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Overton Elementary School

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Public Grades PK, KG-8
417
Students ?
17.5
Student/teacher ratio ?
92.1%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 221 East 49th St
       Chicago, IL  60615-1227

(773) 535-1430

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Racial breakdown:

African American:
98.3%
Hispanic:
1.2%
Two or more races:
0.5%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 2nd percentile in 2009 → 21st in 2013
Strengths
✓Ranking is trending up — up 19 percentile points since 2009
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Illinois average (40% vs 62% meeting standards)
!Reading scores 28 pts below the Illinois average
Students meeting standards (2012-2013) ?
This school40%
District avg53%
Illinois avg62%
Not ranked this year
Overton 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
201312.41971 of 21679.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201211.22011 of 21667.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201113.91930 of 214710.1%★☆☆☆☆
20103.22096 of 21392.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20092.52081 of 21201.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20081.22083 of 20920.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20078.31938 of 20957.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20064.01995 of 20864.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20053.51912 of 20225.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20045.01901 of 20306.4%☆☆☆☆☆
200310.71772 of 202012.3%★☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
201324.81084 of 136720.7%★☆☆☆☆
201217.91190 of 136512.8%★☆☆☆☆
201116.71175 of 134412.6%★☆☆☆☆
20107.71246 of 13276.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20096.01247 of 13185.4%☆☆☆☆☆
200810.31167 of 12939.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20076.01221 of 12875.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20068.21166 of 12728.3%☆☆☆☆☆
By subject vs Illinois (2012-2013) ?
Science66%-14 vs state
Math39%-20 vs state
Reading31%-28 vs state

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In the 2012-13 school year, 417 students attended Overton Elementary School.

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


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