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Agassiz Elem School

Agassiz Elem School had 421 students enrolled in grades PK K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 . There were 403,770 in City Of Chicago SD 299 and 2,074,806 in all state public schools.

This school's Sun-Times rank is 926 among 2192 ranked elementary schools. 884 among 1395 ranked middle schools.

Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)

Under the federal No Child Left Behind Act, all public schools must have 100 percent of tested students meet state standards in reading and math by 2014. In the interim, states must set gradually increasing targets. This year in Illinois, a school is deemed to be making Adequate Yearly Progress if it meets the following conditions:

  • At least 95 percent tested in reading and mathematics for every student group.
  • At least 85 percent of all tested students must meet or exceed state standards on the reading and math tests.
  • A subgroup that falls below 85 percent can claim “safe harbor” from failing adequate yearly progress if its percent of kids meeting or exceeding state standards improves by 10 percent from the previous year.
  • High schools must have a graduation rate of at least 82 percent.
  • Elementary, junior high and middle schools must have an attendance rate of at least 91 percent.
  • Click here for complete AYP guidelines.

This school has met not all of the requirements for adequate yearly progress because:

  • Only 53.3 percent of disabled students meet or exceed state reading standards.
  • Only 57.8 percent of disabled students meet or exceed state math standards.

All State Tests: Composite Performance for All Grades

% of students who meet or exceed state goals
  School District State
2009-2010 79.9% 64.0% 76.4%
2010-2011 80.3% 66.3% 76.5%

ISAT Scores

State goals for the Illinois Standards Achievement Tests were established with the help of state elementary teachers. Academic warning refers to the percentage of students whose work on ISAT tests shows an inconsistent command of the basic knowledge and skills.

Overall Illinois Standards Achievement Test (ISAT) Performance

% of students who meet or exceed state goals
  School District State
2009-2010 79.9% 69.5% 80.9%
2010-2011 80.4% 73.3% 82.0%

Third Grade

Reading
% of students who meet or exceed state goals
  School District State
  Meets Exceeds Total Meets Exceeds Total Meets Exceeds Total
All Students 39.5% 39.5% 79.0% 45.5% 17.1% 62.6% 47.6% 27.1% 74.7%
Boys 43.8% 25.0% 68.8% 43.2% 15.4% 58.6% 46.5% 25.1% 71.6%
Girls 37.0% 48.1% 85.1% 48.0% 18.8% 66.8% 48.8% 29.2% 78.0%
% of students who are on academic warning
  School District State
All Students 4.7% 10.6% 5.8%
Boys 12.5% 13.4% 7.4%
Girls 0.0% 7.8% 4.2%
Math
% of students who meet or exceed state goals
  School District State
  Meets Exceeds Total Meets Exceeds Total Meets Exceeds Total
All Students 44.2% 44.2% 88.4% 47.7% 31.0% 78.7% 43.2% 44.1% 87.3%
Boys 12.5% 62.5% 75.0% 45.7% 31.6% 77.3% 41.2% 45.6% 86.8%
Girls 63.0% 33.3% 96.3% 49.8% 30.3% 80.1% 45.2% 42.6% 87.8%
% of students who are on academic warning
  School District State
All Students 0.0% 5.9% 2.9%
Boys 0.0% 6.9% 3.3%
Girls 0.0% 4.8% 2.4%

Fourth Grade

Reading
% of students who meet or exceed state goals
  School District State
  Meets Exceeds Total Meets Exceeds Total Meets Exceeds Total
All Students 37.5% 50.0% 87.5% 43.1% 18.9% 62.0% 44.5% 30.2% 74.7%
Boys 23.5% 52.9% 76.4% 41.1% 16.7% 57.8% 44.1% 27.1% 71.2%
Girls 53.3% 46.7% 100.0% 45.3% 21.0% 66.3% 44.9% 33.5% 78.4%
% of students who are on academic warning
  School District State
All Students 0.0% 1.8% 0.9%
Boys 0.0% 2.4% 1.2%
Girls 0.0% 1.2% 0.6%
Math
% of students who meet or exceed state goals
  School District State
  Meets Exceeds Total Meets Exceeds Total Meets Exceeds Total
All Students 59.4% 31.3% 90.7% 63.4% 17.4% 80.8% 60.1% 27.6% 87.7%
Boys 52.9% 29.4% 82.3% 61.4% 17.9% 79.3% 58.3% 28.6% 86.9%
Girls 66.7% 33.3% 100.0% 65.5% 16.8% 82.3% 61.9% 26.7% 88.6%
% of students who are on academic warning
  School District State
All Students 0.0% 2.1% 1.2%
Boys 0.0% 2.6% 1.5%
Girls 0.0% 1.6% 0.9%
Science
% of students who meet or exceed state goals
  School District State
  Meets Exceeds Total Meets Exceeds Total Meets Exceeds Total
All Students 71.0% 22.6% 93.6% 54.8% 11.6% 66.4% 58.4% 21.0% 79.4%
Boys 62.5% 31.3% 93.8% 53.3% 12.7% 66.0% 56.6% 22.6% 79.2%
Girls 80.0% 13.3% 93.3% 56.2% 10.5% 66.7% 60.2% 19.2% 79.4%
% of students who are on academic warning
  School District State
All Students 3.2% 7.1% 3.5%
Boys 6.3% 7.9% 3.8%
Girls 0.0% 6.2% 3.1%

