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Mcdowell Elementary School
1419 East 89th St
Chicago IL, 60619, Cook County
Phone: 773-535-6404
Ranking: 
(2,165 out of 3,028, bottom 29%)*
(2,165 out of 3,028, bottom 29%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
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: | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 191 | 189 | 189 | 167 | 190 | 205 | 179 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 16 | 8.4% | 18 | 9.5% | 18 | 9.5% | 15 | 9.0% | 20 | 10.5% | 21 | 10.2% | 19 | 10.6% |
| Kindergarten: | 29 | 15.2% | 29 | 15.3% | 24 | 12.7% | 31 | 18.6% | 22 | 11.6% | 33 | 16.1% | 17 | 9.5% |
| Grade 1: | 37 | 19.4% | 21 | 11.1% | 29 | 15.3% | 27 | 16.2% | 36 | 18.9% | 33 | 16.1% | 27 | 15.1% |
| Grade 2: | 26 | 13.6% | 31 | 16.4% | 29 | 15.3% | 28 | 16.8% | 24 | 12.6% | 32 | 15.6% | 25 | 14.0% |
| Grade 3: | 32 | 16.8% | 29 | 15.3% | 32 | 16.9% | 22 | 13.2% | 33 | 17.4% | 25 | 12.2% | 36 | 20.1% |
| Grade 4: | 27 | 14.1% | 31 | 16.4% | 27 | 14.3% | 25 | 15.0% | 25 | 13.2% | 32 | 15.6% | 26 | 14.5% |
| Grade 5: | 24 | 12.6% | 30 | 15.9% | 30 | 15.9% | 19 | 11.4% | 30 | 15.8% | 29 | 14.1% | 29 | 16.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 90 | 47.1% | 94 | 49.7% | 91 | 48.1% | 79 | 47.3% | 87 | 45.8% | 101 | 49.3% | 92 | 51.4% |
| Female: | 101 | 52.9% | 95 | 50.3% | 98 | 51.9% | 88 | 52.7% | 95 | 50.0% | 96 | 46.8% | 80 | 44.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 1.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 5 | 2.6% | 5 | 2.6% | 3 | 1.6% | 1 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Black: | 178 | 93.2% | 179 | 94.7% | 179 | 94.7% | 159 | 95.2% | 190 | 100.0% | 205 | 100.0% | 176 | 98.3% |
| White: | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 1.1% | 2 | 1.2% | 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: | 6 | 3.1% | 5 | 2.6% | 3 | 1.6% | 4 | 2.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 175 | 91.6% | 156 | 82.5% | 90 | 47.6% | 136 | 81.4% | 149 | 78.4% | 163 | 79.5% | 143 | 79.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 15 | 7.9% | 88 | 46.6% | 14 | 8.4% | 21 | 11.1% | 28 | 13.7% | 21 | 11.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.36 | 19.38 | 18.90 | 15.18 | 17.27 | 18.60 | 19.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 48.7% | 75.7% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 55.6% | 79.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 55.2% | 79.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 67.1% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 69.1% | 86.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 70.2% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 72.2% | 85.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 75.9% | 86.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.2% | 78.7% | 87.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 79.8% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 42.3% | 54.8% |
| 2003 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 35.8% | 62.0% |
| 2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40% | 41.3% | 65.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50.0% | 42.1% | 66.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 50.9% | 70.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48.4% | 53.2% | 72.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 54.6% | 71.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 56.4% | 72.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 57.8% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 62.6% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 64.6% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 45.3% | 58.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 68.9% | 84.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 72.2% | 86.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 70.6% | 84.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 75.2% | 85.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 76.3% | 85.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 80.8% | 87.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 82.4% | 88.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 51.0% | 60.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 57.6% | 72.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 56.7% | 73.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 57.8% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 58.8% | 73.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 59.1% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 62.0% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 65.0% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 45.5% | 59.2% |
| 2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 39.5% | 66.5% |
| 2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.2% | 40.6% | 67.8% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.9% | 43.3% | 71.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 57.1% | 79.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 57.3% | 79.7% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 56.0% | 76.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 58.9% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 60.2% | 76.6% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 66.4% | 79.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 69.2% | 79.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.3% | 73.8% | 80.9% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 44.0% | 68.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 50.9% | 71.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 49.7% | 73.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 58.3% | 78.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 65.3% | 82.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 65.7% | 81.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 69.1% | 82.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 71.6% | 83.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 75.1% | 84.0% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 75.5% | 83.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 27.6% | 49.5% | 59.4% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 38.8% | 60.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 42.7% | 60.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 43.4% | 62.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.6% | 49.9% | 68.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 52.5% | 69.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 55.5% | 73.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 57.6% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 59.5% | 74.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 63.4% | 76.4% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 65.4% | 77.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.5% | 43.8% | 58.9% |
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* Mcdowell Elementary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.