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Penn Elementary School
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About this school

Penn Elementary School is an urban public school in Chicago, Illinois that is part of Chicago Public School District 299. It serves 212 students in grades Pre-K - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 11.2:1. Its teachers have had 91 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Support towards this school will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Public School
Title 1 Data about Title 1 status comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education.
Grades Pre-K - 8
212 Students
19 Teachers
1616 S Avers Ave Contact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.
Chicago, IL 60623 View local requests
https://www.penn.cps.edu/
Evidence-based impact
Inspire teachers to stay in the classroom and boost student achievement.1
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Ms. Vero, a DonorsChoose teacher for 9 years.
Kindergarten teacher at PS81 - Robert J. Christen School in Bronx, NY
1: "Crowdfunding the Front Lines: An Empirical Study of Teacher-Driven School Improvement," "Stopping the Revolving Door: An Empirical and Textual Study of Crowdfunding and Teacher Turnover" — Samantha Keppler, Jun Li, and Di (Andrew) Wu — University of Michigan, Stephen M. Ross School of Business

Penn Elementary School Teachers on DonorsChoose

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Penn Elementary School Demographics

95%
of students receive free or reduced price lunch Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
98%
of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian Data about school demographics comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. The numbers in this chart may not add up to 100% because of limitations in the available data.

Schools in districts that mainly serve students of color receive substantially less state and local support than similar districts that serve primarily White students. Learn more about this gap, why it exists, and how you can help close it.

Penn Elementary School Support on DonorsChoose Last updated Nov 13, 2025

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Penn Elementary School

$62,553
raised using DonorsChoose
91
projects funded
25
teachers funded
243
donors
10
projects for basic supplies
28
projects for technology
12
projects for books
6
projects for art supplies

Penn Elementary School has received support from 154 individuals from Illinois and 89 individuals out-of-state.