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Sawyer Elementary School
5248 South Sawyer Ave Chicago IL, 60632, Cook County Phone: 773-535-0440 Ranking:  (2,354 out of 3,028, bottom 22%)*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: | 88 | 115 | 82 | 87 | 92 | 90 | 84 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,829 | 1,865 | 1,827 | 2,016 | 2,088 | 2,122 | 2,044 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 192 | 10.5% | 205 | 11.0% | 176 | 9.6% | 210 | 10.4% | 193 | 9.2% | 233 | 11.0% | 218 | 10.7% |
| Grade 1: | 200 | 10.9% | 193 | 10.3% | 213 | 11.7% | 200 | 9.9% | 230 | 11.0% | 239 | 11.3% | 209 | 10.2% |
| Grade 2: | 204 | 11.2% | 224 | 12.0% | 186 | 10.2% | 218 | 10.8% | 233 | 11.2% | 219 | 10.3% | 250 | 12.2% |
| Grade 3: | 224 | 12.2% | 196 | 10.5% | 208 | 11.4% | 231 | 11.5% | 228 | 10.9% | 274 | 12.9% | 241 | 11.8% |
| Grade 4: | 191 | 10.4% | 204 | 10.9% | 211 | 11.5% | 226 | 11.2% | 270 | 12.9% | 228 | 10.7% | 222 | 10.9% |
| Grade 5: | 208 | 11.4% | 211 | 11.3% | 206 | 11.3% | 257 | 12.7% | 236 | 11.3% | 228 | 10.7% | 231 | 11.3% |
| Grade 6: | 198 | 10.8% | 196 | 10.5% | 243 | 13.3% | 236 | 11.7% | 225 | 10.8% | 235 | 11.1% | 236 | 11.5% |
| Grade 7: | 183 | 10.0% | 240 | 12.9% | 201 | 11.0% | 206 | 10.2% | 240 | 11.5% | 229 | 10.8% | 235 | 11.5% |
| Grade 8: | 229 | 12.5% | 196 | 10.5% | 183 | 10.0% | 232 | 11.5% | 233 | 11.2% | 236 | 11.1% | 202 | 9.9% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 913 | 49.9% | 967 | 51.8% | 967 | 52.9% | 1,049 | 52.0% | 1,077 | 51.6% | 1,027 | 48.4% | 1,010 | 49.4% |
| Female: | 916 | 50.1% | 898 | 48.2% | 860 | 47.1% | 967 | 48.0% | 1,003 | 48.0% | 1,087 | 51.2% | 986 | 48.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.2% | 5 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 24 | 1.2% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 1,789 | 97.8% | 1,824 | 97.8% | 1,794 | 98.2% | 1,978 | 98.1% | 2,047 | 98.0% | 2,092 | 98.6% | 1,944 | 95.1% |
| Black: | 12 | 0.7% | 13 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.3% | 11 | 0.5% | 18 | 0.9% | 8 | 0.4% | 13 | 0.6% |
| White: | 21 | 1.1% | 22 | 1.2% | 22 | 1.2% | 23 | 1.1% | 23 | 1.1% | 22 | 1.0% | 19 | 0.9% |
| 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: | 4 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 1,792 | 98.0% | 1,741 | 93.4% | 743 | 40.7% | 1,970 | 97.7% | 2,013 | 96.4% | 2,033 | 95.8% | 2,021 | 98.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 88 | 4.7% | 1,072 | 58.7% | 28 | 1.4% | 72 | 3.4% | 51 | 2.4% | 19 | 0.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 20.90 | 16.19 | 22.28 | 23.17 | 22.70 | 23.70 | 24.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 48.7% | 75.7% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 55.6% | 79.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 55.2% | 79.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.0% | 67.1% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 69.1% | 86.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 70.2% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.0% | 72.2% | 85.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 75.9% | 86.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 78.7% | 87.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 79.8% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 31.0% | 42.3% | 54.8% |
| 2003 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 34.6% | 35.8% | 62.0% |
| 2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.5% | 41.3% | 65.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 42.1% | 66.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 50.9% | 70.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 53.2% | 72.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 54.6% | 71.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43.5% | 56.4% | 72.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.5% | 57.8% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 62.6% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.9% | 64.6% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38.0% | 45.3% | 58.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 68.9% | 84.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 72.2% | 86.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 70.6% | 84.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 75.2% | 85.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 76.3% | 85.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 80.8% | 87.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 82.4% | 88.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.4% | 51.0% | 60.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 57.6% | 72.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.0% | 56.7% | 73.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.3% | 57.8% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 58.8% | 73.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.1% | 59.1% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 62.0% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 65.0% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.6% | 45.5% | 59.2% |
| 2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 49.3% | 39.5% | 66.5% |
