Whittier Elementary School
901 North Lewis Ave Waukegan IL, 60085, Lake County Phone: 847-360-5577 Ranking:  (2,884 out of 3,028, bottom 5%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5 School District: Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 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: | 35 | 38 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 26 | 20 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 667 | 609 | 608 | 619 | 605 | 1,002 | 969 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 152 | 22.8% | 110 | 18.1% | 111 | 18.3% | 108 | 17.4% | 101 | 16.7% | 1,002 | 100.0% | 969 | 100.0% |
| Grade 1: | 102 | 15.3% | 93 | 15.3% | 116 | 19.1% | 109 | 17.6% | 121 | 20.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 2: | 112 | 16.8% | 114 | 18.7% | 96 | 15.8% | 116 | 18.7% | 101 | 16.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 3: | 101 | 15.1% | 94 | 15.4% | 97 | 16.0% | 99 | 16.0% | 102 | 16.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 4: | 92 | 13.8% | 101 | 16.6% | 87 | 14.3% | 105 | 17.0% | 102 | 16.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 5: | 108 | 16.2% | 97 | 15.9% | 101 | 16.6% | 82 | 13.2% | 78 | 12.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 334 | 50.1% | 316 | 51.9% | 315 | 51.8% | 324 | 52.3% | 303 | 50.1% | 468 | 46.7% | 468 | 48.3% |
| Female: | 333 | 49.9% | 293 | 48.1% | 293 | 48.2% | 295 | 47.7% | 273 | 45.1% | 503 | 50.2% | 475 | 49.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 6 | 0.9% | 5 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.5% | 8 | 0.8% | 12 | 1.2% |
| Hispanic: | 577 | 86.5% | 522 | 85.7% | 528 | 86.8% | 542 | 87.6% | 497 | 82.1% | 798 | 79.6% | 782 | 80.7% |
| Black: | 61 | 9.1% | 62 | 10.2% | 52 | 8.6% | 59 | 9.5% | 66 | 10.9% | 120 | 12.0% | 110 | 11.4% |
| White: | 10 | 1.5% | 11 | 1.8% | 13 | 2.1% | 6 | 1.0% | 18 | 3.0% | 51 | 5.1% | 41 | 4.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 11 | 1.6% | 6 | 1.0% | 9 | 1.5% | 8 | 1.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 490 | 73.5% | 4 | 0.7% | 168 | 27.6% | 395 | 63.8% | 418 | 69.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 184 | 30.3% | 48 | 7.8% | 58 | 9.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.33 | 16.03 | 20.97 | 20.04 | 20.86 | 38.50 | 48.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 77.4% | 86.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 82.7% | 87.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 81.4% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 26.5% | 37.0% | 54.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 39.6% | 55.0% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43% | 59.4% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.6% | 61.6% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 24.0% | 39.4% | 58.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 79.6% | 85.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 81.8% | 87.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 83.1% | 88.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 38.8% | 48.0% | 60.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 33.0% | 55.4% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.0% | 59.4% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 50.5% | 61.0% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 31.1% | 38.2% | 59.2% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 28.8% | 53.7% | 76.6% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 40.7% | 53.2% | 79.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.7% | 58.9% | 79.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.2% | 61.4% | 80.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 76.8% | 83.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 80% | 84.0% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 77.8% | 83.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.6% | 45.6% | 59.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.6% | 60.9% | 74.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.7% | 64.4% | 76.4% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 54% | 65.3% | 77.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 25.8% | 38.2% | 58.9% |
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* Whittier 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.