Fifth Grade

Reading
% of students who meet or exceed state goals
  School District State
  Meets Exceeds Total Meets Exceeds Total Meets Exceeds Total
All Students 51.7% 17.2% 68.9% 46.5% 16.9% 63.4% 49.1% 27.3% 76.4%
Boys 50.0% 8.3% 58.3% 44.7% 14.5% 59.2% 48.8% 24.6% 73.4%
Girls 52.9% 23.5% 76.4% 48.5% 19.2% 67.7% 49.4% 30.2% 79.6%
% of students who are on academic warning
  School District State
All Students 0.0% 0.8% 0.4%
Boys 0.0% 1.1% 0.5%
Girls 0.0% 0.5% 0.2%
Math
% of students who meet or exceed state goals
  School District State
  Meets Exceeds Total Meets Exceeds Total Meets Exceeds Total
All Students 62.1% 20.7% 82.8% 63.5% 11.6% 75.1% 64.6% 19.4% 84.0%
Boys 58.3% 8.3% 66.6% 61.4% 11.6% 73.0% 63.0% 19.9% 82.9%
Girls 64.7% 29.4% 94.1% 65.7% 11.6% 77.3% 66.3% 18.8% 85.1%
% of students who are on academic warning
  School District State
All Students 3.4% 1.1% 0.5%
Boys 8.3% 1.4% 0.6%
Girls 0.0% 0.9% 0.4%

Sixth Grade

Reading
% of students who meet or exceed state goals
  School District State
  Meets Exceeds Total Meets Exceeds Total Meets Exceeds Total
All Students 65.4% 19.2% 84.6% 58.2% 18.3% 76.5% 56.8% 27.3% 84.1%
Boys 60.0% 20.0% 80.0% 56.1% 15.2% 71.3% 57.1% 23.5% 80.6%
Girls 72.7% 18.2% 90.9% 60.4% 21.5% 81.9% 56.5% 31.3% 87.8%
% of students who are on academic warning
  School District State
All Students 0.0% 0.4% 0.2%
Boys 0.0% 0.6% 0.3%
Girls 0.0% 0.2% 0.1%
Math
% of students who meet or exceed state goals
  School District State
  Meets Exceeds Total Meets Exceeds Total Meets Exceeds Total
All Students 50.0% 15.4% 65.4% 58.5% 16.9% 75.4% 58.0% 25.9% 83.9%
Boys 53.3% 6.7% 60.0% 56.2% 16.4% 72.6% 56.2% 26.3% 82.5%
Girls 45.5% 27.3% 72.8% 60.8% 17.4% 78.2% 59.9% 25.6% 85.5%
% of students who are on academic warning
  School District State
All Students 0.0% 1.1% 0.6%
Boys 0.0% 1.3% 0.7%
Girls 0.0% 0.8% 0.5%

Seventh Grade

Reading
% of students who meet or exceed state goals
  School District State
  Meets Exceeds Total Meets Exceeds Total Meets Exceeds Total
All Students 56.0% 20.0% 76.0% 57.0% 15.6% 72.6% 58.0% 20.8% 78.8%
Boys 64.3% 7.1% 71.4% 54.7% 12.9% 67.6% 56.8% 17.7% 74.5%
Girls 45.5% 36.4% 81.9% 59.4% 18.4% 77.8% 59.3% 24.1% 83.4%
% of students who are on academic warning
  School District State
All Students 4.0% 0.8% 0.4%
Boys 7.1% 1.2% 0.6%
Girls 0.0% 0.4% 0.2%
Math
% of students who meet or exceed state goals
  School District State
  Meets Exceeds Total Meets Exceeds Total Meets Exceeds Total
All Students 48.0% 16.0% 64.0% 55.9% 21.7% 77.6% 53.9% 30.4% 84.3%
Boys 42.9% 14.3% 57.2% 53.5% 21.2% 74.7% 51.7% 30.5% 82.2%
Girls 54.5% 18.2% 72.7% 58.4% 22.2% 80.6% 56.2% 30.3% 86.5%
% of students who are on academic warning
  School District State
All Students 4.0% 3.6% 2.2%
Boys 7.1% 4.6% 2.8%
Girls 0.0% 2.7% 1.5%
Science
% of students who meet or exceed state goals
  School District State
  Meets Exceeds Total Meets Exceeds Total Meets Exceeds Total
All Students 56.0% 12.0% 68.0% 60.7% 12.3% 73.0% 57.8% 24.1% 81.9%
Boys 50.0% 7.1% 57.1% 57.7% 13.5% 71.2% 54.5% 26.4% 80.9%
Girls 63.6% 18.2% 81.8% 63.8% 11.2% 75.0% 61.3% 21.7% 83.0%
% of students who are on academic warning
  School District State
All Students 8.0% 8.6% 5.7%
Boys 14.3% 10.6% 6.8%
Girls 0.0% 6.6% 4.6%

