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Official school name:
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Tarkington School of Excellence ES
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Address:
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3330 W 71st St
Chicago, Illinois 60629 Map
Phone: (773) 535-4700
Fax: (773) 535-4713
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Contacts:
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Principal - Vincent M Iturralde
Other - Margaret Kania
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Important Information
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Attendance boundaries:
Yes
South zone map
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Bilingual Services: N/A
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Refugee Services: N/A
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Title I Eligible: Yes
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Track: Standard
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Nearest CTA:
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CTA Bus Routes:
67
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School type
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Zone
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Grades
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Number of students
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Pre
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K
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1
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2
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3
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5
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8
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Neighborhood
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South
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Pre-K-8
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1056
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Pre-K:
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Half Day
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Kindergarten:
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Half Day
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Hours:
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08:15 AM-03:15 PM
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After School Hours:
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School-wide Programs and Models
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Early Childhood Program
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Supports and Resources
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Tarkington School of Excellence is a green school, focusing on environmental issues and life sciences, and integrating them into all subject areas. Children learn the importance of preserving resources by focusing on life, environmental, and physical sciences. Tarkington is proud to be an Academy of Urban School Leadership Resident Training site.
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Creative:
Dance
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Health and Wellness:
Crisis Intervention Services, School-based Dental Services
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Scholastic:
Supplemental Educational Services (SES) Tutoring
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Sports and Fitness:
16” Softball, Boys’ Basketball, Boys’ Soccer, Boys’ Volleyball, Chess, Flag Football, Football, Girls on the Run, Girls’ Basketball, Girls’ Soccer, Girls’ Softball, Girls’ Track, Girls’ Volleyball
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At-a-glance
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Tarkington School of Excellence is committed to providing safe and rigorous academic environment where all students are prepared to become critical citizens through a standards-based balanced literacy.
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Statistics
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Demographics
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As of 2012-2013, there were 1056 students enrolled at TARKINGTON. 95.9% were low income Students. 10.2% were Special Education Students. 31.2% were Limited English Learners.
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As of 2012-2013, the largest demographic at TARKINGTON was Hispanic. As of that time, this demographic made up 76.8% of the student population. The second greatest demographic was Black at 20.8%.
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Enrollment and admissions
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Guidelines
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Open to students living in attendance area. Pre-K open to applicants citywide.
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| Standard for students outside of area. For Pre-K, contact school. | Contact school | |
| None required |
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New to the CPS enrollment process?
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Learn more about the 3 steps in Enroll
in a school.
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Additional information resources
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CPS strives to provide information about our schools to parents and the community. The reports listed below are intended to provide additional information about each school.
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School Progress Report - English
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2012
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School Progress Report Letter - English
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2012
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School Progress Report - Spanish
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2012
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School Progress Report Letter - Spanish
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2012
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Parent-Guardian Survey
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2012
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School Space Utilization Report
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2011 - 2012
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Year 2 SIPAAA
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2010 - 2012
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School Segment Report
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2010
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School Segment Report
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2009
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6 month asbestos surveillance
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Fall 2012
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Asbestos Inspection report
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2007
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Environmental Scorecard
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Current
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Education Facilities Master Plan
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2013
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Student outcomes
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CPS
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2010
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2011
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2012
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| Students exceeding state standards in grade 8 (ISAT Composite) |
15.8% |
10.3% |
6.9% |
7.9% |
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Academic progress
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CPS
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2010
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2011
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2012
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| Students meeting or exceeding state standards (ISAT Composite) |
76.4% |
72.4% |
76.8% |
76.9% |
| Students meeting or exceeding state standards in reading |
73.4% |
69.4% |
75.4% |
73.7% |
| Students meeting or exceeding state standards in mathematics |
80.5% |
76.9% |
78.7% |
81.4% |
| Students meeting or exceeding state standards in science |
72.9% |
67.7% |
75.3% |
72.8% |
| Students exceeding state standards (ISAT Composite) |
18.9% |
10% |
12.4% |
14% |
| Relative School Impact on Student Growth in Reading ("value-added") |
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0.5 |
| Relative School Impact on Student Growth in Mathematics ("value-added") |
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Attendance
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CPS
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2010
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2011
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2012
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| Average Daily Attendance Rate |
95.3% |
96.1% |
95.9% |
96% |
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Key
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0%
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50%
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100%
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Recently published reports
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School Progress Report - English
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2012
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School Progress Report Letter - English
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2012
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School Progress Report - Spanish
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2012
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School Progress Report Letter - Spanish
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2012
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Parent-Guardian Survey
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2012
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Performance Policy Report
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2012
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State School Report Card
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2012
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AYP Report
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2012
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| Key dates* |
May 27
All Tracks: No Classes; Memorial Day
June 19
Track E: Last Day of School
June 24
Track R: Last Day of School
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| *Actual dates may vary. Please call school to confirm. |
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