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Higgins Elementary Community Academy Primary School
11710 South Morgan St Chicago IL, 60643, Cook County Phone: 773-535-5625 Ranking:  (2,267 out of 3,028, bottom 25%)*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: | 23 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 22 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 403 | 378 | 364 | 385 | 399 | 432 | 400 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 34 | 8.4% | 32 | 8.5% | 30 | 8.2% | 33 | 8.6% | 26 | 6.5% | 30 | 6.9% | 29 | 7.3% |
| Kindergarten: | 38 | 9.4% | 44 | 11.6% | 31 | 8.5% | 26 | 6.8% | 25 | 6.3% | 39 | 9.0% | 23 | 5.8% |
| Grade 1: | 43 | 10.7% | 36 | 9.5% | 27 | 7.4% | 34 | 8.8% | 44 | 11.0% | 36 | 8.3% | 44 | 11.0% |
| Grade 2: | 38 | 9.4% | 30 | 7.9% | 26 | 7.1% | 38 | 9.9% | 29 | 7.3% | 41 | 9.5% | 44 | 11.0% |
| Grade 3: | 41 | 10.2% | 33 | 8.7% | 42 | 11.5% | 39 | 10.1% | 52 | 13.0% | 50 | 11.6% | 40 | 10.0% |
| Grade 4: | 32 | 7.9% | 43 | 11.4% | 36 | 9.9% | 39 | 10.1% | 37 | 9.3% | 44 | 10.2% | 40 | 10.0% |
| Grade 5: | 43 | 10.7% | 34 | 9.0% | 42 | 11.5% | 35 | 9.1% | 49 | 12.3% | 48 | 11.1% | 41 | 10.3% |
| Grade 6: | 43 | 10.7% | 44 | 11.6% | 37 | 10.2% | 51 | 13.2% | 51 | 12.8% | 50 | 11.6% | 44 | 11.0% |
| Grade 7: | 44 | 10.9% | 36 | 9.5% | 50 | 13.7% | 45 | 11.7% | 50 | 12.5% | 42 | 9.7% | 52 | 13.0% |
| Grade 8: | 47 | 11.7% | 46 | 12.2% | 43 | 11.8% | 45 | 11.7% | 36 | 9.0% | 52 | 12.0% | 43 | 10.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 194 | 48.1% | 163 | 43.1% | 160 | 44.0% | 178 | 46.2% | 205 | 51.4% | 202 | 46.8% | 199 | 49.8% |
| Female: | 209 | 51.9% | 215 | 56.9% | 204 | 56.0% | 207 | 53.8% | 186 | 46.6% | 222 | 51.4% | 192 | 48.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 6 | 1.5% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Black: | 395 | 98.0% | 375 | 99.2% | 359 | 98.6% | 381 | 99.0% | 397 | 99.5% | 430 | 99.5% | 393 | 98.3% |
| White: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 391 | 97.0% | 360 | 95.2% | 214 | 58.8% | 346 | 89.9% | 366 | 91.7% | 366 | 84.7% | 374 | 93.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 143 | 39.3% | 9 | 2.3% | 25 | 6.3% | 27 | 6.3% | 18 | 4.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.91 | 16.32 | 15.83 | 19.74 | 17.35 | 18.00 | 18.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41.6% | 48.7% | 75.7% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 55.6% | 79.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58% | 55.2% | 79.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 67.1% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 69.1% | 86.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 70.2% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 72.2% | 85.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.0% | 75.9% | 86.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 78.7% | 87.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.6% | 79.8% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44.1% | 42.3% | 54.8% |
| 2003 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 32.5% | 35.8% | 62.0% |
| 2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.2% | 41.3% | 65.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40% | 42.1% | 66.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50.0% | 50.9% | 70.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 53.2% | 72.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 54.6% | 71.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 56.4% | 72.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.8% | 57.8% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 62.6% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 64.6% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.0% | 45.3% | 58.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 68.9% | 84.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 72.2% | 86.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 70.6% | 84.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 75.2% | 85.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 76.3% | 85.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.0% | 80.8% | 87.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 82.4% | 88.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 41.3% | 51.0% | 60.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 37.2% | 57.6% | 72.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 34.8% | 56.7% | 73.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.8% | 57.8% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.7% | 58.8% | 73.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 59.1% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 62.0% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.0% | 65.0% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.8% | 45.5% | 59.2% |
| 2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 30.5% | 39.5% | 66.5% |
| 2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 29.5% | 40.6% | 67.8% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 38.6% | 43.3% | 71.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 27.5% | 57.1% | 79.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 32.6% | 57.3% | 79.7% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 40.9% | 56.0% | 76.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 58.9% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 60.2% | 76.6% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.0% | 66.4% | 79.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 69.2% | 79.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 73.8% | 80.9% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 22.2% | 44.0% | 68.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 50.9% | 71.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 24.6% | 49.7% | 73.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 58.3% | 78.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.7% | 65.3% | 82.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 65.7% | 81.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 69.1% | 82.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 71.6% | 83.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 75.1% | 84.0% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 75.5% | 83.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 49.5% | 59.4% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.4% | 38.8% | 60.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.3% | 42.7% | 60.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 32.3% | 43.4% | 62.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.7% | 49.9% | 68.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.2% | 52.5% | 69.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 55.5% | 73.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.3% | 57.6% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 59.5% | 74.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 63.4% | 76.4% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 65.4% | 77.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.3% | 43.8% | 58.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 62.3% | 79.1% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 66.8% | 81.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 69% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 56% | 71.1% | 82.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 74.4% | 84.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 75.4% | 83.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 77.9% | 84.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 51.5% | 59.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 60.0% | 59.1% | 72.8% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 59.2% | 73.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 67.0% | 79.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 56% | 68.3% | 79.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 70.3% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 76.5% | 84.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 73.7% | 81.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 52.2% | 49.4% | 58.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 62.0% | 76.0% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 70% | 65.9% | 79.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 68.2% | 80.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 72.4% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 76.0% | 84.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 77.6% | 84.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 79.0% | 84.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 53.3% | 59.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 62.8% | 72% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 56% | 62.9% | 73.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 69.5% | 77.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 69.2% | 77.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 67.6% | 77.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 72.6% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 70.9% | 78.1% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 50.0% | 51.9% | 58.5% |
| 2003 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 56.2% | 73.7% |
| 2004 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 47.5% | 56.0% | 74.4% |
| 2005 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 55.2% | 54.5% | 74.6% |
| 2006 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 68.4% | 80.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 82% | 62.5% | 79.3% |
| 2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 63.2% | 79.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 64.8% | 79.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 70.6% | 82.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 95.3% | 73.0% | 81.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 71.8% | 79.9% |
| 2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 73.0% | 79.0% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 26.5% | 30.7% | 53.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 23.3% | 33.3% | 54.4% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 11.1% | 32.3% | 54.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 51.1% | 64.6% | 78.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 71.1% | 81.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 69.3% | 80.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 72.8% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 76.5% | 83.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 81.4% | 86.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 80.6% | 85.0% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 53.9% | 58.9% |
| 2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 47.0% | 50.5% | 63.7% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 54.6% | 67.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 39.5% | 59.4% | 72.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 72.1% | 79.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 77.9% | 81.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 75.0% | 81.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 77.6% | 83.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 78.1% | 84.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.0% | 80.7% | 85.0% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 83.1% | 86.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 52.5% | 59.8% |
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* Higgins Elementary Community Academy Primary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.