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What's one thing Art in Motion Charter School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
602
High
DISTRICT 706 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993006770
Art in Motion Charter School
7415 S East End Ave, Chicago, IL 60649 · (773) 820-9426 · Cook County
GRADES 07–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL602 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.5:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
476 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 56%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 41 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 49 | 8% |
| Grade 9 | 145 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 109 | 18% |
| Grade 11 | 161 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 97 | 16% |
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
33.8%
IL avg 51.0% . +15.4pp since 2023
Math
9.1%
IL avg 37.9% . +7.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 9 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 15 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.8% | 9.1% |
| 2023-24 | 18.4% | 2.0% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
15.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.9%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 16% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Art in Motion Charter School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 15.6% | #478 of 573 | #90 of 170 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 9.1% | #64 of 75 | #13 of 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.8% | #58 of 75 | #12 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 602 | #299 of 708 | #121 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.5:1 | #524 of 528 | #169 of 173 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.6% | #502 of 537 | #153 of 180 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.1% | #119 of 578 | #104 of 171 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
602
+344 (+133%) vs 2020
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 602 | 28 | 21.5:1 | 79% (476) |
| 2023-24 | 544 | 24.2 | 22.5:1 | 97% (530) |
| 2022-23 | 565 | 21 | 26.9:1 | 97% (549) |
| 2020-21 | 258 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Art in Motion Charter School.
About Art in Motion Charter School
Art in Motion Charter School is a small high school. Its address is in Chicago, Illinois. The school's enrollment of 602 students covers grades 7 through 12. Statewide, high schools in Illinois average about 834 students each.
Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 has a total of 622 schools and 324,396 students, Art in Motion Charter School among them.
Art in Motion Charter School enrolls a student body that is 96% Black. It is also 4% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Cook County is roughly 22% Black. By the diversity index, Art in Motion Charter School comes in at 9%.
Staffing totals 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 21.5:1. That ratio is over the 13.8:1 average for high schools in Illinois. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Art in Motion Charter School is 79%. Compared with the 66% average for public schools in Cook County, the school's rate is higher.
A school with Art in Motion Charter School's lunch-eligibility share in Illinois is predicted to score 25.9%. Art in Motion Charter School scores 15.6%, 10.2 points below that line.
In the county around the school, Cook County, median household income is about $83,498, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Art in Motion Charter School is among the 1,406 public schools in Cook County.
The nearest public school is South Shore Intl Col Prep High School, at about 0.3 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, Art in Motion Charter School ranks 9th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
The NCES locale for Art in Motion Charter School is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Charter status: Art in Motion Charter School is a public charter school.
The school counted 258 students in 2020-21 and 602 in 2024-25. A shift in the grades offered could account for part of the difference.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Cook County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,182,090
Census ACS
Median income
$83,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,406
697,934 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Chicago Public Schools Dist 299
- Lane Technical High SchoolHigh · 4,604 students
- Taft High SchoolHigh · 4,487 students
- Curie Metropolitan High SchoolHigh · 3,099 students
- Kenwood Academy High SchoolHigh · 2,268 students
- Young Magnet High SchoolHigh · 2,223 students
- Lincoln Park High SchoolHigh · 2,214 students
Other schools in Chicago
- Lane Technical High SchoolHigh · 4,604 students
- Taft High SchoolHigh · 4,487 students
- Curie Metropolitan High SchoolHigh · 3,099 students
- Kenwood Academy High SchoolHigh · 2,268 students
- Young Magnet High SchoolHigh · 2,223 students
- Lincoln Park High SchoolHigh · 2,214 students
Nearby schools
- South Shore Intl Col Prep High School0.3 mi · 625
- Bouchet Elementary Math & Science Academy0.4 mi · 660
- Madison Elementary School0.4 mi · 224
- Parkside Elementary Community Academy0.6 mi · 283
- South Shore Fine Arts Elementary School0.6 mi · 224
- OKeeffe Elementary School0.8 mi · 572
Frequently asked questions
About Art in Motion Charter SchoolHow many students attend Art in Motion Charter School?
Art in Motion Charter School enrolls approximately 602 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does Art in Motion Charter School serve?
Art in Motion Charter School serves grades 07-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Art in Motion Charter School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Art in Motion Charter School is approximately 21.5:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Art in Motion Charter School?
At Art in Motion Charter School, the student body is approximately 4% Hispanic, 96% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Art in Motion Charter School in?
Art in Motion Charter School is part of Chicago Public Schools Dist 299.
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