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South Shore Fine Arts Elementary School
1415 East 70th St
Chicago IL, 60637, Cook County
Phone: 773-534-8340
Ranking: 
(2,398 out of 3,028, bottom 21%)*
(2,398 out of 3,028, bottom 21%)*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 | ||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 33 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 8 | |||||
| Total Students: | 499 | 303 | 255 | 201 | 159 | |||||
| Prekindergarten: | 38 | 7.6% | 36 | 11.9% | 39 | 15.3% | 41 | 20.4% | 29 | 18.2% |
| Kindergarten: | 55 | 11.0% | 58 | 19.1% | 54 | 21.2% | 52 | 25.9% | 78 | 49.1% |
| Grade 1: | 74 | 14.8% | 54 | 17.8% | 54 | 21.2% | 59 | 29.4% | 26 | 16.4% |
| Grade 2: | 66 | 13.2% | 53 | 17.5% | 57 | 22.4% | 24 | 11.9% | 26 | 16.4% |
| Grade 3: | 74 | 14.8% | 52 | 17.2% | 26 | 10.2% | 25 | 12.4% | NA | NA |
| Grade 4: | 55 | 11.0% | 23 | 7.6% | 25 | 9.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 5: | 42 | 8.4% | 27 | 8.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 6: | 51 | 10.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 7: | 29 | 5.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 8: | 15 | 3.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||
| Male: | 250 | 50.1% | 152 | 50.2% | 123 | 48.2% | 95 | 47.3% | 73 | 45.9% |
| Female: | 249 | 49.9% | 151 | 49.8% | 132 | 51.8% | 106 | 52.7% | 78 | 49.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 5 | 1.0% | 3 | 1.0% | 3 | 1.2% | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Black: | 487 | 97.6% | 296 | 97.7% | 247 | 96.9% | 198 | 98.5% | 159 | 100.0% |
| White: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 6 | 1.2% | 4 | 1.3% | 5 | 2.0% | 2 | 1.0% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 442 | 88.6% | 239 | 78.9% | 104 | 40.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 104 | 40.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.35 | 17.75 | 85.00 | 50.25 | 19.88 | |||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 78.7% | 87.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.6% | 79.8% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 23.4% | 42.3% | 54.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 62.6% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 64.6% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.0% | 45.3% | 58.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 82.4% | 88.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 35.0% | 51.0% | 60.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.5% | 65.0% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 30.0% | 45.5% | 59.2% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.5% | 69.2% | 79.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.0% | 73.8% | 80.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.5% | 49.5% | 59.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.3% | 43.8% | 58.9% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* South Shore Fine Arts 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.