CICS - Longwood Campus

CICS - Longwood Campus is one of the sizable combined-grade schools in Chicago, Illinois, overseen by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, with 1,137 students on its rolls from grades 3 through 12. That puts it 54% larger than the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 737 students.

Within Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, which oversees 622 schools and 324,396 students, CICS - Longwood Campus is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, CICS - Longwood Campus records that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (97%). That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 22%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, CICS - Longwood Campus has 71 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.0:1. The state averages around 12.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 86% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Cook County runs at roughly 66%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), CICS - Longwood Campus tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 21.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 12.8%.

Zooming out to the county, Cook County reports that median household income runs about $83,498, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Cook County's 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), CICS - Longwood Campus is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is CICS - Loomis Primary Campus, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), CICS - Longwood Campus ranks 8th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 22.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area. CICS - Longwood Campus is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Five-year trend. CICS - Longwood Campus's enrollment has ticked down 15% since 2018, when it stood at 1,334 (now 1,137). Class-load math has tightened: from 266.8:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.