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What's something CICS - Northtown Campus does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
878
High
DISTRICT 706 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993006500
CICS - Northtown Campus
3900 W Peterson Ave, Chicago, IL 60659 · (773) 478-3655 · Cook County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL878 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 37% of Illinois public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
654 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 9 | 233 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 220 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 206 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 219 | 25% |
Student demographics
60%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
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
23.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.5%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 - Northtown Campus
CICS - Northtown Campus's state test result (23.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CICS - Northtown Campus this school | 878 | 74.5% | 23.1% |
| Mather High School Chicago | 1,777 | 78.4% | 23.1% |
| Senn High School Chicago | 1,571 | 73.6% | 33.0% |
| Von Steuben Metro Science High School Chicago | 1,698 | 61.2% | 45.9% |
| YCCS-Truman Middle College High School Chicago | 192 | 80.7% | 4.7% |
| Sullivan High School Chicago | 762 | 77.6% | 11.0% |
Matched among Illinois high 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 - Northtown Campus ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.1% | #423 of 573 | #61 of 170 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 878 | #244 of 708 | #102 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #453 of 528 | #141 of 173 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.2% | #105 of 537 | #39 of 180 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.5% | #134 of 578 | #114 of 171 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.3% | #270 of 358 | #75 of 101 |
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. 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
878
-31 (-3%) 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 | 878 | 52 | 16.9:1 | 74% (654) |
| 2023-24 | 843 | 55 | 15.3:1 | 71% (595) |
| 2022-23 | 891 | 59 | 15.1:1 | 76% (679) |
| 2020-21 | 909 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 917 | N/A | N/A | 79% (724) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CICS - Northtown Campus.
About CICS - Northtown Campus
This page covers CICS - Northtown Campus, a medium-sized high school in Chicago, Illinois. It covers grades 9 through 12, with a total enrollment of 878 students.
The district, Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, operates 622 schools serving 324,396 students.
By race and ethnicity, CICS - Northtown Campus is 58% Hispanic. It is also 18% Asian, 14% White, and 7% Black. For comparison, the population of Cook County is roughly 27% Hispanic. By the diversity index, CICS - Northtown Campus comes in at 60%.
CICS - Northtown Campus operates with 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 16.9:1. That ratio is over the 13.8:1 average for high schools in Illinois. CICS - Northtown Campus reports 74% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Measured against Illinois public high schools, CICS - Northtown Campus receives a C+. 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 BeatsExpectations prediction for CICS - Northtown Campus is 28.5%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 23.1%.
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. CICS - Northtown Campus is among the 1,406 public schools in Cook County.
The nearest public school is Solomon Elementary School, at about 0.3 miles. CICS - Northtown Campus has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The school's 23.1% average proficiency ranks 5th among 6 nearby schools.
CICS - Northtown Campus falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Charter status: CICS - Northtown Campus is a public charter school.
CICS - Northtown Campus saw enrollment fall 3% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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
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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
- Solomon Elementary School0.3 mi · 323
- Sauganash Elementary School1.0 mi · 693
- Peterson Elementary School1.0 mi · 913
- Lincoln Hall Middle School1.0 mi · 413
- Rutledge Hall Elementary School1.0 mi · 385
- Todd Hall Elementary School1.1 mi · 398
Frequently asked questions
About CICS - Northtown CampusHow large is CICS - Northtown Campus?
CICS - Northtown Campus enrolls approximately 878 students in grades 09-12.
Is CICS - Northtown Campus an elementary, middle, or high school?
CICS - Northtown Campus is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does CICS - Northtown Campus have?
CICS - Northtown Campus employs 52 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
How diverse is CICS - Northtown Campus?
CICS - Northtown Campus reports a student body of 14% White, 58% Hispanic, 7% Black, 18% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is CICS - Northtown Campus public or private?
CICS - Northtown Campus is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.