Henry R Clissold Elementary School
CPS choice · PK,K-8
At a glance
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).
- Cultural fit
- 29% of students were chronically absent in 2025 - about what's typical for CPS elementary schools (ISBE Report Card 2025).
- Academic fit
- 85% 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 16.2; about 13.4 students per teacher, computed from all-teacher staffing.
- Social-emotional fit
- 31% 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).
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
- 2350 W 110TH PL
- Neighborhood
- Morgan Park
- Phone
- (773)535-2560
- Hours
- Unknown - not verified yet
- 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
Plays/Acting, Step Dance, Theater, Band/Orchestra, Fundamentals/Theory of Music, Animation/Cartoon, Culinary Classes, Student Music Club, Art Studio, Dance, Photography, Drama
From the school’s CPS profile, 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, Step Dance, Boys' Baseball, Boys' Track, Chess, Jump Rope, Boys' Basketball, Boys' Soccer, Basketball, Dance, Soccer, Boys' Cross Country, Volleyball
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
- Not published - too few responses or not surveyed
- Supportive environment
- Neutral (41 of 99)
- Ambitious instruction
- Neutral (47 of 99)
- Effective leaders
- Not published - too few responses or not surveyed
- Collaborative teachers
- Not published - too few responses or not surveyed
- Safety (student-reported)
- Neutral (40 of 99)
UChicago 5Essentials, spring 2026 survey, verified 2026-09-23. Each score runs from 1 to 99 and is compared with spring 2024 results; the level uses the survey site’s own bands (Neutral is 40 to 59, Strong 60 to 79). These are not percentages. A school can answer mostly positively and still score below typical.
5Essentials - the latest survey in detail
Parent Supportiveness is rated above the CPS average; Course Clarity, Math Instruction, and Peer Support for Academic Work 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. The levels above come from this same survey.
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Ambitious Instruction
47 ▼ below the CPS average (56)- Academic Press· students-reported48 ▼ below the CPS average (53)
- English Instruction· students-reported55 ▼ below the CPS average (59)
- Math Instruction· students-reported38 ▼ below the CPS average (57)
- Quality of Student Discussion· teachers-reportednot enough responses
Supportive Environment
41 ▼ below the CPS average (51)- Academic Personalism· students-reported41 ▼ below the CPS average (51)
- Peer Support for Academic Work· students-reported36 ▼ below the CPS average (53)
- Safety· students-reported40 ▼ below the CPS average (48)
- Student-Teacher Trust· students-reported45 ▼ below the CPS average (50)
Collaborative Teachers
- Collaborative Practices· teachers-reportednot enough responses
- Collective Responsibility· teachers-reportednot enough responses
- Quality Professional Development· teachers-reportednot enough responses
- School Commitment· teachers-reportednot enough responses
- Teacher-Teacher Trust· teachers-reportednot enough responses
Effective Leaders
- Instructional Leadership· teachers-reportednot enough responses
- Program Coherence· teachers-reportednot enough responses
- Teacher Influence· teachers-reportednot enough responses
- Teacher-Principal Trust· teachers-reportednot enough responses
Involved Families
- Parent Influence on Decision Making in Schools· teachers-reportednot enough responses
- Parent Involvement in School· teachers-reportednot enough responses
- Teacher-Parent Trust· teachers-reportednot enough responses
Supplemental measures
Additional survey topics UChicago reports outside the five core measures.
- Academic Engagement· students-reported43 ▼ below the CPS average (57)
- Classroom Disruptions· teachers-reportednot enough responses
- Classroom Rigor· students-reported44 ▼ below the CPS average (53)
- Course Clarity· students-reported27 ▼ below the CPS average (54)
- Emotional Health· students-reported44 ▼ below the CPS average (55)
- Human & Social Resources in the Community· students-reported47 ▬ about the CPS average (47)
- Innovation· teachers-reportednot enough responses
- Inquiry-Based Science Instruction· students-reported46 ▼ below the CPS average (59)
- Parent Supportiveness· students-reported55 ▲ above the CPS average (48)
- Reflective Dialogue· teachers-reportednot enough responses
- Rigorous Study Habits· students-reported46 ▬ about the CPS average (48)
- School Connectedness· students-reported46 ▼ below the CPS average (53)
- School Safety· students-reported43 ▼ below the CPS average (54)
- Socialization of New Teachers· teachers-reportednot enough responses
- Student Peer Relationships· students-reported44 ▼ below the CPS average (54)
- Student Responsibility· teachers-reportednot enough responses
- Teacher Safety· teachers-reportednot enough responses
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Montessori Magnet cluster | K–5 | 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
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
- Jamonica J Marion · Principal
- Erik Wallenius · Parent
- Michael McMahon · Parent
- Diana Arnold-Wiggins · Parent
- Jamika Oshogo · Parent
- G. Tito Quiñones · Parent
- Leonard Ross · Community member
- John Gilligan · Community member
- Ivy Jefferson · Teacher
- Alexandra Downer · Teacher
- Kyla Frenchwood · School staff (non-teaching)
CPS keeps the official list of council meetings and members. See the CPS council list.
Parent questions & conversation
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