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CICS - Wrightwood

PublicElementaryGrades K–8Charter

8130 S California Ave, Chicago, IL 60652 · (773) 434-4575

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

Directions
Students
614
Students per teacher
20:1
Free or reduced lunch
82%
Setting
City
Grades
K–8
The gist

What stands out about CICS - Wrightwood

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 23 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 23 pts below the state
  • Larger classes: 20 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 14.7% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency2%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts8%
State average 30.7%

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

Location

Directions ↗

8130 S California Ave, Chicago

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten56
Grade 168
Grade 265
Grade 356
Grade 468
Grade 580
Grade 673
Grade 768
Grade 880
Enrollment over time
720’20
689’21
638’22
622’23
614’24

Down 14.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 95%Hispanic 4%Two or more races <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%White <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about CICS - Wrightwood 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.