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Beasley Elementary Magnet Academic Center Primary School
5255 South State St
Chicago IL, 60609, Cook County
Phone: 773-535-1230
Ranking:
(1,530 out of 3,028, bottom 49%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten 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: | 65 | 67 | 59 | 60 | 64 | 65 | 62 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,391 | 1,438 | 1,361 | 1,412 | 1,437 | 1,444 | 1,471 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 173 | 12.4% | 193 | 13.4% | 164 | 12.0% | 147 | 10.4% | 168 | 11.7% | 165 | 11.4% | 176 | 12.0% |
Kindergarten: | 130 | 9.3% | 135 | 9.4% | 79 | 5.8% | 87 | 6.2% | 76 | 5.3% | 79 | 5.5% | 77 | 5.2% |
Grade 1: | 132 | 9.5% | 122 | 8.5% | 125 | 9.2% | 130 | 9.2% | 134 | 9.3% | 139 | 9.6% | 154 | 10.5% |
Grade 2: | 135 | 9.7% | 137 | 9.5% | 134 | 9.8% | 140 | 9.9% | 139 | 9.7% | 144 | 10.0% | 148 | 10.1% |
Grade 3: | 136 | 9.8% | 148 | 10.3% | 139 | 10.2% | 150 | 10.6% | 154 | 10.7% | 157 | 10.9% | 153 | 10.4% |
Grade 4: | 145 | 10.4% | 132 | 9.2% | 145 | 10.7% | 150 | 10.6% | 161 | 11.2% | 153 | 10.6% | 143 | 9.7% |
Grade 5: | 139 | 10.0% | 153 | 10.6% | 152 | 11.2% | 148 | 10.5% | 160 | 11.1% | 156 | 10.8% | 155 | 10.5% |
Grade 6: | 154 | 11.1% | 144 | 10.0% | 147 | 10.8% | 161 | 11.4% | 155 | 10.8% | 155 | 10.7% | 162 | 11.0% |
Grade 7: | 121 | 8.7% | 136 | 9.5% | 140 | 10.3% | 148 | 10.5% | 145 | 10.1% | 146 | 10.1% | 155 | 10.5% |
Grade 8: | 126 | 9.1% | 138 | 9.6% | 136 | 10.0% | 151 | 10.7% | 145 | 10.1% | 150 | 10.4% | 148 | 10.1% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 659 | 47.4% | 698 | 48.5% | 674 | 49.5% | 713 | 50.5% | 703 | 48.9% | 743 | 51.5% | 674 | 45.8% |
Female: | 732 | 52.6% | 740 | 51.5% | 687 | 50.5% | 699 | 49.5% | 726 | 50.5% | 693 | 48.0% | 761 | 51.7% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% |
Asian: | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 14 | 1.0% | 15 | 1.0% | 15 | 1.0% |
Hispanic: | 26 | 1.9% | 26 | 1.8% | 25 | 1.8% | 29 | 2.1% | 31 | 2.2% | 32 | 2.2% | 23 | 1.6% |
Black: | 1,352 | 97.2% | 1,393 | 96.9% | 1,318 | 96.8% | 1,366 | 96.7% | 1,384 | 96.3% | 1,379 | 95.5% | 1,383 | 94.0% |
White: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 7 | 0.5% | 17 | 1.2% | 16 | 1.1% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 5 | 0.4% | 9 | 0.6% | 11 | 0.8% | 9 | 0.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 1,131 | 81.3% | 1,069 | 74.3% | 503 | 37.0% | 1,044 | 73.9% | 1,000 | 69.6% | 961 | 66.6% | 935 | 63.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 61 | 4.2% | 642 | 47.2% | 141 | 10.0% | 175 | 12.2% | 180 | 12.5% | 168 | 11.4% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 21.40 | 21.45 | 23.07 | 23.53 | 22.45 | 22.20 | 23.70 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ISAT | ||||||
2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.0% | 48.7% | 75.7% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 55.6% | 79.1% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.0% | 55.2% | 79.3% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 67.1% | 85.6% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 69.1% | 86.7% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 70.2% | 85.1% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 72.2% | 85.2% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 75.9% | 86.4% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 78.7% | 87.3% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 79.8% | 87.7% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.0% | 42.3% | 54.8% |
2003 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 35.8% | 62.0% |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 41.3% | 65.1% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 42.1% | 66.6% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 50.9% | 70.7% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 53.2% | 72.9% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 54.6% | 71.8% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 56.4% | 72.2% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 57.8% | 73.7% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 62.6% | 74.7% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 64.6% | 76.0% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.4% | 45.3% | 58.8% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 68.9% | 84.8% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 72.2% | 86.4% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 70.6% | 84.6% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 75.2% | 85.8% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 76.3% | 85.9% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.7% | 80.8% | 87.7% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 82.4% | 88.1% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.0% | 51.0% | 60.2% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.0% | 57.6% | 72.9% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 56.7% | 73.7% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 57.8% | 73.2% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 58.8% | 73.8% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 59.1% | 73.7% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 62.0% | 74.7% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 65.0% | 76.0% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.4% | 45.5% | 59.2% |
2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 39.5% | 66.5% |
2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 40.6% | 67.8% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 43.3% | 71.4% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 57.1% | 79.9% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 57.3% | 79.7% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 56.0% | 76.2% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 58.9% | 76.8% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 60.2% | 76.6% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 66.4% | 79.4% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 69.2% | 79.8% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.8% | 73.8% | 80.9% |
