Whittier Elementary School
338 Whitehall Ave
Melrose Park IL, 60164, Cook County
Phone: 708-449-3175
Ranking: 
(1,788 out of 3,028, bottom 41%)*
(1,788 out of 3,028, bottom 41%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Berkeley School District 87
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: | 28 | 33 | 25 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 24 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 584 | 545 | 513 | 507 | 498 | 533 | 520 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 31 | 5.3% | 40 | 7.3% | 37 | 7.2% | 33 | 6.5% | 17 | 3.4% | 36 | 6.8% | 29 | 5.6% |
| Kindergarten: | 85 | 14.6% | 76 | 13.9% | 71 | 13.8% | 72 | 14.2% | 76 | 15.3% | 76 | 14.3% | 70 | 13.5% |
| Grade 1: | 95 | 16.3% | 78 | 14.3% | 79 | 15.4% | 87 | 17.2% | 78 | 15.7% | 74 | 13.9% | 70 | 13.5% |
| Grade 2: | 80 | 13.7% | 84 | 15.4% | 85 | 16.6% | 77 | 15.2% | 77 | 15.5% | 81 | 15.2% | 78 | 15.0% |
| Grade 3: | 103 | 17.6% | 94 | 17.2% | 73 | 14.2% | 86 | 17.0% | 75 | 15.1% | 78 | 14.6% | 101 | 19.4% |
| Grade 4: | 95 | 16.3% | 79 | 14.5% | 89 | 17.3% | 84 | 16.6% | 72 | 14.5% | 98 | 18.4% | 86 | 16.5% |
| Grade 5: | 95 | 16.3% | 94 | 17.2% | 79 | 15.4% | 68 | 13.4% | 103 | 20.7% | 89 | 16.7% | 86 | 16.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 272 | 46.6% | 262 | 48.1% | 250 | 48.7% | 254 | 50.1% | 252 | 50.6% | 251 | 47.1% | 258 | 49.6% |
| Female: | 312 | 53.4% | 283 | 51.9% | 263 | 51.3% | 253 | 49.9% | 233 | 46.8% | 264 | 49.5% | 229 | 44.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 24 | 4.8% | 28 | 5.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 6 | 1.0% | 7 | 1.3% | 12 | 2.3% | 10 | 2.0% | 11 | 2.2% | 11 | 2.1% | 5 | 1.0% |
| Hispanic: | 492 | 84.2% | 470 | 86.2% | 429 | 83.6% | 432 | 85.2% | 390 | 78.3% | 399 | 74.9% | 393 | 75.6% |
| Black: | 10 | 1.7% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.6% | 11 | 2.1% | 12 | 2.3% |
| White: | 69 | 11.8% | 62 | 11.4% | 64 | 12.5% | 62 | 12.2% | 65 | 13.1% | 74 | 13.9% | 81 | 15.6% |
| 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: | 5 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.7% | 5 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 405 | 69.3% | 295 | 54.1% | 130 | 25.3% | 299 | 59.0% | 282 | 56.6% | 244 | 45.8% | 227 | 43.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 79 | 13.5% | 149 | 27.3% | 212 | 41.3% | 52 | 10.3% | 64 | 12.9% | 72 | 13.5% | 83 | 16.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 20.89 | 16.30 | 20.52 | 22.04 | 19.15 | 19.70 | 21.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 73.8% | 75.7% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 81.3% | 79.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.0% | 80.2% | 79.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 85.1% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 89.9% | 86.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 85.7% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.5% | 87.2% | 85.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.2% | 89.2% | 86.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 87.4% | 87.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 84.8% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 30.5% | 28.8% | 54.8% |
| 2003 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 56.1% | 62.0% |
| 2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 62.9% | 65.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 60.7% | 66.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 67.7% | 70.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 66.6% | 72.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 60.3% | 71.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 64.3% | 72.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 73.3% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 72.9% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.0% | 73.2% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47.8% | 44.2% | 58.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.8% | 89.5% | 84.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.0% | 92.1% | 86.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.0% | 82.7% | 84.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 88.5% | 85.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.2% | 83.9% | 85.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.8% | 86.3% | 87.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 87.9% | 88.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.3% | 39.7% | 60.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 70.1% | 72.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 68.0% | 73.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 62.9% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 65.9% | 73.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 63.5% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 69.6% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 75.1% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.6% | 42.7% | 59.2% |
| 2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.0% | 57.4% | 66.5% |
| 2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.4% | 60.0% | 67.8% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 69.7% | 71.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 80.6% | 79.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 76.6% | 79.7% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 68.8% | 76.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 73.7% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 69.6% | 76.6% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 76.5% | 79.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 77.6% | 79.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 75.9% | 80.9% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 50.0% | 59.2% | 68.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.7% | 56.1% | 71.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 70.7% | 73.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 78.7% | 78.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 79.9% | 82.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 81.6% | 81.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 77.4% | 82.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 79.9% | 83.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 80.7% | 84.0% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 79.3% | 83.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.2% | 40.2% | 59.4% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.5% | 44.9% | 60.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.7% | 50.8% | 60.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 58.6% | 62.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 57.2% | 68.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 53.5% | 69.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 66.5% | 73.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 59.2% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 63.6% | 74.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 70.4% | 76.4% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.6% | 77.2% | 77.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 49.5% | 49.2% | 58.9% |
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* Whittier Elementary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.