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Seward Elementary Communication Arts Ac Primary School
4600 South Hermitage Ave Chicago IL, 60609, Cook County Phone: 773-535-4890 Ranking:  (2,553 out of 3,028, bottom 16%)*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: | 41 | 41 | 42 | 39 | 45 | 43 | 43 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 844 | 837 | 891 | 877 | 880 | 917 | 951 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 67 | 7.9% | 58 | 6.9% | 64 | 7.2% | 66 | 7.5% | 68 | 7.7% | 77 | 8.4% | 78 | 8.2% |
| Kindergarten: | 78 | 9.2% | 95 | 11.4% | 89 | 10.0% | 94 | 10.7% | 84 | 9.5% | 94 | 10.3% | 99 | 10.4% |
| Grade 1: | 101 | 12.0% | 96 | 11.5% | 98 | 11.0% | 95 | 10.8% | 102 | 11.6% | 103 | 11.2% | 108 | 11.4% |
| Grade 2: | 92 | 10.9% | 80 | 9.6% | 92 | 10.3% | 94 | 10.7% | 111 | 12.6% | 111 | 12.1% | 113 | 11.9% |
| Grade 3: | 80 | 9.5% | 90 | 10.8% | 91 | 10.2% | 112 | 12.8% | 96 | 10.9% | 102 | 11.1% | 95 | 10.0% |
| Grade 4: | 85 | 10.1% | 87 | 10.4% | 105 | 11.8% | 91 | 10.4% | 95 | 10.8% | 88 | 9.6% | 86 | 9.0% |
| Grade 5: | 89 | 10.5% | 100 | 11.9% | 94 | 10.5% | 87 | 9.9% | 85 | 9.7% | 85 | 9.3% | 87 | 9.1% |
| Grade 6: | 91 | 10.8% | 81 | 9.7% | 90 | 10.1% | 78 | 8.9% | 87 | 9.9% | 83 | 9.1% | 97 | 10.2% |
| Grade 7: | 81 | 9.6% | 78 | 9.3% | 82 | 9.2% | 93 | 10.6% | 75 | 8.5% | 84 | 9.2% | 99 | 10.4% |
| Grade 8: | 80 | 9.5% | 72 | 8.6% | 86 | 9.7% | 67 | 7.6% | 77 | 8.8% | 90 | 9.8% | 89 | 9.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 403 | 47.7% | 398 | 47.6% | 432 | 48.5% | 432 | 49.3% | 423 | 48.1% | 482 | 52.6% | 443 | 46.6% |
| Female: | 441 | 52.3% | 439 | 52.4% | 459 | 51.5% | 445 | 50.7% | 449 | 51.0% | 427 | 46.6% | 477 | 50.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 829 | 98.2% | 820 | 98.0% | 872 | 97.9% | 858 | 97.8% | 851 | 96.7% | 885 | 96.5% | 905 | 95.2% |
| Black: | 4 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.5% | 12 | 1.4% | 16 | 1.7% | 10 | 1.1% |
| White: | 10 | 1.2% | 11 | 1.3% | 13 | 1.5% | 8 | 0.9% | 17 | 1.9% | 16 | 1.7% | 9 | 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: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 7 | 0.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 840 | 99.5% | 828 | 98.9% | 522 | 58.6% | 860 | 98.1% | 866 | 98.4% | 885 | 96.5% | 917 | 96.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 357 | 40.1% | 9 | 1.0% | 11 | 1.3% | 29 | 3.2% | 31 | 3.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 20.59 | 20.49 | 21.21 | 22.49 | 19.56 | 21.30 | 22.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 48.7% | 75.7% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 55.6% | 79.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 55.2% | 79.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 67.1% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 69.1% | 86.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.4% | 70.2% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 72.2% | 85.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 75.9% | 86.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 78.7% | 87.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 79.8% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 37.0% | 42.3% | 54.8% |
| 2003 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42.4% | 35.8% | 62.0% |
| 2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.8% | 41.3% | 65.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 42.1% | 66.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47.0% | 50.9% | 70.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47.9% | 53.2% | 72.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46.8% | 54.6% | 71.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46% | 56.4% | 72.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.7% | 57.8% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.8% | 62.6% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 64.6% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 30.3% | 45.3% | 58.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 68.9% | 84.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 72.2% | 86.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 70.6% | 84.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 75.2% | 85.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 76.3% | 85.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 80.8% | 87.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 82.4% | 88.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 35.2% | 51.0% | 60.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 57.6% | 72.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 56.7% | 73.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.8% | 57.8% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 40.4% | 58.8% | 73.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 59.1% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 62.0% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.2% | 65.0% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 31.8% | 45.5% | 59.2% |
| 2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 39.0% | 39.5% | 66.5% |
