Hale Elementary School
6140 South Melvina
Chicago IL, 60638, Cook County
Phone: 773-535-2265
Ranking: 
(1,888 out of 3,088, bottom 39%)*
(1,888 out of 3,088, bottom 39%)*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
| 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 46 | 46 | 35 | |||
| Total Students: | 875 | 906 | 866 | |||
| Prekindergarten: | 30 | 3.4% | 38 | 4.2% | 26 | 3.0% |
| Kindergarten: | 81 | 9.3% | 88 | 9.7% | 82 | 9.5% |
| Grade 1: | 90 | 10.3% | 94 | 10.4% | 89 | 10.3% |
| Grade 2: | 95 | 10.9% | 86 | 9.5% | 101 | 11.7% |
| Grade 3: | 91 | 10.4% | 103 | 11.4% | 97 | 11.2% |
| Grade 4: | 94 | 10.7% | 96 | 10.6% | 87 | 10.0% |
| Grade 5: | 101 | 11.5% | 85 | 9.4% | 105 | 12.1% |
| Grade 6: | 87 | 9.9% | 115 | 12.7% | 104 | 12.0% |
| Grade 7: | 113 | 12.9% | 96 | 10.6% | 98 | 11.3% |
| Grade 8: | 93 | 10.6% | 105 | 11.6% | 77 | 8.9% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||
| Male: | 479 | 54.7% | 415 | 45.8% | 426 | 49.2% |
| Female: | 388 | 44.3% | 483 | 53.3% | 387 | 44.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 7 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.3% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander: | 14 | 1.6% | 17 | 1.9% | 18 | 2.1% |
| Hispanic: | 548 | 62.6% | 548 | 60.5% | 493 | 56.9% |
| Black | 12 | 1.4% | 12 | 1.3% | 13 | 1.5% |
| White: | 294 | 33.6% | 327 | 36.1% | 290 | 33.5% |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 516 | 59.0% | 489 | 54.0% | 424 | 49.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 124 | 14.2% | 124 | 13.7% | 149 | 17.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.02 | 19.70 | 24.70 | |||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 48.7% | 75.7% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 55.6% | 79.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 55.2% | 79.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 67.1% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 69.1% | 86.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 70.2% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 72.2% | 85.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 75.9% | 86.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 78.7% | 87.3% |
| 2003 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 35.8% | 62.0% |
| 2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 41.3% | 65.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 42.1% | 66.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 50.9% | 70.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 53.2% | 72.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 54.6% | 71.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 56.4% | 72.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 57.8% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.0% | 62.6% | 74.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 68.9% | 84.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 72.2% | 86.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 70.6% | 84.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 75.2% | 85.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 76.3% | 85.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 80.8% | 87.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 57.6% | 72.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 56.7% | 73.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.0% | 57.8% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 67% | 58.8% | 73.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 59.1% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 62.0% | 74.7% |
| 2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 39.5% | 66.5% |
| 2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 40.6% | 67.8% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 43.3% | 71.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 57.1% | 79.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 57.3% | 79.7% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 56.0% | 76.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 58.9% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 60.2% | 76.6% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.0% | 66.4% | 79.4% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 44.0% | 68.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 50.9% | 71.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.0% | 49.7% | 73.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 58.3% | 78.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 65.3% | 82.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 65.7% | 81.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 69.1% | 82.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 71.6% | 83.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 75.1% | 84.0% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.8% | 38.8% | 60.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.6% | 42.7% | 60.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.0% | 43.4% | 62.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 49.9% | 68.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.0% | 52.5% | 69.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 55.5% | 73.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.0% | 57.6% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 59.5% | 74.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.0% | 63.4% | 76.4% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.0% | 62.3% | 79.1% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 66.8% | 81.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 69% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 71.1% | 82.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 74.4% | 84.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 75.4% | 83.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 59.1% | 72.8% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 59.2% | 73.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 67.0% | 79.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 68.3% | 79.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 70.3% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 94.8% | 76.5% | 84.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 62.0% | 76.0% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.1% | 65.9% | 79.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 80% | 68.2% | 80.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 72.4% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 76.0% | 84.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 77.6% | 84.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 62.8% | 72% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 62.9% | 73.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 89% | 69.5% | 77.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 69.2% | 77.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 67.6% | 77.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 72.6% | 78.8% |
| 2003 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.0% | 56.2% | 73.7% |
| 2004 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 56.0% | 74.4% |
| 2005 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 54.5% | 74.6% |
| 2006 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 68.4% | 80.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 62.5% | 79.3% |
| 2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 81% | 63.2% | 79.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 64.8% | 79.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 70.6% | 82.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 73.0% | 81.9% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 34.3% | 30.7% | 53.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 44% | 33.3% | 54.4% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 51.8% | 32.3% | 54.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 64.6% | 78.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 71.1% | 81.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 69.3% | 80.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.8% | 72.8% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 76.5% | 83.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 81.4% | 86.3% |
| 2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 52.9% | 50.5% | 63.7% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 54.6% | 67.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 59.4% | 72.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 72.1% | 79.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 77.9% | 81.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 75.0% | 81.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 77.6% | 83.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.0% | 78.1% | 84.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 80.7% | 85.0% |
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* Hale Elementary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.