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V H Nelson Elementary School
8901 North Ozanam Ave
Niles IL, 60714, Cook County
Phone: 847-965-0050
Ranking: (1,561 out of 3,028, bottom 48%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 6
School District: East Maine School District 63
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 | 44 | 31 | 37 | 38 | 35 | 28 | |||||||
Total Students: | 602 | 613 | 615 | 580 | 596 | 588 | 562 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 80 | 13.3% | 86 | 14.0% | 74 | 12.0% | 67 | 11.6% | 68 | 11.4% | 72 | 12.2% | 76 | 13.5% |
Grade 1: | 93 | 15.4% | 71 | 11.6% | 82 | 13.3% | 86 | 14.8% | 75 | 12.6% | 84 | 14.3% | 91 | 16.2% |
Grade 2: | 77 | 12.8% | 88 | 14.4% | 91 | 14.8% | 74 | 12.8% | 89 | 14.9% | 94 | 16.0% | 75 | 13.3% |
Grade 3: | 84 | 14.0% | 96 | 15.7% | 84 | 13.7% | 86 | 14.8% | 106 | 17.8% | 78 | 13.3% | 71 | 12.6% |
Grade 4: | 100 | 16.6% | 91 | 14.8% | 82 | 13.3% | 102 | 17.6% | 82 | 13.8% | 77 | 13.1% | 84 | 14.9% |
Grade 5: | 88 | 14.6% | 79 | 12.9% | 107 | 17.4% | 77 | 13.3% | 82 | 13.8% | 80 | 13.6% | 87 | 15.5% |
Grade 6: | 80 | 13.3% | 102 | 16.6% | 95 | 15.4% | 87 | 15.0% | 94 | 15.8% | 81 | 13.8% | 78 | 13.9% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 303 | 50.3% | 310 | 50.6% | 311 | 50.6% | 297 | 51.2% | 284 | 47.7% | 267 | 45.4% | 276 | 49.1% |
Female: | 299 | 49.7% | 303 | 49.4% | 304 | 49.4% | 283 | 48.8% | 275 | 46.1% | 285 | 48.5% | 257 | 45.7% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 106 | 17.6% | 117 | 19.1% | 121 | 19.7% | 121 | 20.9% | 134 | 22.5% | 137 | 23.3% | 129 | 23.0% |
Hispanic: | 196 | 32.6% | 201 | 32.8% | 187 | 30.4% | 165 | 28.4% | 159 | 26.7% | 148 | 25.2% | 117 | 20.8% |
Black: | 15 | 2.5% | 13 | 2.1% | 18 | 2.9% | 20 | 3.4% | 15 | 2.5% | 14 | 2.4% | 17 | 3.0% |
White: | 271 | 45.0% | 263 | 42.9% | 276 | 44.9% | 258 | 44.5% | 259 | 43.5% | 261 | 44.4% | 274 | 48.8% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 10 | 1.7% | 17 | 2.8% | 12 | 2.0% | 15 | 2.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 342 | 56.8% | 281 | 45.8% | 128 | 20.8% | 258 | 44.5% | 238 | 39.9% | 173 | 29.4% | 154 | 27.4% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 23 | 3.8% | 75 | 12.2% | 179 | 29.1% | 27 | 4.7% | 31 | 5.2% | 30 | 5.1% | 36 | 6.4% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.72 | 13.92 | 19.84 | 15.68 | 15.68 | 16.80 | 20.10 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ISAT | ||||||
2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.0% | 88.1% | 75.7% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.6% | 89.3% | 79.1% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.3% | 89.7% | 79.3% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.0% | 90.4% | 85.6% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 90.6% | 86.7% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 84.7% | 85.1% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 85.5% | 85.2% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 88.9% | 86.4% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 88.1% | 87.3% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 86.8% | 87.7% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44.2% | 49.5% | 54.8% |
2003 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 68.2% | 62.0% |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 75.3% | 65.1% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 77.5% | 66.6% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 77.3% | 70.7% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 76.9% | 72.9% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 71.6% | 71.8% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 69.7% | 72.2% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 68.2% | 73.7% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 71.2% | 74.7% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.0% | 77.4% | 76.0% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.6% | 55.5% | 58.8% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.3% | 93.7% | 84.8% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.8% | 90.7% | 86.4% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 89.2% | 84.6% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 86.8% | 85.8% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 84.1% | 85.9% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 89.1% | 87.7% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 88.0% | 88.1% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 50.6% | 58.7% | 60.2% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.0% | 79.8% | 72.9% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 77.1% | 73.7% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 79.5% | 73.2% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.0% | 77.0% | 73.8% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 76.2% | 73.7% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 79.8% | 74.7% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 75.1% | 76.0% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.8% | 61.5% | 59.2% |
2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 78.3% | 66.5% |
2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 72.8% | 67.8% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 79.6% | 71.4% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 86.2% | 79.9% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 80.2% | 79.7% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.0% | 79.6% | 76.2% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 76.1% | 76.8% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 74.1% | 76.6% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 82.1% | 79.4% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 76.8% | 79.8% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.0% | 79.6% | 80.9% |
2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 80.1% | 68.3% |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 78.6% | 71.8% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 75.0% | 73.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 86.0% | 78.6% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 91.6% | 82.5% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 84.4% | 81.3% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 86.6% | 82.5% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 87.8% | 83.4% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 85.0% | 84.0% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.0% | 86.3% | 83.6% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 59.0% | 59.4% |
2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 69.1% | 60.4% |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 63.0% | 60.9% |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.9% | 56.7% | 62.7% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.0% | 72.1% | 68.5% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 74.1% | 69.7% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.1% | 77.4% | 73.6% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 78.5% | 73.5% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 77.0% | 74.7% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 77.8% | 76.4% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 81.8% | 77.8% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.4% | 57.4% | 58.9% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 85.8% | 79.1% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 86.3% | 81.4% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 89.5% | 82.7% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 86.6% | 82.4% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 91.0% | 90.8% | 84.6% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 88.8% | 83.9% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 92.4% | 84.9% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 66.7% | 59.6% |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 79.2% | 72.8% |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.0% | 82.8% | 73.4% |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 85.4% | 79.1% |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 85.9% | 79.9% |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 95.5% | 90.3% | 81.2% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 86.9% | 84.1% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 88.3% | 81.7% |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 68.0% | 58.9% |
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* V H Nelson Elementary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.