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Public elementary school in Chicago, Illinois, United States

DeWitt Clinton Elementary School

Address

6110 North Fairfield Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60659 United States
Coordinates	41°59′34″N 87°41′55″W / 41.9929°N 87.6987°W / 41.9929; -87.6987
Information
School type	Public Elementary
School district	Chicago Public Schools
Principal	Maureen Delgado
Grades	preK-8
Enrollment	1,154
Campus type	Urban
Color(s)	Green and Gold
Website	clinton.cps.edu

DeWitt Clinton School is a Chicago Public School on the north side of Chicago, Illinois.

"One Year Older, One Year Smarter" program

In 2003, alumnus Jim Mills donated $1 million to the Clinton School to help start the "One Year Older, One Year Smarter" program. This progressive achievement program offers the following cash awards.

$25 to any students who score higher on the Illinois Standards Achievement Test (ISAT) than they did the year before.
$50 to the best improvement in the class
$100 to the two students who score highest in their class.
$1,000 to the person who scores highest in their grade and to the student in each grade who has improved most from the year before.
$5,000 to the student who shows the most improvement from the previous year.

In addition, each year Mills presents a $10,000 savings bond to the student with the highest score in the school. Overall, Clinton has scored highest in the statewide ISAT test for three consecutive years.

Other facts and notable alumni

The school mascot is the Clinton Cougar and the school colors are green and gold. Every year 7th graders take a trip to Springfield, Illinois, and the 8th graders go to Washington D.C.

One of the school's most famous graduates is the late celebrity and movie critic Gene Siskel, one-time host (along with Roger Ebert) of the TV show At the Movies.

References

"DeWitt Clinton Elementary School". Chicago Public Schools. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
"Omnibus Report: Authorize the Acceptance of Grants" (PDF). Chicago Board of Education. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
Rabin, Nathan (July 7, 2009). The Big Rewind: A Memoir Brought to You by Pop Culture. Simon and Schuster. p. 322. ISBN 9781416556206. Retrieved January 16, 2016.

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