ough the construction and establishment of the school. Local Irish parishioners, being
             faithful and loyal, moved near Loyola University to utilize the newly built frame church
             that was constructed at the same time as the university campus.
             By the 1930's Russian Jews were second in number only to the Germans
             throughout the Rogers Park area. From 1930 to 1950 the Jewish population nearly tripled,
             and by 1960 they were the largest ethnic group inhabiting the area. In 1950, the
             population of Rogers Park reached an all time high with over 62,000 residents inhabiting
             the area. Since that time, the population of Rogers Park has maintained a range between
             55,000 and 60,000 (Local Community Fact Book, 1990).
             The elementary schools consist of classrooms, laboratories, music rooms, library,
             gym, computer rooms and cafeteria. High school students achieve scores averages for
             ACT is 22.4 to 23.7. The students in the elementary schools scores well on IGAP
             Comparison of Educational Levels (Table 7a, 7b), These tables compare the
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