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CICS - Prairie Campus

PublicElementaryGrades K–8Charter

11530 S Prairie Ave, Chicago, IL 60628 · (773) 928-0480

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

Directions
Students
412
Students per teacher
24:1
Free or reduced lunch
94%
Setting
City
Grades
K–8
The gist

What stands out about CICS - Prairie Campus

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 21 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 25 pts below the state
  • Larger classes: 24 students per teacher

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency5%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts6%
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 ↗

11530 S Prairie Ave, Chicago

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten44
Grade 152
Grade 257
Grade 358
Grade 431
Grade 532
Grade 632
Grade 755
Grade 851
Enrollment over time
430’20
404’21
399’22
416’23
412’24

Down 4.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 67%Hispanic 33%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 - Prairie 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.