Ames Middle School
1920 North Hamlin Ave Chicago IL, 60647, Cook County Phone: 773-534-4970 Ranking:  (2,842 out of 3,028, bottom 6%)*Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8 School District: Chicago Public School District 299 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: | 30 | 36 | 28 | 31 | 40 | 40 | 32 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 543 | 477 | 581 | 568 | 635 | 767 | 780 | |||||||
| Grade 7: | 335 | 61.7% | 200 | 41.9% | 274 | 47.2% | 281 | 49.5% | 299 | 47.1% | 371 | 48.4% | 410 | 52.6% |
| Grade 8: | 208 | 38.3% | 277 | 58.1% | 307 | 52.8% | 287 | 50.5% | 335 | 52.8% | 396 | 51.6% | 370 | 47.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 290 | 53.4% | 251 | 52.6% | 300 | 51.6% | 295 | 51.9% | 318 | 50.1% | 362 | 47.2% | 373 | 47.8% |
| Female: | 253 | 46.6% | 226 | 47.4% | 281 | 48.4% | 273 | 48.1% | 309 | 48.7% | 396 | 51.6% | 374 | 47.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 3 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% |
| Hispanic: | 511 | 94.1% | 438 | 91.8% | 535 | 92.1% | 529 | 93.1% | 578 | 91.0% | 675 | 88.0% | 689 | 88.3% |
| Black: | 24 | 4.4% | 27 | 5.7% | 29 | 5.0% | 25 | 4.4% | 48 | 7.6% | 72 | 9.4% | 55 | 7.1% |
| White: | 1 | 0.2% | 7 | 1.5% | 11 | 1.9% | 7 | 1.2% | 8 | 1.3% | 14 | 1.8% | 5 | 0.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 533 | 98.2% | 440 | 92.2% | 286 | 49.2% | 523 | 92.1% | 569 | 89.6% | 637 | 83.1% | 677 | 86.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 31 | 6.5% | 284 | 48.9% | 33 | 5.8% | 52 | 8.2% | 70 | 9.1% | 77 | 9.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.41 | 13.26 | 20.75 | 18.32 | 15.88 | 19.20 | 24.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 47.9% | 62.0% | 76.0% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.8% | 65.9% | 79.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.1% | 68.2% | 80.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 72.4% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 76.0% | 84.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 77.6% | 84.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 79.0% | 84.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 40.7% | 53.3% | 59.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 51.1% | 62.8% | 72% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 50.3% | 62.9% | 73.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 54.9% | 69.5% | 77.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 69.2% | 77.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 56.5% | 67.6% | 77.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 72.6% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.7% | 70.9% | 78.1% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 42.2% | 51.9% | 58.5% |
| 2003 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 42.8% | 56.2% | 73.7% |
| 2004 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 39.1% | 56.0% | 74.4% |
| 2005 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 49.8% | 54.5% | 74.6% |
| 2006 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.3% | 68.4% | 80.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 62.5% | 79.3% |
| 2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 46.3% | 63.2% | 79.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 49.4% | 64.8% | 79.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 70.6% | 82.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.4% | 73.0% | 81.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.0% | 71.8% | 79.9% |
| 2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 73.0% | 79.0% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 16.5% | 30.7% | 53.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 29.9% | 33.3% | 54.4% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 22.7% | 32.3% | 54.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 64.6% | 78.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.2% | 71.1% | 81.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 69.3% | 80.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 72.8% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 76.5% | 83.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 81.4% | 86.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 80.6% | 85.0% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 38.1% | 53.9% | 58.9% |
| 2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 38.5% | 50.5% | 63.7% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 37.2% | 54.6% | 67.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 45.2% | 59.4% | 72.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 72.1% | 79.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.2% | 77.9% | 81.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 75.0% | 81.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 77.6% | 83.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.5% | 78.1% | 84.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 80.7% | 85.0% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.0% | 83.1% | 86.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 32.2% | 52.5% | 59.8% |
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* Ames Middle School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.