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Locke A Elementary Charter Academy Primary School
3141 West Jackson Blvd
Chicago IL, 60612, Cook County
Phone: 773-265-7232
Ranking:
(1,176 out of 3,028, top 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
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 23 | 7 | 21 | 22 | 23 | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||
Total Students: | 566 | 584 | 588 | 572 | 503 | 502 | 506 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 76 | 13.4% | 76 | 13.0% | 80 | 13.6% | 72 | 12.6% | 91 | 18.1% | 98 | 19.5% | 96 | 19.0% |
Kindergarten: | 59 | 10.4% | 62 | 10.6% | 60 | 10.2% | 90 | 15.7% | 49 | 9.7% | 49 | 9.8% | 49 | 9.7% |
Grade 1: | 60 | 10.6% | 62 | 10.6% | 90 | 15.3% | 82 | 14.3% | 50 | 9.9% | 50 | 10.0% | 48 | 9.5% |
Grade 2: | 59 | 10.4% | 90 | 15.4% | 82 | 13.9% | 72 | 12.6% | 49 | 9.7% | 47 | 9.4% | 49 | 9.7% |
Grade 3: | 90 | 15.9% | 76 | 13.0% | 71 | 12.1% | 43 | 7.5% | 49 | 9.7% | 49 | 9.8% | 50 | 9.9% |
Grade 4: | 67 | 11.8% | 60 | 10.3% | 40 | 6.8% | 46 | 8.0% | 49 | 9.7% | 46 | 9.2% | 47 | 9.3% |
Grade 5: | 48 | 8.5% | 40 | 6.8% | 44 | 7.5% | 42 | 7.3% | 47 | 9.3% | 43 | 8.6% | 47 | 9.3% |
Grade 6: | 38 | 6.7% | 42 | 7.2% | 38 | 6.5% | 45 | 7.9% | 42 | 8.3% | 40 | 8.0% | 44 | 8.7% |
Grade 7: | 38 | 6.7% | 34 | 5.8% | 43 | 7.3% | 41 | 7.2% | 40 | 8.0% | 39 | 7.8% | 44 | 8.7% |
Grade 8: | 31 | 5.5% | 42 | 7.2% | 40 | 6.8% | 39 | 6.8% | 37 | 7.4% | 41 | 8.2% | 32 | 6.3% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 252 | 44.5% | 269 | 46.1% | 274 | 46.6% | 271 | 47.4% | 230 | 45.7% | 252 | 50.2% | 246 | 48.6% |
Female: | 314 | 55.5% | 315 | 53.9% | 314 | 53.4% | 301 | 52.6% | 265 | 52.7% | 242 | 48.2% | 256 | 50.6% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 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: | 5 | 0.9% | 6 | 1.0% | 6 | 1.0% | 7 | 1.2% | 4 | 0.8% | 6 | 1.2% | 5 | 1.0% |
Black: | 561 | 99.1% | 572 | 97.9% | 577 | 98.1% | 559 | 97.7% | 499 | 99.2% | 496 | 98.8% | 501 | 99.0% |
White: | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 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% | 3 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 476 | 84.1% | 488 | 83.6% | 267 | 45.4% | NA | NA | 390 | 77.5% | 370 | 73.7% | NA | NA |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 54 | 9.5% | 62 | 10.6% | 268 | 45.6% | NA | NA | 69 | 13.7% | 69 | 13.7% | NA | NA |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 24.61 | 79.78 | 28.68 | 26.00 | 21.87 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ISAT | ||||||
2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38.1% | 48.7% | 75.7% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 55.6% | 79.1% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 55.2% | 79.3% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.6% | 67.1% | 85.6% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 69.1% | 86.7% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 70.2% | 85.1% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 72.2% | 85.2% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.8% | 75.9% | 86.4% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.3% | 78.7% | 87.3% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 79.8% | 87.7% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 42.3% | 54.8% |
2003 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 35.8% | 62.0% |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.5% | 41.3% | 65.1% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 42.1% | 66.6% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 50.9% | 70.7% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 53.2% | 72.9% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 54.6% | 71.8% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 56.4% | 72.2% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 57.8% | 73.7% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 62.6% | 74.7% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 64.6% | 76.0% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.0% | 45.3% | 58.8% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 68.9% | 84.8% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 72.2% | 86.4% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 70.6% | 84.6% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.5% | 75.2% | 85.8% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 76.3% | 85.9% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 80.8% | 87.7% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 82.4% | 88.1% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.0% | 51.0% | 60.2% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 57.6% | 72.9% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 56.7% | 73.7% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 57.8% | 73.2% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 58.8% | 73.8% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 59.1% | 73.7% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 62.0% | 74.7% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.0% | 65.0% | 76.0% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 45.5% | 59.2% |
2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 15.6% | 39.5% | 66.5% |
