Edgar A Poe Elementary School
2800 North Highland Ave
Arlington Heights IL, 60004, Cook County
Phone: 847-670-3200
Ranking: (1,222 out of 3,028, top 40%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Wheeling Community Consolidated School District 21
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 25 | 43 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 26 | |||||||
Total Students: | 446 | 437 | 446 | 466 | 508 | 441 | 446 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 34 | 7.6% | 39 | 8.9% | 34 | 7.6% | 28 | 6.0% | 39 | 7.7% | 10 | 2.3% | NA | NA |
Kindergarten: | 74 | 16.6% | 79 | 18.1% | 73 | 16.4% | 73 | 15.7% | 84 | 16.5% | 80 | 18.1% | 65 | 14.6% |
Grade 1: | 76 | 17.0% | 77 | 17.6% | 72 | 16.1% | 85 | 18.2% | 86 | 16.9% | 72 | 16.3% | 80 | 17.9% |
Grade 2: | 78 | 17.5% | 61 | 14.0% | 74 | 16.6% | 76 | 16.3% | 79 | 15.6% | 78 | 17.7% | 73 | 16.4% |
Grade 3: | 60 | 13.5% | 64 | 14.6% | 70 | 15.7% | 68 | 14.6% | 79 | 15.6% | 66 | 15.0% | 72 | 16.1% |
Grade 4: | 59 | 13.2% | 61 | 14.0% | 60 | 13.5% | 67 | 14.4% | 66 | 13.0% | 68 | 15.4% | 78 | 17.5% |
Grade 5: | 65 | 14.6% | 56 | 12.8% | 63 | 14.1% | 69 | 14.8% | 75 | 14.8% | 67 | 15.2% | 78 | 17.5% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 227 | 50.9% | 224 | 51.3% | 219 | 49.1% | 233 | 50.0% | 242 | 47.6% | 211 | 47.8% | 212 | 47.5% |
Female: | 219 | 49.1% | 213 | 48.7% | 227 | 50.9% | 233 | 50.0% | 244 | 48.0% | 210 | 47.6% | 216 | 48.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 104 | 23.3% | 89 | 20.4% | 77 | 17.3% | 80 | 17.2% | 100 | 19.7% | 73 | 16.6% | 73 | 16.4% |
Hispanic: | 47 | 10.5% | 56 | 12.8% | 45 | 10.1% | 53 | 11.4% | 55 | 10.8% | 39 | 8.8% | 47 | 10.5% |
Black: | 9 | 2.0% | 10 | 2.3% | 12 | 2.7% | 6 | 1.3% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.9% |
White: | 280 | 62.8% | 277 | 63.4% | 306 | 68.6% | 321 | 68.9% | 336 | 66.1% | 315 | 71.4% | 308 | 69.1% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 4 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 128 | 28.7% | 66 | 15.1% | 36 | 8.1% | 65 | 13.9% | 59 | 11.6% | 56 | 12.7% | 44 | 9.9% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 27 | 6.1% | 96 | 22.0% | 76 | 17.0% | 21 | 4.5% | 31 | 6.1% | 28 | 6.3% | 32 | 7.2% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.84 | 10.08 | 17.15 | 17.92 | 18.21 | 14.90 | 17.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ISAT | ||||||
2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 84.9% | 75.7% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 86.7% | 79.1% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 90.0% | 79.3% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 92.3% | 85.6% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 91.5% | 86.7% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.8% | 83.6% | 85.1% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.5% | 81.3% | 85.2% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 78.6% | 86.4% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 78.7% | 87.3% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 82.5% | 87.7% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 55.0% | 54.8% |
2003 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 70.2% | 62.0% |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 71.8% | 65.1% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 76.2% | 66.6% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 80.7% | 70.7% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 81.7% | 72.9% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 62.3% | 71.8% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 64.5% | 72.2% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 58.0% | 73.7% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 59.8% | 74.7% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 63.6% | 76.0% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 50.0% | 58.8% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.4% | 90.9% | 84.8% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.4% | 93.5% | 86.4% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 81.2% | 84.6% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.2% | 85.6% | 85.8% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.2% | 85.4% | 85.9% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.3% | 83.1% | 87.7% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 82.7% | 88.1% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 60.9% | 60.2% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 81.6% | 72.9% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 83.5% | 73.7% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 63.9% | 73.2% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 69.2% | 73.8% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 70.0% | 73.7% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 64.2% | 74.7% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.0% | 66.0% | 76.0% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 50.1% | 59.2% |
2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 66.4% | 66.5% |
2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 75.0% | 67.8% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 78.0% | 71.4% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 88.9% | 79.9% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.7% | 90.3% | 79.7% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 71.2% | 76.2% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 76.0% | 76.8% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.8% | 77.3% | 76.6% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 73.2% | 79.4% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 72.9% | 79.8% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 77.2% | 80.9% |
2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 69.2% | 68.3% |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 85.0% | 71.8% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 84.3% | 73.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 89.3% | 78.6% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 90.8% | 82.5% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 80.4% | 81.3% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 80.7% | 82.5% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.1% | 83.9% | 83.4% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 83.6% | 84.0% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 83.0% | 83.6% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.0% | 57.5% | 59.4% |
2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.0% | 55.8% | 60.4% |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 71.1% | 60.9% |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 72.4% | 62.7% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 77.4% | 68.5% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 81.6% | 69.7% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 69.6% | 73.6% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 68.4% | 73.5% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.0% | 69.1% | 74.7% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 74.4% | 76.4% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 69.2% | 77.8% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 49.7% | 58.9% |
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* Edgar A Poe Elementary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.