About Tarkington Elementary School
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Tarkington Elementary School is located in Chicago, IL and is one of 636 schools in City Of Chicago Sd 299. It is a public school that serves 907 students in grades PK, K-8.
Tarkington Elementary School did not make AYP in 2008. Under No Child Left Behind, a school makes Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) if it achieves the minimum levels of improvement determined by the state of Illinois in terms of student performance and other accountability measures. See Tarkington Elementary School's test results to learn more about school performance.
Tarkington Elementary School Student Diversity
- Students by Ethnicity (2007)
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Hispanic
66 %
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Black
31 %
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Multiracial
3 %
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White
< 1 %
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Asian
< 1 %
- Students by Gender (2007)
- Male 51%
- Female 46%
Tarkington Elementary School Reviews
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Vashon R.
I think that the school show preference to their latino students. I myself had concerns about my childs class and addressed it with the school. For example when attending a school field trip with my sons class, his teacher read the instructions out loud to the parents about what was needed from them since we all were volenteering. This was perfectly acceptable. However the teacher only read the information in spanish. We I asked her if she was going to read it to in english as well she told me no, she figured I could read it myself. I took offense to that. Yes I can read english, however if you are doing something for one group of individuals it should be done for all. Also there was another case where one of the teachers was seperating the pre-K classmates. The students that spoke spanish were taught things seperately from english speaking students. I also addressed this because this is a form or racial segregation. If I were able to place my child in another school I would do it in a heartbeat. But it is the neighborhood school and I am a single parent working full time with no other option.
Jul 13, 2009
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- Population Median Age 33 years
- Median Household Income $38,625
- Average Household Size 2.67 persons
- % of Homes with Kids 29%
- % Owning / % Renting 44% / 56%
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My teachers always give me the extra help if I need it, and are always helping students. A lot of the teachers who teach at Tarkington make it fun, thats what I really enjoy.