2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.1% | 40.6% | 67.8% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 41.3% | 43.3% | 71.4% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 57.1% | 79.9% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 57.3% | 79.7% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 56.0% | 76.2% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 58.9% | 76.8% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.7% | 60.2% | 76.6% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 66.4% | 79.4% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 69.2% | 79.8% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 73.8% | 80.9% |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 50.9% | 71.8% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 49.7% | 73.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 58.3% | 78.6% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.0% | 65.3% | 82.5% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 65.7% | 81.3% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.0% | 69.1% | 82.5% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 71.6% | 83.4% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 75.1% | 84.0% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 75.5% | 83.6% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 49.5% | 59.4% |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 37.0% | 42.7% | 60.9% |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 43.4% | 62.7% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 49.9% | 68.5% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 52.5% | 69.7% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 55.5% | 73.6% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 57.6% | 73.5% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.6% | 59.5% | 74.7% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 63.4% | 76.4% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 65.4% | 77.8% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.0% | 43.8% | 58.9% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 62.3% | 79.1% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 66.8% | 81.4% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 69% | 82.7% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 71.1% | 82.4% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 74.4% | 84.6% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 95.5% | 75.4% | 83.9% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 97.3% | 77.9% | 84.9% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 51.5% | 59.6% |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 59.1% | 72.8% |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 59.2% | 73.4% |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 67.0% | 79.1% |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 68.3% | 79.9% |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 70.3% | 81.2% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 97.8% | 76.5% | 84.1% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 73.7% | 81.7% |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 49.4% | 58.9% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 62.0% | 76.0% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 65.9% | 79.4% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 68.2% | 80.4% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 97.5% | 72.4% | 82.7% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 97.5% | 76.0% | 84.4% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 95.1% | 77.6% | 84.3% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 79.0% | 84.6% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 53.3% | 59.1% |
2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 62.8% | 72% |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 62.9% | 73.3% |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 69.5% | 77.7% |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 69.2% | 77.5% |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 85% | 67.6% | 77.4% |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 72.6% | 78.8% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 70.9% | 78.1% |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 51.9% | 58.5% |
2006 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 68.4% | 80.9% |
2007 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 62.5% | 79.3% |
2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 63.2% | 79.2% |
2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.0% | 64.8% | 79.5% |
2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 70.6% | 82.4% |
2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 73.0% | 81.9% |
2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 71.8% | 79.9% |
2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 73.0% | 79.0% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 71.1% | 81.3% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 69.3% | 80.3% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 72.8% | 81.7% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 97.3% | 76.5% | 83.7% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 81.4% | 86.3% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 85% | 80.6% | 85.0% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 53.9% | 58.9% |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 77.9% | 81.7% |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 75.0% | 81.4% |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 77.6% | 83.6% |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 94.6% | 78.1% | 84.1% |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 80.7% | 85.0% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 83.1% | 86.2% |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 52.5% | 59.8% |
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* Locke A Elementary Charter Academy Primary 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.