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Henson Elementary School

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Public Grades PK, KG-8
238
Students ?
12.1
Student/teacher ratio ?
98.7%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1326 South Avers Ave
       Chicago, IL  60623-1329

(773) 534-1804

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Racial breakdown:

African American:
100.0%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 1st percentile in 2009 → <1st in 2013
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Illinois average (14% vs 62% meeting standards)
!Science scores 50 pts below the Illinois average
Students meeting standards (2012-2013) ?
This school14%
District avg53%
Illinois avg62%
Not ranked this year
Henson 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
20130.82167 of 21670.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20122.82133 of 21661.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201113.51936 of 21479.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20101.92115 of 21391.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20091.72102 of 21200.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20086.21981 of 20925.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20074.12012 of 20954.0%☆☆☆☆☆
200610.31904 of 20868.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20052.21947 of 20223.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20044.41917 of 20305.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20032.41962 of 20202.9%☆☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
20131.31364 of 13670.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20121.71354 of 13650.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20111.61329 of 13441.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201010.01218 of 13278.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20092.51293 of 13181.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20085.91222 of 12935.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20074.31242 of 12873.5%☆☆☆☆☆
200612.01125 of 127211.6%★☆☆☆☆
20051.41205 of 12090.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20044.71150 of 12044.5%☆☆☆☆☆
200311.91026 of 118513.4%★☆☆☆☆
By subject vs Illinois (2012-2013) ?
Science30%-50 vs state
Reading13%-46 vs state
Math9%-49 vs state

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Students at Henson Elementary School are 100% African American.

In the 2012-13 school year, 238 students attended Henson Elementary School.


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