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Metcalfe Elementary Community Academy Primary School
12339 South Normal Ave Chicago IL, 60628, Cook County Phone: 773-535-5590 Ranking:  (2,650 out of 3,028, bottom 12%)*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: | 28 | 27 | 25 | 28 | 34 | 36 | 33 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 522 | 434 | 486 | 587 | 692 | 662 | 700 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 38 | 7.3% | 36 | 8.3% | 43 | 8.8% | 42 | 7.2% | 40 | 5.8% | 40 | 6.0% | 40 | 5.7% |
| Kindergarten: | 56 | 10.7% | 40 | 9.2% | 36 | 7.4% | 43 | 7.3% | 65 | 9.4% | 51 | 7.7% | 58 | 8.3% |
| Grade 1: | 51 | 9.8% | 39 | 9.0% | 41 | 8.4% | 57 | 9.7% | 65 | 9.4% | 76 | 11.5% | 53 | 7.6% |
| Grade 2: | 52 | 10.0% | 39 | 9.0% | 47 | 9.7% | 60 | 10.2% | 84 | 12.1% | 58 | 8.8% | 71 | 10.1% |
| Grade 3: | 60 | 11.5% | 55 | 12.7% | 59 | 12.1% | 75 | 12.8% | 79 | 11.4% | 72 | 10.9% | 76 | 10.9% |
| Grade 4: | 50 | 9.6% | 47 | 10.8% | 50 | 10.3% | 54 | 9.2% | 66 | 9.5% | 73 | 11.0% | 75 | 10.7% |
| Grade 5: | 44 | 8.4% | 52 | 12.0% | 48 | 9.9% | 55 | 9.4% | 70 | 10.1% | 77 | 11.6% | 72 | 10.3% |
| Grade 6: | 70 | 13.4% | 36 | 8.3% | 48 | 9.9% | 65 | 11.1% | 89 | 12.9% | 72 | 10.9% | 79 | 11.3% |
| Grade 7: | 50 | 9.6% | 40 | 9.2% | 53 | 10.9% | 77 | 13.1% | 65 | 9.4% | 67 | 10.1% | 85 | 12.1% |
| Grade 8: | 51 | 9.8% | 50 | 11.5% | 61 | 12.6% | 59 | 10.1% | 69 | 10.0% | 76 | 11.5% | 91 | 13.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 272 | 52.1% | 202 | 46.5% | 236 | 48.6% | 306 | 52.1% | 360 | 52.0% | 301 | 45.5% | 353 | 50.4% |
| Female: | 250 | 47.9% | 232 | 53.5% | 250 | 51.4% | 281 | 47.9% | 324 | 46.8% | 353 | 53.3% | 338 | 48.3% |
| 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: | 3 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.4% |
| Black: | 514 | 98.5% | 434 | 100.0% | 484 | 99.6% | 585 | 99.7% | 689 | 99.6% | 658 | 99.4% | 690 | 98.6% |
| White: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 3 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 438 | 83.9% | 348 | 80.2% | 274 | 56.4% | 561 | 95.6% | 655 | 94.7% | 621 | 93.8% | 635 | 90.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 209 | 43.0% | 15 | 2.6% | 34 | 4.9% | 35 | 5.3% | 56 | 8.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.64 | 15.82 | 19.44 | 20.96 | 20.35 | 18.40 | 21.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 48.7% | 75.7% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 55.6% | 79.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.2% | 55.2% | 79.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 67.1% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 69.1% | 86.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.1% | 70.2% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 72.2% | 85.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 75.9% | 86.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 78.7% | 87.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 79.8% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 19.0% | 42.3% | 54.8% |
| 2003 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50.0% | 35.8% | 62.0% |
| 2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 32.6% | 41.3% | 65.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47.9% | 42.1% | 66.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47.8% | 50.9% | 70.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47.9% | 53.2% | 72.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.5% | 54.6% | 71.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.9% | 56.4% | 72.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50.0% | 57.8% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 62.6% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 64.6% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 31.0% | 45.3% | 58.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 68.9% | 84.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.2% | 72.2% | 86.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.3% | 70.6% | 84.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 75.2% | 85.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 76.3% | 85.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.0% | 80.8% | 87.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 54% | 82.4% | 88.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 26.5% | 51.0% | 60.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.7% | 57.6% | 72.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.4% | 56.7% | 73.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 57.8% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.0% | 58.8% | 73.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.7% | 59.1% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.9% | 62.0% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 38% | 65.0% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 22.4% | 45.5% | 59.2% |
| 2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 39.4% | 39.5% | 66.5% |
| 2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 26.7% | 40.6% | 67.8% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 32.2% | 43.3% | 71.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 49.4% | 57.1% | 79.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.5% | 57.3% | 79.7% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.0% | 56.0% | 76.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.5% | 58.9% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.7% | 60.2% | 76.6% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.1% | 66.4% | 79.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 54% | 69.2% | 79.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 73.8% | 80.9% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.5% | 44.0% | 68.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.6% | 50.9% | 71.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 49.5% | 49.7% | 73.