Is Vanderpoel Elementary Magnet School a good school?

Vanderpoel Elementary Magnet School ranks in the bottom 11.4% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Vanderpoel Elementary Magnet School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 241 students attended Vanderpoel Elementary Magnet School.

What is the racial makeup of Vanderpoel Elementary Magnet School?

Students at Vanderpoel Elementary Magnet School are 98% African American, 1% Hispanic.

Vanderpoel Elementary Magnet School

Summary:

Vanderpoel Elementary Magnet School is a public K-8 school in Chicago, Illinois, serving 241 students. Despite its magnet school designation, the school has consistently underperformed academically compared to the district and state averages.

Vanderpoel's academic performance is a significant concern, with only 20.5% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 0-11.5% proficient in Mathematics, far below the Chicago Public Schools District 299 and state averages. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, reaching 26.6% in the 2021-2022 school year. Vanderpoel serves a high-poverty student population, with 57.68% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, compared to the district average of 34.57-87.35% for nearby schools.

In comparison, the nearby Kellogg Elementary School, also part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299, significantly outperforms Vanderpoel across academic metrics, with 52.4% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 34% proficient or better in Mathematics. Despite Vanderpoel spending significantly more per student ($21,919 in 2022-2023) compared to the district average ($17,324-$27,428 for nearby schools), its academic outcomes remain poor, suggesting that factors beyond just funding may be contributing to the school's underperformance.

Detail:

Public K-8

9510 S Prospect Ave
Chicago, IL 60643-1296

(773) 535-2690

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

SchoolDigger Rank:
1831^st of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $23,955

Student/teacher ratio: 13.3

Number of students: 241

Racial breakdown:

African American:

97.9%

Hispanic:

1.2%

Two or more races:

0.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 57.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Vanderpoel Elementary Magnet School ranks worse than 88.6% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 329^th among 452 ranked elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 15.38. (See more...)

Compare Details Vanderpoel Elementary Magnet School ranks worse than 79.6% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 20.77. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Vanderpoel Elementary Magnet School is $23,955, which is the 119^th highest among 452 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Vanderpoel Elementary Magnet School:

SchoolDigger ranks Vanderpoel Elementary Magnet School 1831^st of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Vanderpoel Elementary Magnet School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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SchoolDigger ranks Vanderpoel Elementary Magnet School 1085^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Vanderpoel Elementary Magnet School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Chicago Public Schools District 299:

SchoolDigger ranks Chicago Public Schools District 299 688^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Vanderpoel Elementary Magnet School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	40.62	1375^th	2020	31.9%
2004	29.48	1587^th	2030	21.8%
2005	54.73	1126^th	2022	44.3%
2006	55.73	1184^th	2086	43.2%
2007	64.04	912^th	2095	56.5%
2008	71.87	657^th	2092	68.6%
2009	71.06	694^th	2120	67.3%
2010	71.45	685^th	2139	68.0%
2011	75.87	511^th	2147	76.2%
2012	73.83	591^st	2166	72.7%
2013	62.26	879^th	2167	59.4%
2014	58.36	918^th	2093	56.1%
2015	44.04	1031^st	2052	49.8%
2016	28.68	1463^rd	2046	28.5%
2017	41.32	1135^th	2044	44.5%
2018	38.17	1226^th	2037	39.8%
2019	31.05	1421^st	2086	31.9%
2021	22.77	1476^th	1948	24.2%
2022	20.24	1651^st	2082	20.7%
2023	24.90	1524^th	2077	26.6%
2024	15.38	1831^st	2067	11.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Vanderpoel Elementary Magnet School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	45.48	913^th	1765	48.3%
2019	38.03	1160^th	1816	36.1%
2022	20.51	1566^th	1763	11.2%
2023	45.25	929^th	1808	48.6%
2024	22.99	1502^nd	1793	16.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Vanderpoel Elementary Magnet School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	45.96	1019^th	1964	48.1%
2019	33.64	1308^th	2019	35.2%
2021	15.82	1500^th	1680	10.7%
2022	21.38	1550^th	1970	21.3%
2023	24.07	1473^rd	1957	24.7%
2024	19.83	1598^th	1942	17.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Vanderpoel Elementary Magnet School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	32.21	1332^nd	1972	32.5%
2019	29.82	1409^th	2019	30.2%
2022	23.86	1465^th	1977	25.9%
2023	25.11	1454^th	1984	26.7%
2024	13.12	1839^th	1959	6.1%

