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CICS - Basil Campus

PublicElementaryGrades K–8Charter

1816 W Garfield Blvd, Chicago, IL 60609 · (773) 778-9455

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

Directions
Students
541
Free or reduced lunch
93%
Setting
City
Grades
K–8
The gist

What stands out about CICS - Basil Campus

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 29% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 20 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 11 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 9.1% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency6%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts20%
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 ↗

1816 W Garfield Blvd, Chicago

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten64
Grade 168
Grade 265
Grade 363
Grade 468
Grade 556
Grade 656
Grade 749
Grade 852
Enrollment over time
595’20
592’21
481’22
480’23
541’24

Down 9.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 74%Hispanic 25%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 - Basil 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.