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Marvin Camras

Official school name:
Marvin Camras Elementary School
Address:
3000 N Mango Ave
Chicago, Illinois 60634
  Map
Phone: (773) 534-2960
Fax: (773) 534-2963
www.Camras.cps.k12.il.us
Contacts:
Principal - Clariza Dominicci
Other - Mrs. Clariza Dominicci
Important Information
Attendance boundaries:
Yes North zone map

Bilingual Services:   N/A

Refugee Services:  N/A

Title I Eligible:  Yes

Track:  Standard

Nearest CTA:  
Bus Image CTA Bus Routes:
85, 91
School type Zone Grades Number of students
Pre K
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8
9 10 11 12
Neighborhood
North
Pre-K-8
1005

Pre-K: Half Day Kindergarten:
Hours: 08:45 AM-03:45 PM After School Hours:
Earliest Drop Off:    
School-wide Programs and Models
Early Childhood Program, Kindergarten
Supports and Resources

The vision at Marvin Camras Children’s Engineering School is to advance students who are critical and creative thinkers, self-directed learners, good communicators, collaborators, and problem solvers. In order to achieve this, the school’s K-8 curriculum will integrate engineering with a focus on project-based learning.
At-a-glance
The mission at Marvin Camras Children’s Engineering School is to foster and develop all our students’ curiosity, creativity, higher-order thinking, communication, and problem-solving skills through participation in hands-on learning.
Statistics Demographics
As of 2012-2013, there were 1005 students enrolled at CAMRAS. 92% were low income Students. 12.4% were Special Education Students. 34.6% were Limited English Learners. As of 2012-2013, the largest demographic at CAMRAS was Hispanic. As of that time, this demographic made up 89.1% of the student population. The second greatest demographic was White at 7%.
Students w/disabilities: 12.4 % English language learners: 34.6 %
ADA accessible: No/unknown accessibility Dress Code: No
 
Enrollment and admissions
Guidelines
Open to students living in attendance area. Students outside of the area may apply. Acceptance is by random lottery, based on space availability.

Admissions contactApplication typeApplication deadline
Mrs. Carmen Pacheco-YoungStandardContact School
Testing required
None required
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Additional information resources
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.

Report name Date Download
School Progress Report - English 2012 Download PDF
School Progress Report Letter - English 2012 Download PDF
School Progress Report - Spanish 2012 Download PDF
School Progress Report Letter - Spanish 2012 Download PDF
Parent-Guardian Survey 2012 Download PDF
Continuous Improvement Work Plan (CIWP) Year 1 2012-2014 Download PDF
School Space Utilization Report 2011 - 2012 Download PDF
Year 2 SIPAAA 2010 - 2012 Download PDF
Environmental Scorecard Current Opens in a new window
Education Facilities Master Plan 2013 Download PDF
Scorecard
School Performance Rating
This school does not have enough data for a Performance Policy rating.
Student outcomes CPS
average
2010 2011 2012
Students exceeding state standards in grade 8 (ISAT Composite) 15.8%
9.5%
17.2%
Academic progress CPS
average
2010 2011 2012
Students meeting or exceeding state standards (ISAT Composite) 76.4%
74.8%
78.5%
Students meeting or exceeding state standards in reading 73.4%
75.4%
77.2%
Students meeting or exceeding state standards in mathematics 80.5%
75.7%
80.1%
Students meeting or exceeding state standards in science 72.9%
69.9%
77.9%
Students exceeding state standards (ISAT Composite) 18.9%
12.1%
12.6%
Relative School Impact on Student Growth in Reading ("value-added") 0
0.3
Relative School Impact on Student Growth in Mathematics ("value-added") 0
-0.6
Attendance CPS
average
2010 2011 2012
Average Daily Attendance Rate 95.3%
95.1%
95%
Scorecard FAQs
Achievement Test Overview
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Recently published reports
Report name Date Download
School Progress Report - English 2012 Download PDF
School Progress Report Letter - English 2012 Download PDF
School Progress Report - Spanish 2012 Download PDF
School Progress Report Letter - Spanish 2012 Download PDF
Parent-Guardian Survey 2012 Download PDF
Performance Policy Report 2011 Download PDF
State School Report Card 2012 Download PDF
AYP Report 2012 Download PDF
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Additional resources
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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
*Actual dates may vary. Please call school to confirm.