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Pershing West Elementary Magnet School
3200 South Calumet Ave Chicago IL, 60616, Cook County Phone: 773-534-9240 Ranking:  (1,628 out of 3,028, bottom 46%)*Type: Regular School Status: Closed Grade: Grade 4 to Grade 8 School District: Chicago Public School District 299 Title I Eligible School: 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: | NA | NA | 20 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 22 | ||||||
| Total Students: | NA | NA | 239 | 269 | 272 | 264 | 238 | 270 | ||||||
| Grade 4: | NA | NA | 43 | 18.0% | 50 | 18.6% | 53 | 19.5% | 59 | 22.3% | 48 | 20.2% | 49 | 18.1% |
| Grade 5: | NA | NA | 51 | 21.3% | 58 | 21.6% | 55 | 20.2% | 56 | 21.2% | 47 | 19.7% | 57 | 21.1% |
| Grade 6: | NA | NA | 50 | 20.9% | 57 | 21.2% | 61 | 22.4% | 56 | 21.2% | 50 | 21.0% | 51 | 18.9% |
| Grade 7: | NA | NA | 43 | 18.0% | 57 | 21.2% | 51 | 18.8% | 43 | 16.3% | 41 | 17.2% | 61 | 22.6% |
| Grade 8: | NA | NA | 52 | 21.8% | 47 | 17.5% | 52 | 19.1% | 50 | 18.9% | 52 | 21.8% | 52 | 19.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | NA | NA | 117 | 49.0% | 132 | 49.1% | 132 | 48.5% | 121 | 45.8% | 117 | 49.2% | 142 | 52.6% |
| Female: | NA | NA | 122 | 51.0% | 137 | 50.9% | 140 | 51.5% | 135 | 51.1% | 113 | 47.5% | 121 | 44.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.7% | 4 | 1.5% | 4 | 1.7% | 3 | 1.1% |
| Hispanic: | NA | NA | 4 | 1.7% | 3 | 1.1% | 5 | 1.8% | 8 | 3.0% | 7 | 2.9% | 9 | 3.3% |
| Black: | NA | NA | 230 | 96.2% | 255 | 94.8% | 257 | 94.5% | 252 | 95.5% | 227 | 95.4% | 253 | 93.7% |
| White: | NA | NA | 2 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | NA | NA | 3 | 1.3% | 7 | 2.6% | 6 | 2.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 143 | 59.8% | 63 | 23.4% | 209 | 76.8% | 201 | 76.1% | 142 | 59.7% | NA | NA |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 24 | 10.0% | 138 | 51.3% | 60 | 22.1% | 60 | 22.7% | 40 | 16.8% | NA | NA |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 12.25 | 16.81 | 16.00 | 15.53 | 14.00 | 12.30 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 72.2% | 86.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 70.6% | 84.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 75.2% | 85.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.2% | 76.3% | 85.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 80.8% | 87.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 82.4% | 88.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.2% | 51.0% | 60.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 56.7% | 73.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 57.8% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 58.8% | 73.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.0% | 59.1% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.0% | 62.0% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 65.0% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.9% | 45.5% | 59.2% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.9% | 57.3% | 79.7% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 56.0% | 76.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 58.9% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.0% | 60.2% | 76.6% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 66.4% | 79.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 69.2% | 79.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 73.8% | 80.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 65.3% | 82.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 65.7% | 81.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 69.1% | 82.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 71.6% | 83.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 75.1% | 84.0% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 75.5% | 83.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.9% | 49.5% | 59.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 52.5% | 69.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 55.5% | 73.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 57.6% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 59.5% | 74.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 63.4% | 76.4% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 65.4% | 77.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.0% | 43.8% | 58.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 66.8% | 81.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 69% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 90% | 71.1% | 82.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 74.4% | 84.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.0% | 75.4% | 83.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 77.9% | 84.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 44.9% | 51.5% | 59.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 59.2% | 73.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 67.0% | 79.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 94% | 68.3% | 79.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 70.3% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 96.3% | 76.5% | 84.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 73.7% | 81.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 49.4% | 58.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 65.9% | 79.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 68.2% | 80.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.0% | 72.4% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 76.0% | 84.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 77.6% | 84.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 79.0% | 84.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 56.7% | 53.3% | 59.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 62.9% | 73.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 69.5% | 77.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 69.2% | 77.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 67.6% | 77.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 72.6% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 70.9% | 78.1% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 51.9% | 58.5% |
| 2007 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 62.5% | 79.3% |
| 2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 63.2% | 79.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 64.8% | 79.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 70.6% | 82.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 73.0% | 81.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 71.8% | 79.9% |
| 2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 73.0% | 79.0% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 71.1% | 81.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 69.3% | 80.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 72.8% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.0% | 76.5% | 83.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 81.4% | 86.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 80.6% | 85.0% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 40.0% | 53.9% | 58.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 77.9% | 81.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 75.0% | 81.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 98.0% | 77.6% | 83.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 78.1% | 84.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 80.7% | 85.0% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 83.1% | 86.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.0% | 52.5% | 59.8% |
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* Pershing West Elementary Magnet School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.