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Smyth J Elementary School
1059 West 13th St Chicago IL, 60608, Cook County Phone: 773-534-7180 Ranking:  (2,997 out of 3,028, bottom 1%)*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: | 36 | 41 | 34 | 39 | 40 | 38 | 34 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 506 | 465 | 469 | 574 | 652 | 599 | 590 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 87 | 17.2% | 64 | 13.8% | 48 | 10.2% | 51 | 8.9% | 65 | 10.0% | 62 | 10.4% | 63 | 10.7% |
| Kindergarten: | 54 | 10.7% | 38 | 8.2% | 45 | 9.6% | 40 | 7.0% | 54 | 8.3% | 59 | 9.8% | 61 | 10.3% |
| Grade 1: | 43 | 8.5% | 46 | 9.9% | 36 | 7.7% | 55 | 9.6% | 59 | 9.0% | 62 | 10.4% | 51 | 8.6% |
| Grade 2: | 46 | 9.1% | 40 | 8.6% | 39 | 8.3% | 46 | 8.0% | 66 | 10.1% | 48 | 8.0% | 65 | 11.0% |
| Grade 3: | 44 | 8.7% | 43 | 9.2% | 44 | 9.4% | 69 | 12.0% | 63 | 9.7% | 71 | 11.9% | 58 | 9.8% |
| Grade 4: | 39 | 7.7% | 38 | 8.2% | 44 | 9.4% | 55 | 9.6% | 68 | 10.4% | 49 | 8.2% | 48 | 8.1% |
| Grade 5: | 48 | 9.5% | 42 | 9.0% | 56 | 11.9% | 68 | 11.8% | 63 | 9.7% | 46 | 7.7% | 65 | 11.0% |
| Grade 6: | 39 | 7.7% | 56 | 12.0% | 58 | 12.4% | 67 | 11.7% | 58 | 8.9% | 74 | 12.4% | 70 | 11.9% |
| Grade 7: | 54 | 10.7% | 52 | 11.2% | 51 | 10.9% | 47 | 8.2% | 75 | 11.5% | 71 | 11.9% | 48 | 8.1% |
| Grade 8: | 52 | 10.3% | 46 | 9.9% | 48 | 10.2% | 76 | 13.2% | 81 | 12.4% | 57 | 9.5% | 61 | 10.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 271 | 53.6% | 256 | 55.1% | 272 | 58.0% | 322 | 56.1% | 345 | 52.9% | 282 | 47.1% | 292 | 49.5% |
| Female: | 235 | 46.4% | 209 | 44.9% | 197 | 42.0% | 252 | 43.9% | 299 | 45.9% | 308 | 51.4% | 291 | 49.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 6 | 1.2% | 3 | 0.6% | 5 | 1.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Hispanic: | 24 | 4.7% | 18 | 3.9% | 12 | 2.6% | 17 | 3.0% | 8 | 1.2% | 8 | 1.3% | 8 | 1.4% |
| Black: | 469 | 92.7% | 432 | 92.9% | 445 | 94.9% | 549 | 95.6% | 639 | 98.0% | 584 | 97.5% | 578 | 98.0% |
| White: | 6 | 1.2% | 3 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.2% | 8 | 1.7% | 3 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 497 | 98.2% | 448 | 96.3% | 292 | 62.3% | 559 | 97.4% | 648 | 99.4% | 589 | 98.3% | 510 | 86.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 168 | 35.8% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 7 | 1.2% | 21 | 3.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.06 | 11.39 | 13.79 | 14.72 | 16.30 | 15.80 | 17.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 19.4% | 48.7% | 75.7% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 32.8% | 55.6% | 79.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 32.9% | 55.2% | 79.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47.6% | 67.1% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47.9% | 69.1% | 86.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.9% | 70.2% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 72.2% | 85.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 75.9% | 86.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 78.7% | 87.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 79.8% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 23.7% | 42.3% | 54.8% |
| 2003 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 12.1% | 35.8% | 62.0% |
| 2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 21.9% | 41.3% | 65.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 21.1% | 42.1% | 66.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 25.4% | 50.9% | 70.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 27.1% | 53.2% | 72.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47.0% | 54.6% | 71.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46.9% | 56.4% | 72.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 34.9% | 57.8% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 37.0% | 62.6% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47.7% | 64.6% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 24.3% | 45.3% | 58.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 48% | 68.9% | 84.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 38.4% | 72.2% | 86.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 70.6% | 84.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 75.2% | 85.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.5% | 76.3% | 85.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 80.8% | 87.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 82.4% | 88.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 30.0% | 51.0% | 60.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 42% | 57.6% | 72.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 38.3% | 56.7% | 73.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 34.1% | 57.8% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 38.4% | 58.8% | 73.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 36.3% | 59.1% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.0% | 62.0% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 65.0% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 27.5% | 45.5% | 59.2% |
| 2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 25% | 39.5% | 66.5% |
| 2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 27% | 40.6% | 67.8% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 12.5% | 43.3% | 71.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 36% | 57.1% | 79.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 27.1% | 57.3% | 79.7% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 34.1% | 56.0% | 76.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 23.5% | 58.9% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 29.2% | 60.2% | 76.6% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 40.4% | 66.4% | 79.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.2% | 69.2% | 79.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 73.8% | 80.9% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 11.3% | 44.0% | 68.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 22.9% | 50.9% | 71.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 17.2% | 49.7% | 73.