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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Vanderpoel Elementary Magnet School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	73.22	104^th	698	85.1%
2019	62.36	174^th	711	75.5%
2021	52.85	123^rd	428	71.3%
2022	50.22	257^th	684	62.4%
2023	51.61	247^th	692	64.3%
2024	35.53	419^th	655	36.0%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at Vanderpoel Elementary Magnet School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	51.67	652^nd	1185	45.0%
2004	56.30	616^th	1204	48.8%
2005	73.93	340^th	1209	71.9%
2006	75.89	279^th	1272	78.1%
2007	74.93	294^th	1287	77.2%
2008	86.89	69^th	1293	94.7%
2009	83.69	123^rd	1318	90.7%
2010	66.86	485^th	1327	63.5%
2011	69.40	441^st	1344	67.2%
2012	68.60	444^th	1365	67.5%
2013	60.58	540^th	1367	60.5%
2014	66.76	414^th	1322	68.7%
2015	30.56	886^th	1302	32.0%
2016	29.69	901^st	1294	30.4%
2017	25.50	973^rd	1293	24.7%
2018	23.23	1001^st	1293	22.6%
2019	15.13	1192^nd	1356	12.1%
2021	38.30	674^th	1241	45.7%
2022	29.54	919^th	1369	32.9%
2023	45.54	675^th	1367	50.6%
2024	20.77	1085^th	1363	20.4%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Vanderpoel Elementary Magnet School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	23.12	966^th	1161	16.8%
2019	28.76	927^th	1217	23.8%
2022	33.87	799^th	1221	34.6%
2023	55.66	435^th	1234	64.7%
2024	20.28	1053^rd	1219	13.6%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Vanderpoel Elementary Magnet School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	25.05	930^th	1226	24.1%
2019	15.84	1111^th	1276	12.9%
2022	24.38	972^nd	1286	24.4%
2023	32.84	818^th	1275	35.8%
2024	27.12	894^th	1251	28.5%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Vanderpoel Elementary Magnet School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	20.15	1013^th	1223	17.2%
2019	15.81	1146^th	1296	11.6%
2022	36.48	755^th	1286	41.3%
2023	69.46	310^th	1292	76.0%
2024	16.49	1117^th	1264	11.6%

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Rank History for middle school African American students at Vanderpoel Elementary Magnet School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	43.49	250^th	511	51.1%
2019	36.22	355^th	565	37.2%
2021	71.16	48^th	385	87.5%
2022	57.04	160^th	573	72.1%
2023	78.25	53^rd	569	90.7%
2024	41.83	284^th	548	48.2%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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by a student
Saturday, December 27, 2014

I am a freshman at Lindblom Math and Science Academy. I attended Vanderpoel from kindergarten to 7th grade. This may sound crazy but it was time for me to go. When I first started at the school, I had passed the gifted test. However, Vanderpoel wasnt far from my house and it was a GREAT school. The principal was Dr. Stafold. We had very high test scores and multiple extracurricular programs. We even had a band/choir. Then our school hit a downfall. Test scores dropped, with an administration change. Students acted out of hand and many teachers that had worked at the school for a while, left. Vanderpoel hit another downfall with new teachers that didnt teach well, another administration change, and the pattern continues.In adjacent with the not so magnificent teachers and low test scores, students behavior was TERRIBLE! Students disrespected teachers, didnt do work, cheated on test and there were multiple cases of bullying and fights, not handled correctly. The new administration didnt know much about Chicago or Vanderpoel as they were from another State. While it would have been nice to graduation from a school that I could once call home, it was time for me to leave and do what was best for my education.

