions should always be confirmed in GoCPS.