| 2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 34.6% | 40.6% | 67.8% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 43.3% | 71.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 57.1% | 79.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 57.3% | 79.7% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.4% | 56.0% | 76.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.2% | 58.9% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 49.0% | 60.2% | 76.6% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 66.4% | 79.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 69.2% | 79.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 73.8% | 80.9% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.7% | 44.0% | 68.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 50.9% | 71.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 49.7% | 73.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 58.3% | 78.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 65.3% | 82.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 65.7% | 81.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 69.1% | 82.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 71.6% | 83.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 75.1% | 84.0% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 75.5% | 83.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.5% | 49.5% | 59.4% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.7% | 38.8% | 60.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.2% | 42.7% | 60.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.0% | 43.4% | 62.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 49.9% | 68.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 52.5% | 69.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.7% | 55.5% | 73.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.3% | 57.6% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.5% | 59.5% | 74.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.4% | 63.4% | 76.4% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 65.4% | 77.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 30.3% | 43.8% | 58.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 62.3% | 79.1% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 66.8% | 81.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 69% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 71.1% | 82.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 90.8% | 74.4% | 84.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 75.4% | 83.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 77.9% | 84.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 50.0% | 51.5% | 59.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 59.1% | 72.8% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 59.2% | 73.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 67.0% | 79.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 68.3% | 79.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 70.3% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 76.5% | 84.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 73.7% | 81.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 42.6% | 49.4% | 58.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 62.0% | 76.0% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 65.9% | 79.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 68.2% | 80.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 72.4% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.0% | 76.0% | 84.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 77.6% | 84.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 79.0% | 84.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 43.2% | 53.3% | 59.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 62.8% | 72% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 62.9% | 73.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 69.5% | 77.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 69.2% | 77.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 67.6% | 77.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 72.6% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 53.4% | 70.9% | 78.1% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 36.3% | 51.9% | 58.5% |
| 2003 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 54.2% | 56.2% | 73.7% |
| 2004 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 56.0% | 74.4% |
| 2005 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.3% | 54.5% | 74.6% |
| 2006 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 68.4% | 80.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.6% | 62.5% | 79.3% |
| 2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.2% | 63.2% | 79.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 55.5% | 64.8% | 79.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 70.6% | 82.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 73.0% | 81.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.3% | 71.8% | 79.9% |
| 2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 73.0% | 79.0% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 40.9% | 30.7% | 53.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 39.4% | 33.3% | 54.4% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 35.6% | 32.3% | 54.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 64.6% | 78.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 71.1% | 81.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 69.3% | 80.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 72.8% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.1% | 76.5% | 83.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 81.4% | 86.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 80.6% | 85.0% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 39.8% | 53.9% | 58.9% |
| 2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 48.5% | 50.5% | 63.7% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 40.8% | 54.6% | 67.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 59.4% | 72.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 72.1% | 79.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 77.9% | 81.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 75.0% | 81.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 77.6% | 83.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 78.1% | 84.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 80.7% | 85.0% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 83.1% | 86.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 35.6% | 52.5% | 59.8% |
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* Seward Elementary Communication Arts Ac 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.