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CICS - Avalon/South Shore

PublicElementaryGrades K–8Charter

1501 E 83rd Pl, Chicago, IL 60619 · (773) 721-0858

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

Directions
Students
469
Students per teacher
28:1
Free or reduced lunch
90%
Setting
City
Grades
K–8
The gist

What stands out about CICS - Avalon/South Shore

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 37% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 8 pts below the state
  • Larger classes: 28 students per teacher

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency11%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts23%
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

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1501 E 83rd Pl, Chicago

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten60
Grade 164
Grade 257
Grade 362
Grade 459
Grade 561
Grade 634
Grade 728
Grade 844
Enrollment over time
487’20
483’21
456’22
435’23
469’24

Down 3.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 98%Hispanic 1%Asian <1%Two or more races <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about CICS - Avalon/South Shore 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.