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Pirie Elementary Fine Arts & Academic C Primary School
650 East 85th St
Chicago IL, 60619, Cook County
Phone: 773-535-3435
Ranking: 
(2,393 out of 3,028, bottom 21%)*
(2,393 out of 3,028, bottom 21%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6
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: | 21 | 21 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 27 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 396 | 370 | 385 | 410 | 467 | 494 | 514 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 39 | 9.8% | 37 | 10.0% | 39 | 10.1% | 37 | 9.0% | 36 | 7.7% | 42 | 8.5% | 40 | 7.8% |
| Kindergarten: | 48 | 12.1% | 45 | 12.2% | 38 | 9.9% | 40 | 9.8% | 44 | 9.4% | 57 | 11.5% | 57 | 11.1% |
| Grade 1: | 60 | 15.2% | 48 | 13.0% | 49 | 12.7% | 57 | 13.9% | 62 | 13.3% | 62 | 12.6% | 63 | 12.3% |
| Grade 2: | 56 | 14.1% | 49 | 13.2% | 57 | 14.8% | 58 | 14.1% | 62 | 13.3% | 57 | 11.5% | 73 | 14.2% |
| Grade 3: | 55 | 13.9% | 54 | 14.6% | 54 | 14.0% | 55 | 13.4% | 67 | 14.3% | 93 | 18.8% | 74 | 14.4% |
| Grade 4: | 47 | 11.9% | 44 | 11.9% | 46 | 11.9% | 53 | 12.9% | 80 | 17.1% | 57 | 11.5% | 64 | 12.5% |
| Grade 5: | 50 | 12.6% | 48 | 13.0% | 46 | 11.9% | 68 | 16.6% | 52 | 11.1% | 67 | 13.6% | 67 | 13.0% |
| Grade 6: | 41 | 10.4% | 45 | 12.2% | 56 | 14.5% | 42 | 10.2% | 64 | 13.7% | 59 | 11.9% | 76 | 14.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 186 | 47.0% | 165 | 44.6% | 169 | 43.9% | 190 | 46.3% | 217 | 46.5% | 266 | 53.8% | 226 | 44.0% |
| Female: | 210 | 53.0% | 205 | 55.4% | 216 | 56.1% | 220 | 53.7% | 242 | 51.8% | 220 | 44.5% | 279 | 54.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.6% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Hispanic: | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.5% | 4 | 1.0% | 4 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Black: | 392 | 99.0% | 364 | 98.4% | 380 | 98.7% | 404 | 98.5% | 463 | 99.1% | 492 | 99.6% | 504 | 98.1% |
| White: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 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: | 3 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 360 | 90.9% | 326 | 88.1% | 197 | 51.2% | 335 | 81.7% | 403 | 86.3% | 356 | 72.1% | 400 | 77.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 153 | 39.7% | 33 | 8.0% | 35 | 7.5% | 38 | 7.7% | 74 | 14.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.86 | 17.85 | 20.26 | 17.83 | 20.30 | 19.00 | 19.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 48.7% | 75.7% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.7% | 55.6% | 79.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 55.2% | 79.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 67.1% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 69.1% | 86.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 70.2% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 72.2% | 85.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 75.9% | 86.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 78.7% | 87.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 79.8% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 24.5% | 42.3% | 54.8% |
| 2003 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.0% | 35.8% | 62.0% |
| 2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.5% | 41.3% | 65.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46.8% | 42.1% | 66.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | 50.9% | 70.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 53.2% | 72.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 54.6% | 71.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67% | 56.4% | 72.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 57.8% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 62.6% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 64.6% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49.0% | 45.3% | 58.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 68.9% | 84.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 72.2% | 86.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 70.6% | 84.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 75.2% | 85.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 76.3% | 85.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 80.8% | 87.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 82.4% | 88.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 32.6% | 51.0% | 60.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.1% | 57.6% | 72.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 56.7% | 73.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 57.8% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 58.8% | 73.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 59.1% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 62.0% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 65.0% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.2% | 45.5% | 59.2% |
| 2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.6% | 39.5% | 66.5% |
| 2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.7% | 40.6% | 67.8% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 43% | 43.3% | 71.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 57.1% | 79.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 57.3% | 79.7% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.0% | 56.0% | 76.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 58.9% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.0% | 60.2% | 76.6% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 66.4% | 79.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 69.2% | 79.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 73.8% | 80.9% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.0% | 44.0% | 68.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 50.9% | 71.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.1% | 49.7% | 73.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.7% | 58.3% | 78.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.2% | 65.3% | 82.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.2% | 65.7% | 81.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 69.1% | 82.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 71.6% | 83.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 75.1% | 84.0% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 75.5% | 83.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 17.4% | 49.5% | 59.4% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 52% | 38.8% | 60.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.6% | 42.7% | 60.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.2% | 43.4% | 62.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.3% | 49.9% | 68.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.7% | 52.5% | 69.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.1% | 55.5% | 73.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 57.6% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 59.5% | 74.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 63.4% | 76.4% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 65.4% | 77.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.4% | 43.8% | 58.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 62.3% | 79.1% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 66.8% | 81.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 69% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 71.1% | 82.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 74.4% | 84.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 75.4% | 83.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.0% | 77.9% | 84.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 52.0% | 51.5% | 59.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 59.1% | 72.8% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 59.2% | 73.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 67.0% | 79.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 68.3% | 79.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 70.3% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.0% | 76.5% | 84.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.0% | 73.7% | 81.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.0% | 49.4% | 58.9% |
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* Pirie Elementary Fine Arts & Academic C Primary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.