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Christopher House Chrt ES

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8Charter

5235 W Belden St, Chicago, IL 60639 · (773) 922-7542

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

Directions
Students
502
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
79%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Christopher House Chrt ES

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 31% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 19 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 9 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 10% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency7%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts22%
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

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5235 W Belden St, Chicago

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K37
Kindergarten51
Grade 150
Grade 252
Grade 355
Grade 454
Grade 555
Grade 653
Grade 747
Grade 848
Enrollment over time
558’20
489’21
444’22
450’23
502’24

Down 10% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 96%Black 3%White 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Christopher House Chrt 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.