Casals Elementary School
3501 West Potomac Ave Chicago IL, 60651, Cook County Phone: 773-534-4444 Ranking:  (2,809 out of 3,028, bottom 7%)*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: | 27 | 7 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 34 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 466 | NA | NA | 501 | 507 | 488 | 521 | 535 | ||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 38 | 8.2% | NA | NA | 39 | 7.8% | 40 | 7.9% | 38 | 7.8% | 39 | 7.5% | 38 | 7.1% |
| Kindergarten: | 42 | 9.0% | NA | NA | 55 | 11.0% | 56 | 11.0% | 53 | 10.9% | 57 | 10.9% | 47 | 8.8% |
| Grade 1: | 44 | 9.4% | NA | NA | 54 | 10.8% | 57 | 11.2% | 65 | 13.3% | 41 | 7.9% | 55 | 10.3% |
| Grade 2: | 53 | 11.4% | NA | NA | 62 | 12.4% | 57 | 11.2% | 41 | 8.4% | 52 | 10.0% | 58 | 10.8% |
| Grade 3: | 55 | 11.8% | NA | NA | 49 | 9.8% | 48 | 9.5% | 51 | 10.5% | 62 | 11.9% | 52 | 9.7% |
| Grade 4: | 47 | 10.1% | NA | NA | 50 | 10.0% | 48 | 9.5% | 51 | 10.5% | 54 | 10.4% | 51 | 9.5% |
| Grade 5: | 45 | 9.7% | NA | NA | 51 | 10.2% | 58 | 11.4% | 49 | 10.0% | 47 | 9.0% | 48 | 9.0% |
| Grade 6: | 41 | 8.8% | NA | NA | 50 | 10.0% | 49 | 9.7% | 45 | 9.2% | 56 | 10.7% | 59 | 11.0% |
| Grade 7: | 51 | 10.9% | NA | NA | 45 | 9.0% | 42 | 8.3% | 47 | 9.6% | 55 | 10.6% | 60 | 11.2% |
| Grade 8: | 50 | 10.7% | NA | NA | 46 | 9.2% | 52 | 10.3% | 48 | 9.8% | 58 | 11.1% | 67 | 12.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 235 | 50.4% | NA | NA | 254 | 50.7% | 245 | 48.3% | 236 | 48.4% | 254 | 48.8% | 257 | 48.0% |
| Female: | 231 | 49.6% | NA | NA | 247 | 49.3% | 262 | 51.7% | 244 | 50.0% | 259 | 49.7% | 249 | 46.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 222 | 47.6% | NA | NA | 243 | 48.5% | 252 | 49.7% | 247 | 50.6% | 251 | 48.2% | 247 | 46.2% |
| Black: | 237 | 50.9% | NA | NA | 253 | 50.5% | 249 | 49.1% | 239 | 49.0% | 266 | 51.1% | 261 | 48.8% |
| White: | 5 | 1.1% | NA | NA | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 2 | 0.4% | NA | NA | 4 | 0.8% | 5 | 1.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 459 | 98.5% | 435 | 308 | 61.5% | 497 | 98.0% | 465 | 95.3% | 481 | 92.3% | 461 | 86.2% | |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 189 | 37.7% | 7 | 1.4% | 20 | 4.1% | 20 | 3.8% | 31 | 5.8% | |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.26 | NA | NA | 17.89 | 18.78 | 18.77 | 17.40 | 15.70 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 48.7% | 75.7% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 55.6% | 79.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.0% | 55.2% | 79.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 67.1% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.0% | 69.1% | 86.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 70.2% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 72.2% | 85.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.0% | 75.9% | 86.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 78.7% | 87.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 79.8% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 27.1% | 42.3% | 54.8% |
| 2003 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 33.0% | 35.8% | 62.0% |
| 2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38.3% | 41.3% | 65.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48.2% | 42.1% | 66.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44.7% | 50.9% | 70.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.5% | 53.2% | 72.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.9% | 54.6% | 71.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 34.5% | 56.4% | 72.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43.4% | 57.8% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.4% | 62.6% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 64.6% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 16.7% | 45.3% | 58.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.0% | 68.9% | 84.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.1% | 72.2% | 86.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 70.6% | 84.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 75.2% | 85.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 76.3% | 85.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.2% | 80.8% | 87.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 62% | 82.4% | 88.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 50.0% | 51.0% | 60.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.5% | 57.6% | 72.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 35.5% | 56.7% | 73.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.1% | 57.8% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.1% | 58.8% | 73.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 35.2% | 59.1% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.9% | 62.0% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 65.0% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 27.3% | 45.5% | 59.2% |
| 2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.3% | 39.5% | 66.5% |
| 2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.2% | 40.6% | 67.8% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.3% | 43.3% | 71.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.1% | 57.1% | 79.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 57.3% | 79.7% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.8% | 56.0% | 76.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.7% | 58.9% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 60.2% | 76.6% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 66.4% | 79.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 56% | 69.2% | 79.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.0% | 73.8% | 80.9% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 23.8% | 44.0% | 68.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.2% | 50.9% | 71.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 49.3% | 49.7% | 73.