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John A Walsh Elementary School

CPS choice · PK,K-8

CPS-published· verified Oct 2026

At a glance

Teacher retention was 94% from one year to the next - above what's typical for CPS elementary schools (ISBE Report Card 2025). For students with IEPs, 21% spend most of the school day in general classrooms - below what's typical for CPS elementary schools. In 2021–22, 33 applications were recorded for 20 offers (GoCPS, 2021–22 school year - the most recent seat data SchoolNav has).

Cultural fit
49% of students were chronically absent in 2025 - above what's typical for CPS elementary schools (ISBE Report Card 2025).
Academic performance
32% of students met or exceeded standards on the 2025 IAR - in the middle 50% of CPS elementary schools with published results (ISBE Report Card 2025). Adjusted for low-income share, results sit in the middle 50% of CPS schools with published IAR results (adjusted view, disclosed method - ISBE Report Card 2025).
Academic fit
94% of teachers stayed from one year to the next - above what's typical for CPS elementary schools (ISBE Report Card 2025). On the 5Essentials survey, school leadership was rated ‘Weak’ and teacher collaboration was rated ‘Weak’ (5Essentials spring 2024 survey - benchmarked levels relative to Illinois statewide, spring 2013, not percentages).
Social-emotional fit
21% 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
2015 S PEORIA ST
Neighborhood
Lower West Side
Phone
(773)534-7950
Hours
Unknown - not verified yet
Website
http://walshschool.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

Student Art Club

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

Football, Girls' Soccer, Girls' Volleyball, Boys' Basketball, Boys' Soccer, Basketball, Girls on Track, 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
Neutral
Supportive environment
Weak
Ambitious instruction
Neutral
Effective leaders
Weak
Collaborative teachers
Weak
Safety (student-reported)
Neutral
Overall organization
Not Yet 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

Teacher Safety, School Commitment, and Classroom Disruptions are rated above the CPS average; Course Clarity, Academic Press, and English Instruction 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

48 ▼ below the CPS average (56)

Supportive Environment

46 ▼ below the CPS average (51)

Collaborative Teachers

58 ▲ above the CPS average (52)

Effective Leaders

55 ▬ about the CPS average (52)

Involved Families

57 ▲ above the CPS average (53)

Supplemental measures

Additional survey topics UChicago reports outside the five core measures.

CPS-published · verified Jul 2026Response rates: students 100%, teachers 86%, 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
ExceleRate Gold Circle of Quality

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

Programs (1)

ProgramEntry gradesHow seats are offeredTest requiredEvidence

World Language

Open enrollment

K–8Lottery
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

  • Friday, November 13, 2026 at 2:00 PM
  • Friday, December 11, 2026 at 2:00 PM
  • Friday, January 15, 2027 at 2:00 PM

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

Members for 2026 to 2028

  • Araceli Ibarra · Principal
  • ROSSYEL GONZALEZ ORLANDO · Parent
  • Tania Briones · Parent
  • Adriana Pintor · Parent
  • Diana Garcia-Mercado · Parent
  • Maricela Ayala · Parent
  • rich mota · Parent
  • Felipe Orozco · Community member
  • Maria Luisa Moreno · Community member
  • Haidee Gonzalez · Teacher
  • Walter J Casimiro · Teacher
  • Rakiyah L Irvin · 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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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.