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Chicago Public Schools :: Student and School Data

This section includes links to CPS and state databases as well as to data compiled by Catalyst. Additional data can be found in the Financial section of the CPS Guide and in the Research Guide. We welcome your suggestions for additions and improvements. Send an e-mail to editorial@catalyst-chicago.org.


    *2007 Catalyst Report Card on School Reform School autonomy all over the map: Driven by a belief in school choice, Chicago has created a layered cake of autonomy and accountability that has educators feeling their way and anxious about what's next. Results are unclear.

    http://catalyst-chicago.org/news/index.php?item=2141&cat=23
    2006 Catalyst Report Card on School Reform What's better, what's not: Data on key measures of school improvement under Mayor Daley show that progress is better weighed by the ounce than by the pound. With initiatives stretched thin, where will reform get its heft?

    http://catalyst-chicago.org/news/index.php?item=1919&cat=23
    Catalyst: Citywide Data Catalyst has compiled selected data from the Illinois State School Report Cards going back to 1987.
    http://www.catalyst-chicago.org/stat/?item=17&cat=0
    CPS achievement data The CPS web site offers a wide variety of data (e.g. test scores, student demographics and promotion and graduation rates) at the school, area and citywide levels. Some data sets may be downloaded into an Excel spreadsheet.
    https://research.cps.k12.il.us/cps/accountweb/
    CPS Numbers Fact Sheet This CPS web page includes such basic facts as the number of schools and citywide student demographics for the most recent year available.
    http://www.cps.edu/About_CPS/At-a-glance/Pages/Stats_and_facts.aspx
    CPS School Report Cards The Illinois State Board of Education web site provides PDFs of every school report card.
    http://webprod1.isbe.net/ereportcard/publicsite/getsearchcriteria.aspx
    No Child Left Behind status

    This CPS web page shows the standing of each school under the federal No Child Left Behind Act.


    http://nclb.cps.k12.il.us/pdf/how_do_schools_compare.pdf
    Suspensions by school, 2003 Catalyst compiled this data for its December 2004 issue.
    http://www.catalyst-chicago.org/assets/20050301/extra/suspensions2003.xls
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