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Horizon Sci Academy - Southwest Chtr

5401 S Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60609 · (773) 498-3355 · Cook County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL712 STUDENTS
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This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work

Enrollment
712
Combined
DISTRICT 847 · STATE 737
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
58 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 12.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
611 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 56%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten395%
Grade 1416%
Grade 2548%
Grade 3507%
Grade 4507%
Grade 5527%
Grade 6558%
Grade 77010%
Grade 87611%
Grade 9608%
Grade 10649%
Grade 11446%
Grade 12578%

This year's kindergarten class (39) is 49% smaller than its 8th grade class (76).

Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 69% · US 70%
White
122%
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 45% · US 43%
Hispanic
54977%
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 29% · US 30%
Black
14721%
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 16% · US 15%
Two+
30%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
36852%
Female
34448%

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Test scores

IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)
English Language Arts
46.8%
IL avg 51.0% . +17.5pp since 2023
Math
22.8%
IL avg 37.9% . +11.5pp since 2023

What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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 17 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.

IAR + ISA results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2546.8%22.8%
2023-2429.3%11.3%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
27.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.0%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.5pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 →

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
712
-36 (-5%) vs 2020
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-257125812.3:186% (611)
2023-247466910.8:191% (677)
2022-237436012.4:185% (628)
2020-21748N/AN/AN/A
2017-18723N/AN/A96% (693)
2015-165531150.3:195% (526)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Horizon Sci Academy - Southwest Chtr.

About Horizon Sci Academy - Southwest Chtr

Horizon Sci Academy - Southwest Chtr is a combined-grade school in Chicago, Illinois, and it is part of Chicago Public Schools Dist 299. Enrolled students number 712 students, in kindergarten through 12.

The district for Horizon Sci Academy - Southwest Chtr is Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, with 622 schools and 324,396 students.

A majority of students at Horizon Sci Academy - Southwest Chtr, 77%, are Hispanic. The next largest groups are 21% Black. The school's Hispanic share is 50 points above the 27% share among Cook County residents. Horizon Sci Academy - Southwest Chtr has a diversity index of 36%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.

The teaching staff at Horizon Sci Academy - Southwest Chtr is 58 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 12.3:1. Combined schools in Illinois average about 12.0:1, a similar figure. About 86% of students, or 611, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 66% average for public schools in Cook County is 20 points.

The model predicts 22.0% for a school in Illinois with Horizon Sci Academy - Southwest Chtr's free or reduced-price lunch share. Horizon Sci Academy - Southwest Chtr posts 27.5%.

Cook County has about 5,182,090 residents, and median household income is about $83,498, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Cook County number 1,406 and enroll about 697,934.

Carson Elementary School is the public school closest to Horizon Sci Academy - Southwest Chtr, about 0.4 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Horizon Sci Academy - Southwest Chtr places 5th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.

NCES assigns Horizon Sci Academy - Southwest Chtr the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Horizon Sci Academy - Southwest Chtr operates as a charter school, which is publicly funded and run under a charter.

From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Horizon Sci Academy - Southwest Chtr went from 748 students to 712.

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Cook County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Horizon Sci Academy - Southwest Chtr
District
Chicago Public Schools Dist 299
Address
5401 S Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60609
Phone
(773) 498-3355
County
Cook County
Level
Combined
Grade range
KG–12
Total enrollment
712
Teachers (FTE)
58
Student–teacher ratio
12.3:1
Free and reduced lunch
611 (86%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
170993006331
Charter school
Yes
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Horizon Sci Academy - Southwest Chtr
What is the total enrollment at Horizon Sci Academy - Southwest Chtr?
Horizon Sci Academy - Southwest Chtr enrolls approximately 712 students in grades KG-12.
Is Horizon Sci Academy - Southwest Chtr an elementary, middle, or high school?
Horizon Sci Academy - Southwest Chtr is a combined-grade school covering grades KG-12.
How many students per teacher at Horizon Sci Academy - Southwest Chtr?
Approximately 12.3:1 students per teacher at Horizon Sci Academy - Southwest Chtr.
What is the student diversity at Horizon Sci Academy - Southwest Chtr?
Student demographics at Horizon Sci Academy - Southwest Chtr are roughly 2% White, 77% Hispanic, 21% Black, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Horizon Sci Academy - Southwest Chtr?
Horizon Sci Academy - Southwest Chtr is overseen by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 in Cook County.
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