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Tarkington Elementary School
3330 West 71st St Chicago IL, 60629, Cook County Phone: 773-535-4700 Ranking:  (2,519 out of 3,028, bottom 17%)*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: | 62 | 76 | 55 | 55 | 53 | 51 | 49 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,057 | 1,053 | 1,060 | 1,062 | 1,096 | 1,114 | 1,079 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 37 | 3.5% | 40 | 3.8% | 42 | 4.0% | 55 | 5.2% | 59 | 5.4% | 61 | 5.5% | 60 | 5.6% |
| Kindergarten: | 109 | 10.3% | 105 | 10.0% | 132 | 12.5% | 91 | 8.6% | 132 | 12.0% | 114 | 10.2% | 93 | 8.6% |
| Grade 1: | 108 | 10.2% | 118 | 11.2% | 92 | 8.7% | 119 | 11.2% | 115 | 10.5% | 96 | 8.6% | 117 | 10.8% |
| Grade 2: | 116 | 11.0% | 94 | 8.9% | 116 | 10.9% | 112 | 10.5% | 88 | 8.0% | 116 | 10.4% | 108 | 10.0% |
| Grade 3: | 90 | 8.5% | 113 | 10.7% | 109 | 10.3% | 100 | 9.4% | 112 | 10.2% | 123 | 11.0% | 119 | 11.0% |
| Grade 4: | 116 | 11.0% | 110 | 10.4% | 105 | 9.9% | 105 | 9.9% | 119 | 10.9% | 115 | 10.3% | 117 | 10.8% |
| Grade 5: | 124 | 11.7% | 108 | 10.3% | 110 | 10.4% | 124 | 11.7% | 116 | 10.6% | 119 | 10.7% | 106 | 9.8% |
| Grade 6: | 111 | 10.5% | 123 | 11.7% | 121 | 11.4% | 120 | 11.3% | 120 | 10.9% | 118 | 10.6% | 120 | 11.1% |
| Grade 7: | 125 | 11.8% | 122 | 11.6% | 117 | 11.0% | 121 | 11.4% | 114 | 10.4% | 125 | 11.2% | 116 | 10.8% |
| Grade 8: | 121 | 11.4% | 120 | 11.4% | 116 | 10.9% | 115 | 10.8% | 121 | 11.0% | 127 | 11.4% | 123 | 11.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 562 | 53.2% | 558 | 53.0% | 559 | 52.7% | 549 | 51.7% | 565 | 51.6% | 532 | 47.8% | 556 | 51.5% |
| Female: | 495 | 46.8% | 495 | 47.0% | 501 | 47.3% | 513 | 48.3% | 523 | 47.7% | 574 | 51.5% | 496 | 46.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 7 | 0.7% | 9 | 0.9% | 10 | 0.9% | 9 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Hispanic: | 823 | 77.9% | 814 | 77.3% | 807 | 76.1% | 773 | 72.8% | 786 | 71.7% | 802 | 72.0% | 747 | 69.2% |
| Black: | 214 | 20.2% | 214 | 20.3% | 226 | 21.3% | 266 | 25.0% | 304 | 27.7% | 304 | 27.3% | 298 | 27.6% |
| White: | 4 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.2% | 6 | 0.5% | 8 | 0.7% | 8 | 0.7% |
| 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: | 9 | 0.9% | 11 | 1.0% | 11 | 1.0% | 11 | 1.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 1,024 | 96.9% | 963 | 91.5% | 443 | 41.8% | 922 | 86.8% | 965 | 88.0% | 873 | 78.4% | NA | NA |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 60 | 5.7% | 591 | 55.8% | 85 | 8.0% | 110 | 10.0% | 143 | 12.8% | NA | NA |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.05 | 13.93 | 19.27 | 19.31 | 20.68 | 21.80 | 22.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 69.1% | 86.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 70.2% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.0% | 72.2% | 85.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.0% | 75.9% | 86.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.0% | 78.7% | 87.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.4% | 79.8% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45.7% | 42.3% | 54.8% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 53.2% | 72.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.4% | 54.6% | 71.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 56.4% | 72.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49.6% | 57.8% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 62.6% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.0% | 64.6% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 39.5% | 45.3% | 58.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 72.2% | 86.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 70.6% | 84.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 75.2% | 85.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 76.3% | 85.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 80.8% | 87.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 82.4% | 88.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.2% | 51.0% | 60.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.5% | 56.7% | 73.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.8% | 57.8% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 58.8% | 73.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 59.1% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 62.0% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.8% | 65.0% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.0% | 45.5% | 59.2% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.0% | 57.3% | 79.7% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.0% | 56.0% | 76.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 58.9% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 60.2% | 76.6% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 66.4% | 79.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 69.2% | 79.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 73.8% | 80.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 65.3% | 82.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 65.7% | 81.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 69.1% | 82.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.0% | 71.6% | 83.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 75.1% | 84.0% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 75.5% | 83.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.0% | 49.5% | 59.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 49.0% | 52.5% | 69.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 44% | 55.5% | 73.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.0% | 57.6% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 59.5% | 74.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 63.4% | 76.4% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 65.4% | 77.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 23.0% | 43.8% | 58.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 66.8% | 81.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 69% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 71.1% | 82.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 74.4% | 84.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 75.4% | 83.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 77.9% | 84.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 43.2% | 51.5% | 59.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 59.2% | 73.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 67.0% | 79.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 63.7% | 68.3% | 79.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 70.3% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 76.5% | 84.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 73.7% | 81.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 39.2% | 49.4% | 58.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 65.9% | 79.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 68.2% | 80.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 72.4% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 76.0% | 84.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 77.6% | 84.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 79.0% | 84.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.0% | 53.3% | 59.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 62.9% | 73.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 78% | 69.5% | 77.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 69.2% | 77.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 55.5% | 67.6% | 77.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 72.6% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 70.9% | 78.1% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 51.9% | 58.5% |
| 2007 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 62.5% | 79.3% |
| 2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 63.2% | 79.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 64.8% | 79.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 70.6% | 82.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 73.0% | 81.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 71.8% | 79.9% |
| 2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.0% | 73.0% | 79.0% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.1% | 71.1% | 81.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 69.3% | 80.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 72.8% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.0% | 76.5% | 83.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 73% | 81.4% | 86.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 80.6% | 85.0% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 55.4% | 53.9% | 58.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 77.9% | 81.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.0% | 75.0% | 81.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 77.6% | 83.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.8% | 78.1% | 84.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 80.7% | 85.0% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.8% | 83.1% | 86.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 51.3% | 52.5% | 59.8% |
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* Tarkington Elementary 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.