| 2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 40.6% | 67.8% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.2% | 43.3% | 71.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 57.1% | 79.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 57.3% | 79.7% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.4% | 56.0% | 76.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.7% | 58.9% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.7% | 60.2% | 76.6% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 66.4% | 79.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 69.2% | 79.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 73.8% | 80.9% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.7% | 44.0% | 68.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 50.9% | 71.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 49.7% | 73.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 58.3% | 78.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 65.3% | 82.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 65.7% | 81.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 69.1% | 82.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 71.6% | 83.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 75.1% | 84.0% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.2% | 75.5% | 83.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.8% | 49.5% | 59.4% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.5% | 38.8% | 60.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.4% | 42.7% | 60.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 50.0% | 43.4% | 62.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 49.9% | 68.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 52.5% | 69.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 55.5% | 73.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.7% | 57.6% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 59.5% | 74.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 63.4% | 76.4% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 65.4% | 77.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.1% | 43.8% | 58.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 62.3% | 79.1% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.9% | 66.8% | 81.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 69% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 71.1% | 82.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 74.4% | 84.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.0% | 75.4% | 83.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 77.9% | 84.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 49.5% | 51.5% | 59.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 59.1% | 72.8% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.0% | 59.2% | 73.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 67.0% | 79.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 68.3% | 79.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.0% | 70.3% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 76.5% | 84.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 73.7% | 81.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 48.0% | 49.4% | 58.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 62.0% | 76.0% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 65.9% | 79.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 80% | 68.2% | 80.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 72.4% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 76.0% | 84.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 77.6% | 84.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 80% | 79.0% | 84.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 43.0% | 53.3% | 59.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 62.8% | 72% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 62.9% | 73.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 69.5% | 77.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 69.2% | 77.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 67.6% | 77.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 72.6% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 70.9% | 78.1% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 43.3% | 51.9% | 58.5% |
| 2003 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 56.2% | 73.7% |
| 2004 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 56.0% | 74.4% |
| 2005 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.6% | 54.5% | 74.6% |
| 2006 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 68.4% | 80.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 62.5% | 79.3% |
| 2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 63.2% | 79.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 64.8% | 79.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.0% | 70.6% | 82.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 73.0% | 81.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 86% | 71.8% | 79.9% |
| 2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 73.0% | 79.0% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 48.8% | 30.7% | 53.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 47% | 33.3% | 54.4% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 47.1% | 32.3% | 54.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 64.6% | 78.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 71.1% | 81.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 69.3% | 80.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 72.8% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.0% | 76.5% | 83.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 81.4% | 86.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 80.6% | 85.0% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 53.9% | 58.9% |
| 2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.4% | 50.5% | 63.7% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 53.0% | 54.6% | 67.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 59.4% | 72.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.0% | 72.1% | 79.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 77.9% | 81.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 75.0% | 81.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 77.6% | 83.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 78.1% | 84.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 80.7% | 85.0% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 83.1% | 86.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 51.3% | 52.5% | 59.8% |
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* Sawyer Elementary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.