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CICS - Bucktown Campus

PublicElementaryGrades K–8Charter

2235 N Hamilton Ave, Chicago, IL 60647 · (773) 645-3321

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

Directions
Students
518
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
67%
Setting
City
Grades
K–8
The gist

What stands out about CICS - Bucktown Campus

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 25% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 16 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 18 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 24.7% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency10%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts13%
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 ↗

2235 N Hamilton Ave, Chicago

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten38
Grade 155
Grade 246
Grade 367
Grade 465
Grade 561
Grade 652
Grade 765
Grade 869
Enrollment over time
688’20
672’21
621’22
537’23
518’24

Down 24.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 71%Black 24%White 3%Two or more races 2%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about CICS - Bucktown Campus 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.