Eighth Grade

Reading
% of students who meet or exceed state goals
  School District State
  Meets Exceeds Total Meets Exceeds Total Meets Exceeds Total
All Students 72.4% 6.9% 79.3% 75.1% 5.6% 80.7% 74.9% 10.1% 85.0%
Boys 72.7% 0.0% 72.7% 72.1% 4.8% 76.9% 73.0% 8.9% 81.9%
Girls 72.2% 11.1% 83.3% 78.0% 6.5% 84.5% 76.8% 11.5% 88.3%
% of students who are on academic warning
  School District State
All Students 0.0% 0.3% 0.2%
Boys 0.0% 0.4% 0.3%
Girls 0.0% 0.2% 0.1%
Math
% of students who meet or exceed state goals
  School District State
  Meets Exceeds Total Meets Exceeds Total Meets Exceeds Total
All Students 62.1% 24.1% 86.2% 57.9% 23.5% 81.4% 54.5% 31.8% 86.3%
Boys 54.5% 27.3% 81.8% 56.1% 22.8% 78.9% 53.1% 31.3% 84.4%
Girls 66.7% 22.2% 88.9% 59.8% 24.4% 84.2% 56.0% 32.2% 88.2%
% of students who are on academic warning
  School District State
All Students 0.0% 0.6% 0.4%
Boys 0.0% 0.8% 0.5%
Girls 0.0% 0.3% 0.3%

Students

Mobility rate is based on the number of students who enroll in or leave a school during the school year. Students may be counted more than once. Chronic truants were absent without valid cause for 18 or more of the last 180 school days.

Racial/Ethnic Background

  School District State
Total Enrollment 421 403,770 2,074,806
White Enrollment 33.0% 8.5% 51.4%
Black Enrollment 25.2% 42.9% 18.3%
Hispanic Enrollment 36.6% 43.7% 23.0%
Asian Enrollment 2.1% 3.2% 4.1%
Native American Enrollment 0.0% 0.4% 0.3%
Multi-Racial Enrollment 2.9% 1.2% 2.8%

Student Characteristics

  School District State
Attendance Rate 94.9% 91.4% 94.0%
Limited-English Proficiency 11.6% 15.8% 8.8%
Low Income 51.3% 86.0% 48.1%
Mobility Rate 6.2% 17.6% 12.8%
No. of Chronic Truants 8 29,059 63,067
Chronic Truancy Rate 1.9% 7.4% 3.2%
Dropout Rate % % %

Average Class Size

  School District State
Kindergarten 28.0 24.6 20.9
First Grade 30.0 25.2 21.6
Second Grade 30.0 25.2 21.8
Third Grade 25.0 25.5 22.3
Fourth Grade 25.0 26.4 22.9
Fifth Grade 33.0 26.9 23.3
Sixth Grade 30.0 27.1 22.0
Seventh Grade 26.0 26.1 21.3
Eighth Grade 26.0 26.5 21.3

District Teachers

City Of Chicago SD 299 employed 22,257 of the state’s 128,262 teachers. Numbers are for the entire district and are not available by individual school, except for the percentage of teachers with emergency or provisional creditials and the percentage of classes not taught by teachers deemed “highly qualified.”

