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Palmer Elementary School
5051 North Kenneth Ave Chicago IL, 60630, Cook County Phone: 773-534-3704 Ranking:  (2,071 out of 3,028, bottom 32%)*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: | 54 | 59 | 44 | 46 | 48 | 41 | 42 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 902 | 960 | 916 | 923 | 928 | 969 | 959 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 74 | 8.2% | 77 | 8.0% | 40 | 4.4% | 36 | 3.9% | 37 | 4.0% | 39 | 4.0% | 40 | 4.2% |
| Kindergarten: | 81 | 9.0% | 129 | 13.4% | 98 | 10.7% | 103 | 11.2% | 96 | 10.3% | 87 | 9.0% | 75 | 7.8% |
| Grade 1: | 121 | 13.4% | 94 | 9.8% | 110 | 12.0% | 100 | 10.8% | 86 | 9.3% | 89 | 9.2% | 101 | 10.5% |
| Grade 2: | 90 | 10.0% | 111 | 11.6% | 93 | 10.2% | 89 | 9.6% | 93 | 10.0% | 105 | 10.8% | 110 | 11.5% |
| Grade 3: | 96 | 10.6% | 92 | 9.6% | 89 | 9.7% | 82 | 8.9% | 109 | 11.7% | 115 | 11.9% | 105 | 10.9% |
| Grade 4: | 88 | 9.8% | 80 | 8.3% | 86 | 9.4% | 100 | 10.8% | 106 | 11.4% | 105 | 10.8% | 97 | 10.1% |
| Grade 5: | 85 | 9.4% | 87 | 9.1% | 100 | 10.9% | 97 | 10.5% | 95 | 10.2% | 105 | 10.8% | 121 | 12.6% |
| Grade 6: | 83 | 9.2% | 96 | 10.0% | 106 | 11.6% | 98 | 10.6% | 103 | 11.1% | 124 | 12.8% | 84 | 8.8% |
| Grade 7: | 84 | 9.3% | 102 | 10.6% | 100 | 10.9% | 99 | 10.7% | 111 | 12.0% | 86 | 8.9% | 122 | 12.7% |
| Grade 8: | 100 | 11.1% | 92 | 9.6% | 94 | 10.3% | 119 | 12.9% | 92 | 9.9% | 114 | 11.8% | 104 | 10.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 478 | 53.0% | 502 | 52.3% | 471 | 51.4% | 492 | 53.3% | 491 | 52.9% | 442 | 45.6% | 475 | 49.5% |
| Female: | 424 | 47.0% | 458 | 47.7% | 445 | 48.6% | 431 | 46.7% | 429 | 46.2% | 519 | 53.6% | 416 | 43.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 7 | 0.8% | 9 | 0.9% | 8 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 130 | 14.4% | 138 | 14.4% | 137 | 15.0% | 145 | 15.7% | 171 | 18.4% | 166 | 17.1% | 159 | 16.6% |
| Hispanic: | 423 | 46.9% | 442 | 46.0% | 409 | 44.7% | 415 | 45.0% | 411 | 44.3% | 430 | 44.4% | 380 | 39.6% |
| Black: | 7 | 0.8% | 11 | 1.1% | 8 | 0.9% | 7 | 0.8% | 16 | 1.7% | 14 | 1.4% | 11 | 1.1% |
| White: | 265 | 29.4% | 284 | 29.6% | 301 | 32.9% | 306 | 33.2% | 328 | 35.3% | 357 | 36.8% | 343 | 35.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 44 | 4.9% | 57 | 5.9% | 37 | 4.0% | 23 | 2.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 26 | 2.9% | 19 | 2.0% | 16 | 1.7% | 23 | 2.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 691 | 76.6% | 720 | 75.0% | 287 | 31.3% | 643 | 69.7% | 621 | 66.9% | 560 | 57.8% | 570 | 59.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 59 | 6.5% | 102 | 10.6% | 473 | 51.6% | 84 | 9.1% | 121 | 13.0% | 161 | 16.6% | 151 | 15.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.86 | 16.40 | 20.82 | 20.07 | 19.33 | 23.60 | 22.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 48.7% | 75.7% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 55.6% | 79.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 55.2% | 79.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 67.1% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 69.1% | 86.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 70.2% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 72.2% | 85.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 75.9% | 86.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 78.7% | 87.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.0% | 79.8% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47.9% | 42.3% | 54.8% |
| 2003 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.2% | 35.8% | 62.0% |
| 2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.7% | 41.3% | 65.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 42.1% | 66.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 50.9% | 70.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 53.2% | 72.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 54.6% | 71.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 56.4% | 72.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 57.8% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 62.6% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 64.6% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.1% | 45.3% | 58.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 68.9% | 84.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.8% | 72.2% | 86.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 70.6% | 84.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 75.2% | 85.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 76.3% | 85.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 80.8% | 87.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 82.4% | 88.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 41.7% | 51.0% | 60.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 57.6% | 72.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 56.7% | 73.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 57.8% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 58.8% | 73.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 59.1% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 63% | 62.0% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 65.0% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 36.1% | 45.5% | 59.2% |
| 2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 39.5% | 66.5% |
