Darwin Elementary School
3116 West Belden Ave Chicago IL, 60647, Cook County Phone: 773-534-4110 Ranking:  (2,412 out of 3,028, bottom 20%)*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: | 34 | 51 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 42 | 40 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 586 | 572 | 618 | 680 | 694 | 701 | 743 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 75 | 12.8% | 77 | 13.5% | 69 | 11.2% | 76 | 11.2% | 74 | 10.7% | 81 | 11.6% | 72 | 9.7% |
| Kindergarten: | 55 | 9.4% | 53 | 9.3% | 64 | 10.4% | 64 | 9.4% | 78 | 11.2% | 60 | 8.6% | 60 | 8.1% |
| Grade 1: | 48 | 8.2% | 61 | 10.7% | 53 | 8.6% | 74 | 10.9% | 72 | 10.4% | 52 | 7.4% | 65 | 8.7% |
| Grade 2: | 67 | 11.4% | 53 | 9.3% | 69 | 11.2% | 68 | 10.0% | 49 | 7.1% | 69 | 9.8% | 57 | 7.7% |
| Grade 3: | 51 | 8.7% | 70 | 12.2% | 63 | 10.2% | 57 | 8.4% | 75 | 10.8% | 52 | 7.4% | 63 | 8.5% |
| Grade 4: | 68 | 11.6% | 58 | 10.1% | 51 | 8.3% | 64 | 9.4% | 51 | 7.3% | 60 | 8.6% | 83 | 11.2% |
| Grade 5: | 65 | 11.1% | 48 | 8.4% | 59 | 9.5% | 56 | 8.2% | 63 | 9.1% | 80 | 11.4% | 93 | 12.5% |
| Grade 6: | 50 | 8.5% | 56 | 9.8% | 56 | 9.1% | 63 | 9.3% | 73 | 10.5% | 89 | 12.7% | 89 | 12.0% |
| Grade 7: | 61 | 10.4% | 42 | 7.3% | 59 | 9.5% | 77 | 11.3% | 88 | 12.7% | 80 | 11.4% | 77 | 10.4% |
| Grade 8: | 46 | 7.8% | 54 | 9.4% | 75 | 12.1% | 81 | 11.9% | 71 | 10.2% | 78 | 11.1% | 84 | 11.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 297 | 50.7% | 297 | 51.9% | 317 | 51.3% | 345 | 50.7% | 363 | 52.3% | 324 | 46.2% | 375 | 50.5% |
| Female: | 289 | 49.3% | 275 | 48.1% | 301 | 48.7% | 335 | 49.3% | 323 | 46.5% | 369 | 52.6% | 344 | 46.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.5% | 9 | 1.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 6 | 0.9% | 5 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.4% |
| Hispanic: | 491 | 83.8% | 493 | 86.2% | 536 | 86.7% | 563 | 82.8% | 577 | 83.1% | 599 | 85.4% | 627 | 84.4% |
| Black: | 67 | 11.4% | 59 | 10.3% | 57 | 9.2% | 86 | 12.6% | 79 | 11.4% | 68 | 9.7% | 74 | 10.0% |
| White: | 24 | 4.1% | 17 | 3.0% | 19 | 3.1% | 19 | 2.8% | 31 | 4.5% | 29 | 4.1% | 19 | 2.6% |
| 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: | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 555 | 94.7% | 530 | 92.7% | 298 | 48.2% | 605 | 89.0% | 605 | 87.2% | 571 | 81.5% | 613 | 82.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 16 | 2.8% | 285 | 46.1% | 49 | 7.2% | 63 | 9.1% | 72 | 10.3% | 62 | 8.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.24 | 11.30 | 17.17 | 18.38 | 18.26 | 16.70 | 18.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 48.7% | 75.7% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 55.6% | 79.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46.2% | 55.2% | 79.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 67.1% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 69.1% | 86.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 70.2% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 72.2% | 85.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 75.9% | 86.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 78.7% | 87.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 79.8% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 36.6% | 42.3% | 54.8% |
| 2003 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44% | 35.8% | 62.0% |
| 2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 36.7% | 41.3% | 65.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 36.5% | 42.1% | 66.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.0% | 50.9% | 70.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43.6% | 53.2% | 72.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46.7% | 54.6% | 71.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.7% | 56.4% | 72.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48.7% | 57.8% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.0% | 62.6% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.0% | 64.6% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38.1% | 45.3% | 58.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 68.9% | 84.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.0% | 72.2% | 86.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 70.6% | 84.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.0% | 75.2% | 85.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 76.3% | 85.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 80.8% | 87.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 82.4% | 88.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 37.9% | 51.0% | 60.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 57.6% | 72.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 56.7% | 73.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.2% | 57.8% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.0% | 58.8% | 73.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 59.1% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 62.0% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68% | 65.0% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 34.5% | 45.5% | 59.2% |
| 2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 43.5% | 39.5% | 66.5% |
