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Enrollment
518
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993006446
CICS - Bucktown Campus
2235 N Hamilton Ave, Chicago, IL 60647 · (773) 645-3321 · Cook County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL518 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 12% of Illinois public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
348 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 56%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 38 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 52 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 65 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 69 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (38) is 45% smaller than its 8th grade class (69).
Student demographics
44%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
31.5%
IL avg 51.0% . +9.3pp since 2023
Math
20.7%
IL avg 37.9% . +6.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.5% | 20.7% |
| 2023-24 | 22.2% | 13.8% |
% 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
23.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.7%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 →
Schools most like CICS - Bucktown Campus
CICS - Bucktown Campus's state test result (23.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CICS - Bucktown Campus this school | 518 | 67.2% | 23.4% |
| Rowe Elementary Chicago | 617 | 68.4% | 13.8% |
| Moos Elementary School Chicago | 434 | 66.8% | 22.0% |
| Glenwood Elementary School Waukegan | 577 | 71.8% | 21.4% |
| Oakdale Elementary School Waukegan | 505 | 66.5% | 12.3% |
| Washington Elementary School Elgin | 446 | 72.2% | 27.9% |
Matched among Illinois elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where CICS - Bucktown Campus ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.4% | #1,493 of 1,925 | #499 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.7% | #1,578 of 2,077 ▼ 126 | #525 of 829 ▼ 53 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.5% | #1,625 of 2,077 ▼ 132 | #590 of 829 ▼ 48 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 518 | #481 of 2,419 | #236 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #438 of 2,035 | #235 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.0% | #1,060 of 2,042 | #394 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.2% | #807 of 2,132 | #481 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.7% | #243 of 1,461 | #155 of 661 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
518
-170 (-25%) 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 | 518 | 44.4 | 11.7:1 | 67% (348) |
| 2023-24 | 537 | 36 | 14.9:1 | 62% (335) |
| 2022-23 | 621 | 49 | 12.7:1 | 82% (507) |
| 2020-21 | 688 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 707 | N/A | N/A | 78% (552) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CICS - Bucktown Campus.
About CICS - Bucktown Campus
CICS - Bucktown Campus is a medium-sized elementary school in Chicago, Illinois, (ZIP code 60647). Enrollment in 2024-25 was 518 students in kindergarten through 8. The average for elementary schools in Illinois is about 381 students, so this school is 36% larger than average.
Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 has 622 schools; together they serve 324,396 students.
A majority of students at CICS - Bucktown Campus, 71%, are Hispanic. Other reported shares: 24% Black, 3% White, and 2% multiracial. Cook County's residents are about 27% Hispanic, 44 points below the school's share. CICS - Bucktown Campus has a diversity index of 44%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teacher staffing is 44.4 full-time equivalents, or about 11.7 students per teacher. Among elementary schools in Illinois, the typical ratio is 13.9:1. About 67% of students, or 348, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Cook County, the average is about the same, 66%.
Measured against Illinois public elementary schools, CICS - Bucktown Campus receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The model predicts 32.7% for a school in Illinois with CICS - Bucktown Campus's free or reduced-price lunch share. CICS - Bucktown Campus posts 23.4%.
In the county around the school, Cook County, median household income is about $83,498, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. A total of 1,406 public schools operate in Cook County, serving about 697,934 students.
The shortest distance from CICS - Bucktown Campus to another public school is about 0.3 miles, to Pulaski Intl School of Chicago. The five-mile area around CICS - Bucktown Campus holds at least 8 other public schools. The school's 23.4% average proficiency ranks 8th among 9 nearby schools.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large. CICS - Bucktown Campus is run as a public charter school.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 518 was 25% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 688.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at CICS - Bucktown Campus. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
- Pulaski Intl School of Chicago0.3 mi · 889
- Drummond Elementary School0.6 mi · 339
- Goethe Elementary School0.6 mi · 711
- Chase Elementary School0.8 mi · 415
- Prescott Elementary School0.8 mi · 463
- Alcott College Prep0.9 mi · 373
Frequently asked questions
About CICS - Bucktown CampusHow many students attend CICS - Bucktown Campus?
CICS - Bucktown Campus enrolls approximately 518 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does CICS - Bucktown Campus serve?
CICS - Bucktown Campus serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at CICS - Bucktown Campus?
Approximately 11.7:1 students per teacher at CICS - Bucktown Campus.
How diverse is CICS - Bucktown Campus?
CICS - Bucktown Campus reports a student body of 3% White, 71% Hispanic, 24% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees CICS - Bucktown Campus?
CICS - Bucktown Campus is overseen by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 in Cook County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.