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CICS - West Belden Campus

PublicElementaryGrades K–8Charter

2245 N McVicker Ave, Chicago, IL 60639 · (773) 637-9430

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

Directions
Students
520
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
87%
Setting
City
Grades
K–8
The gist

What stands out about CICS - West Belden Campus

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 30% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 16 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 14 pts below the state

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency10%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts17%
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 ↗

2245 N McVicker Ave, Chicago

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten53
Grade 154
Grade 260
Grade 357
Grade 464
Grade 561
Grade 657
Grade 754
Grade 860
Enrollment over time
544’20
539’21
543’22
521’23
520’24

Down 4.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 91%Black 7%Two or more races 1%White <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 CICS - West Belden 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.