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Garcia Lorca Elementary School
3231 North Springfield Ave Chicago IL, 60618, Cook County Phone: 773-534-0950 Ranking:  (2,661 out of 3,028, bottom 12%)*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 | |||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 51 | 59 | 37 | 33 | ||||
| Total Students: | 904 | 891 | 852 | 720 | ||||
| Prekindergarten: | 77 | 8.5% | 76 | 8.5% | 79 | 9.3% | 41 | 5.7% |
| Kindergarten: | 102 | 11.3% | 104 | 11.7% | 90 | 10.6% | 87 | 12.1% |
| Grade 1: | 102 | 11.3% | 98 | 11.0% | 93 | 10.9% | 86 | 11.9% |
| Grade 2: | 99 | 11.0% | 94 | 10.5% | 95 | 11.2% | 76 | 10.6% |
| Grade 3: | 94 | 10.4% | 97 | 10.9% | 84 | 9.9% | 76 | 10.6% |
| Grade 4: | 93 | 10.3% | 86 | 9.7% | 85 | 10.0% | 72 | 10.0% |
| Grade 5: | 87 | 9.6% | 85 | 9.5% | 87 | 10.2% | 82 | 11.4% |
| Grade 6: | 77 | 8.5% | 89 | 10.0% | 91 | 10.7% | 64 | 8.9% |
| Grade 7: | 86 | 9.5% | 87 | 9.8% | 76 | 8.9% | 69 | 9.6% |
| Grade 8: | 87 | 9.6% | 75 | 8.4% | 72 | 8.5% | 67 | 9.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||
| Male: | 479 | 53.0% | 458 | 51.4% | 434 | 50.9% | 382 | 53.1% |
| Female: | 425 | 47.0% | 433 | 48.6% | 418 | 49.1% | 338 | 46.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.6% | 8 | 1.1% |
| Asian: | 8 | 0.9% | 7 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.5% | 6 | 0.8% |
| Hispanic: | 839 | 92.8% | 825 | 92.6% | 777 | 91.2% | 660 | 91.7% |
| Black: | 12 | 1.3% | 16 | 1.8% | 21 | 2.5% | 14 | 1.9% |
| White: | 37 | 4.1% | 34 | 3.8% | 40 | 4.7% | 24 | 3.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Two or More Races: | 4 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.5% | 7 | 1.0% |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 880 | 97.3% | 820 | 92.0% | 407 | 47.8% | 644 | 89.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 47 | 5.3% | 412 | 48.4% | 53 | 7.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.73 | 15.07 | 23.03 | 21.82 | ||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.0% | 79.8% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 21.4% | 42.3% | 54.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.3% | 64.6% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 27.8% | 45.3% | 58.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 82.4% | 88.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 43.7% | 51.0% | 60.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 65.0% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 35.3% | 45.5% | 59.2% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 69.2% | 79.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 73.8% | 80.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 75.5% | 83.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.8% | 49.5% | 59.4% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.0% | 65.4% | 77.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.2% | 43.8% | 58.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 77.9% | 84.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 45.2% | 51.5% | 59.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 73.7% | 81.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 44.5% | 49.4% | 58.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 79.0% | 84.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 36.3% | 53.3% | 59.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 70.9% | 78.1% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 36.4% | 51.9% | 58.5% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 71.8% | 79.9% |
| 2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 73.0% | 79.0% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 80.6% | 85.0% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 53.9% | 53.9% | 58.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.0% | 83.1% | 86.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 37.2% | 52.5% | 59.8% |
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* Garcia Lorca 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.