Enrollment
247
High
DISTRICT 706 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993006461
CICS - Ralph Ellison Campus
1817 W 80th St, Chicago, IL 60620 · (773) 478-4434 · Cook County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL247 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
24.7:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
210 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 56%
Community
0
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 | 69 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 56 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 66 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 56 | 23% |
Student demographics
6%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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
7.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.4%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 8% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 22% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 - Ralph Ellison Campus ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 7.7% | #530 of 573 | #132 of 170 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 247 | #493 of 708 | #173 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.7:1 | #526 of 528 | #171 of 173 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 5.5% | #522 of 537 | #167 of 180 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.0% | #94 of 578 | #82 of 171 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -40.5% | #13 of 358 | #12 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
247
+48 (+24%) 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 | 247 | 10 | 24.7:1 | 85% (210) |
| 2023-24 | 227 | 8 | 28.4:1 | 82% (186) |
| 2022-23 | 218 | 8 | 27.3:1 | 85% (185) |
| 2020-21 | 199 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 415 | N/A | N/A | 93% (386) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CICS - Ralph Ellison Campus.
About CICS - Ralph Ellison Campus
CICS - Ralph Ellison Campus is a small high school in Chicago, Illinois, (ZIP code 60620). Enrollment is 247 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 9 through 12. Against the 834-student average for high schools in Illinois, enrollment here is 70% lower.
Across its 622 schools, Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 enrolls 324,396 students. CICS - Ralph Ellison Campus is one of those schools.
The student body at CICS - Ralph Ellison Campus is 97% Black. Other groups make up 2% Hispanic. County-wide, 22% of Cook County residents are Black. The school's diversity index is 6%, meaning two students picked at random have a 6% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Dividing enrollment by its 10 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 24.7:1. That is 10.9 students per teacher above the 13.8:1 average for high schools in Illinois. CICS - Ralph Ellison Campus reports 85% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is higher than the 66% average for public schools in Cook County.
In Illinois, CICS - Ralph Ellison Campus is one of the bottom 10% of schools on BeatsExpectations, with an average proficiency rate on state tests of 7.7% compared with a predicted 22.4%.
CICS - Ralph Ellison Campus is located in Cook County, where the median household income is $83,498, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Besides CICS - Ralph Ellison Campus, Cook County has 1,405 other public schools.
Nearby, Joplin Elementary School is less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of CICS - Ralph Ellison Campus, there are at least 8 other public schools. CICS - Ralph Ellison Campus is 9th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
NCES describes the area around CICS - Ralph Ellison Campus as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. It is a charter school, open to the public and funded by taxpayers.
Enrollment is up 24% from 2020-21, when CICS - Ralph Ellison Campus had 199 students, to 2024-25, when it had 247.
Community posts for CICS - Ralph Ellison Campus can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. 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
- Joplin Elementary School0.1 mi · 283
- LEARN Chtr - Hunter Perkins Camp0.4 mi · 472
- Barton Elementary School0.5 mi · 411
- Cook Elementary School0.5 mi · 322
- Foster Park Elementary School0.7 mi · 345
- Cuffe Math-Sci Tech Elementary Academy0.9 mi · 249
Frequently asked questions
About CICS - Ralph Ellison CampusHow many students attend CICS - Ralph Ellison Campus?
CICS - Ralph Ellison Campus enrolls approximately 247 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does CICS - Ralph Ellison Campus serve?
CICS - Ralph Ellison Campus serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does CICS - Ralph Ellison Campus have?
CICS - Ralph Ellison Campus employs 10 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.7:1.
How diverse is CICS - Ralph Ellison Campus?
CICS - Ralph Ellison Campus reports a student body of 2% Hispanic, 97% Black, 0% Two or more.
What district is CICS - Ralph Ellison Campus in?
CICS - Ralph Ellison Campus is part of Chicago Public Schools Dist 299.
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