Okeeffe Elementary School
6940 South Merrill Ave Chicago IL, 60649, Cook County Phone: 773-535-0600 Ranking:  (2,915 out of 3,028, bottom 4%)*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 | 37 | 29 | 29 | 34 | 38 | 35 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 589 | 530 | 568 | 656 | 642 | 700 | 700 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 64 | 10.9% | 42 | 7.9% | 55 | 9.7% | 81 | 12.3% | 81 | 12.6% | 45 | 6.4% | 46 | 6.6% |
| Kindergarten: | 74 | 12.6% | 57 | 10.8% | 70 | 12.3% | 71 | 10.8% | 63 | 9.8% | 59 | 8.4% | 49 | 7.0% |
| Grade 1: | 59 | 10.0% | 61 | 11.5% | 67 | 11.8% | 67 | 10.2% | 60 | 9.3% | 69 | 9.9% | 76 | 10.9% |
| Grade 2: | 61 | 10.4% | 62 | 11.7% | 49 | 8.6% | 56 | 8.5% | 59 | 9.2% | 69 | 9.9% | 73 | 10.4% |
| Grade 3: | 81 | 13.8% | 57 | 10.8% | 66 | 11.6% | 67 | 10.2% | 74 | 11.5% | 81 | 11.6% | 89 | 12.7% |
| Grade 4: | 56 | 9.5% | 50 | 9.4% | 35 | 6.2% | 64 | 9.8% | 59 | 9.2% | 83 | 11.9% | 66 | 9.4% |
| Grade 5: | 47 | 8.0% | 36 | 6.8% | 63 | 11.1% | 56 | 8.5% | 72 | 11.2% | 56 | 8.0% | 66 | 9.4% |
| Grade 6: | 47 | 8.0% | 62 | 11.7% | 62 | 10.9% | 82 | 12.5% | 53 | 8.3% | 70 | 10.0% | 73 | 10.4% |
| Grade 7: | 53 | 9.0% | 52 | 9.8% | 57 | 10.0% | 55 | 8.4% | 56 | 8.7% | 76 | 10.9% | 87 | 12.4% |
| Grade 8: | 47 | 8.0% | 51 | 9.6% | 44 | 7.7% | 57 | 8.7% | 65 | 10.1% | 92 | 13.1% | 75 | 10.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 304 | 51.6% | 278 | 52.5% | 298 | 52.5% | 337 | 51.4% | 312 | 48.6% | 353 | 50.4% | 330 | 47.1% |
| Female: | 285 | 48.4% | 252 | 47.5% | 270 | 47.5% | 319 | 48.6% | 322 | 50.2% | 339 | 48.4% | 361 | 51.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 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% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Hispanic: | 8 | 1.4% | 6 | 1.1% | 5 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Black: | 578 | 98.1% | 522 | 98.5% | 560 | 98.6% | 653 | 99.5% | 640 | 99.7% | 700 | 100.0% | 692 | 98.9% |
| White: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% |
| 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: | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 575 | 97.6% | 499 | 94.2% | 342 | 60.2% | 630 | 96.0% | 618 | 96.3% | 648 | 92.6% | 663 | 94.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 221 | 38.9% | 15 | 2.3% | 18 | 2.8% | 16 | 2.3% | 31 | 4.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 21.04 | 14.49 | 19.59 | 22.62 | 18.88 | 18.40 | 20.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 28.2% | 48.7% | 75.7% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 23.3% | 55.6% | 79.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 25.0% | 55.2% | 79.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 39.5% | 67.1% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 32.3% | 69.1% | 86.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38.1% | 70.2% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.6% | 72.2% | 85.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50.0% | 75.9% | 86.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44.2% | 78.7% | 87.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46.9% | 79.8% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 10.7% | 42.3% | 54.8% |
| 2003 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 22.9% | 35.8% | 62.0% |
| 2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 22.4% | 41.3% | 65.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 22.6% | 42.1% | 66.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 30.8% | 50.9% | 70.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 35.3% | 53.2% | 72.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 22% | 54.6% | 71.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 36% | 56.4% | 72.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 35.1% | 57.8% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 36.5% | 62.6% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40.0% | 64.6% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 39.3% | 45.3% | 58.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.3% | 68.9% | 84.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 49.3% | 72.2% | 86.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.2% | 70.6% | 84.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 40.7% | 75.2% | 85.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 76.3% | 85.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 80.8% | 87.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 82.4% | 88.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 13.0% | 51.0% | 60.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.3% | 57.6% | 72.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 30.7% | 56.7% | 73.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.9% | 57.8% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 32.5% | 58.8% | 73.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 59.1% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 50.0% | 62.0% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.8% | 65.0% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.3% | 45.5% | 59.2% |
| 2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 14.3% | 39.5% | 66.5% |
