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Songhai Elementary Learning Institute

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Public Grades PK, KG-8

307

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

92.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11725 South Perry Ave
Chicago, IL 60628-5539

(773) 535-5547

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Racial breakdown:

African American:

95.8%

Hispanic:

3.6%

White:

0.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 6th percentile in 2009 → 20th in 2013

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2009

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (34% vs 62% meeting standards)

!Reading scores 33 pts below the Illinois average

Students meeting standards (2012-2013) ?

This school34%

District avg53%

Illinois avg62%

Not ranked this year

Songhai Elementary Learning Institute did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

698^th 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2013	10.0	2020 of 2167	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	8.8	2046 of 2166	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	6.3	2063 of 2147	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	4.5	2071 of 2139	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	7.8	1986 of 2120	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	5.3	2004 of 2092	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	5.1	1984 of 2095	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	3.3	2005 of 2086	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	1.6	1985 of 2030	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	5.3	1877 of 2020	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2013	23.9	1099 of 1367	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	17.8	1191 of 1365	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	5.4	1296 of 1344	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	6.8	1251 of 1327	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	12.3	1184 of 1318	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	6.1	1220 of 1293	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	5.3	1226 of 1287	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	5.7	1199 of 1272	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	3.3	1179 of 1204	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	7.7	1085 of 1185	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Illinois (2012-2013) ?

Science73%-7 vs state

Math29%-30 vs state

Reading26%-33 vs state

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How many students attend Songhai Elementary Learning Institute?

In the 2012-13 school year, 307 students attended Songhai Elementary Learning Institute.

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Chicago Public Schools District 299

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Students at Songhai Elementary Learning Institute are 96% African American, 4% Hispanic.

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