Bethune Elementary School
3030 West Arthington St Chicago IL, 60612, Cook County Phone: 773-534-6890 Ranking:  (3,012 out of 3,028, bottom 1%)*Type: Regular School Status: Closed Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 8 School District: Chicago Public School District 299 Title I Eligible School: 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: | NA | NA | 29 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 17 | 18 | ||||||
| Total Students: | NA | NA | 374 | 364 | 352 | 382 | 365 | 346 | ||||||
| Prekindergarten: | NA | NA | 33 | 8.8% | 33 | 9.1% | 31 | 8.8% | 36 | 9.4% | 38 | 10.4% | 33 | 9.5% |
| Kindergarten: | NA | NA | 34 | 9.1% | 33 | 9.1% | 37 | 10.5% | 32 | 8.4% | 30 | 8.2% | 37 | 10.7% |
| Grade 1: | NA | NA | 37 | 9.9% | 37 | 10.2% | 25 | 7.1% | 41 | 10.7% | 41 | 11.2% | 25 | 7.2% |
| Grade 2: | NA | NA | 41 | 11.0% | 25 | 6.9% | 37 | 10.5% | 44 | 11.5% | 35 | 9.6% | 37 | 10.7% |
| Grade 3: | NA | NA | 38 | 10.2% | 36 | 9.9% | 41 | 11.6% | 53 | 13.9% | 61 | 16.7% | 44 | 12.7% |
| Grade 4: | NA | NA | 26 | 7.0% | 37 | 10.2% | 46 | 13.1% | 39 | 10.2% | 29 | 7.9% | 26 | 7.5% |
| Grade 5: | NA | NA | 38 | 10.2% | 47 | 12.9% | 41 | 11.6% | 30 | 7.9% | 30 | 8.2% | 22 | 6.4% |
| Grade 6: | NA | NA | 52 | 13.9% | 49 | 13.5% | 31 | 8.8% | 39 | 10.2% | 29 | 7.9% | 41 | 11.8% |
| Grade 7: | NA | NA | 45 | 12.0% | 33 | 9.1% | 32 | 9.1% | 31 | 8.1% | 34 | 9.3% | 34 | 9.8% |
| Grade 8: | NA | NA | 30 | 8.0% | 34 | 9.3% | 31 | 8.8% | 37 | 9.7% | 38 | 10.4% | 47 | 13.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | NA | NA | 184 | 49.2% | 184 | 50.5% | 182 | 51.7% | 190 | 49.7% | 172 | 47.1% | 174 | 50.3% |
| Female: | NA | NA | 190 | 50.8% | 180 | 49.5% | 170 | 48.3% | 184 | 48.2% | 184 | 50.4% | 168 | 48.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | NA | NA | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | NA | NA | 4 | 1.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Black: | NA | NA | 366 | 97.9% | 364 | 100.0% | 350 | 99.4% | 382 | 100.0% | 362 | 99.2% | 345 | 99.7% |
| White: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | NA | NA | 3 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 367 | 98.1% | 266 | 73.1% | 348 | 98.9% | 365 | 95.5% | 357 | 97.8% | 339 | 98.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 93 | 25.5% | 1 | 0.3% | 4 | 1.0% | 5 | 1.4% | 4 | 1.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 12.78 | 17.33 | 14.67 | 17.36 | 21.50 | 19.20 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 32.9% | 48.7% | 75.7% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 30% | 55.6% | 79.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 28% | 55.2% | 79.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40.7% | 67.1% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 21.1% | 69.1% | 86.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 18.9% | 70.2% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 32.1% | 72.2% | 85.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48.0% | 75.9% | 86.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 78.7% | 87.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 79.8% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 42.3% | 54.8% |
| 2003 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 16.1% | 35.8% | 62.0% |
| 2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 17.1% | 41.3% | 65.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 9.8% | 42.1% | 66.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 25.9% | 50.9% | 70.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 13.1% | 53.2% | 72.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 15.1% | 54.6% | 71.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 22.3% | 56.4% | 72.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 31.3% | 57.8% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47.7% | 62.6% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 32.4% | 64.6% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 45.3% | 58.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.7% | 68.9% | 84.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 72.2% | 86.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 27.3% | 70.6% | 84.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 36% | 75.2% | 85.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.0% | 76.3% | 85.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.0% | 80.8% | 87.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.5% | 82.4% | 88.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.3% | 51.0% | 60.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 20.4% | 57.6% | 72.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 38.9% | 56.7% | 73.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 25% | 57.8% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 20% | 58.8% | 73.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 20% | 59.1% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 35.5% | 62.0% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 25.6% | 65.0% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 20.0% | 45.5% | 59.2% |
| 2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 18% | 39.5% | 66.5% |
| 2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 10.3% | 40.6% | 67.8% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 17.5% | 43.3% | 71.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 38.6% | 57.1% | 79.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 57.3% | 79.7% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 27.3% | 56.0% | 76.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 16% | 58.9% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 35.0% | 60.2% | 76.6% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 25.0% | 66.4% | 79.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 27.9% | 69.2% | 79.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 73.8% | 80.9% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 21.6% | 44.0% | 68.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 20.4% | 50.9% | 71.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 9.6% | 49.7% | 73.