[JustPiper]

Vanderpoel Elementary School is on the south side of the city, near city limits. Predominantly black area.

City: CHICAGO, IL
School type: ELEMENTARY
Grades: K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Schools in district: 576
District: CITY OF CHICAGO SCHOOL DIST 299
School Enrollment: 312
White students: 0.0%
Black students: 99.0%
Hispanic students: 1.0%
Asian students: 0.0%
Native American students: 0.0%

Low income: 49.0%
Parental involvement: 96.2%
Attendance rate: 96.4%
Mobility rate: 1.3%
Chronic truants: 0
Chronic truants rate: 0.0%

The Muslim community blends well there and own many businesses all over the south side

[Cindy]

That's interesting...I've never been to Chicago.