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Farnsworth Elementary School
5414 North Linder Ave
Chicago IL, 60630, Cook County
Phone: 773-534-3535
Ranking: 
(1,508 out of 3,088, top 49%)*
(1,508 out of 3,088, top 49%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 8
School District: Chicago Public School District 299
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 41 | 32 | 27 | |||
| Total Students: | 562 | 561 | 582 | |||
| Prekindergarten: | 75 | 13.3% | 82 | 14.6% | 65 | 11.2% |
| Kindergarten: | 56 | 10.0% | 50 | 8.9% | 47 | 8.1% |
| Grade 1: | 56 | 10.0% | 46 | 8.2% | 59 | 10.1% |
| Grade 2: | 37 | 6.6% | 50 | 8.9% | 59 | 10.1% |
| Grade 3: | 56 | 10.0% | 63 | 11.2% | 60 | 10.3% |
| Grade 4: | 65 | 11.6% | 56 | 10.0% | 51 | 8.8% |
| Grade 5: | 58 | 10.3% | 46 | 8.2% | 67 | 11.5% |
| Grade 6: | 42 | 7.5% | 58 | 10.3% | 64 | 11.0% |
| Grade 7: | 58 | 10.3% | 54 | 9.6% | 61 | 10.5% |
| Grade 8: | 59 | 10.5% | 56 | 10.0% | 49 | 8.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||
| Male: | 276 | 49.1% | 277 | 49.4% | 274 | 47.1% |
| Female: | 278 | 49.5% | 276 | 49.2% | 266 | 45.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander: | 54 | 9.6% | 57 | 10.2% | 67 | 11.5% |
| Hispanic: | 223 | 39.7% | 214 | 38.1% | 196 | 33.7% |
| Black | 19 | 3.4% | 21 | 3.7% | 23 | 4.0% |
| White: | 264 | 47.0% | 266 | 47.4% | 258 | 44.3% |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 262 | 46.6% | 236 | 42.1% | 219 | 37.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 69 | 12.3% | 75 | 13.4% | 70 | 12.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.71 | 17.50 | 21.60 | |||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 48.7% | 75.7% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 55.6% | 79.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 55.2% | 79.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 67.1% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 69.1% | 86.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.3% | 70.2% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.6% | 72.2% | 85.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 75.9% | 86.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.6% | 78.7% | 87.3% |
| 2003 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 35.8% | 62.0% |
| 2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 41.3% | 65.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 42.1% | 66.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.7% | 50.9% | 70.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.0% | 53.2% | 72.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 54.6% | 71.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 56.4% | 72.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 57.8% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 62.6% | 74.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.5% | 68.9% | 84.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 72.2% | 86.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.0% | 70.6% | 84.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 75.2% | 85.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 76.3% | 85.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 80.8% | 87.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 57.6% | 72.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 56.7% | 73.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.0% | 57.8% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 58.8% | 73.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.0% | 59.1% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 62.0% | 74.7% |
| 2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 39.5% | 66.5% |
| 2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 40.6% | 67.8% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 43.3% | 71.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 57.1% | 79.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 57.3% | 79.7% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 56.0% | 76.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 58.9% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 60.2% | 76.6% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 66.4% | 79.4% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 44.0% | 68.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 50.9% | 71.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.0% | 49.7% | 73.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 58.3% | 78.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 65.3% | 82.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.0% | 65.7% | 81.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 69.1% | 82.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 71.6% | 83.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 75.1% | 84.0% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 38.8% | 60.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 42.7% | 60.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.0% | 43.4% | 62.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 49.9% | 68.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 52.5% | 69.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 55.5% | 73.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 57.6% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 59.5% | 74.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 63.4% | 76.4% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 62.3% | 79.1% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 66.8% | 81.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 69% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 71.1% | 82.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 74.4% | 84.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 75.4% | 83.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 59.1% | 72.8% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 59.2% | 73.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 67.0% | 79.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 68.3% | 79.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 70.3% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 76.5% | 84.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 92.8% | 62.0% | 76.0% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 65.9% | 79.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 68.2% | 80.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 72.4% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 76.0% | 84.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 77.6% | 84.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 62.8% | 72% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 62.9% | 73.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 69.5% | 77.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 69.2% | 77.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 67.6% | 77.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 72.6% | 78.8% |
| 2003 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 56.2% | 73.7% |
| 2004 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 56.0% | 74.4% |
| 2005 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 54.5% | 74.6% |
| 2006 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 95.4% | 68.4% | 80.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 62.5% | 79.3% |
| 2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 63.2% | 79.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 64.8% | 79.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 70.6% | 82.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 73.0% | 81.9% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 30.7% | 53.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.4% | 33.3% | 54.4% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 32.3% | 54.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 64.6% | 78.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.8% | 71.1% | 81.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 69.3% | 80.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 86% | 72.8% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 76.5% | 83.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 81.4% | 86.3% |
| 2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 50.5% | 63.7% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.0% | 54.6% | 67.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 59.4% | 72.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 93.6% | 72.1% | 79.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 98.0% | 77.9% | 81.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 75.0% | 81.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 90% | 77.6% | 83.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 78.1% | 84.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 80.7% | 85.0% |
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* Farnsworth 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.