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.8% | 58.3% | 78.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 65.3% | 82.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.9% | 65.7% | 81.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 69.1% | 82.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.4% | 71.6% | 83.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.3% | 75.1% | 84.0% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.3% | 75.5% | 83.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 37.2% | 49.5% | 59.4% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 20.8% | 38.8% | 60.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 29.4% | 42.7% | 60.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 22.4% | 43.4% | 62.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 25.0% | 49.9% | 68.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 21.6% | 52.5% | 69.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.3% | 55.5% | 73.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 32.0% | 57.6% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 31.6% | 59.5% | 74.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.7% | 63.4% | 76.4% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.5% | 65.4% | 77.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 20.9% | 43.8% | 58.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 32.3% | 62.3% | 79.1% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 52% | 66.8% | 81.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 40.7% | 69% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 50.0% | 71.1% | 82.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.0% | 74.4% | 84.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 75.4% | 83.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 77.9% | 84.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 20.8% | 51.5% | 59.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 40% | 59.1% | 72.8% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 39.3% | 59.2% | 73.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 40.7% | 67.0% | 79.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 48.5% | 68.3% | 79.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 51.7% | 70.3% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 58.9% | 76.5% | 84.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 48% | 73.7% | 81.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 22.6% | 49.4% | 58.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 28.3% | 62.0% | 76.0% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 32.7% | 65.9% | 79.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 50% | 68.2% | 80.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 47.4% | 72.4% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 40.3% | 76.0% | 84.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 77.6% | 84.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 79.0% | 84.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 46.2% | 53.3% | 59.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 53.2% | 62.8% | 72% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 36.4% | 62.9% | 73.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 52.8% | 69.5% | 77.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 43.4% | 69.2% | 77.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 32.0% | 67.6% | 77.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 48.9% | 72.6% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 34.8% | 70.9% | 78.1% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 28.9% | 51.9% | 58.5% |
| 2003 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 43.9% | 56.2% | 73.7% |
| 2004 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 26.9% | 56.0% | 74.4% |
| 2005 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 28.2% | 54.5% | 74.6% |
| 2006 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 46.8% | 68.4% | 80.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 25.9% | 62.5% | 79.3% |
| 2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 36.1% | 63.2% | 79.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 39.5% | 64.8% | 79.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 50% | 70.6% | 82.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 55.3% | 73.0% | 81.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 34.8% | 71.8% | 79.9% |
| 2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 48.1% | 73.0% | 79.0% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 12.1% | 30.7% | 53.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 2.8% | 33.3% | 54.4% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 6.9% | 32.3% | 54.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 41.9% | 64.6% | 78.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 55% | 71.1% | 81.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 28.8% | 69.3% | 80.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.9% | 72.8% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 48.1% | 76.5% | 83.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 48.6% | 81.4% | 86.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 80.6% | 85.0% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 53.9% | 58.9% |
| 2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 40.3% | 50.5% | 63.7% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 38.9% | 54.6% | 67.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 49.1% | 59.4% | 72.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.5% | 72.1% | 79.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 77.9% | 81.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 44.1% | 75.0% | 81.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 51.9% | 77.6% | 83.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 50.6% | 78.1% | 84.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 52.8% | 80.7% | 85.0% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 83.1% | 86.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 23.8% | 52.5% | 59.8% |
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* Smyth J Elementary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.