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Courtenay Elementary Language Arts Center Primary School
4420 North Beacon St
Chicago IL, 60640, Cook County
Phone: 773-534-5790
Ranking: 
(721 out of 3,028, top 24%)*
(721 out of 3,028, top 24%)*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: | 54 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 13 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 607 | 273 | 256 | 221 | 208 | 207 | 187 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 115 | 18.9% | 45 | 16.5% | 53 | 20.7% | 47 | 21.3% | 44 | 21.2% | 46 | 22.2% | 28 | 15.0% |
| Kindergarten: | 77 | 12.7% | 29 | 10.6% | 19 | 7.4% | 18 | 8.1% | 14 | 6.7% | 26 | 12.6% | 23 | 12.3% |
| Grade 1: | 57 | 9.4% | 27 | 9.9% | 32 | 12.5% | 19 | 8.6% | 21 | 10.1% | 16 | 7.7% | 15 | 8.0% |
| Grade 2: | 59 | 9.7% | 30 | 11.0% | 20 | 7.8% | 22 | 10.0% | 15 | 7.2% | 20 | 9.7% | 16 | 8.6% |
| Grade 3: | 55 | 9.1% | 24 | 8.8% | 27 | 10.5% | 14 | 6.3% | 19 | 9.1% | 13 | 6.3% | 18 | 9.6% |
| Grade 4: | 52 | 8.6% | 26 | 9.5% | 19 | 7.4% | 17 | 7.7% | 17 | 8.2% | 16 | 7.7% | 16 | 8.6% |
| Grade 5: | 42 | 6.9% | 23 | 8.4% | 23 | 9.0% | 26 | 11.8% | 23 | 11.1% | 15 | 7.2% | 15 | 8.0% |
| Grade 6: | 55 | 9.1% | 21 | 7.7% | 28 | 10.9% | 20 | 9.0% | 15 | 7.2% | 20 | 9.7% | 18 | 9.6% |
| Grade 7: | 39 | 6.4% | 26 | 9.5% | 21 | 8.2% | 17 | 7.7% | 20 | 9.6% | 18 | 8.7% | 21 | 11.2% |
| Grade 8: | 56 | 9.2% | 22 | 8.1% | 14 | 5.5% | 21 | 9.5% | 20 | 9.6% | 17 | 8.2% | 17 | 9.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 342 | 56.3% | 147 | 53.8% | 134 | 52.3% | 109 | 49.3% | 105 | 50.5% | 90 | 43.5% | 94 | 50.3% |
| Female: | 265 | 43.7% | 126 | 46.2% | 122 | 47.7% | 112 | 50.7% | 95 | 45.7% | 109 | 52.7% | 71 | 38.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 34 | 5.6% | 12 | 4.4% | 13 | 5.1% | 10 | 4.5% | 10 | 4.8% | 13 | 6.3% | 6 | 3.2% |
| Hispanic: | 243 | 40.0% | 155 | 56.8% | 156 | 60.9% | 142 | 64.3% | 134 | 64.4% | 137 | 66.2% | 117 | 62.6% |
| Black: | 247 | 40.7% | 44 | 16.1% | 43 | 16.8% | 33 | 14.9% | 34 | 16.3% | 34 | 16.4% | 20 | 10.7% |
| White: | 66 | 10.9% | 55 | 20.1% | 42 | 16.4% | 34 | 15.4% | 30 | 14.4% | 23 | 11.1% | 26 | 13.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 4 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 10 | 1.6% | 6 | 2.2% | 2 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 495 | 81.5% | 164 | 60.1% | 61 | 23.8% | 154 | 69.7% | 148 | 71.2% | 154 | 74.4% | 140 | 74.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 15 | 2.5% | 41 | 15.0% | 141 | 55.1% | 20 | 9.0% | 29 | 13.9% | 26 | 12.6% | 30 | 16.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.15 | 17.22 | 15.06 | 14.73 | 10.95 | 12.20 | 14.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 48.7% | 75.7% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 55.6% | 79.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 55.2% | 79.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 67.1% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 69.1% | 86.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 70.2% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.0% | 72.2% | 85.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 75.9% | 86.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 78.7% | 87.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 79.8% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.0% | 42.3% | 54.8% |
| 2003 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 35.8% | 62.0% |
| 2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 41.3% | 65.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 42.1% | 66.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 50.9% | 70.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 53.2% | 72.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 54.6% | 71.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 56.4% | 72.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.3% | 57.8% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 62.6% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 64.6% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.0% | 45.3% | 58.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 68.9% | 84.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 72.2% | 86.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 70.6% | 84.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 100.1% | 75.2% | 85.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 76.3% | 85.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 80.8% | 87.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 82.4% | 88.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.0% | 51.0% | 60.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 57.6% | 72.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 56.7% | 73.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.2% | 57.8% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 58.8% | 73.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 59.1% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 62.0% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 65.0% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.0% | 45.5% | 59.2% |
| 2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.2% | 39.5% | 66.5% |
| 2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 40.6% | 67.8% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 43.3% | 71.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.8% | 57.1% | 79.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 57.3% | 79.7% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 56.0% | 76.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 58.9% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 60.2% | 76.6% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 66.4% | 79.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 69.2% | 79.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.0% | 73.8% | 80.9% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 44.0% | 68.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 50.9% | 71.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 49.7% | 73.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 58.3% | 78.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 65.3% | 82.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 65.7% | 81.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 69.1% | 82.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 71.6% | 83.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 75.1% | 84.0% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 75.5% | 83.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 49.5% | 59.4% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 38.8% | 60.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 42.7% | 60.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 43.4% | 62.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 49.9% | 68.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 52.5% | 69.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 55.5% | 73.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.0% | 57.6% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 59.5% | 74.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 63.4% | 76.4% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 65.4% | 77.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.3% | 43.8% | 58.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 66.8% | 81.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 69% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 95.3% | 71.1% | 82.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 74.4% | 84.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 75.4% | 83.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 77.9% | 84.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 60.0% | 51.5% | 59.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 59.2% | 73.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 67.0% | 79.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 95.2% | 68.3% | 79.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 70.3% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 76.5% | 84.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 73.7% | 81.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.0% | 49.4% | 58.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 62.0% | 76.0% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 94.1% | 68.2% | 80.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 72.4% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 76.0% | 84.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 77.6% | 84.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 94.2% | 79.0% | 84.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.0% | 53.3% | 59.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 62.8% | 72% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 69.5% | 77.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 69.2% | 77.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 67.6% | 77.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 72.6% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 70.9% | 78.1% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.0% | 51.9% | 58.5% |
| 2006 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 68.4% | 80.9% |
| 2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 63.2% | 79.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 100.1% | 64.8% | 79.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 70.6% | 82.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 73.0% | 81.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 71.8% | 79.9% |
| 2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 95.0% | 73.0% | 79.0% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 72.8% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 76.5% | 83.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 94.5% | 81.4% | 86.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | 80.6% | 85.0% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 58.9% | 53.9% | 58.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 77.6% | 83.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 78.1% | 84.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 80.7% | 85.0% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | 83.1% | 86.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 52.5% | 59.8% |
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* Courtenay Elementary Language Arts Center Primary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.