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Bethune Elementary School

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Public Grades PK, KG-8
374
Students ?
12.7
Student/teacher ratio ?
98.1%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 3030 West Arthington St
       Chicago, IL  60612-3903

(773) 534-6890

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Racial breakdown:

African American:
97.9%
Hispanic:
1.1%
Two or more races:
0.8%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — <1st percentile in 2009 → 19th in 2013
Strengths
✓Ranking is trending up — up 19 percentile points since 2009
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Illinois average (39% vs 62% meeting standards)
!Reading scores 32 pts below the Illinois average
Students meeting standards (2012-2013) ?
This school39%
District avg53%
Illinois avg62%
Not ranked this year
Bethune Elementary School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.
698th of 811Chicago Public Schools District 299 among Illinois districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
201315.31906 of 216712.0%★☆☆☆☆
20120.72164 of 21660.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20117.82033 of 21475.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20100.52137 of 21390.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20090.22120 of 21200.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20080.42091 of 20920.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20071.92053 of 20952.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20061.12071 of 20860.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20050.42017 of 20220.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20040.92019 of 20300.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20031.41997 of 20201.1%☆☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
201323.11107 of 136719.0%★☆☆☆☆
201210.81265 of 13657.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20115.91294 of 13443.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20102.51306 of 13271.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20091.11311 of 13180.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20082.51269 of 12931.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20076.31217 of 12875.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20061.11262 of 12720.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20052.21192 of 12091.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20041.41202 of 12040.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20038.21076 of 11859.2%☆☆☆☆☆
By subject vs Illinois (2012-2013) ?
Science79%~ state avg
Math39%-20 vs state
Reading27%-32 vs state

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In the 2012-13 school year, 374 students attended Bethune Elementary School.

Students at Bethune Elementary School are 98% African American, 1% Hispanic.


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