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 26.5% | 58.3% | 78.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 23.7% | 65.3% | 82.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 16.7% | 65.7% | 81.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.2% | 69.1% | 82.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 31% | 71.6% | 83.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.6% | 75.1% | 84.0% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 75.5% | 83.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 37.5% | 49.5% | 59.4% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 18% | 38.8% | 60.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 22.3% | 42.7% | 60.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 18.5% | 43.4% | 62.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 24.4% | 49.9% | 68.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 18.4% | 52.5% | 69.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 55.5% | 73.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 22.6% | 57.6% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 24.1% | 59.5% | 74.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 19.1% | 63.4% | 76.4% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.2% | 65.4% | 77.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 15.0% | 43.8% | 58.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 44.7% | 62.3% | 79.1% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 45.1% | 66.8% | 81.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 28.3% | 69% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 40% | 71.1% | 82.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 51.4% | 74.4% | 84.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 75.4% | 83.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 47.0% | 77.9% | 84.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 35.9% | 51.5% | 59.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 39.5% | 59.1% | 72.8% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 51% | 59.2% | 73.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 45.7% | 67.0% | 79.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 40.0% | 68.3% | 79.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 37.1% | 70.3% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 76.5% | 84.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 30.6% | 73.7% | 81.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 26.4% | 49.4% | 58.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 29.7% | 62.0% | 76.0% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 45.8% | 65.9% | 79.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 43.2% | 68.2% | 80.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 30.3% | 72.4% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 42.4% | 76.0% | 84.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 77.6% | 84.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 79.0% | 84.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 24.4% | 53.3% | 59.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 37.8% | 62.8% | 72% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 41.7% | 62.9% | 73.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 51.4% | 69.5% | 77.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 69.2% | 77.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 42.4% | 67.6% | 77.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 38.2% | 72.6% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 51.6% | 70.9% | 78.1% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 13.3% | 51.9% | 58.5% |
| 2003 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 18.9% | 56.2% | 73.7% |
| 2004 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 23.8% | 56.0% | 74.4% |
| 2005 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 18.8% | 54.5% | 74.6% |
| 2006 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 38.9% | 68.4% | 80.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 48.6% | 62.5% | 79.3% |
| 2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 40.5% | 63.2% | 79.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 30.3% | 64.8% | 79.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 51.6% | 70.6% | 82.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 39.4% | 73.0% | 81.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 42.5% | 71.8% | 79.9% |
| 2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 73.0% | 79.0% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 6.1% | 30.7% | 53.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 9.0% | 33.3% | 54.4% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 12.8% | 32.3% | 54.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 17.8% | 64.6% | 78.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 42.8% | 71.1% | 81.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 51.1% | 69.3% | 80.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 36.1% | 72.8% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 48.6% | 76.5% | 83.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.3% | 81.4% | 86.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 80.6% | 85.0% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 48.3% | 53.9% | 58.9% |
| 2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 49.0% | 50.5% | 63.7% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 26.9% | 54.6% | 67.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 39.0% | 59.4% | 72.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 31.1% | 72.1% | 79.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 77.9% | 81.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 75.0% | 81.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 52.8% | 77.6% | 83.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 78.1% | 84.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 80.7% | 85.0% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 83.1% | 86.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 51.7% | 52.5% | 59.8% |
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* Bethune Elementary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.