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Cardenas Elementary School
2345 South Millard Ave Chicago IL, 60623, Cook County Phone: 773-534-1465 Ranking:  (2,753 out of 3,028, bottom 9%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 3 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: | 35 | 37 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 700 | 647 | 639 | 635 | 613 | 582 | 617 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 80 | 11.4% | 76 | 11.7% | 81 | 12.7% | 83 | 13.1% | 75 | 12.2% | 57 | 9.8% | 68 | 11.0% |
| Kindergarten: | 154 | 22.0% | 166 | 25.7% | 151 | 23.6% | 153 | 24.1% | 153 | 25.0% | 143 | 24.6% | 145 | 23.5% |
| Grade 1: | 166 | 23.7% | 143 | 22.1% | 146 | 22.8% | 143 | 22.5% | 145 | 23.7% | 124 | 21.3% | 120 | 19.4% |
| Grade 2: | 151 | 21.6% | 141 | 21.8% | 128 | 20.0% | 140 | 22.0% | 117 | 19.1% | 115 | 19.8% | 146 | 23.7% |
| Grade 3: | 149 | 21.3% | 121 | 18.7% | 133 | 20.8% | 116 | 18.3% | 123 | 20.1% | 143 | 24.6% | 138 | 22.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 328 | 46.9% | 323 | 49.9% | 323 | 50.5% | 322 | 50.7% | 300 | 48.9% | 291 | 50.0% | 308 | 49.9% |
| Female: | 372 | 53.1% | 324 | 50.1% | 316 | 49.5% | 313 | 49.3% | 305 | 49.8% | 283 | 48.6% | 301 | 48.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Hispanic: | 669 | 95.6% | 641 | 99.1% | 628 | 98.3% | 621 | 97.8% | 602 | 98.2% | 575 | 98.8% | 599 | 97.1% |
| Black: | 27 | 3.9% | 4 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.9% | 7 | 1.1% | 10 | 1.6% | 6 | 1.0% | 10 | 1.6% |
| White: | 4 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.5% |
| 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: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 694 | 99.1% | 643 | 99.4% | 355 | 55.6% | 604 | 95.1% | 586 | 95.6% | 541 | 93.0% | 580 | 94.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 278 | 43.5% | 28 | 4.4% | 24 | 3.9% | 38 | 6.5% | 34 | 5.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 20.00 | 17.40 | 19.97 | 19.84 | 19.77 | 18.20 | 19.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50.0% | 48.7% | 75.7% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42.8% | 55.6% | 79.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46.6% | 55.2% | 79.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 67.1% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 69.1% | 86.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.2% | 70.2% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 72.2% | 85.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 75.9% | 86.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 78.7% | 87.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 79.8% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.7% | 42.3% | 54.8% |
| 2003 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 39.1% | 35.8% | 62.0% |
| 2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 31.5% | 41.3% | 65.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 42.1% | 66.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41.7% | 50.9% | 70.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 32.6% | 53.2% | 72.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45.1% | 54.6% | 71.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49.0% | 56.4% | 72.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45.2% | 57.8% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 62.6% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.5% | 64.6% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.6% | 45.3% | 58.8% |
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* Cardenas 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.