Arthur A Libby Elementary School
CPS choice · PK,K-8
At a glance
27% of students with IEPs spend most of the school day in general classrooms - below what's typical for CPS elementary schools (ISBE Report Card 2025). In 2021–22, 4 applications were recorded for 4 offers (GoCPS, 2021–22 school year - the most recent seat data SchoolNav has).
- Cultural fit
- 45% of students were chronically absent in 2025 - above what's typical for CPS elementary schools (ISBE Report Card 2025).
- Academic performance
- Adjusted for low-income share, results sit in the lower quarter of CPS schools with published IAR results (adjusted view, disclosed method - ISBE Report Card 2025).
- Academic fit
- 77% of teachers stayed from one year to the next - about what's typical for CPS elementary schools (ISBE Report Card 2025). On the 5Essentials survey, school leadership was rated ‘Neutral’ and teacher collaboration was rated ‘Weak’ (5Essentials spring 2024 survey - benchmarked levels relative to Illinois statewide, spring 2013, not percentages).
Computed from published data with its source and year on every clause - a description, never a grade. How the adjusted view works
Basics
CPS-published · verified Nov 2024
- Address
- 5300 S LOOMIS BLVD
- Neighborhood
- New City
- Phone
- (773)535-9050
- Hours
- Unknown - not verified yet
- Website
- https://libby.cps.edu
- Before and after care
Supplemental care not found.
SchoolNav searched the school’s website and the main care providers’ pages in Sep 2026 and found no before or after care. Some programs are never posted online, so ask the school office or on a tour.
- Arts and creative
- Unknown - the sources could not be checked. Ask on a tour.
- Sports
Soccer
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
- Involved families
- Neutral
- Supportive environment
- Neutral
- Ambitious instruction
- Neutral
- Effective leaders
- Neutral
- Collaborative teachers
- Weak
- Safety (student-reported)
- Weak
- Overall organization
- Partially Organized
UChicago 5Essentials levels from the spring 2024 survey (CPS Progress Reports SY2425, verified 2026-09-25) - benchmarked categories relative to Illinois statewide, spring 2013, not percentages. A school can answer mostly positively and still rate below the benchmark typical.
5Essentials - the latest survey in detail
Instructional Leadership, Quality Professional Development, and Teacher-Principal Trust are rated above the CPS average; Reflective Dialogue, Collaborative Practices, and Student Responsibility 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
55 ▬ about the CPS average (56)- Academic Press· students-reported53 ▬ about the CPS average (53)
- English Instruction· students-reported61 ▬ about the CPS average (59)
- Math Instruction· students-reported52 ▼ below the CPS average (57)
- Quality of Student Discussion· teachers-reported54 ▬ about the CPS average (53)
Supportive Environment
48 ▬ about the CPS average (51)- Academic Personalism· students-reported45 ▼ below the CPS average (51)
- Peer Support for Academic Work· students-reported58 ▲ above the CPS average (53)
- Safety· students-reported42 ▼ below the CPS average (48)
- Student-Teacher Trust· students-reported47 ▬ about the CPS average (50)
Collaborative Teachers
54 ▬ about the CPS average (52)- Collaborative Practices· teachers-reported45 ▼ below the CPS average (57)
- Collective Responsibility· teachers-reported51 ▬ about the CPS average (48)
- Quality Professional Development· teachers-reported70 ▲ above the CPS average (56)
- School Commitment· teachers-reported59 ▲ above the CPS average (48)
- Teacher-Teacher Trust· teachers-reported45 ▼ below the CPS average (51)
Effective Leaders
60 ▲ above the CPS average (52)- Instructional Leadership· teachers-reported70 ▲ above the CPS average (55)
- Program Coherence· teachers-reported62 ▲ above the CPS average (53)
- Teacher Influence· teachers-reported49 ▬ about the CPS average (52)
- Teacher-Principal Trust· teachers-reported60 ▲ above the CPS average (48)
Involved Families
55 ▬ about the CPS average (53)- Parent Influence on Decision Making in Schools· teachers-reported67 ▲ above the CPS average (57)
- Parent Involvement in School· teachers-reported48 ▬ about the CPS average (49)
- Teacher-Parent Trust· teachers-reported50 ▬ about the CPS average (52)
Supplemental measures
Additional survey topics UChicago reports outside the five core measures.
- Academic Engagement· students-reported50 ▼ below the CPS average (57)
- Classroom Disruptions· teachers-reported51 ▬ about the CPS average (48)
- Classroom Rigor· students-reported48 ▼ below the CPS average (53)
- Course Clarity· students-reported53 ▬ about the CPS average (54)
- Emotional Health· students-reported52 ▬ about the CPS average (55)
- Human & Social Resources in the Community· students-reported45 ▬ about the CPS average (47)
- Innovation· teachers-reported53 ▬ about the CPS average (52)
- Inquiry-Based Science Instruction· students-reported66 ▲ above the CPS average (59)
- Parent Supportiveness· students-reported48 ▬ about the CPS average (48)
- Reflective Dialogue· teachers-reported39 ▼ below the CPS average (54)
- Rigorous Study Habits· students-reported44 ▼ below the CPS average (48)
- School Connectedness· students-reported52 ▬ about the CPS average (53)
- School Safety· students-reported50 ▼ below the CPS average (54)
- Socialization of New Teachers· teachers-reported55 ▲ above the CPS average (47)
- Student Peer Relationships· students-reported54 ▬ about the CPS average (54)
- Student Responsibility· teachers-reported36 ▼ below the CPS average (47)
- Teacher Safety· teachers-reported61 ▲ above the CPS average (53)
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 2026This school has Pre-K. Families apply for Pre-K through Chicago Early Learning, not GoCPS.
Full-day Pre-K · for children age 4
Seats: limited availability, as of Sep 24, 2026.
- Quality rating
- ExceleRate Gold Circle of Quality
Apply through Chicago Early Learning · How Pre-K applications work
Programs (1)
| Program | Entry grades | How seats are offered | Test required | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Personalized Learning Open enrollment | K–8 | Lottery | No | CPS-published · verified Oct 2026 |
Local School Council
CPS-published· verified Oct 2026The 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
- Wednesday, November 18, 2026 at 9:30 AM
- Wednesday, December 9, 2026 at 9:30 AM
- Wednesday, January 13, 2027 at 9:30 AM
CPS lists the date and time. Ask the school office where the meeting will be held.
Members for 2026 to 2028
- Tamesha A Carter · Principal
- Erica AMARO · Parent
- Robin Bey · Parent
- Paige Stewart · Parent
- Alex Valdes · Parent
- Erica Coleman · Parent
- Elissia Hardy · Parent
- Myra Johnson · Community member
- Torya Bey · Community member
- Aracely Barrera · Teacher
- Amara Jackson · Teacher
- james banks · School staff (non-teaching)
- John Marquez-Martinez · Student
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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