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What's the one class at CICS - Irving Park Campus every student should take?
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Enrollment
453
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993006462
CICS - Irving Park Campus
3820 N Spaulding Ave, Chicago, IL 60618 · (773) 433-5000 · Cook County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL453 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 55% of Illinois public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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
13.3:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
308 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 | 39 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 39 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 59 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 55 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 44 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 53 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 46 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (39) is 15% smaller than its 8th grade class (46).
Student demographics
34%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
51.3%
IL avg 51.0% . +15.8pp since 2023
Math
32.6%
IL avg 37.9% . +10.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 16 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.3% | 32.6% |
| 2023-24 | 35.5% | 22.4% |
% 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
38.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.3%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 - Irving Park Campus
CICS - Irving Park Campus's state test result (38.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CICS - Irving Park Campus this school | 453 | 68.0% | 38.9% |
| Hillcrest Elementary School Elgin | 509 | 68.0% | 26.8% |
| Hill Elementary School Aurora | 511 | 66.3% | 14.6% |
| Oakdale Elementary School Waukegan | 505 | 66.5% | 12.3% |
| Talcott Elementary School Chicago | 487 | 71.3% | 25.9% |
| Clearview Elementary School Waukegan | 404 | 69.1% | 10.5% |
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 - Irving Park Campus ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.9% | #950 of 1,925 | #260 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.6% | #1,194 of 2,077 ▼ 109 | #364 of 829 ▼ 45 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.3% | #961 of 2,077 ▼ 6 | #306 of 829 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 453 | #736 of 2,419 | #343 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #1,009 of 2,035 | #461 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.4% | #1,294 of 2,042 | #478 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.0% | #780 of 2,132 | #471 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.4% | #514 of 1,461 | #298 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
453
-100 (-18%) 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 | 453 | 34 | 13.3:1 | 68% (308) |
| 2023-24 | 505 | 27 | 18.7:1 | 66% (331) |
| 2022-23 | 533 | 35 | 15.2:1 | 69% (366) |
| 2020-21 | 553 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 555 | N/A | N/A | 62% (345) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CICS - Irving Park Campus.
About CICS - Irving Park Campus
CICS - Irving Park Campus is a mid-sized elementary school found in Chicago, Illinois. The school enrolls 453 students in kindergarten through 8.
CICS - Irving Park Campus is in Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, a district with 324,396 students across 622 schools.
Roughly 80% of students at CICS - Irving Park Campus are Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 8% White, 6% Black, and 2% multiracial. Among people living in Cook County, the Hispanic share is about 27%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, CICS - Irving Park Campus scores 34%.
A staff of 34 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 13.3:1. It is about the same as the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 68%. Public schools in Cook County average a similar 66%.
CICS - Irving Park Campus holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 55% of Illinois public elementary schools.
CICS - Irving Park Campus scores 38.9% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 32.3%.
In the surrounding county, Cook County, median household income comes to about $83,498, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The county has 1,406 public schools and about 697,934 students.
Cleveland Elementary School is about 0.2 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 37.6% on proficiency, and CICS - Irving Park Campus is above that at 38.9%.
The federal government classifies CICS - Irving Park Campus's location as City: Large. As a charter school, CICS - Irving Park Campus is publicly funded and operates under a charter.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 453, compared with 553 in 2020-21.
The allk12 page for CICS - Irving Park Campus lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
- Cleveland Elementary School0.2 mi · 507
- Murphy Elementary School0.3 mi · 514
- Disney II Magnet High School0.5 mi · 738
- Henry Elementary School0.6 mi · 445
- Bateman Elementary School0.7 mi · 904
- Reilly Elementary School0.8 mi · 539
Frequently asked questions
About CICS - Irving Park CampusWhat is the total enrollment at CICS - Irving Park Campus?
CICS - Irving Park Campus enrolls approximately 453 students in grades KG-08.
Is CICS - Irving Park Campus an elementary, middle, or high school?
CICS - Irving Park Campus is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many teachers does CICS - Irving Park Campus have?
CICS - Irving Park Campus employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at CICS - Irving Park Campus?
At CICS - Irving Park Campus, the student body is approximately 8% White, 80% Hispanic, 6% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is CICS - Irving Park Campus in?
CICS - Irving Park Campus is part of Chicago Public Schools Dist 299.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.