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C−

Catalyst Charter-Circle Rock ES

PublicElementaryGrades K–8Charter

5608 W Washington Blvd, Chicago, IL 60644 · (773) 945-5025

Chicago’s School Grade C better than 34% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
512
Students per teacher
19:1
Free or reduced lunch
81%
Setting
City
Grades
K–8
The gist

What stands out about Catalyst Charter-Circle Rock ES

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 18% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 22 pts below the state

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency8%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts9%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

5608 W Washington Blvd, Chicago

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten44
Grade 159
Grade 252
Grade 361
Grade 460
Grade 561
Grade 659
Grade 759
Grade 857
Enrollment over time
511’20
504’21
514’22
500’23
512’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 98%Hispanic <1%Two or more races <1%White <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Catalyst Charter-Circle Rock ES from Chicago families.

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Chicago’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.