Skinner Elementary School
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School Description
School Summary and Highlights
- Enrolls 661 preschool and elementary school students from grades PK-8
- Ranks 25th out of 1,366 middle schools in IL.
Additional Contact Information
- Mailing Address: 1260 W Adams St, Chicago, IL 60607
- Principal or Admin: Deborah M Clark
School Operational Details
- Magnet School
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: 661
- Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 37.0
- Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 17.9
Students Gender Breakdown
- Males: 322 (48.7%)
- Females: 339 (51.3%)
Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown
- Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 50 (7.6%)
- Eligible for Free Lunch: 127 (19.2%)
- Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 177 (26.8%)
Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Number | Percent | |
---|---|---|
American Indian | 2 | 0.3% |
Black | 332 | 50.2% |
Asian | 149 | 22.5% |
Hispanic | 67 | 10.1% |
White | 111 | 16.8% |
Number of Students Per Grade

Number | Percent | |
---|---|---|
Pre-Kindergarten | 53 | 8.0% |
Kindergarten | 83 | 12.6% |
1st Grade | 87 | 13.2% |
2nd Grade | 61 | 9.2% |
3rd Grade | 68 | 10.3% |
4th Grade | 65 | 9.8% |
5th Grade | 89 | 13.5% |
6th Grade | 62 | 9.4% |
7th Grade | 50 | 7.6% |
8th Grade | 43 | 6.5% |
Attendance, Graduation, and Dropout Rates (2010)
Attendance Rate
School:
97.2%
District:
91.5%
State:
93.9%
Teacher Credentials (2010)
Percent of Teachers with Emergency or Provisional Credentials
School:
2.8%
District:
1.2%
State:
0.5%
Percent of Classes Not Taught by Highly Qualified Teachers
School:
14.3%
District:
3.0%
State:
0.7%
Source: IL Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010
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