Neil Armstrong Elementary School
5030 Imperial Dr
Richton Park IL, 60471, Cook County
Phone: 708-481-7424
Ranking: 
(2,118 out of 3,028, bottom 30%)*
(2,118 out of 3,028, bottom 30%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Elementary School District 159
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 23 | NA | NA | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 302 | 304 | 303 | 297 | 300 | 377 | 369 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | NA | NA | 39 | 10.3% | 44 | 11.9% |
| Kindergarten: | 43 | 14.2% | 44 | 14.5% | 50 | 16.5% | 45 | 15.2% | 51 | 17.0% | 41 | 10.9% | 42 | 11.4% |
| Grade 1: | 51 | 16.9% | 52 | 17.1% | 37 | 12.2% | 48 | 16.2% | 41 | 13.7% | 49 | 13.0% | 59 | 16.0% |
| Grade 2: | 54 | 17.9% | 39 | 12.8% | 56 | 18.5% | 43 | 14.5% | 45 | 15.0% | 68 | 18.0% | 52 | 14.1% |
| Grade 3: | 40 | 13.2% | 62 | 20.4% | 46 | 15.2% | 49 | 16.5% | 52 | 17.3% | 59 | 15.6% | 55 | 14.9% |
| Grade 4: | 58 | 19.2% | 49 | 16.1% | 55 | 18.2% | 60 | 20.2% | 58 | 19.3% | 57 | 15.1% | 65 | 17.6% |
| Grade 5: | 56 | 18.5% | 58 | 19.1% | 59 | 19.5% | 51 | 17.2% | 53 | 17.7% | 64 | 17.0% | 52 | 14.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 164 | 54.3% | 163 | 53.6% | 159 | 52.5% | 160 | 53.9% | 156 | 52.0% | 159 | 42.2% | 176 | 47.7% |
| Female: | 138 | 45.7% | 141 | 46.4% | 144 | 47.5% | 137 | 46.1% | 121 | 40.3% | 190 | 50.4% | 172 | 46.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 3 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.3% | 4 | 1.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.8% |
| Hispanic: | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.7% | 3 | 1.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 5 | 1.4% |
| Black: | 276 | 91.4% | 278 | 91.4% | 282 | 93.1% | 269 | 90.6% | 281 | 93.7% | 352 | 93.4% | 338 | 91.6% |
| White: | 1 | 0.3% | 5 | 1.6% | 4 | 1.3% | 4 | 1.3% | 2 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.5% | 5 | 1.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 21 | 7.0% | 17 | 5.6% | 14 | 4.6% | 17 | 5.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 194 | 64.2% | 213 | 70.1% | 65 | 21.5% | 179 | 60.3% | 148 | 49.3% | 141 | 37.4% | 105 | 28.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 16 | 5.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 126 | 41.6% | 11 | 3.7% | 22 | 7.3% | 20 | 5.3% | 19 | 5.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.30 | NA | NA | 14.43 | 14.85 | 15.00 | 18.00 | 19.40 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 72.8% | 75.7% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 82.7% | 79.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 75.8% | 79.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 83.4% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 87.1% | 86.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 83.7% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 84.1% | 85.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 85.6% | 86.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 89.2% | 87.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 89.6% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 30.6% | 37.5% | 54.8% |
| 2003 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45.1% | 50.9% | 62.0% |
| 2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 63.9% | 65.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 63.7% | 66.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.2% | 55.0% | 70.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 66.8% | 72.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50.9% | 70.4% | 71.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 73.9% | 72.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 77.1% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 80.1% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 78.7% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 60.5% | 58.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 80.7% | 84.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.2% | 85.6% | 86.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 77.1% | 84.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 85.0% | 85.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 86.6% | 85.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.7% | 87.5% | 87.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 90.8% | 88.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.7% | 53.5% | 60.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 61% | 72.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 69.5% | 73.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 73.8% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 67.4% | 73.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.0% | 79.0% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.0% | 77.7% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.0% | 75.3% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.4% | 53.5% | 59.2% |
| 2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 63.5% | 66.5% |
| 2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 66.7% | 67.8% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 69.8% | 71.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 68.9% | 79.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 74% | 79.7% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.0% | 67.1% | 76.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 64.8% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 71.3% | 76.6% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 77.2% | 79.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 81.2% | 79.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 77.6% | 80.9% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.1% | 55.1% | 68.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.6% | 60.1% | 71.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 65.2% | 73.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 71.5% | 78.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 74.7% | 82.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 75.3% | 81.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 76.3% | 82.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 83.8% | 83.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 87.5% | 84.0% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 82.4% | 83.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 37.7% | 52.8% | 59.4% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.6% | 50.7% | 60.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.5% | 50.2% | 60.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.4% | 51.7% | 62.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.3% | 48.8% | 68.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 57.7% | 69.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 72.7% | 73.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 70.4% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 73.7% | 74.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 81.2% | 76.4% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.0% | 77.9% | 77.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.6% | 57.7% | 58.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 67.4% | 79.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 64.7% | 72.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 64.8% | 76.0% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 54.1% | 55.7% | 72% |
| 2003 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 65.8% | 73.7% |
| 2004 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 71.1% | 74.4% |
| 2005 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 71.9% | 74.6% |
| 2006 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 75.1% | 80.9% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 36.2% | 31.1% | 53.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 43.3% | 40.5% | 54.4% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.1% | 35.7% | 54.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 73.8% | 78.2% |
| 2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 51.1% | 56.0% | 63.7% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 62.2% | 67.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 69.0% | 72.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 71.0% | 79.2% |
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* Neil Armstrong Elementary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.