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Great Lakes Academy Charter ES

PublicElementaryGrades K–8Charter

8401 S Saginaw Ave, Chicago, IL 60617 · (773) 503-3040

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

Directions
Students
538
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
86%
Setting
City
Grades
K–8
The gist

What stands out about Great Lakes Academy Charter ES

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 15% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 23 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 15.5% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency8%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts8%
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 ↗

8401 S Saginaw Ave, Chicago

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten49
Grade 163
Grade 260
Grade 363
Grade 461
Grade 561
Grade 661
Grade 760
Grade 860
Enrollment over time
466’20
490’21
524’22
535’23
538’24

Up 15.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 90%Hispanic 8%Two or more races 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Great Lakes Academy Charter 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.