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Horizon Sci Acad - Southwest Chtr

PublicOtherGrades K–12Charter

5401 S Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60609 · (773) 498-3355

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

Directions
Students
712
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
86%
Setting
City
Grades
K–12
The gist

What stands out about Horizon Sci Acad - Southwest Chtr

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 15% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 21 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 21 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency5%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts10%
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 ↗

5401 S Western Ave, Chicago

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten39
Grade 141
Grade 254
Grade 350
Grade 450
Grade 552
Grade 655
Grade 770
Grade 876
Grade 960
Grade 1064
Grade 1144
Grade 1257
Enrollment over time
748’20
710’21
743’22
746’23
712’24

Down 4.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 77%Black 21%White 2%Two or more races <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 Horizon Sci Acad - Southwest Chtr 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.