| 2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.5% | 40.6% | 67.8% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.5% | 43.3% | 71.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.0% | 57.1% | 79.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 57.3% | 79.7% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.0% | 56.0% | 76.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 58.9% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 60.2% | 76.6% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.0% | 66.4% | 79.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 69.2% | 79.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 73.8% | 80.9% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 50.0% | 44.0% | 68.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 43% | 50.9% | 71.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 64% | 49.7% | 73.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 58.3% | 78.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 65.3% | 82.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 65.7% | 81.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 69.1% | 82.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 71.6% | 83.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 75.1% | 84.0% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 75.5% | 83.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 49.5% | 59.4% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.9% | 38.8% | 60.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 32.9% | 42.7% | 60.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.3% | 43.4% | 62.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.5% | 49.9% | 68.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 50.7% | 52.5% | 69.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.7% | 55.5% | 73.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.2% | 57.6% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 50.8% | 59.5% | 74.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 64% | 63.4% | 76.4% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 65.4% | 77.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.2% | 43.8% | 58.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 62.3% | 79.1% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 66.8% | 81.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.0% | 69% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 71.1% | 82.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 74.4% | 84.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 75.4% | 83.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 74% | 77.9% | 84.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 49.1% | 51.5% | 59.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 57.2% | 59.1% | 72.8% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 54.1% | 59.2% | 73.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 67.0% | 79.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 68.3% | 79.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 70.3% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 76.5% | 84.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 66% | 73.7% | 81.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 49.4% | 58.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 62.0% | 76.0% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 65.9% | 79.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 68.2% | 80.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 72.4% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 76.0% | 84.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 77.6% | 84.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 79.0% | 84.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 39.6% | 53.3% | 59.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 62.8% | 72% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 62.9% | 73.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 69.5% | 77.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 69.2% | 77.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 67.6% | 77.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 72.6% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 70.9% | 78.1% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 51.9% | 58.5% |
| 2003 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 53.5% | 56.2% | 73.7% |
| 2004 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 56.0% | 74.4% |
| 2005 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 52.9% | 54.5% | 74.6% |
| 2006 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 68.4% | 80.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 62.5% | 79.3% |
| 2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 63.2% | 79.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 64.8% | 79.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 70.6% | 82.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.0% | 73.0% | 81.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 71.8% | 79.9% |
| 2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 73.0% | 79.0% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 26.1% | 30.7% | 53.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 29.1% | 33.3% | 54.4% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 45.0% | 32.3% | 54.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 64.6% | 78.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 71.1% | 81.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 69.3% | 80.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 72.8% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 76.5% | 83.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 81.4% | 86.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 80.6% | 85.0% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 29.7% | 53.9% | 58.9% |
| 2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 52.1% | 50.5% | 63.7% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 49.4% | 54.6% | 67.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.0% | 59.4% | 72.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 72.1% | 79.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 77.9% | 81.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 75.0% | 81.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 77.6% | 83.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.0% | 78.1% | 84.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 80.7% | 85.0% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 83.1% | 86.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 41.5% | 52.5% | 59.8% |
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* Darwin Elementary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.