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Zapata Elementary Academy Primary School
2728 South Kostner Ave Chicago IL, 60623, Cook County Phone: 773-534-1390 Ranking:  (2,101 out of 3,028, bottom 31%)*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: | 58 | 86 | 47 | 47 | 50 | 48 | 48 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 965 | 967 | 978 | 956 | 981 | 988 | 939 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 93 | 9.6% | 93 | 9.6% | 101 | 10.3% | 100 | 10.5% | 130 | 13.3% | 131 | 13.3% | 120 | 12.8% |
| Kindergarten: | 109 | 11.3% | 102 | 10.5% | 93 | 9.5% | 105 | 11.0% | 109 | 11.1% | 104 | 10.5% | 89 | 9.5% |
| Grade 1: | 99 | 10.3% | 97 | 10.0% | 108 | 11.0% | 106 | 11.1% | 107 | 10.9% | 98 | 9.9% | 93 | 9.9% |
| Grade 2: | 93 | 9.6% | 111 | 11.5% | 107 | 10.9% | 102 | 10.7% | 97 | 9.9% | 95 | 9.6% | 92 | 9.8% |
| Grade 3: | 111 | 11.5% | 102 | 10.5% | 107 | 10.9% | 106 | 11.1% | 93 | 9.5% | 91 | 9.2% | 89 | 9.5% |
| Grade 4: | 96 | 9.9% | 105 | 10.9% | 94 | 9.6% | 88 | 9.2% | 90 | 9.2% | 91 | 9.2% | 92 | 9.8% |
| Grade 5: | 105 | 10.9% | 98 | 10.1% | 94 | 9.6% | 92 | 9.6% | 87 | 8.9% | 90 | 9.1% | 85 | 9.1% |
| Grade 6: | 93 | 9.6% | 90 | 9.3% | 94 | 9.6% | 84 | 8.8% | 90 | 9.2% | 83 | 8.4% | 98 | 10.4% |
| Grade 7: | 83 | 8.6% | 89 | 9.2% | 85 | 8.7% | 92 | 9.6% | 83 | 8.5% | 98 | 9.9% | 115 | 12.2% |
| Grade 8: | 83 | 8.6% | 80 | 8.3% | 95 | 9.7% | 81 | 8.5% | 95 | 9.7% | 107 | 10.8% | 66 | 7.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 495 | 51.3% | 490 | 50.7% | 503 | 51.4% | 481 | 50.3% | 496 | 50.6% | 491 | 49.7% | 466 | 49.6% |
| Female: | 470 | 48.7% | 477 | 49.3% | 475 | 48.6% | 475 | 49.7% | 477 | 48.6% | 489 | 49.5% | 451 | 48.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 956 | 99.1% | 959 | 99.2% | 974 | 99.6% | 951 | 99.5% | 973 | 99.2% | 975 | 98.7% | 913 | 97.2% |
| Black: | 6 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.3% | 7 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.2% |
| White: | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 5 | 0.5% | 6 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.5% |
| 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% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 945 | 97.9% | 920 | 95.1% | 431 | 44.1% | 894 | 93.5% | 943 | 96.1% | 945 | 95.6% | 865 | 92.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 32 | 3.3% | 537 | 54.9% | 59 | 6.2% | 35 | 3.6% | 34 | 3.4% | 52 | 5.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.58 | 11.25 | 20.81 | 20.34 | 19.62 | 20.60 | 19.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 48.7% | 75.7% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 55.6% | 79.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 55.2% | 79.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 67.1% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 69.1% | 86.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 70.2% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 72.2% | 85.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 75.9% | 86.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 78.7% | 87.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.2% | 79.8% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44.1% | 42.3% | 54.8% |
| 2003 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50.0% | 35.8% | 62.0% |
| 2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.8% | 41.3% | 65.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 42.1% | 66.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 50.9% | 70.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 53.2% | 72.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45.5% | 54.6% | 71.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49.4% | 56.4% | 72.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47.7% | 57.8% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.4% | 62.6% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 64.6% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38.2% | 45.3% | 58.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 68.9% | 84.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 72.2% | 86.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 70.6% | 84.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 75.2% | 85.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.0% | 76.3% | 85.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.9% | 80.8% | 87.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 82.4% | 88.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 51.0% | 60.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 57.6% | 72.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 56.7% | 73.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.8% | 57.8% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.3% | 58.8% | 73.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.7% | 59.1% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 62.0% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 65.0% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 31.0% | 45.5% | 59.2% |
| 2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.2% | 39.5% | 66.5% |
| 2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.0% | 40.6% | 67.8% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 43.3% | 71.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 57.1% | 79.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 57.3% | 79.7% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 56.0% | 76.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 58.9% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 60.2% | 76.6% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 66.4% | 79.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 69.2% | 79.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 73.8% | 80.9% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 44.0% | 68.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 50.9% | 71.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.0% | 49.7% | 73.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 58.3% | 78.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.0% | 65.3% | 82.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 65.7% | 81.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 69.1% | 82.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 71.6% | 83.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.0% | 75.1% | 84.0% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 75.5% | 83.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.8% | 49.5% | 59.4% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.3% | 38.8% | 60.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 42.7% | 60.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 43.4% | 62.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.0% | 49.9% | 68.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 52.5% | 69.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.7% | 55.5% | 73.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 50.0% | 57.6% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.7% | 59.5% | 74.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 63.4% | 76.4% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.0% | 65.4% | 77.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.8% | 43.8% | 58.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 62.3% | 79.1% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 66.8% | 81.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 92.4% | 69% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.3% | 71.1% | 82.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.9% | 74.4% | 84.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 75.4% | 83.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 77.9% | 84.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 51.5% | 59.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 59.1% | 72.8% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 59.2% | 73.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 67.0% | 79.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 68.3% | 79.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 70.3% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 76.5% | 84.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 73.7% | 81.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 49.4% | 58.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 62.0% | 76.0% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 65.9% | 79.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.0% | 68.2% | 80.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 72.4% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 76.0% | 84.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 77.6% | 84.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 79.0% | 84.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 40.0% | 53.3% | 59.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 62.8% | 72% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 62.9% | 73.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.0% | 69.5% | 77.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 69.2% | 77.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 67.6% | 77.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 72.6% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 70.9% | 78.1% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 42.3% | 51.9% | 58.5% |
| 2003 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 56.2% | 73.7% |
| 2004 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 56.0% | 74.4% |
| 2005 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.7% | 54.5% | 74.6% |
| 2006 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 68.4% | 80.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 62.5% | 79.3% |
| 2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 63.2% | 79.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 64.8% | 79.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 70.6% | 82.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 73.0% | 81.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 71.8% | 79.9% |
| 2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.2% | 73.0% | 79.0% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 48.2% | 30.7% | 53.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 53.3% | 33.3% | 54.4% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 49.4% | 32.3% | 54.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 64.6% | 78.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 71.1% | 81.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 69.3% | 80.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 72.8% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 76.5% | 83.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 81.4% | 86.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 80.6% | 85.0% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 41.3% | 53.9% | 58.9% |
| 2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 34.5% | 50.5% | 63.7% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 53.3% | 54.6% | 67.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 59.4% | 72.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 72.1% | 79.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 77.9% | 81.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 75.0% | 81.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 77.6% | 83.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 78.1% | 84.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 80.7% | 85.0% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 83.1% | 86.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 52.5% | 59.8% |
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* Zapata Elementary Academy Primary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.