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Dr Donald Wharton Elementary School
7555 West 64th St
Summit Argo IL, 60501, Cook County
Phone: 708-458-0640
Ranking: 
(2,428 out of 3,028, bottom 20%)*
(2,428 out of 3,028, bottom 20%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 5 to Grade 5
School District: Summit School District 104
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: | 9 | NA | NA | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 182 | 186 | 173 | 159 | 204 | 171 | 160 | |||||||
| Grade 5: | 181 | 99.5% | 186 | 100.0% | 173 | 100.0% | 159 | 100.0% | 166 | 81.4% | 153 | 89.5% | 140 | 87.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 85 | 46.7% | 89 | 47.8% | 100 | 57.8% | 80 | 50.3% | 98 | 48.0% | 88 | 51.5% | 87 | 54.4% |
| Female: | 97 | 53.3% | 97 | 52.2% | 73 | 42.2% | 79 | 49.7% | 94 | 46.1% | 72 | 42.1% | 69 | 43.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 2 | 1.1% | 1 | 0.5% | 4 | 2.3% | 2 | 1.3% | 3 | 1.5% | 2 | 1.2% | 1 | 0.6% |
| Hispanic: | 151 | 83.0% | 146 | 78.5% | 135 | 78.0% | 123 | 77.4% | 161 | 78.9% | 126 | 73.7% | 121 | 75.6% |
| Black: | 10 | 5.5% | 15 | 8.1% | 8 | 4.6% | 10 | 6.3% | 15 | 7.4% | 15 | 8.8% | 17 | 10.6% |
| White: | 16 | 8.8% | 21 | 11.3% | 19 | 11.0% | 19 | 11.9% | 21 | 10.3% | 25 | 14.6% | 21 | 13.1% |
| 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: | 3 | 1.6% | 3 | 1.6% | 7 | 4.0% | 4 | 2.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 133 | 73.1% | 145 | 78.0% | 47 | 27.2% | 119 | 74.8% | 100 | 49.0% | 105 | 61.4% | 93 | 58.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 14 | 7.7% | 17 | 9.1% | 85 | 49.1% | 17 | 10.7% | 20 | 9.8% | 34 | 19.9% | 28 | 17.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 20.22 | NA | NA | 19.22 | 17.67 | 18.55 | 15.50 | 16.00 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 71.8% | 75.7% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 73.0% | 79.1% |
| 2003 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.2% | 48.6% | 62.0% |
| 2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45.5% | 53.8% | 65.1% |
| 2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.5% | 61.9% | 66.5% |
| 2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.5% | 66.0% | 67.8% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 6.7% | 54.0% | 68.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 70.9% | 71.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 64.6% | 73.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.8% | 74.2% | 78.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 74.3% | 82.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 76.6% | 81.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.1% | 75.1% | 82.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 76.1% | 83.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.2% | 75.2% | 84.0% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 80.5% | 83.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.6% | 47.6% | 59.4% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 20.0% | 45.6% | 60.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 54.7% | 60.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.0% | 47.0% | 62.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.7% | 53.2% | 68.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 63.2% | 69.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.0% | 61.0% | 73.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.7% | 55.7% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 64.7% | 74.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.0% | 64.0% | 76.4% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 75.7% | 77.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 53.8% | 58.9% |
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* Dr Donald Wharton Elementary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.