Nettelhorst School

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Nettelhorst School
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Nettelhorst School
3252 North Broadway Ave.

Chicago
,
Illinois
60657

United States
Coordinates 41°56′30″N87°38′41″W / 41.94167°N 87.64472°W / 41.94167; -87.64472 Coordinates: 41°56′30″N87°38′41″W / 41.94167°N 87.64472°W / 41.94167; -87.64472
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School type Public K-8
Opened1892
School district Chicago Public Schools
PrincipalYasmeen Muhammad
GradesK-8
Gender Coed
Campus type Urban
Website nettelhorst.org

Louis B. Nettelhorst Elementary School is a public K-8 school in Lake View, Chicago. It is a part of the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) school district.

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Its namesake is Louis Nettelhorst, Sr., a German immigrant who once headed the Chicago Board of Education from 1888 to 1892. [1] An 1893 Chicago Tribune article described him as "one of the most popular German-American citizens of Chicago". [2]

History

It first opened in 1892. For many decades Nettelhorst had a good reputation. In the 1950s its reputation began to decline. [3] Around 2000 few Lake View parents enrolled their children in Nettelhorst and the school had low test scores. [4] Children from other Chicago elementary schools that had too many students had been sent to Nettelhorst instead. [3]

In 2001 parent Jacqueline Edelberg met with principal Susan Kurland. [4] Edelberg desired to enroll her children in a neighborhood elementary school instead of doing so at a private school, going into a magnet school application process, and/or moving to the suburbs. Kurland asked Edelberg what it would take for her to place her children in Nettelhorst. After Kurland accepted Edelberg's demands, Edelberg established a parental group, [5] "Roscoe Eight", for the purpose of improving Nettelhorst; it was named after a playlot on Roscoe Street. [3] The parental group advertised Nettelhorst, beautified the campus, and organized committees to address specific aspects of the school. Parents personally painted corridors of the school. [5]

By 2003 CPS chose Nettelhorst to become a "community school" in an effort to lure families back to CPS, and a community enrichment class program called Jane's Place, as part of a partnership with the Jane Addams Hull House Association, opened at Nettelhorst. [6]

By 2009 families moved to Nettelhorst's attendance zone for the express purpose of enrolling their children there, and the school's academic performance had improved significantly. [3] Edelberg and Kurland later wrote a book about her experiences, titled How to Walk to School. The authors argued that the manner of grassroot-style fundraising and activism for Nettelhorst may be used to improve other American schools. [7]

Student body

In 2011 the school had 632 students. [4] In 2010 31% of the students were classified as low income. In 2001 77% of the students were low income. [8] In 2003 it had 380 students. [6]

Academic performance

In 2010 86% of Nettelhorst students were at or above the Illinois academic standard level. In 2001 35% were at or above that level. [8]

Campus

The school includes a cafeteria that uses a French bistro theme along with a kitchen designed by Nate Berkus; the kitchen had a cost of $130,000. [8]

One classroom has a 1940 mural done by Ethel Spears and commissioned by the Works Progress Administration, Horses from Literature. The Chicago Board of Education had the mural restored in 1996. [9]

Feeder pattern

Students zoned to Nettelhorst are also zoned to Lake View High School. [10] [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "Nettelhorst is Candidate of Athletic Antecedents." Chicago Tribune . October 21, 1930. page 13. Page image. "The Nettelhorst school is named in his memory."
  2. ↑ "Nettelhorst is Dead." (Archive) Chicago Tribune . Wednesday March 15, 1893. Retrieved on December 29, 2016. Page image (Archive)
  3. 1 2 3 4 Golus, Carrie (2009-08-10). "Revolution starts at the playground". University of Chicago Magazine . Retrieved 2016-12-29.
  4. 1 2 3 Wilson, Beth (2011-01-10). "Nettelhorst Elementary School's Remarkable Turnaround". Chicago . p. 1. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
  5. 1 2 Wilson, Beth (2011-01-10). "Nettelhorst Elementary School's Remarkable Turnaround". Chicago . p. 2. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
  6. 1 2 Jacobson, Linda (2003-12-03). "'Community Schools' Cooking Up Local Support in Chicago". Education Week . Retrieved 2016-12-29.
  7. ↑ Cucchiara, Maia Bloomfield. Marketing Schools, Marketing Cities: Who Wins and Who Loses When Schools Become Urban Amenities. University of Chicago Press, April 23, 2013. ISBN   9780226016658. p. 11.
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  9. ↑ Gray, Mary Lackritz. A Guide to Chicago's Murals. University of Chicago Press, April 1, 2001. ISBN   9780226305967. p. 270.
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