Farnsworth Elementary School
5414 North Linder Ave Chicago IL, 60630, Cook County Phone: 773-534-3535 Ranking:  (1,423 out of 3,028, top 47%)*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: | 39 | 43 | 35 | 37 | 41 | 32 | 27 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 593 | 593 | 570 | 584 | 562 | 561 | 582 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 74 | 12.5% | 72 | 12.1% | 92 | 16.1% | 71 | 12.2% | 75 | 13.3% | 82 | 14.6% | 65 | 11.2% |
| Kindergarten: | 72 | 12.1% | 66 | 11.1% | 53 | 9.3% | 61 | 10.4% | 56 | 10.0% | 50 | 8.9% | 47 | 8.1% |
| Grade 1: | 63 | 10.6% | 56 | 9.4% | 51 | 8.9% | 54 | 9.2% | 56 | 10.0% | 46 | 8.2% | 59 | 10.1% |
| Grade 2: | 56 | 9.4% | 58 | 9.8% | 57 | 10.0% | 60 | 10.3% | 37 | 6.6% | 50 | 8.9% | 59 | 10.1% |
| Grade 3: | 56 | 9.4% | 55 | 9.3% | 57 | 10.0% | 42 | 7.2% | 56 | 10.0% | 63 | 11.2% | 60 | 10.3% |
| Grade 4: | 52 | 8.8% | 60 | 10.1% | 40 | 7.0% | 57 | 9.8% | 65 | 11.6% | 56 | 10.0% | 51 | 8.8% |
| Grade 5: | 61 | 10.3% | 42 | 7.1% | 58 | 10.2% | 69 | 11.8% | 58 | 10.3% | 46 | 8.2% | 67 | 11.5% |
| Grade 6: | 44 | 7.4% | 57 | 9.6% | 61 | 10.7% | 61 | 10.4% | 42 | 7.5% | 58 | 10.3% | 64 | 11.0% |
| Grade 7: | 54 | 9.1% | 66 | 11.1% | 63 | 11.1% | 45 | 7.7% | 58 | 10.3% | 54 | 9.6% | 61 | 10.5% |
| Grade 8: | 61 | 10.3% | 61 | 10.3% | 38 | 6.7% | 64 | 11.0% | 59 | 10.5% | 56 | 10.0% | 49 | 8.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 289 | 48.7% | 291 | 49.1% | 285 | 50.0% | 295 | 50.5% | 276 | 49.1% | 277 | 49.4% | 274 | 47.1% |
| Female: | 304 | 51.3% | 302 | 50.9% | 285 | 50.0% | 289 | 49.5% | 278 | 49.5% | 276 | 49.2% | 266 | 45.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 77 | 13.0% | 59 | 9.9% | 61 | 10.7% | 62 | 10.6% | 54 | 9.6% | 57 | 10.2% | 67 | 11.5% |
| Hispanic: | 246 | 41.5% | 251 | 42.3% | 241 | 42.3% | 250 | 42.8% | 223 | 39.7% | 214 | 38.1% | 196 | 33.7% |
| Black: | 12 | 2.0% | 13 | 2.2% | 10 | 1.8% | 13 | 2.2% | 19 | 3.4% | 21 | 3.7% | 23 | 4.0% |
| White: | 248 | 41.8% | 255 | 43.0% | 246 | 43.2% | 244 | 41.8% | 264 | 47.0% | 266 | 47.4% | 258 | 44.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 7 | 1.2% | 14 | 2.4% | 9 | 1.6% | 13 | 2.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 288 | 48.6% | 283 | 47.7% | 123 | 21.6% | 283 | 48.5% | 262 | 46.6% | 236 | 42.1% | 219 | 37.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 66 | 11.1% | 76 | 12.8% | 236 | 41.4% | 68 | 11.6% | 69 | 12.3% | 75 | 13.4% | 70 | 12.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.21 | 13.90 | 16.29 | 15.78 | 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% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 79.8% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 35.6% | 42.3% | 54.8% |
| 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% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.0% | 64.6% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.7% | 45.3% | 58.8% |
| 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% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 82.4% | 88.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 51.0% | 60.2% |
| 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% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 65.0% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.7% | 45.5% | 59.2% |
| 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% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 69.2% | 79.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 73.8% | 80.9% |
| 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% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 75.5% | 83.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 49.5% | 59.4% |
| 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% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 65.4% | 77.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 43.8% | 58.9% |
| 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% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 77.9% | 84.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 58.9% | 51.5% | 59.6% |
| 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% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 73.7% | 81.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 49.4% | 58.9% |
| 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% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 79.0% | 84.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 53.3% | 59.1% |
| 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% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 70.9% | 78.1% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 51.9% | 58.5% |
| 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% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 71.8% | 79.9% |
| 2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.0% | 73.0% | 79.0% |
| 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% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 80.6% | 85.0% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 53.9% | 58.9% |
| 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% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 83.1% | 86.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 52.5% | 59.8% |
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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.