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Bontemps Elementary School

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Public Grades PK, KG-8
310
Students ?
15.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
99%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1241 West 58th St
       Chicago, IL  60636-1931

(773) 535-9175

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Racial breakdown:

African American:
99.7%
Hispanic:
0.3%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 8th percentile in 2009 → 1st in 2013
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Illinois average (26% vs 62% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2009
!Science scores 47 pts below the Illinois average
Students meeting standards (2012-2013) ?
This school26%
District avg53%
Illinois avg62%
Not ranked this year
Bontemps 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
20136.42100 of 21673.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20124.32113 of 21662.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201114.11927 of 214710.2%★☆☆☆☆
201023.51761 of 213917.7%★☆☆☆☆
200910.41940 of 21208.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20082.72049 of 20922.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20073.22024 of 20953.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20061.32064 of 20861.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20054.21896 of 20226.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20044.11923 of 20305.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20037.71828 of 20209.5%☆☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
20132.71351 of 13671.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20125.71317 of 13653.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201110.61248 of 13447.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20106.71253 of 13275.6%☆☆☆☆☆
200916.31139 of 131813.6%★☆☆☆☆
20082.31273 of 12931.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20073.81246 of 12873.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20064.91215 of 12724.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20056.41111 of 12098.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20049.41070 of 120411.1%★☆☆☆☆
200315.4992 of 118516.3%★☆☆☆☆
By subject vs Illinois (2012-2013) ?
Science33%-47 vs state
Reading25%-35 vs state
Math24%-34 vs state

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Students at Bontemps Elementary School are 100% African American.

In the 2012-13 school year, 310 students attended Bontemps Elementary School.


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