M J Cunningham Elementary School
500 Moran St
Joliet IL, 60435, Will County
Phone: 815-723-0169
Ranking: 
(2,429 out of 3,028, bottom 20%)*
(2,429 out of 3,028, bottom 20%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Joliet Public School District 86
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: | 31 | 36 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 25 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 655 | 707 | 685 | 663 | 584 | 627 | 621 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 105 | 16.0% | 116 | 16.4% | 111 | 16.2% | 96 | 14.5% | 73 | 12.5% | 102 | 16.3% | 83 | 13.4% |
| Grade 1: | 110 | 16.8% | 101 | 14.3% | 103 | 15.0% | 81 | 12.2% | 87 | 14.9% | 79 | 12.6% | 94 | 15.1% |
| Grade 2: | 88 | 13.4% | 160 | 22.6% | 135 | 19.7% | 141 | 21.3% | 89 | 15.2% | 106 | 16.9% | 127 | 20.5% |
| Grade 3: | 151 | 23.1% | 135 | 19.1% | 138 | 20.1% | 108 | 16.3% | 112 | 19.2% | 136 | 21.7% | 109 | 17.6% |
| Grade 4: | 105 | 16.0% | 110 | 15.6% | 93 | 13.6% | 118 | 17.8% | 124 | 21.2% | 102 | 16.3% | 105 | 16.9% |
| Grade 5: | 96 | 14.7% | 85 | 12.0% | 105 | 15.3% | 119 | 17.9% | 99 | 17.0% | 102 | 16.3% | 103 | 16.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 318 | 48.5% | 351 | 49.6% | 347 | 50.7% | 335 | 50.5% | 275 | 47.1% | 286 | 45.6% | 331 | 53.3% |
| Female: | 337 | 51.5% | 356 | 50.4% | 338 | 49.3% | 328 | 49.5% | 263 | 45.0% | 305 | 48.6% | 268 | 43.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 5 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.5% | 6 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% |
| Hispanic: | 503 | 76.8% | 520 | 73.6% | 482 | 70.4% | 463 | 69.8% | 384 | 65.8% | 419 | 66.8% | 412 | 66.3% |
| Black: | 70 | 10.7% | 80 | 11.3% | 84 | 12.3% | 82 | 12.4% | 69 | 11.8% | 95 | 15.2% | 94 | 15.1% |
| White: | 57 | 8.7% | 69 | 9.8% | 83 | 12.1% | 80 | 12.1% | 87 | 14.9% | 83 | 13.2% | 95 | 15.3% |
| 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: | 19 | 2.9% | 34 | 4.8% | 33 | 4.8% | 34 | 5.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 652 | 99.5% | 559 | 79.1% | 296 | 43.2% | 538 | 81.1% | 458 | 78.4% | 395 | 63.0% | 367 | 59.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 25 | 3.5% | 278 | 40.6% | 39 | 5.9% | 52 | 8.9% | 77 | 12.3% | 100 | 16.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 21.13 | 19.38 | 21.75 | 21.82 | 19.29 | 20.70 | 24.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.0% | 70.5% | 75.7% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 74.6% | 79.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 75.9% | 79.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 82.4% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 88.0% | 86.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 83.9% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 84.8% | 85.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.0% | 85.4% | 86.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 80.1% | 87.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 83.1% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 37.0% | 38.2% | 54.8% |
| 2003 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50.7% | 51.1% | 62.0% |
| 2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 55.5% | 65.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 57.7% | 66.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 61.8% | 70.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 66.8% | 72.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.0% | 65.5% | 71.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.9% | 66.9% | 72.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.5% | 66.1% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46.1% | 62.7% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 66.9% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 33.1% | 46.4% | 58.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 83.9% | 84.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.4% | 82.5% | 86.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 82.4% | 84.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 83.9% | 85.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 83.9% | 85.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 82.4% | 87.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 84.0% | 88.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 43.6% | 48.2% | 60.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 65.7% | 72.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 63.7% | 73.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 64.5% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.4% | 64.5% | 73.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 65.5% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 64.5% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.2% | 65.9% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 40.2% | 46.2% | 59.2% |
| 2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.2% | 50.5% | 66.5% |
| 2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.9% | 51.5% | 67.8% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.1% | 54.5% | 71.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.0% | 69.6% | 79.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 66.0% | 79.7% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 60.1% | 76.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 68% | 63.8% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 61.5% | 76.6% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 62.0% | 79.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 61.8% | 79.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 67.0% | 80.9% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.7% | 60.6% | 68.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.7% | 60.2% | 71.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.9% | 65.4% | 73.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 73.1% | 78.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 84.1% | 82.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 77.8% | 81.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 78.8% | 82.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 81.6% | 83.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.1% | 82.0% | 84.0% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 80.4% | 83.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 30.3% | 47.7% | 59.4% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.0% | 44.1% | 60.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.8% | 45.3% | 60.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.4% | 50.8% | 62.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 57.1% | 68.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.2% | 59.4% | 69.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 63.1% | 73.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 62.2% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.7% | 65.5% | 74.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 69.8% | 76.4% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 68.6% | 77.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 32.6% | 45.1% | 58.9% |
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* M J Cunningham Elementary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.