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.5% | 58.3% | 78.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.0% | 65.3% | 82.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 65.7% | 81.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 69.1% | 82.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 71.6% | 83.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 75.1% | 84.0% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 75.5% | 83.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 25.4% | 49.5% | 59.4% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.6% | 38.8% | 60.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.3% | 42.7% | 60.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.1% | 43.4% | 62.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.9% | 49.9% | 68.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.7% | 52.5% | 69.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 55.5% | 73.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.5% | 57.6% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 59.5% | 74.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 63.4% | 76.4% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.6% | 65.4% | 77.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.9% | 43.8% | 58.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 62.3% | 79.1% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 66.8% | 81.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.0% | 69% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 71.1% | 82.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 74.4% | 84.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.0% | 75.4% | 83.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 77.9% | 84.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 38.9% | 51.5% | 59.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 57.2% | 59.1% | 72.8% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 53.5% | 59.2% | 73.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 67.0% | 79.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 68.3% | 79.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 70.3% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 76.5% | 84.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 73.7% | 81.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 41.6% | 49.4% | 58.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 62.0% | 76.0% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 65.9% | 79.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 68.2% | 80.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 72.4% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 76.0% | 84.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 77.6% | 84.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 60% | 79.0% | 84.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 46.3% | 53.3% | 59.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.0% | 62.8% | 72% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 62.9% | 73.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 69.5% | 77.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 69.2% | 77.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 67.6% | 77.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.2% | 72.6% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 56% | 70.9% | 78.1% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 41.4% | 51.9% | 58.5% |
| 2003 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 55.4% | 56.2% | 73.7% |
| 2004 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 42.2% | 56.0% | 74.4% |
| 2005 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 50.9% | 54.5% | 74.6% |
| 2006 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.0% | 68.4% | 80.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 50% | 62.5% | 79.3% |
| 2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 63.2% | 79.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.0% | 64.8% | 79.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 70.6% | 82.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.0% | 73.0% | 81.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 56% | 71.8% | 79.9% |
| 2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 73.0% | 79.0% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 23.9% | 30.7% | 53.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 42.8% | 33.3% | 54.4% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 38.5% | 32.3% | 54.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 64.6% | 78.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 71.1% | 81.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 69.3% | 80.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 72.8% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 76.5% | 83.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.0% | 81.4% | 86.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 80.6% | 85.0% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 41.7% | 53.9% | 58.9% |
| 2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 49.0% | 50.5% | 63.7% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 54.6% | 67.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 59.4% | 72.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 72.1% | 79.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 77.9% | 81.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 75.0% | 81.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 77.6% | 83.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 78.1% | 84.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 80.7% | 85.0% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 83.1% | 86.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 41.7% | 52.5% | 59.8% |
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* Metcalfe Elementary Community Academy Primary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.