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Chatham Elementary School
525 South College St
Chatham IL, 62629, Sangamon County
Phone: 217-483-2411
Ranking: 
(617 out of 3,028, top 20%)*
(617 out of 3,028, top 20%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 4
School District: Ball-Chatham Community Unit School District 5
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 | 16 | 38 | 48 | 44 | 44 | 42 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 577 | 581 | 562 | 710 | 716 | 698 | 665 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 108 | 18.7% | 112 | 19.3% | 118 | 21.0% | 176 | 24.8% | 183 | 25.6% | 176 | 25.2% | 168 | 25.3% |
| Grade 1: | 117 | 20.3% | 113 | 19.4% | 108 | 19.2% | 184 | 25.9% | 173 | 24.2% | 165 | 23.6% | 177 | 26.6% |
| Grade 2: | 115 | 19.9% | 121 | 20.8% | 108 | 19.2% | 182 | 25.6% | 163 | 22.8% | 191 | 27.4% | 162 | 24.4% |
| Grade 3: | 120 | 20.8% | 109 | 18.8% | 113 | 20.1% | 168 | 23.7% | 197 | 27.5% | 166 | 23.8% | 158 | 23.8% |
| Grade 4: | 117 | 20.3% | 124 | 21.3% | 115 | 20.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 282 | 48.9% | 287 | 49.4% | 269 | 47.9% | 356 | 50.1% | 345 | 48.2% | 334 | 47.9% | 322 | 48.4% |
| Female: | 295 | 51.1% | 294 | 50.6% | 293 | 52.1% | 354 | 49.9% | 333 | 46.5% | 328 | 47.0% | 318 | 47.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 4 | 0.6% |
| Asian: | 26 | 4.5% | 37 | 6.4% | 31 | 5.5% | 43 | 6.1% | 33 | 4.6% | 31 | 4.4% | 25 | 3.8% |
| Hispanic: | 23 | 4.0% | 23 | 4.0% | 17 | 3.0% | 17 | 2.4% | 12 | 1.7% | 12 | 1.7% | 11 | 1.7% |
| Black: | 7 | 1.2% | 12 | 2.1% | 11 | 2.0% | 23 | 3.2% | 28 | 3.9% | 22 | 3.2% | 17 | 2.6% |
| White: | 488 | 84.6% | 483 | 83.1% | 478 | 85.1% | 593 | 83.5% | 612 | 85.5% | 604 | 86.5% | 587 | 88.3% |
| 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: | 32 | 5.5% | 25 | 4.3% | 23 | 4.1% | 33 | 4.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 107 | 18.5% | 99 | 17.0% | 44 | 7.8% | 109 | 15.4% | 104 | 14.5% | 100 | 14.3% | 84 | 12.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 16 | 2.8% | 9 | 1.5% | 60 | 10.7% | 27 | 3.8% | 31 | 4.3% | 36 | 5.2% | 22 | 3.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 21.37 | 36.31 | 14.79 | 14.79 | 16.27 | 16.00 | 15.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 92.7% | 75.7% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.4% | 90.1% | 79.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.4% | 97.9% | 79.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 97.1% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.2% | 95.4% | 86.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.4% | 94.3% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.0% | 92.7% | 85.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.0% | 92.7% | 86.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.4% | 94.2% | 87.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.9% | 94.9% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 69.6% | 54.8% |
| 2003 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.0% | 79.9% | 62.0% |
| 2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.8% | 80.2% | 65.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 89.2% | 66.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 86.7% | 70.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 85.5% | 72.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.8% | 86.1% | 71.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.0% | 87.5% | 72.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 87.3% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 82.9% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 86.5% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 68.8% | 58.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.4% | 90.8% | 88.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.9% | 75.9% | 60.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 83.5% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 72.6% | 59.2% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 86.5% | 79.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 92.7% | 80.9% |
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* Chatham Elementary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.