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Polaris Elementary Charter Academy Primary School
620 North Sawyer Ave
Chicago IL, 60624, Cook County
Phone: 773-534-0820
Ranking: 
(2,468 out of 3,028, bottom 18%)*
(2,468 out of 3,028, bottom 18%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten 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: | 20 | NA | NA | 17 | 13 | 11 | NA | NA | 6 | |||||
| Total Students: | 435 | 381 | 335 | 281 | 243 | 181 | 116 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 49 | 11.3% | 47 | 12.3% | 49 | 14.6% | 48 | 17.1% | 49 | 20.2% | 36 | 19.9% | 42 | 36.2% |
| Grade 1: | 49 | 11.3% | 50 | 13.1% | 51 | 15.2% | 45 | 16.0% | 46 | 18.9% | 48 | 26.5% | 38 | 32.8% |
| Grade 2: | 50 | 11.5% | 47 | 12.3% | 44 | 13.1% | 38 | 13.5% | 50 | 20.6% | 47 | 26.0% | 36 | 31.0% |
| Grade 3: | 47 | 10.8% | 53 | 13.9% | 44 | 13.1% | 50 | 17.8% | 48 | 19.8% | 50 | 27.6% | NA | NA |
| Grade 4: | 49 | 11.3% | 38 | 10.0% | 51 | 15.2% | 50 | 17.8% | 50 | 20.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 5: | 39 | 9.0% | 50 | 13.1% | 45 | 13.4% | 50 | 17.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 6: | 50 | 11.5% | 47 | 12.3% | 51 | 15.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 7: | 52 | 12.0% | 49 | 12.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 8: | 50 | 11.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 212 | 48.7% | 190 | 49.9% | 171 | 51.0% | 137 | 48.8% | 110 | 45.3% | 93 | 51.4% | 48 | 41.4% |
| Female: | 223 | 51.3% | 191 | 50.1% | 164 | 49.0% | 144 | 51.2% | 125 | 51.4% | 80 | 44.2% | 62 | 53.4% |
| 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: | 33 | 7.6% | 34 | 8.9% | 29 | 8.7% | 21 | 7.5% | 22 | 9.1% | 18 | 9.9% | 16 | 13.8% |
| Black: | 396 | 91.0% | 343 | 90.0% | 304 | 90.7% | 259 | 92.2% | 220 | 90.5% | 162 | 89.5% | 98 | 84.5% |
| White: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.6% | 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: | 5 | 1.1% | 4 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 364 | 83.7% | 353 | 92.7% | 169 | 50.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 31 | 7.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 148 | 44.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 21.75 | NA | NA | 19.71 | 21.62 | 22.09 | NA | NA | 19.30 | |||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.4% | 72.2% | 85.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.0% | 75.9% | 86.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 78.7% | 87.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.0% | 79.8% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43.8% | 42.3% | 54.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42.8% | 56.4% | 72.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50.0% | 57.8% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 62.6% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 64.6% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48.0% | 45.3% | 58.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 76.3% | 85.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 80.8% | 87.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 82.4% | 88.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.8% | 51.0% | 60.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 48% | 59.1% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 62.0% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 65.0% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 43.6% | 45.5% | 59.2% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 58% | 60.2% | 76.6% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 54% | 66.4% | 79.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 69.2% | 79.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 73.8% | 80.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 75.1% | 84.0% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 75.5% | 83.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.7% | 49.5% | 59.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62% | 63.4% | 76.4% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 65.4% | 77.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.9% | 43.8% | 58.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 77.9% | 84.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 44.9% | 51.5% | 59.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 73.7% | 81.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 44.9% | 49.4% | 58.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 50.0% | 53.3% | 59.1% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 51.9% | 58.5% |
| 2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.0% | 73.0% | 79.0% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Polaris Elementary Charter 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.