| 2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 13.8% | 40.6% | 67.8% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 19.5% | 43.3% | 71.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 40.3% | 57.1% | 79.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 27.6% | 57.3% | 79.7% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.7% | 56.0% | 76.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 27.5% | 58.9% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.8% | 60.2% | 76.6% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.8% | 66.4% | 79.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.6% | 69.2% | 79.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 29.6% | 73.8% | 80.9% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 25% | 44.0% | 68.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 21.3% | 50.9% | 71.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 19.3% | 49.7% | 73.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.8% | 58.3% | 78.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 65.3% | 82.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.3% | 65.7% | 81.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 45% | 69.1% | 82.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.9% | 71.6% | 83.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.2% | 75.1% | 84.0% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 75.5% | 83.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 30.3% | 49.5% | 59.4% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 29.9% | 38.8% | 60.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.7% | 42.7% | 60.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 25.3% | 43.4% | 62.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 29.3% | 49.9% | 68.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.9% | 52.5% | 69.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 37.3% | 55.5% | 73.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.6% | 57.6% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 37.5% | 59.5% | 74.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.0% | 63.4% | 76.4% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.0% | 65.4% | 77.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.3% | 43.8% | 58.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 51.9% | 62.3% | 79.1% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 52.9% | 66.8% | 81.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 59.7% | 69% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 71.1% | 82.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 45.7% | 74.4% | 84.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 44.7% | 75.4% | 83.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 77.9% | 84.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 43.0% | 51.5% | 59.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 40.3% | 59.1% | 72.8% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 47.7% | 59.2% | 73.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.0% | 67.0% | 79.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 68.3% | 79.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 70.3% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 76.5% | 84.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 60.0% | 73.7% | 81.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 46.1% | 49.4% | 58.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 42.2% | 62.0% | 76.0% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 43.6% | 65.9% | 79.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 42.5% | 68.2% | 80.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.2% | 72.4% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 43.1% | 76.0% | 84.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 34% | 77.6% | 84.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 39.6% | 79.0% | 84.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 53.3% | 59.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 54.2% | 62.8% | 72% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 55.2% | 62.9% | 73.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 41.5% | 69.5% | 77.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 69.2% | 77.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 46.6% | 67.6% | 77.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72.6% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 44.6% | 70.9% | 78.1% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 51.9% | 58.5% |
| 2003 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 45.2% | 56.2% | 73.7% |
| 2004 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 35% | 56.0% | 74.4% |
| 2005 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 30.1% | 54.5% | 74.6% |
| 2006 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 53% | 68.4% | 80.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 41.7% | 62.5% | 79.3% |
| 2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 36.8% | 63.2% | 79.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 64.8% | 79.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 44.8% | 70.6% | 82.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 45.8% | 73.0% | 81.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 71.8% | 79.9% |
| 2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 73.0% | 79.0% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 14.0% | 30.7% | 53.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 14.5% | 33.3% | 54.4% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 9.3% | 32.3% | 54.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 43.9% | 64.6% | 78.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 71.1% | 81.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 35.1% | 69.3% | 80.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 72.8% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 76.5% | 83.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 81.4% | 86.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 46.8% | 80.6% | 85.0% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 28.3% | 53.9% | 58.9% |
| 2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 39% | 50.5% | 63.7% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 54.6% | 67.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 39.7% | 59.4% | 72.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 72.1% | 79.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 77.9% | 81.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 51.3% | 75.0% | 81.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 77.6% | 83.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 78.1% | 84.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 80.7% | 85.0% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 83.1% | 86.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 52.5% | 59.8% |
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* Okeeffe Elementary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.