South Elementary School
1812 Morrow Ave
North Chicago IL, 60064, Lake County
Phone: 847-689-6306
Ranking: 
(2,819 out of 3,028, bottom 7%)*
(2,819 out of 3,028, bottom 7%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: North Chicago School District 187
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: | 24 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 22 | 24 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 408 | 302 | 340 | 346 | 290 | 328 | 362 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 75 | 18.4% | 54 | 17.9% | 60 | 17.6% | 54 | 15.6% | 47 | 16.2% | 47 | 14.3% | 37 | 10.2% |
| Grade 1: | 68 | 16.7% | 54 | 17.9% | 68 | 20.0% | 57 | 16.5% | 53 | 18.3% | 53 | 16.2% | 67 | 18.5% |
| Grade 2: | 62 | 15.2% | 43 | 14.2% | 59 | 17.4% | 59 | 17.1% | 56 | 19.3% | 65 | 19.8% | 75 | 20.7% |
| Grade 3: | 69 | 16.9% | 50 | 16.6% | 67 | 19.7% | 55 | 15.9% | 42 | 14.5% | 64 | 19.5% | 78 | 21.5% |
| Grade 4: | 69 | 16.9% | 52 | 17.2% | 38 | 11.2% | 59 | 17.1% | 50 | 17.2% | 52 | 15.9% | 57 | 15.7% |
| Grade 5: | 65 | 15.9% | 49 | 16.2% | 48 | 14.1% | 62 | 17.9% | 42 | 14.5% | 47 | 14.3% | 48 | 13.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 209 | 51.2% | 142 | 47.0% | 175 | 51.5% | 180 | 52.0% | 135 | 46.6% | 133 | 40.5% | 193 | 53.3% |
| Female: | 199 | 48.8% | 160 | 53.0% | 165 | 48.5% | 166 | 48.0% | 117 | 40.3% | 170 | 51.8% | 149 | 41.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 3 | 1.0% | 8 | 2.4% | 5 | 1.4% |
| Hispanic: | 194 | 47.5% | 99 | 32.8% | 137 | 40.3% | 143 | 41.3% | 82 | 28.3% | 81 | 24.7% | 82 | 22.7% |
| Black: | 187 | 45.8% | 172 | 57.0% | 169 | 49.7% | 176 | 50.9% | 158 | 54.5% | 202 | 61.6% | 211 | 58.3% |
| White: | 13 | 3.2% | 19 | 6.3% | 21 | 6.2% | 16 | 4.6% | 17 | 5.9% | 19 | 5.8% | 46 | 12.7% |
| 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: | 13 | 3.2% | 8 | 2.6% | 11 | 3.2% | 9 | 2.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 349 | 85.5% | 253 | 83.8% | 141 | 41.5% | 276 | 79.8% | 234 | 80.7% | 215 | 65.5% | 226 | 62.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 7 | 1.7% | 8 | 2.6% | 140 | 41.2% | 8 | 2.3% | 24 | 8.3% | 24 | 7.3% | 43 | 11.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.00 | 14.11 | 17.00 | 18.21 | 17.06 | 14.90 | 15.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 65.6% | 75.7% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.4% | 60.8% | 79.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.7% | 64.5% | 79.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 77.9% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 74.0% | 86.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 65.7% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 65.0% | 85.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 63.2% | 86.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.5% | 64.4% | 87.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.2% | 66.6% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 9.6% | 20.1% | 54.8% |
| 2003 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.0% | 45.3% | 62.0% |
| 2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.7% | 52.5% | 65.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47.3% | 44.8% | 66.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47.2% | 54.3% | 70.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.3% | 44.3% | 72.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.6% | 50.0% | 71.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42.6% | 47.2% | 72.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 48.3% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47.2% | 48.4% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50.7% | 59.4% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 27.0% | 32.7% | 58.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 71.7% | 84.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 73.4% | 86.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 69.8% | 84.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 67.6% | 85.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.0% | 63.9% | 85.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 64.6% | 87.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.4% | 57.3% | 88.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 23.9% | 26.1% | 60.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 35.1% | 52.3% | 72.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 52.8% | 73.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 50.0% | 51.8% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.8% | 49.0% | 73.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 52.1% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.2% | 49.4% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 43.9% | 43.9% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 34.1% | 33.1% | 59.2% |
| 2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.5% | 39.2% | 66.5% |
| 2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.8% | 41.4% | 67.8% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.6% | 44.9% | 71.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 43.2% | 53.8% | 79.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 54.4% | 79.7% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.1% | 45.4% | 76.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 47.9% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 52.0% | 76.6% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.7% | 48.5% | 79.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 31.7% | 41.7% | 79.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.1% | 48.8% | 80.9% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 52.6% | 68.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.2% | 43.9% | 71.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 50.0% | 53.2% | 73.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 62.8% | 78.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.3% | 61.2% | 82.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 65.3% | 81.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.4% | 62.0% | 82.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 60.3% | 83.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.0% | 66.8% | 84.0% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 65.5% | 83.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 15.6% | 23.1% | 59.4% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 49.7% | 60.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 36.7% | 60.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.9% | 41.5% | 62.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 55% | 47.6% | 68.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 31.7% | 40.1% | 69.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 51.6% | 73.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 50.1% | 45.2% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.5% | 45.6% | 74.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.7% | 54.2% | 76.4% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.5% | 62.0% | 77.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 24.4% | 26.1% | 58.9% |
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* South 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.