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About this school
Portage Park Elementary School is
an urban public school
in Chicago, Illinois that is part of Chicago Public School District 299.
It serves 889 students
in grades Pre-K - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 18.9:1.
Its teachers have had 491 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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66%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Last updated Apr 28, 2026
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Portage Park Elementary School
$200,594
raised using DonorsChoose
491
projects
funded
82
teachers
funded
1,294
donors
57
projects
for
basic supplies
93
projects for
technology
111
projects for
books
20
projects
for
art supplies
Portage Park Elementary School has received support from
848 individuals from Illinois and
446 individuals out-of-state.