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.3% | 58.3% | 78.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 65.3% | 82.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 65.7% | 81.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 69.1% | 82.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 71.6% | 83.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.1% | 75.1% | 84.0% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 75.5% | 83.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.2% | 49.5% | 59.4% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 19.0% | 38.8% | 60.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 32.8% | 42.7% | 60.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.0% | 43.4% | 62.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 31.4% | 49.9% | 68.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.2% | 52.5% | 69.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.8% | 55.5% | 73.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.9% | 57.6% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.3% | 59.5% | 74.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.1% | 63.4% | 76.4% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 65.4% | 77.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 27.8% | 43.8% | 58.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 56.1% | 62.3% | 79.1% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 55.0% | 66.8% | 81.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 48.4% | 69% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 71.1% | 82.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 74.4% | 84.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 75.4% | 83.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 80% | 77.9% | 84.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 63.1% | 51.5% | 59.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 47.5% | 59.1% | 72.8% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 40.5% | 59.2% | 73.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 43.7% | 67.0% | 79.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 49.0% | 68.3% | 79.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 70.3% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 76.5% | 84.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 48% | 73.7% | 81.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 39.1% | 49.4% | 58.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 50.0% | 62.0% | 76.0% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 38.7% | 65.9% | 79.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 68.2% | 80.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 51.0% | 72.4% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 76.0% | 84.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 77.6% | 84.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 79.0% | 84.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 55.3% | 53.3% | 59.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 52.4% | 62.8% | 72% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 46.7% | 62.9% | 73.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 69.5% | 77.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 51.9% | 69.2% | 77.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 67.6% | 77.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 72.6% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 70.9% | 78.1% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 36.1% | 51.9% | 58.5% |
| 2003 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 53.4% | 56.2% | 73.7% |
| 2004 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 49.4% | 56.0% | 74.4% |
| 2005 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 55.3% | 54.5% | 74.6% |
| 2006 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.0% | 68.4% | 80.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 49.3% | 62.5% | 79.3% |
| 2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 45.4% | 63.2% | 79.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 41.5% | 64.8% | 79.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 62% | 70.6% | 82.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 73.0% | 81.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 71.8% | 79.9% |
| 2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 73.0% | 79.0% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 35.8% | 30.7% | 53.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 14.1% | 33.3% | 54.4% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 24.4% | 32.3% | 54.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 51.6% | 64.6% | 78.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 71.1% | 81.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 43.1% | 69.3% | 80.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 72.8% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 76.5% | 83.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 81.4% | 86.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 80.6% | 85.0% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.0% | 53.9% | 58.9% |
| 2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 42.8% | 50.5% | 63.7% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 45.6% | 54.6% | 67.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 59.4% | 72.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 72.1% | 79.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.0% | 77.9% | 81.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 75.0% | 81.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.3% | 77.6% | 83.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.2% | 78.1% | 84.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 80.7% | 85.0% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 83.1% | 86.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 47.7% | 52.5% | 59.8% |
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* Casals 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.