Racial/Ethnic Background

  District State
Total Teachers 22,257 128,262
Female Teachers 76.3% 76.9%
Male Teachers 23.7% 23.1%
White Teachers 42.4% 82.4%
Black Teachers 19.5% 6.1%
Hispanic Teachers 14.2% 5.0%
Asian Teachers 3.3% 1.2%
Native American Teachers 0.2% 0.1%

Pupil-to-Teacher/Administrator Ratios

  District State
Pupil-Teacher Ratio (Elementary) 23.2 18.8
Pupil-Teacher Ratio (High School) 19.8 18.9
Pupil-Administrator Ratio 249.1 211.3
Pupil-Certified Staff Ratio 15.4 13.6

Teacher Education/Experience

  District State
Average Teaching Experience (yrs.) 13.7 13.2
Teachers with B.A. 36.6% 39.5%
Teachers with M.A.+ 63.2% 60.4%

Teacher Credentials/Parental Contact

  School District State
Teachers with Emergency or Provisional Credentials 0.0% 1.3% 0.6%
Classes Not Taught by “Highly Qualified” Teachers 0.0% 5.2% 0.8%
Parental Contact 91.9% 86.7% 96.0%

Parental contact includes parent-teacher conferences, parental visits to school, school visits to home, telephone conversations, and written correspondence.

District Finances

Numbers are for the entire district and are not available by individual school.

Due to the way Illinois school districts are configured, state averages for equalized assessed valuation per pupil and total school tax rate per $100 are not provided.

EAV (Equalized assessed valuation) includes all computed property values upon which a district's local tax rate is calculated.

Total school tax rate is a district’s total tax rate as it appears on local property tax bills.

Instructional expenditure per pupil includes the direct costs of teaching pupils or the interaction between teachers and pupils.

Operating expenditure per pupil includes the gross operating cost of a school district excluding summer school, adult education, bond principal retired, and capital expenditures.

Financial Indicators

  District State Similar
Type		 Similar
Size
Average Teacher Salary $71,236 $64,978 $62,659 $65,848
Average Administrator Salary $111,261 $109,759 $103,122 $106,153
2009-2010 Instructional Exp. Per Pupil $7,946 $6,773 $6,548 $6,791
2009-2010 Operating Exp. Per Pupil $13,078 $11,537 $11,099 $11,483
2008 EAV per Pupil $224,634   $169,647 $183,911
2009 School Tax Rate per $100 2.47   3.55 3.44

Fund Expenditures (2009-2010)

  District % of Dist.
Budget		 State Avg.
% of Budget
Education $4,716,929,602 80.5% 72.9%
Operations & Maintenance $0 0.0% 6.0%
Transportation $0 0.0% 3.8%
Municipal Retirement/Social Security $0 0.0% 1.9%
Fire Prevention & Safety $0 0.0% 0.7%
Site & Construction $682,845,597 11.7% 6.4%
Total $5,858,666,583  

Revenue by Source (2009-2010)

Numbers are for the entire district and are not available by individual school.

  District District % State %
Local Property Taxes $2,123,524,306 40.9% 58.9%
Other Local Funding $397,511,113 7.7% 6.4%
General State Aid $1,001,777,243 19.3% 14.9%
Other State Funding $512,747,269 9.9% 7.5%
Federal Funding $1,155,340,249 22.3% 12.4%
Total Revenues $5,190,900,180  

Expenditure by Function 2009-2010 (Percentages)

Numbers are for the entire district and are not available by individual school.

  District District % State %
Instruction $2,864,502,379 48.9% 47.5%
General Administration $141,938,448 2.4% 3.2%
Supporting Services $2,084,261,155 35.6% 31.5%
Other Expenditures $767,964,601 13.1% 17.7%

Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Guidelines

Under the federal No Child Left Behind Act, all public schools must have 100 percent of their tested students meet state standards in (making Adequate Yearly Progress in) reading and math by 2014. In the interim, states must set gradually increasing targets to ensure that goal will be met. This year in Illinois, a school is deemed to be making adequate yearly progress if it meets all of the following conditions:

  1. At least 95% tested in reading and mathematics for every student group. If the current year participation rate is less than 95%, this condition may be met if the average of the current and preceding year rates is at least 95%, or if the average of the current and two preceding years is at least 95%. Only actual participation rates are printed. If the participation rate printed is less than 95% and yet this school makes AYP, it means that the 95% condition was met by averaging.
  2. At least 85% meeting/exceeding standards in reading and mathematics for every group. For any group with less than 85% meeting/exceeding standards, a 95% confidence interval was applied. Subgroups may meet this condition through Safe Harbor provisions. ***
  3. At least 91% attendance rate for non-high schools and at least 82% graduation rate for high schools.

* Includes only students enrolled as of 05/01/2011.

** Safe Harbor Targets of 85 percent or above are not printed.

Subgroups with fewer than 45 students are not reported. Safe Harbor only applies to subgroups of 45 or more. In order for Safe Harbor to apply, a subgroup must decrease by 10% the percentage of scores that did not meet standards from the previous year plus meet the other indicators (attendance rate for non-high schools and graduation rate for high schools) for the subgroup. For subgroups that do not meet their Safe Harbor Targets, a 75% confidence interval is applied. Safe Harbor allows schools an alternate method to meet subgroup minimum targets on achievement