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Oscar Mayer Magnet School

CPS choice · PK,K-8

CPS-published· verified Oct 2026

At a glance

In 2026, 75% of students met or exceeded standards on the IAR, placing the school in the top 10% of CPS elementary schools with published results (ISBE Report Card 2026). ISBE did not publish math for 39 schools where fewer than 10 students met the standard, so those schools are not in this comparison. In 2026, 14% of students were chronically absent, below what's typical for CPS elementary schools.

Cultural fit
14% of students were chronically absent in 2026 - below what's typical for CPS elementary schools (ISBE Report Card 2026).
Academic fit
92% of teachers stayed from one year to the next - above what's typical for CPS elementary schools (ISBE Report Card 2026).
Social-emotional fit
68% of students with IEPs spend most of the school day in general classrooms - about what's typical for CPS elementary schools (ISBE Report Card 2026). There is 1 school counselor per 544 students.

Computed from published data with its source and year on every clause - a description, never a grade.

Basics

CPS-published · verified Nov 2024

Address
2250 N CLIFTON AVE
Neighborhood
Lincoln Park
Phone
(773)534-5535
Hours
Unknown - not verified yet
Website
http://mayermagnet.org/
Before and after care

Before care from 7:00 AM. After care until 6:00 PM. Run by Right At School. After care costs $399 a month for 5 days a week.

From the program’s own page. Checked Sep 2026. Hours, prices and space change, so confirm with the school.

Arts and creative

Visual art

From the school’s own website, for the 2026-27 school year. Checked Sep 2026. Offerings change each year, so confirm on a tour.

Sports

Cheerleading, Football, Girls' Basketball, Girls' Soccer, Girls' Volleyball, Pom-Pon, Boys' Basketball, Boys' Soccer, Girls on the Run, Girls' Cross Country, Basketball, Soccer, Boys' Cross Country

From the school’s CPS profile, for the 2026-27 school year. Checked Sep 2026. Offerings change each year, so confirm on a tour.

Climate survey
Unknown - no CPS school ID on record

5Essentials - the latest survey in detail

Safety, Human & Social Resources in the Community, and School Safety are rated above the CPS average; Instructional Leadership, Quality Professional Development, and Teacher-Principal Trust are rated below it this year.

From the 2026 CPS 5Essentials survey (25-26). Scores are benchmarked 1–99 (not percentages) - higher is stronger, and each is shown against the CPS average that same year. This is a newer survey on a different benchmark than the component levels above, so the two aren’t directly comparable.

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Ambitious Instruction

58 ▬ about the CPS average (56)

Supportive Environment

63 ▲ above the CPS average (51)

Collaborative Teachers

55 ▬ about the CPS average (52)

Effective Leaders

44 ▼ below the CPS average (52)

Involved Families

58 ▲ above the CPS average (53)

Supplemental measures

Additional survey topics UChicago reports outside the five core measures.

CPS-published · verified Jul 2026Response rates: students 87%, teachers 60%, parents 0%Full 2026 measures report (UChicago)

UChicago Consortium — the 2026 cycle (school year 25-26) is re-benchmarked to spring 2024 (SY25+); it is NOT level-comparable to the spring-2013-benchmarked component levels shown elsewhere.

Pre-K

CPS-published· verified Sep 2026

This school has Pre-K. Families apply for Pre-K through Chicago Early Learning, not GoCPS.

  • Full-day Pre-K · for children age 4

    Seats: full, with a waitlist, as of Sep 24, 2026.

Quality rating
No rating published

Apply through Chicago Early Learning · How Pre-K applications work

Programs (2)

ProgramEntry gradesHow seats are offeredTest requiredEvidence

IB Middle Years Programme, Fine & Performing Arts

IB

No earlier IB program is needed to apply.

6–8Lottery
NoCPS-published · verified Oct 2026

Montessori, Fine & Performing Arts

Magnet (with boundary)

K–5Lottery
NoCPS-published · verified Oct 2026

Local School Council

CPS-published· verified Oct 2026

The Local School Council is a group of parents, staff, and neighbors who help run this school. They vote on the budget and the school plan. Their meetings are open to the public, so you can go and listen.

Next meetings

CPS has not posted any upcoming meetings for this council yet.

CPS lists the date and time. Ask the school office where the meeting will be held.

Members for 2026 to 2028

  • Danielle N Drayton · Principal
  • Jeremy Wetmore · Parent
  • Adanna Love · Parent
  • David Schuette · Parent
  • Robert Newmyer · Parent
  • Dushyant Remivasan · Parent
  • Sue Gamm · Community member
  • Jeremy Fox · Community member
  • Tianna Davis-Lancaster · Teacher
  • Chelsea Gschwind · Teacher
  • Christian Manney · School staff (non-teaching)

CPS keeps the official list of council meetings and members. See the CPS council list.

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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