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Katie Harper-Wright Elementary Primary School
7710 State St
East Saint Louis IL, 62203, Saint Clair County
Phone: 618-646-3860
Ranking: 
(2,881 out of 3,028, bottom 5%)*
(2,881 out of 3,028, bottom 5%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: East St. Louis School District 189
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: | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 24 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 525 | 538 | 480 | 426 | 453 | 482 | 533 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 30 | 6.6% | 26 | 5.4% | 23 | 4.3% |
| Kindergarten: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 63 | 13.1% | 93 | 21.8% | 74 | 16.3% | 71 | 14.7% | 78 | 14.6% |
| Grade 1: | 99 | 18.9% | 120 | 22.3% | 98 | 20.4% | 64 | 15.0% | 74 | 16.3% | 76 | 15.8% | 95 | 17.8% |
| Grade 2: | 115 | 21.9% | 119 | 22.1% | 75 | 15.6% | 58 | 13.6% | 59 | 13.0% | 76 | 15.8% | 78 | 14.6% |
| Grade 3: | 113 | 21.5% | 108 | 20.1% | 82 | 17.1% | 59 | 13.8% | 70 | 15.5% | 61 | 12.7% | 87 | 16.3% |
| Grade 4: | 123 | 23.4% | 103 | 19.1% | 88 | 18.3% | 65 | 15.3% | 73 | 16.1% | 98 | 20.3% | 83 | 15.6% |
| Grade 5: | 75 | 14.3% | 88 | 16.4% | 74 | 15.4% | 87 | 20.4% | 73 | 16.1% | 74 | 15.4% | 89 | 16.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 259 | 49.3% | 272 | 50.6% | 237 | 49.4% | 229 | 53.8% | 230 | 50.8% | 223 | 46.3% | 262 | 49.2% |
| Female: | 266 | 50.7% | 266 | 49.4% | 243 | 50.6% | 197 | 46.2% | 211 | 46.6% | 247 | 51.2% | 263 | 49.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 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: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Black: | 523 | 99.6% | 534 | 99.3% | 471 | 98.1% | 419 | 98.4% | 444 | 98.0% | 477 | 99.0% | 529 | 99.2% |
| White: | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.6% | 5 | 1.0% | 5 | 1.2% | 4 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 521 | 99.2% | 532 | 98.9% | 275 | 57.3% | 366 | 85.9% | 449 | 99.1% | 440 | 91.3% | 389 | 73.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 202 | 42.1% | 15 | 3.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 18 | 3.7% | 18 | 3.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.63 | 18.44 | 16.55 | 14.92 | 15.68 | 17.90 | 22.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 81.5% | 86.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 82.7% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 82.9% | 85.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.1% | 83.8% | 86.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 89.4% | 87.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 82.9% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 21.6% | 13.6% | 54.8% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45.8% | 58.6% | 72.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 64.8% | 71.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49.3% | 66.9% | 72.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.1% | 65.7% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 81.9% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.9% | 61.7% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 34.3% | 25.0% | 58.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 74.2% | 86.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.0% | 82.1% | 84.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 83.2% | 85.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 78.2% | 85.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 85.6% | 87.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 81.9% | 88.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 16.0% | 16.7% | 60.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.8% | 49.6% | 73.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 40.3% | 61.4% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 43.1% | 66.7% | 73.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.7% | 64.8% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.2% | 67.1% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.0% | 57.9% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 22.3% | 21.9% | 59.2% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 38.1% | 46.2% | 79.7% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 36.4% | 50.2% | 76.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 34.7% | 54.8% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 28.4% | 41.8% | 76.6% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 31.3% | 47.6% | 79.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 43.6% | 45.9% | 79.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 40.5% | 35.9% | 80.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 68.9% | 82.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.7% | 72.9% | 81.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 77.9% | 82.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.2% | 82.4% | 83.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 80.9% | 84.0% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 71.5% | 83.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 11.9% | 20.6% | 59.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 30.8% | 45.5% | 69.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 61.6% | 73.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.3% | 58.5% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 72.6% | 74.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.7% | 72.0% | 76.4% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 60.4% | 77.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 20.2% | 19.2% | 58.9% |
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* Katie Harper-Wright Elementary Primary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.