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Enrollment
785
Combined
STATE 737
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HORIZON SCIENCE ACAD-BELMONT·NCES 170141206309
Horizon Science Academy-Belmont
2456 N Mango Ave, Chicago, IL 60639 · (773) 237-2702 · Cook County
GRADES KG–10COMBINED11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL785 STUDENTS
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Not graded
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
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
80 FTE teachers
STATE 12.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
662 students
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 74 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 78 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 85 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 75 | 10% |
| Grade 9 | 49 | 6% |
| Grade 10 | 43 | 5% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (75).
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
50.6%
IL avg 51.0% . +11.9pp since 2023
Math
28.0%
IL avg 37.9% . +12.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.6% | 28.0% |
| 2023-24 | 38.7% | 15.8% |
% 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
35.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 2024-25Enrollment
785
+214 (+37%) 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 | 785 | 80.1 | 9.8:1 | 84% (662) |
| 2023-24 | 672 | 65.2 | 10.3:1 | 100% (669) |
| 2022-23 | 555 | 42 | 13.2:1 | 97% (541) |
| 2020-21 | 571 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 516 | 34.5 | 15.0:1 | 90% (464) |
| 2015-16 | 398 | 22 | 18.1:1 | 95% (377) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Horizon Science Academy-Belmont.
Since 2017-18: students up 52% (516 to 785); teachers up 132% (34.5 to 80.1).
About Horizon Science Academy-Belmont
Horizon Science Academy-Belmont is a medium-sized combined-grade school based in Chicago, Illinois. It covers kindergarten through 10, with a total enrollment of 785 students.
Horizon Science Acad-Belmont is responsible for Horizon Science Academy-Belmont.
At Horizon Science Academy-Belmont, Hispanic students make up 64% of the student body. The school is also 35% Black. That is higher than the 27% Hispanic share among all Cook County residents. The school's diversity index is 47%, meaning two students picked at random have a 47% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Staffing totals 80.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 9.8:1. That is lower than the 12.0:1 average for combined schools in Illinois. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 84%. Compared with the 66% average for public schools in Cook County, the school's rate is higher.
Schools in Illinois with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 22.8%. Horizon Science Academy-Belmont scores 35.5%.
In the county around the school, Cook County, 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.
Of nearby public schools, Prieto Math-Science Elementary School is the closest, at about 0.4 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Horizon Science Academy-Belmont. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Horizon Science Academy-Belmont is 1st of 9 on proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large. Horizon Science Academy-Belmont is a charter school, a type of public school that operates under a charter.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 214 more students in 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Horizon Science Academy-Belmont covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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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Frequently asked questions
About Horizon Science Academy-BelmontHow many students attend Horizon Science Academy-Belmont?
Horizon Science Academy-Belmont enrolls approximately 785 students in grades KG-10.
What grades does Horizon Science Academy-Belmont serve?
Horizon Science Academy-Belmont serves grades KG-10.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Horizon Science Academy-Belmont?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Horizon Science Academy-Belmont is approximately 9.8:1 (80 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Horizon Science Academy-Belmont?
Student demographics at Horizon Science Academy-Belmont are roughly 1% White, 64% Hispanic, 35% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is Horizon Science Academy-Belmont in?
Horizon Science Academy-Belmont is part of Horizon Science Acad-Belmont.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.