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Enrollment information for Vanderpoel Elementary Magnet School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	62	245	n/a	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	308
1990	65	237	n/a	5	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	307
1991	48	257	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	307
1992	45	263	0	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	312
1993	59	253	0	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	317
1994	40	268	1	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	316
1995	31	266	0	15	2	n/a	n/a	0	314
1996	31	266	0	15	2	n/a	n/a	0	314
1997	30	266	1	14	1	n/a	n/a	0	312
1998	16	275	1	7	1	n/a	n/a	0	300
1999	6	303	0	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	319
2000	3	296	0	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	309
2001	1	313	0	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	321
2002	2	301	0	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	306
2003	2	301	0	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	306
2004	0	290	0	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	294
2005	0	307	0	2	1	n/a	n/a	0	310
2006	0	306	1	1	0	n/a	n/a	2	310
2007	0	301	0	1	1	n/a	n/a	3	306
2008	0	315	1	1	0	n/a	n/a	3	320
2009	0	328	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	328
2010	0	329	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	329
2011	1	320	0	2	0	0	0	0	323
2012	1	313	0	3	0	0	0	0	317
2013	1	302	0	3	0	0	0	0	306
2014	1	291	0	5	0	0	0	0	297
2015	1	287	0	7	0	0	2	0	297
2016	1	285	0	6	0	0	0	0	292
2017	0	284	0	4	0	0	0	0	288
2018	1	277	0	2	0	0	0	0	280
2019	2	250	0	2	0	0	0	0	254
2020	2	231	0	0	0	0	0	0	233
2021	1	254	0	1	0	0	1	0	257
2022	1	248	0	3	0	0	1	0	253
2023	0	236	0	3	0	0	2	0	241

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Vanderpoel Elementary Magnet School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	308	16.0	19.2	n/a
1990	307	15.0	20.4	n/a
1991	307	18.0	17.0	n/a
1992	312	16.0	19.5	n/a
1993	317	18.0	17.6	n/a
1994	316	16.0	19.8	n/a
1995	314	15.0	20.9	n/a
1996	314	15.0	20.9	n/a
1997	312	16.0	19.5	n/a
1998	300	16.0	18.8	n/a
1999	319	18.0	17.7	n/a
2000	309	17.0	18.2	n/a
2001	321	16.0	20.1	n/a
2002	306	15.0	20.4	45.8
2003	306	15.0	20.4	45.8
2004	294	13.4	21.9	50.3
2005	310	14.0	22.1	51.3
2006	310	15.0	20.7	49.4
2007	306	13.0	23.5	49.5
2008	320	15.0	21.3	54.6
2009	328	15.0	21.9	57.6
2010	329	15.0	21.9	61.7
2011	323	15.0	21.5	62.8
2012	317	14.0	22.6	64.4
2013	306	14.0	21.8	64.4
2014	297	15.5	19.1	63.3
2015	297	14.0	21.2	72.4
2016	292	15.0	19.4	69.9
2017	288	15.8	18.1	71.2
2018	280	16.1	17.3	67.9
2019	254	16.0	15.8	65
2020	233	15.0	15.5	63.1
2021	257	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	253	15.2	16.5	59.3
2023	241	18.0	13.3	57.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Vanderpoel Elementary Magnet School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	308	16.0	19.2	n/a
1990	307	15.0	20.4	n/a
1991	307	18.0	17.0	n/a
1992	312	16.0	19.5	n/a
1993	317	18.0	17.6	n/a
1994	316	16.0	19.8	n/a
1995	314	15.0	20.9	n/a
1996	314	15.0	20.9	n/a
1997	312	16.0	19.5	n/a
1998	300	16.0	18.8	n/a
1999	319	18.0	17.7	n/a
2000	309	17.0	18.2	n/a
2001	321	16.0	20.1	n/a
2002	306	15.0	20.4	45.8
2003	306	15.0	20.4	45.8
2004	294	13.4	21.9	50.3
2005	310	14.0	22.1	51.3
2006	310	15.0	20.7	49.4
2007	306	13.0	23.5	49.5
2008	320	15.0	21.3	54.6
2009	328	15.0	21.9	57.6
2010	329	15.0	21.9	61.7
2011	323	15.0	21.5	62.8
2012	317	14.0	22.6	64.4
2013	306	14.0	21.8	64.4
2014	297	15.5	19.1	63.3
2015	297	14.0	21.2	72.4
2016	292	15.0	19.4	69.9
2017	288	15.8	18.1	71.2
2018	280	16.1	17.3	67.9
2019	254	16.0	15.8	65
2020	233	15.0	15.5	63.1
2021	257	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	253	15.2	16.5	59.3
2023	241	18.0	13.3	57.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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