| 2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 40.6% | 67.8% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 43.3% | 71.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 57.1% | 79.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 57.3% | 79.7% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 56.0% | 76.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 65% | 58.9% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.0% | 60.2% | 76.6% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 66.4% | 79.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 69.2% | 79.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.1% | 73.8% | 80.9% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.0% | 44.0% | 68.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 50.9% | 71.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 49.7% | 73.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 58.3% | 78.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 65.3% | 82.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 65.7% | 81.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.0% | 69.1% | 82.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.0% | 71.6% | 83.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.0% | 75.1% | 84.0% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 75.5% | 83.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.3% | 49.5% | 59.4% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 38.8% | 60.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.8% | 42.7% | 60.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 43.4% | 62.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.0% | 49.9% | 68.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 52.5% | 69.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 55.5% | 73.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 57.6% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 59.5% | 74.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 63.4% | 76.4% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 65.4% | 77.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.3% | 43.8% | 58.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 62.3% | 79.1% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 66.8% | 81.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 69% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 71.1% | 82.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 74.4% | 84.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 75.4% | 83.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.0% | 77.9% | 84.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 58.4% | 51.5% | 59.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 59.1% | 72.8% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 59.2% | 73.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 67.0% | 79.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.0% | 68.3% | 79.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 70.3% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 76.5% | 84.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.0% | 73.7% | 81.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 52.1% | 49.4% | 58.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 62.0% | 76.0% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 77% | 65.9% | 79.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.0% | 68.2% | 80.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 72.4% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 76.0% | 84.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 77.6% | 84.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 79.0% | 84.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 53.3% | 59.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 62.8% | 72% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 75% | 62.9% | 73.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 69.5% | 77.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.0% | 69.2% | 77.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 67.6% | 77.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 72.6% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 72% | 70.9% | 78.1% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.2% | 51.9% | 58.5% |
| 2003 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 56.2% | 73.7% |
| 2004 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 80% | 56.0% | 74.4% |
| 2005 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 54.5% | 74.6% |
| 2006 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 68.4% | 80.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 76% | 62.5% | 79.3% |
| 2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 80% | 63.2% | 79.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 64.8% | 79.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 70.6% | 82.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 73.0% | 81.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 71.8% | 79.9% |
| 2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 73.0% | 79.0% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 30.7% | 53.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 33.3% | 54.4% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 32.3% | 54.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 64.6% | 78.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 71.1% | 81.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 69.3% | 80.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 72.8% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 76.5% | 83.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 81.4% | 86.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 80.6% | 85.0% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 53.9% | 58.9% |
| 2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 50.5% | 63.7% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 54.6% | 67.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 59.4% | 72.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 72.1% | 79.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 77.9% | 81.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 75.0% | 81.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 77.6% | 83.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 78.1% | 84.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.0% | 80.7% | 85.0% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 83.1% | 86.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 52.5% | 59.8% |
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* Palmer Elementary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.