Mckay Elementary School
3 out of 5 | 6 Reviews
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School Description
School Summary and Highlights
- Enrolls 1,037 preschool and elementary school students from grades PK-8
- Ranks 1334th out of 1,366 middle schools in IL.
Additional Contact Information
- Mailing Address: 6901 S Fairfield Ave, Chicago, IL 60629
- Principal or Admin: Dawn Prather-Hawk
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: 1,037
- Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 53.0
- Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 19.6
Students Gender Breakdown
- Males: 526 (50.7%)
- Females: 511 (49.3%)
Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown
- Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 43 (4.1%)
- Eligible for Free Lunch: 944 (91.0%)
- Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 987 (95.2%)
Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian | 3 | 0.3% |
| Black | 916 | 88.3% |
| Asian | 1 | 0.10% |
| Hispanic | 115 | 11.1% |
| White | 2 | 0.2% |
Number of Students Per Grade
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Kindergarten | 120 | 11.6% |
| Kindergarten | 107 | 10.3% |
| 1st Grade | 84 | 8.1% |
| 2nd Grade | 109 | 10.5% |
| 3rd Grade | 115 | 11.1% |
| 4th Grade | 88 | 8.5% |
| 5th Grade | 106 | 10.2% |
| 6th Grade | 99 | 9.5% |
| 7th Grade | 94 | 9.1% |
| 8th Grade | 115 | 11.1% |
Attendance, Graduation, and Dropout Rates (2010)
Attendance Rate
School:
94.3%
District:
91.5%
State:
93.9%
Source: IL Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010
School Ratings and Reviews
Overall Rating: 3
3 out of 5 | 6 Reviews
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6 reviews for Mckay Elementary School
- Reviewed by Parent or Guardian on June 06, 2011
- Rating:
(1 / 5) Flag as inappropriate - I feel that Francis M. Mckay School is a let down. The teacher does not communicate at all. Need to get some more communication open between the teacher and parents. Make the parents meeting MANDATORY for the parents. Print out the breakfast and lunch menu. Send out the newsletter from each child's classroom teacher. What about the homework? let the students get extra homework. they Need to improve the special education department. Notify the parents in 48 hours if need to help a teacher out in order to volunteer. Stop sending the paper work through the child at the last minute.
- Reviewed by Former Student on April 13, 2011
- Rating: (1 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
- When I went to this school (Class of 2006) it was horrible, the staff did not care and neither did the students. The child who made the post about the school not being a disgrace is terribly wrong, it very much is. And you would probably recognize that if you did not speak as though you were in the 3rd grade and not about to head off into high school.
- Reviewed by Student on June 10, 2010
- Rating:
(5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate - I go to Mckay (class of 2010) out school is somewhat good. We have your smart kids AND dumb kids every school do and who ever say our school is a disgrace you a FOOL. You must been a sub or something because you dont know nothing bout us!
- Reviewed by Student on May 15, 2010
- Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
- its ok teachers are pretty nice but mean as hell sometimes
- Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on March 01, 2009
- Rating: (1 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
- this is a horrible school the teachers are petty, they are soo fake they are underfunded its a disgrace... just terrible
- Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on September 19, 2008
- Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
- McKay is flourishing under the leadership of the new Principal, Dawn Prather Hawk
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Test Scores and Performance Information
Overall School Rating
How is this determined?
The overall school rating shows that Mckay Elementary School performed on average much worse than most other schools across the state on ISAT state exams in the following subjects:
- Math
- Reading
- Science
AYP Information (2010)
Making AYP For Reading Composite: No
Reading Composite Percentage
School:
47.1%
District:
62.1%
State:
74.4%
Making AYP For Math Composite: No
Math Composite Percentage
School:
54.4%
District:
70.6%
State:
80.5%
ISAT - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject
Grade 3 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math Test | |||
| 2010 | 60.0% | 75.9% | 86.4% |
| 2009 | 70.1% | 72.2% | 85.2% |
| 2008 | 42.0% | 70.2% | 85.1% |
| Reading Test | |||
| 2010 | 44.8% | 57.8% | 73.7% |
| 2009 | 56.7% | 56.4% | 72.2% |
| 2008 | 33.1% | 54.6% | 71.8% |
Grade 4 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math Test | |||
| 2010 | 52.8% | 76.3% | 85.9% |
| 2009 | 51.5% | 75.2% | 85.8% |
| 2008 | 45.9% | 70.6% | 84.6% |
| Reading Test | |||
| 2010 | 39.6% | 59.1% | 73.7% |
| 2009 | 32.0% | 58.8% | 73.8% |
| 2008 | 38.5% | 57.8% | 73.2% |
| Science Test | |||
| 2010 | 29.7% | 60.2% | 76.6% |
| 2009 | 35.6% | 58.9% | 76.8% |
| 2008 | 36.1% | 56.0% | 76.2% |
Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math Test | |||
| 2010 | 47.0% | 71.6% | 83.4% |
| 2009 | 52.0% | 69.1% | 82.5% |
| 2008 | 34.4% | 65.7% | 81.3% |
| Reading Test | |||
| 2010 | 32.4% | 59.5% | 74.7% |
| 2009 | 36.8% | 57.6% | 73.5% |
| 2008 | 31.4% | 55.5% | 73.6% |
Grade 6 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math Test | |||
| 2010 | 58.8% | 74.4% | 84.6% |
| 2009 | 51.4% | 71.1% | 82.4% |
| 2008 | 46.9% | 69.0% | 82.7% |
| Reading Test | |||
| 2010 | 57.8% | 70.3% | 81.2% |
| 2009 | 55.7% | 68.3% | 79.9% |
| 2008 | 54.5% | 67.0% | 79.1% |
Grade 7 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math Test | |||
| 2010 | 46.8% | 76.0% | 84.4% |
| 2009 | 44.8% | 72.4% | 82.7% |
| 2008 | 30.7% | 68.2% | 80.4% |
| Reading Test | |||
| 2010 | 38.3% | 67.6% | 77.4% |
| 2009 | 57.4% | 69.2% | 77.5% |
| 2008 | 48.4% | 69.5% | 77.7% |
| Science Test | |||
| 2010 | 46.7% | 70.6% | 82.4% |
| 2009 | 48.2% | 64.8% | 79.5% |
| 2008 | 36.0% | 63.2% | 79.2% |
Grade 8 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math Test | |||
| 2010 | 53.8% | 76.5% | 83.7% |
| 2009 | 53.8% | 72.8% | 81.7% |
| 2008 | 44.1% | 69.3% | 80.3% |
| Reading Test | |||
| 2010 | 61.2% | 78.1% | 84.1% |
| 2009 | 63.6% | 77.6% | 83.6% |
| 2008 | 61.7% | 75.0% | 81.4% |
Source: IL Department of Education 2009-2010
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