2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 44.0% | 68.3% |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 50.9% | 71.8% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 49.7% | 73.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 58.3% | 78.6% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 65.3% | 82.5% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 65.7% | 81.3% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 69.1% | 82.5% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 71.6% | 83.4% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 75.1% | 84.0% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 75.5% | 83.6% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.2% | 49.5% | 59.4% |
2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.2% | 38.8% | 60.4% |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.6% | 42.7% | 60.9% |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 43.4% | 62.7% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.0% | 49.9% | 68.5% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 52.5% | 69.7% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.0% | 55.5% | 73.6% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 57.6% | 73.5% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 59.5% | 74.7% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 63.4% | 76.4% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 65.4% | 77.8% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 50.7% | 43.8% | 58.9% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 62.3% | 79.1% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 66.8% | 81.4% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 69% | 82.7% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.0% | 71.1% | 82.4% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 86% | 74.4% | 84.6% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 75.4% | 83.9% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 77.9% | 84.9% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 51.5% | 59.6% |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 59.1% | 72.8% |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 59.2% | 73.4% |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 67.0% | 79.1% |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 90.8% | 68.3% | 79.9% |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 84% | 70.3% | 81.2% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 91.6% | 76.5% | 84.1% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 73.7% | 81.7% |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 49.4% | 58.9% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 62.0% | 76.0% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 65.9% | 79.4% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 68.2% | 80.4% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 72.4% | 82.7% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 76.0% | 84.4% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 92.8% | 77.6% | 84.3% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 79.0% | 84.6% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 50.4% | 53.3% | 59.1% |
2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 62.8% | 72% |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 62.9% | 73.3% |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 69.5% | 77.7% |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 69.2% | 77.5% |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 67.6% | 77.4% |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 72.6% | 78.8% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 70.9% | 78.1% |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 51.9% | 58.5% |
2003 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 56.2% | 73.7% |
2004 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 56.0% | 74.4% |
2005 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 54.5% | 74.6% |
2006 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 90.8% | 68.4% | 80.9% |
2007 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 62.5% | 79.3% |
2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 63.2% | 79.2% |
2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 64.8% | 79.5% |
2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 70.6% | 82.4% |
2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.0% | 73.0% | 81.9% |
2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 71.8% | 79.9% |
2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 73.0% | 79.0% |
2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 51.0% | 30.7% | 53.1% |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.3% | 33.3% | 54.4% |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 46.5% | 32.3% | 54.3% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.4% | 64.6% | 78.2% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 71.1% | 81.3% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.0% | 69.3% | 80.3% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 72.8% | 81.7% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 76.5% | 83.7% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 81.4% | 86.3% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 80.6% | 85.0% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.3% | 53.9% | 58.9% |
2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.0% | 50.5% | 63.7% |
2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 54.6% | 67.1% |
2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.6% | 59.4% | 72.8% |
2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 72.1% | 79.2% |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 94.1% | 77.9% | 81.7% |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 95.2% | 75.0% | 81.4% |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 95.2% | 77.6% | 83.6% |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 94.5% | 78.1% | 84.1% |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 80.7% | 85.0% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 83.1% | 86.2% |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.3% | 52.5% | 59.8% |
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* Beasley Elementary Magnet Academic 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.