Foster Park Elementary School
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5 out of 5 | 1 Review
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School Description
School Summary and Highlights
- Enrolls 492 preschool and elementary school students from grades PK-8
- Ranks 1191st out of 1,366 middle schools in IL.
Additional Contact Information
- Mailing Address: 8530 S Wood St, Chicago, IL 60620
- Principal or Admin: Joronda Strong Crawford
School Operational Details
- Title I EligibleAll students of this school are eligible for participation in authorized programs.
School District Details
- Chicago Public Schools
- Per-Pupil Spending: $10,392
- Graduation Rate: 63.8%
- Dropout Rate: 16.3%
- Students Per Teacher: 17.8
- Enrolled Students: 406,068
Faculty Details and Student Enrollment
Students and Faculty
- Total Students Enrolled: 492
- Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 35.0
- Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 14.1
Students Gender Breakdown
- Males: 256 (52.0%)
- Females: 236 (48.0%)
Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown
- Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 29 (5.9%)
- Eligible for Free Lunch: 460 (93.5%)
- Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 489 (99.4%)
Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian | - | - |
| Black | 487 | 99.0% |
| Asian | - | - |
| Hispanic | 3 | 0.6% |
| White | 2 | 0.4% |
Number of Students Per Grade
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Kindergarten | 47 | 9.6% |
| Kindergarten | 34 | 6.9% |
| 1st Grade | 42 | 8.5% |
| 2nd Grade | 42 | 8.5% |
| 3rd Grade | 58 | 11.8% |
| 4th Grade | 49 | 10.0% |
| 5th Grade | 40 | 8.1% |
| 6th Grade | 56 | 11.4% |
| 7th Grade | 54 | 11.0% |
| 8th Grade | 70 | 14.2% |
Attendance, Graduation, and Dropout Rates (2010)
Attendance Rate
School:
93.4%
District:
91.5%
State:
93.9%
Source: IL Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010
School Ratings and Reviews
Overall Rating: 5
5 out of 5 | 1 Review
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1 review for Foster Park Elementary School
- Reviewed by Former Student on August 02, 2008
- Rating:
(5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate - Guess I'm an old-timer. I started kindergarten at Foster Park in 1936 first year of opening of new school,graduated in 1945. Best years of my life, lived at 8643 S.Wood. I'm writing my autobiography with lots of memories of teachers and classes. My graduating class had 27 students, largest ever at that time. Can you possibly tell me what the total enrollment was in 1945? I went on to Calumet High, another great school at the time. My two sons also went to F.P.and had same 2nd grade teacher that I had
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