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Wells Preparatory Elementary Academy Primary School
249 East 37th St
Chicago IL, 60653, Cook County
Phone: 773-535-1204
Ranking: 
(2,455 out of 3,028, bottom 19%)*
(2,455 out of 3,028, bottom 19%)*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: | 27 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 10 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 487 | 198 | 207 | 210 | 171 | 151 | 162 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 39 | 8.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 44 | 9.0% | 21 | 10.6% | 18 | 8.7% | 16 | 7.6% | 16 | 9.4% | 13 | 8.6% | 16 | 9.9% |
| Grade 1: | 43 | 8.8% | 22 | 11.1% | 22 | 10.6% | 17 | 8.1% | 15 | 8.8% | 14 | 9.3% | 17 | 10.5% |
| Grade 2: | 47 | 9.7% | 22 | 11.1% | 14 | 6.8% | 20 | 9.5% | 25 | 14.6% | 20 | 13.2% | 19 | 11.7% |
| Grade 3: | 60 | 12.3% | 14 | 7.1% | 28 | 13.5% | 24 | 11.4% | 26 | 15.2% | 19 | 12.6% | 24 | 14.8% |
| Grade 4: | 50 | 10.3% | 25 | 12.6% | 20 | 9.7% | 35 | 16.7% | 16 | 9.4% | 22 | 14.6% | 17 | 10.5% |
| Grade 5: | 51 | 10.5% | 19 | 9.6% | 29 | 14.0% | 19 | 9.0% | 23 | 13.5% | 14 | 9.3% | 11 | 6.8% |
| Grade 6: | 36 | 7.4% | 31 | 15.7% | 22 | 10.6% | 26 | 12.4% | 18 | 10.5% | 13 | 8.6% | 10 | 6.2% |
| Grade 7: | 61 | 12.5% | 22 | 11.1% | 28 | 13.5% | 27 | 12.9% | 15 | 8.8% | 14 | 9.3% | 21 | 13.0% |
| Grade 8: | 56 | 11.5% | 22 | 11.1% | 25 | 12.1% | 26 | 12.4% | 17 | 9.9% | 22 | 14.6% | 27 | 16.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 226 | 46.4% | 79 | 39.9% | 97 | 46.9% | 93 | 44.3% | 77 | 45.0% | 79 | 52.3% | 65 | 40.1% |
| Female: | 261 | 53.6% | 119 | 60.1% | 110 | 53.1% | 117 | 55.7% | 86 | 50.3% | 64 | 42.4% | 93 | 57.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 8 | 1.6% | 2 | 1.0% | 2 | 1.0% | 3 | 1.4% | 4 | 2.3% | 5 | 3.3% | 5 | 3.1% |
| Black: | 478 | 98.2% | 159 | 80.3% | 184 | 88.9% | 205 | 97.6% | 166 | 97.1% | 146 | 96.7% | 157 | 96.9% |
| White: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 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 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 37 | 18.7% | 21 | 10.1% | 2 | 1.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 464 | 95.3% | 169 | 85.4% | 114 | 55.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 86 | 41.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.04 | 16.24 | 18.82 | 21.00 | 19.00 | 21.60 | 16.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 28.6% | 48.7% | 75.7% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.0% | 55.6% | 79.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38.9% | 55.2% | 79.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 67.1% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.4% | 69.1% | 86.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 70.2% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 72.2% | 85.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | 75.9% | 86.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48% | 78.7% | 87.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 79.8% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 14.3% | 42.3% | 54.8% |
| 2003 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42.8% | 35.8% | 62.0% |
| 2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 33.4% | 41.3% | 65.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 33.4% | 42.1% | 66.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 50.9% | 70.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 16.7% | 53.2% | 72.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.2% | 54.6% | 71.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38.9% | 56.4% | 72.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 36% | 57.8% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52% | 62.6% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 64.6% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 28.6% | 45.3% | 58.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 38.5% | 68.9% | 84.8% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.4% | 70.6% | 84.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 75.2% | 85.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 76.3% | 85.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 80.8% | 87.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 82.4% | 88.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 23.1% | 51.0% | 60.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 30.8% | 57.6% | 72.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 20% | 57.8% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 55% | 58.8% | 73.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.0% | 59.1% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.9% | 62.0% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.2% | 65.0% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.3% | 45.5% | 59.2% |
| 2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 39.5% | 66.5% |
| 2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 23.5% | 40.6% | 67.8% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 26.0% | 43.3% | 71.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 15.4% | 57.1% | 79.9% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 26.7% | 56.0% | 76.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 58.9% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 60.2% | 76.6% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.1% | 66.4% | 79.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 69.2% | 79.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.0% | 73.8% | 80.9% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 44.0% | 68.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 50.9% | 71.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 49.7% | 73.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 58.3% | 78.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 65.3% | 82.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 65.7% | 81.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 69.1% | 82.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.2% | 71.6% | 83.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 75.1% | 84.0% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 75.5% | 83.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 37.5% | 49.5% | 59.4% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 11.1% | 38.8% | 60.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.5% | 42.7% | 60.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 35% | 43.4% | 62.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 49.9% | 68.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 40% | 52.5% | 69.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.7% | 55.5% | 73.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 57.6% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 59.5% | 74.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.0% | 63.4% | 76.4% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.6% | 65.4% | 77.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 50.1% | 43.8% | 58.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 48% | 62.3% | 79.1% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 66.8% | 81.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 69% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 71.1% | 82.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 74.4% | 84.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 75.4% | 83.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 77.9% | 84.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 34.5% | 51.5% | 59.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 52% | 59.1% | 72.8% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 59.2% | 73.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 67.0% | 79.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 68.3% | 79.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 70.3% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 76.5% | 84.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 73.7% | 81.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 27.6% | 49.4% | 58.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.6% | 62.0% | 76.0% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 52% | 65.9% | 79.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 68.2% | 80.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 72.4% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 76.0% | 84.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 77.6% | 84.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 70% | 79.0% | 84.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 55.0% | 53.3% | 59.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 75% | 62.8% | 72% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 64% | 62.9% | 73.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 69.5% | 77.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 69.2% | 77.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 67.6% | 77.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 72.6% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 70.9% | 78.1% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.0% | 51.9% | 58.5% |
| 2003 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 30.8% | 56.2% | 73.7% |
| 2004 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 50% | 56.0% | 74.4% |
| 2005 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 23.1% | 54.5% | 74.6% |
| 2006 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.1% | 68.4% | 80.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 56% | 62.5% | 79.3% |
| 2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 63.2% | 79.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 64.8% | 79.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 70.6% | 82.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 73.0% | 81.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 71.8% | 79.9% |
| 2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 73.0% | 79.0% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 41.7% | 30.7% | 53.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 16.7% | 33.3% | 54.4% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 25% | 32.3% | 54.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 37.5% | 64.6% | 78.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 71.1% | 81.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 69.3% | 80.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.0% | 72.8% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 76.5% | 83.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 81.4% | 86.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 80.6% | 85.0% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 45.4% | 53.9% | 58.9% |
| 2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 50.5% | 63.7% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 54.6% | 67.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 50.0% | 59.4% | 72.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 72.1% | 79.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 77.9% | 81.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 75.0% | 81.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 77.6% | 83.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 94.1% | 78.1% | 84.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 80.7% | 85.0% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 83.1% | 86.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 52.5% | 59.8% |
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* Wells Preparatory Elementary Academy Primary 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.