The staff consists of 62 teachers, 12 career service employees, 2 school clerks, 2 security monitors, 7 lunchroom employees and 7 custodians. Darwin serves 950 students, of which, 487 are limited English proficiency students and 60 are Pre-Kindergarten students. There are 50 classrooms, 1 special education self contained classroom, 8 Bilingual classrooms, and 2 Italian and 2 Spanish World Language classrooms.
Darwin Elementary School is located at 3116 West Belden Ave. in the Logan Square neighborhood on the Northwest side of Chicago. Its Pre-K through 8th grade student population of 950 is comprised of approximately 83% Hispanic, 13% African American, and 3.5% white. The majority (96%) of families receive pre-paid or reduced lunches. 36% are limited english proficient and are receiving Spanish bilingual instruction. Darwin offers an English Spanish Dual Language Program from pre-k through 4th grades, Italian and Spanish as second languages and a sepcial education inclusion program.
3116 West Belden Avenue, Chicago, IL | Tel: (773) 534-4110, Fax: (773) 534-4323
