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Enrollment
412
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993006498
CICS - Prairie Campus
11530 S Prairie Ave, Chicago, IL 60628 · (773) 928-0480 · Cook County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL412 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
24.2:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
389 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 56%
Community
4
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 | 44 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 31 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 32 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 32 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 55 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 51 | 12% |
Student demographics
45%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
27.6%
IL avg 51.0% . +10.9pp since 2023
Math
15.6%
IL avg 37.9% . +10.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 27.6% | 15.6% |
| 2023-24 | 16.7% | 5.2% |
% 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
18.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
17.0%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 17% 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 CICS - Prairie Campus ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.4% | #1,655 of 1,925 | #597 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.6% | #1,723 of 2,077 | #603 of 829 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.6% | #1,718 of 2,077 | #638 of 829 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 412 | #946 of 2,419 | #407 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.2:1 | #2,011 of 2,035 | #807 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.9% | #1,041 of 2,042 | #386 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.4% | #172 of 2,132 | #128 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.4% | #1,394 of 1,461 | #636 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
412
-18 (-4%) 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 | 412 | 17 | 24.2:1 | 94% (389) |
| 2023-24 | 416 | 20.4 | 20.4:1 | 94% (389) |
| 2022-23 | 399 | 22 | 18.1:1 | 93% (370) |
| 2020-21 | 430 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 418 | N/A | N/A | 94% (395) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CICS - Prairie Campus.
About CICS - Prairie Campus
CICS - Prairie Campus is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Chicago, Illinois. The school's 412 students are in kindergarten through 8.
CICS - Prairie Campus is run by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, whose 622 schools enroll 324,396 students.
Black students make up a majority at CICS - Prairie Campus, at 67%. Other students are 33% Hispanic. That is higher than the 22% Black share among all Cook County residents. The school's diversity index is 45%, meaning two students picked at random have a 45% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at CICS - Prairie Campus total 17 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 24.2:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. The school counts 389 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 94%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Cook County is 66%.
CICS - Prairie Campus's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (18.4%) and its predicted rate (17.0%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Illinois schools.
Federal survey data for Cook County show that the median household income is $83,498, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Cook County is home to 1,406 public schools and about 697,934 public school students.
The closest public school, Curtis Elementary School, is about 0.3 miles from CICS - Prairie Campus. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 24.5%; CICS - Prairie Campus's is 18.4%, ranking 6th of 9.
CICS - Prairie Campus falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. CICS - Prairie Campus is a publicly funded charter school.
Federal data show a 4% enrollment decrease, from 430 in 2020-21 to 412 in 2024-25.
Discussions about CICS - Prairie Campus may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- Curtis Elementary School0.3 mi · 356
- Chicago Collegiate Charter School0.4 mi · 255
- Pullman Elementary School0.5 mi · 303
- Brooks College Prep Academy High School0.7 mi · 1,007
- Haley Elementary Academy0.9 mi · 458
- Lavizzo Elementary School1.0 mi · 394
Frequently asked questions
About CICS - Prairie CampusWhat is the total enrollment at CICS - Prairie Campus?
CICS - Prairie Campus enrolls approximately 412 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does CICS - Prairie Campus serve?
CICS - Prairie Campus serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at CICS - Prairie Campus?
Approximately 24.2:1 students per teacher at CICS - Prairie Campus.
What is the student diversity at CICS - Prairie Campus?
Student demographics at CICS - Prairie Campus are roughly 0% White, 33% Hispanic, 67% Black.
What district is CICS - Prairie Campus in?
CICS - Prairie 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.