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Altgeld Elementary School

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Public Grades PK, KG-8
437
Students ?
14.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
99.3%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1340 West 71st St
       Chicago, IL  60636-4150

(773) 535-3250

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Racial breakdown:

African American:
98.4%
Hispanic:
1.1%
Two or more races:
0.5%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 37th percentile in 2009 → 4th in 2013
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Illinois average (35% vs 62% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped — down 33 percentile points since 2009
!Reading scores 33 pts below the Illinois average
Students meeting standards (2012-2013) ?
This school35%
District avg53%
Illinois avg62%
Not ranked this year
Altgeld 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
201319.91799 of 216717.0%★☆☆☆☆
201219.81859 of 216614.2%★☆☆☆☆
201137.91527 of 214728.9%★☆☆☆☆
201032.31620 of 213924.3%★☆☆☆☆
200947.71326 of 212037.5%★★☆☆☆
200820.01781 of 209214.9%★☆☆☆☆
20077.01958 of 20956.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20061.42057 of 20861.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20053.21919 of 20225.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20041.91978 of 20302.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20030.82017 of 20200.1%☆☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
20137.01309 of 13674.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201212.31251 of 13658.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201134.3995 of 134426.0%★☆☆☆☆
201028.31036 of 132721.9%★☆☆☆☆
200951.7750 of 131843.1%★★☆☆☆
200843.3840 of 129335.0%★★☆☆☆
200730.7985 of 128723.5%★☆☆☆☆
200617.81073 of 127215.6%★☆☆☆☆
200516.31013 of 120916.2%★☆☆☆☆
20048.21090 of 12049.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20033.91153 of 11852.7%☆☆☆☆☆
By subject vs Illinois (2012-2013) ?
Science79%~ state avg
Math30%-28 vs state
Reading26%-33 vs state

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

In the 2012-13 school year, 437 students attended Altgeld Elementary School.


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