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21st Century Preparatory Center Primary School
240 South Orchard Dr
Park Forest IL, 60466, Cook County
Phone: 708-668-9425
Ranking: 
(1,611 out of 3,028, bottom 47%)*
(1,611 out of 3,028, bottom 47%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 3
School District: Park Forest School District 163
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 305 | 272 | 259 | 145 | 220 | 238 | 242 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 41 | 13.4% | 37 | 13.6% | 39 | 15.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 44 | 20.0% | 38 | 16.0% | 46 | 19.0% |
| Kindergarten: | 53 | 17.4% | 51 | 18.8% | 45 | 17.4% | 2 | 1.4% | 43 | 19.5% | 41 | 17.2% | 57 | 23.6% |
| Grade 1: | 60 | 19.7% | 52 | 19.1% | 46 | 17.8% | 43 | 29.7% | 37 | 16.8% | 59 | 24.8% | 58 | 24.0% |
| Grade 2: | 56 | 18.4% | 55 | 20.2% | 45 | 17.4% | 50 | 34.5% | 45 | 20.5% | 56 | 23.5% | 47 | 19.4% |
| Grade 3: | 95 | 31.1% | 77 | 28.3% | 84 | 32.4% | 50 | 34.5% | 51 | 23.2% | 44 | 18.5% | 34 | 14.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 148 | 48.5% | 140 | 51.5% | 129 | 49.8% | 67 | 46.2% | 102 | 46.4% | 95 | 39.9% | 114 | 47.1% |
| Female: | 157 | 51.5% | 132 | 48.5% | 130 | 50.2% | 78 | 53.8% | 96 | 43.6% | 112 | 47.1% | 101 | 41.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 9 | 4.1% | 5 | 2.1% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.4% | 3 | 1.2% |
| Hispanic: | 14 | 4.6% | 28 | 10.3% | 28 | 10.8% | 9 | 6.2% | 5 | 2.3% | 6 | 2.5% | 2 | 0.8% |
| Black: | 246 | 80.7% | 203 | 74.6% | 200 | 77.2% | 112 | 77.2% | 171 | 77.7% | 185 | 77.7% | 197 | 81.4% |
| White: | 10 | 3.3% | 10 | 3.7% | 9 | 3.5% | 9 | 6.2% | 19 | 8.6% | 18 | 7.6% | 17 | 7.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 33 | 10.8% | 27 | 9.9% | 22 | 8.5% | 15 | 10.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 261 | 85.6% | 225 | 82.7% | 96 | 37.1% | 109 | 75.2% | 168 | 76.4% | 125 | 52.5% | 165 | 68.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 20 | 6.6% | 3 | 1.1% | 119 | 45.9% | 11 | 7.6% | 18 | 8.2% | 36 | 15.1% | 28 | 11.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.94 | 17.18 | 18.50 | 12.08 | 15.71 | 18.30 | 20.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 82.8% | 86.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 86.3% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 88.4% | 85.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 83.2% | 86.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.0% | 81.1% | 87.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 87.9% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44.5% | 36.0% | 54.8% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 68.6% | 72.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.8% | 75.8% | 71.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 69.5% | 72.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.0% | 81.7% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 74.1% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 82.5% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.3% | 51.0% | 58.8% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* 21st Century Preparatory Center Primary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.