John Laidlaw Elementary School
4072 Forest Ave
Western Springs IL, 60558, Cook County
Phone: 708-246-7673
Ranking: (47 out of 3,028, top 2%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Western Springs School District 101
Title I Eligible School: 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: | 29 | 26 | NA | NA | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | ||||||
Total Students: | 371 | 392 | 394 | 431 | 426 | 432 | 399 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 57 | 15.4% | 63 | 16.1% | 47 | 11.9% | 77 | 17.9% | 66 | 15.5% | 60 | 13.9% | 72 | 18.0% |
Grade 1: | 67 | 18.1% | 58 | 14.8% | 69 | 17.5% | 73 | 16.9% | 58 | 13.6% | 84 | 19.4% | 65 | 16.3% |
Grade 2: | 60 | 16.2% | 67 | 17.1% | 68 | 17.3% | 54 | 12.5% | 82 | 19.2% | 74 | 17.1% | 61 | 15.3% |
Grade 3: | 64 | 17.3% | 68 | 17.3% | 57 | 14.5% | 81 | 18.8% | 75 | 17.6% | 65 | 15.0% | 71 | 17.8% |
Grade 4: | 68 | 18.3% | 56 | 14.3% | 78 | 19.8% | 76 | 17.6% | 66 | 15.5% | 72 | 16.7% | 67 | 16.8% |
Grade 5: | 54 | 14.6% | 80 | 20.4% | 74 | 18.8% | 68 | 15.8% | 77 | 18.1% | 68 | 15.7% | 60 | 15.0% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 198 | 53.4% | 212 | 54.1% | 207 | 52.5% | 230 | 53.4% | 218 | 51.2% | 200 | 46.3% | 197 | 49.4% |
Female: | 173 | 46.6% | 180 | 45.9% | 187 | 47.5% | 201 | 46.6% | 188 | 44.1% | 212 | 49.1% | 185 | 46.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 6 | 1.6% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.8% |
Hispanic: | 4 | 1.1% | 3 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.7% | 5 | 1.2% | 6 | 1.4% | 5 | 1.3% |
Black: | 3 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
White: | 357 | 96.2% | 384 | 98.0% | 390 | 99.0% | 424 | 98.4% | 405 | 95.1% | 409 | 94.7% | 378 | 94.7% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.3% | 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 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.96 | 15.08 | NA | NA | 23.30 | 22.90 | 24.00 | 22.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ISAT | ||||||
2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.4% | 96.7% | 75.7% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.4% | 95.0% | 79.1% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.6% | 96.8% | 79.3% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.3% | 98.8% | 85.6% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 99.3% | 86.7% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.6% | 98.8% | 85.1% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.8% | 96.3% | 85.2% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 97.0% | 86.4% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100.1% | 99.5% | 87.3% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 99.4% | 87.7% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.1% | 91.7% | 54.8% |
2003 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 90.8% | 62.0% |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 89.3% | 65.1% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 89.8% | 66.6% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 94.0% | 70.7% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.8% | 93.0% | 72.9% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 95.8% | 71.8% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 92.5% | 72.2% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 95.7% | 73.7% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.8% | 96.2% | 74.7% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.2% | 98.1% | 76.0% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 89.1% | 58.8% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.5% | 98.7% | 84.8% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.7% | 97.6% | 86.4% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 98.7% | 84.6% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 98.8% | 85.8% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.9% | 96.5% | 85.9% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 97.6% | 87.7% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.7% | 97.8% | 88.1% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.8% | 91.8% | 60.2% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.8% | 95.6% | 72.9% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 94.7% | 73.7% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 95.3% | 73.2% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.9% | 97.1% | 73.8% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.4% | 95.8% | 73.7% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.0% | 97.6% | 74.7% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.2% | 96.7% | 76.0% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.6% | 90.5% | 59.2% |
2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.1% | 97.8% | 66.5% |
2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.3% | 94.6% | 67.8% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.5% | 91.9% | 71.4% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 97.5% | 79.9% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.7% | 97.1% | 79.7% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.0% | 97.3% | 76.2% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 98.8% | 76.8% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.3% | 95.3% | 76.6% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.3% | 97.5% | 79.4% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.9% | 95.6% | 79.8% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.2% | 96.9% | 80.9% |
2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 93.2% | 68.3% |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.6% | 94.4% | 71.8% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 91.5% | 73.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 96.3% | 78.6% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 96.9% | 82.5% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.8% | 97.7% | 81.3% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 98.1% | 82.5% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 98.7% | 98.4% | 83.4% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 98.5% | 97.6% | 84.0% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 97.0% | 83.6% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 91.2% | 59.4% |
2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 88.9% | 60.4% |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 90.5% | 60.9% |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 85.6% | 62.7% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.0% | 93.8% | 68.5% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.8% | 94.4% | 69.7% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.6% | 95.3% | 73.6% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.1% | 96.0% | 73.5% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 98.7% | 98.4% | 74.7% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.5% | 95.9% | 76.4% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 98.6% | 97.0% | 77.8% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.4% | 90.1% | 58.9% |
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* John Laidlaw Elementary School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.