Whittier Elementary School
715 North Harvey Ave
Oak Park IL, 60302, Cook County
Phone: 708-524-3080
Ranking: (1,161 out of 3,028, top 38%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Oak Park Elementary School District 97
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 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 27 | |||||||
Total Students: | 411 | 414 | 410 | 435 | 427 | 418 | 415 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 29 | 7.1% | 24 | 5.8% | 21 | 5.1% | 24 | 5.5% | 23 | 5.4% | 15 | 3.6% | 37 | 8.9% |
Kindergarten: | 45 | 10.9% | 60 | 14.5% | 65 | 15.9% | 58 | 13.3% | 67 | 15.7% | 67 | 16.0% | 66 | 15.9% |
Grade 1: | 65 | 15.8% | 74 | 17.9% | 57 | 13.9% | 69 | 15.9% | 73 | 17.1% | 69 | 16.5% | 66 | 15.9% |
Grade 2: | 72 | 17.5% | 59 | 14.3% | 64 | 15.6% | 75 | 17.2% | 58 | 13.6% | 73 | 17.5% | 78 | 18.8% |
Grade 3: | 61 | 14.8% | 70 | 16.9% | 70 | 17.1% | 59 | 13.6% | 75 | 17.6% | 84 | 20.1% | 61 | 14.7% |
Grade 4: | 68 | 16.5% | 69 | 16.7% | 61 | 14.9% | 76 | 17.5% | 74 | 17.3% | 58 | 13.9% | 54 | 13.0% |
Grade 5: | 71 | 17.3% | 58 | 14.0% | 72 | 17.6% | 74 | 17.0% | 57 | 13.3% | 52 | 12.4% | 53 | 12.8% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 221 | 53.8% | 219 | 52.9% | 216 | 52.7% | 223 | 51.3% | 197 | 46.1% | 170 | 40.7% | 202 | 48.7% |
Female: | 190 | 46.2% | 195 | 47.1% | 194 | 47.3% | 212 | 48.7% | 173 | 40.5% | 193 | 46.2% | 168 | 40.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 12 | 2.9% | 14 | 3.4% | 12 | 2.9% | 14 | 3.2% | 16 | 3.7% | 11 | 2.6% | 11 | 2.7% |
Hispanic: | 23 | 5.6% | 20 | 4.8% | 18 | 4.4% | 16 | 3.7% | 11 | 2.6% | 11 | 2.6% | 12 | 2.9% |
Black: | 102 | 24.8% | 101 | 24.4% | 89 | 21.7% | 103 | 23.7% | 106 | 24.8% | 99 | 23.7% | 103 | 24.8% |
White: | 226 | 55.0% | 234 | 56.5% | 250 | 61.0% | 258 | 59.3% | 244 | 57.1% | 250 | 59.8% | 248 | 59.8% |
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: | 47 | 11.4% | 44 | 10.6% | 40 | 9.8% | 43 | 9.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 104 | 25.3% | 80 | 19.3% | 31 | 7.6% | 83 | 19.1% | 71 | 16.6% | 60 | 14.4% | 66 | 15.9% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 11 | 2.7% | 12 | 2.9% | 54 | 13.2% | 17 | 3.9% | 21 | 4.9% | 10 | 2.4% | 16 | 3.9% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.42 | 11.59 | 11.39 | 12.08 | 12.20 | 12.10 | 15.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ISAT | ||||||
2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 85.4% | 75.7% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 86.0% | 79.1% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 88.4% | 79.3% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 91.3% | 85.6% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.0% | 90.9% | 86.7% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 91.9% | 85.1% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 90.9% | 85.2% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 94.8% | 86.4% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.4% | 94.2% | 87.3% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.9% | 96.3% | 87.7% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.0% | 75.2% | 54.8% |
2003 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 77.0% | 62.0% |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 80.5% | 65.1% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 80.4% | 66.6% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 83.3% | 70.7% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 84.3% | 72.9% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 86.3% | 71.8% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.7% | 81.5% | 72.2% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.9% | 89.1% | 73.7% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 88.5% | 74.7% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 91.2% | 76.0% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 79.1% | 58.8% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.6% | 89.9% | 84.8% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 90.3% | 86.4% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.0% | 92.2% | 84.6% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.9% | 92.3% | 85.8% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.1% | 91.6% | 85.9% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 95.1% | 87.7% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.0% | 94.9% | 88.1% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 80.4% | 60.2% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.0% | 81.6% | 72.9% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 82.5% | 73.7% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.0% | 85.6% | 73.2% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 88.6% | 73.8% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 84.0% | 73.7% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 86.5% | 74.7% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 88.8% | 76.0% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 82.2% | 59.2% |
2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 77.3% | 66.5% |
2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 81.3% | 67.8% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 78.5% | 71.4% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 86.8% | 79.9% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 87.1% | 79.7% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 86.9% | 76.2% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 91.0% | 76.8% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 86.3% | 76.6% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 90.3% | 79.4% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 91.2% | 79.8% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.7% | 92.3% | 80.9% |
2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 82.1% | 68.3% |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 80.2% | 71.8% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 83.5% | 73.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 87.8% | 78.6% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.8% | 88.5% | 82.5% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 89.4% | 81.3% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 89.8% | 82.5% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 92.8% | 83.4% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 90.3% | 84.0% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.2% | 92.3% | 83.6% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 76.4% | 59.4% |
2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 78.0% | 60.4% |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 75.3% | 60.9% |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 78.8% | 62.7% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.0% | 82.5% | 68.5% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 81.8% | 69.7% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 85.3% | 73.6% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 85.9% | 73.5% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 87.3% | 74.7% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 86.3% | 76.4% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.2% | 90.9% | 77.8% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.0% | 78.5% | 58.9% |
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* Whittier Elementary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.