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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HORIZON SCIENCE ACAD-MCKINLEY PK·NCES 170141006254

Horizon Science Academy-McKinley Pk

2245 W Pershing Rd, Chicago, IL 60609 · (773) 247-8400 · Cook County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL873 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
873
Combined
STATE 737
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
81 FTE teachers
STATE 12.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
701 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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten455%
Grade 1536%
Grade 2587%
Grade 3587%
Grade 4577%
Grade 5738%
Grade 6809%
Grade 7809%
Grade 88510%
Grade 9789%
Grade 10708%
Grade 11708%
Grade 12668%

This year's kindergarten class (45) is 47% smaller than its 8th grade class (85).

Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 69% · US 70%
White
546%
STATE 45% · US 43%
Hispanic
72082%
STATE 29% · US 30%
Black
9311%
STATE 16% · US 15%
Asian
30%
STATE 6% · US 6%
Two+
20%
STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
10%
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
45452%
Female
41948%

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Test scores

IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)
English Language Arts
67.1%
IL avg 51.0% . +14.8pp since 2023
Math
37.6%
IL avg 37.9% . +15.8pp since 2023

What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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 15 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 16 points.

IAR + ISA results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2567.1%37.6%
2023-2452.3%21.8%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
47.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.1%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+22.8pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 25% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 23 points, placing it in Illinois's top 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
873
+15 (+2%) vs 2020
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-258738110.8:180% (701)
2023-2485374.111.5:197% (828)
2022-2386670.612.3:199% (859)
2020-21858N/AN/AN/A
2017-1879058.513.5:165% (510)
2015-166384713.6:183% (532)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Horizon Science Academy-McKinley Pk.

Since 2017-18: students up 11% (790 to 873); teachers up 38% (58.5 to 81).

About Horizon Science Academy-McKinley Pk

Horizon Science Academy-McKinley Pk runs as a medium-sized combined-grade school in Chicago, Illinois. Students in kindergarten through 12 attend the school, which enrolls 873 students.

Horizon Science Academy-McKinley Pk is run by Horizon Science Acad-McKinley Pk.

Hispanic students are the large majority at Horizon Science Academy-McKinley Pk, with 82% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 11% Black and 6% White. In Cook County overall, about 27% of residents are Hispanic. Horizon Science Academy-McKinley Pk has a diversity index of 30%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.

The school has about 10.8 students per teacher and 81 full-time-equivalent teachers. That ratio is under the 12.0:1 average for combined schools in Illinois. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 80%. For comparison, public schools in Cook County average 66%.

The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Horizon Science Academy-McKinley Pk is +22.8 points, in the top 10% of Illinois. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 47.9%, and the predicted rate is 25.1%.

Cook County has these Census figures: median household income is about $83,498, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Horizon Science Academy-McKinley Pk is among the 1,406 public schools in Cook County.

Thomas Early Childhood Center is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Horizon Science Academy-McKinley Pk is ahead of the 30.8% nearby average, ranking 2nd of 8.

Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Horizon Science Academy-McKinley Pk is a public charter school.

Enrollment in 2024-25 was 873, close to the 858 recorded in 2020-21.

Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Horizon Science Academy-McKinley Pk. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.

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 Science Academy-McKinley Pk
District
Horizon Science Acad-McKinley Pk
Address
2245 W Pershing Rd, Chicago, IL 60609
Phone
(773) 247-8400
County
Cook County
Level
Combined
Grade range
KG–12
Total enrollment
873
Teachers (FTE)
81
Student–teacher ratio
10.8:1
Free and reduced lunch
701 (80%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
170141006254
Charter school
Yes
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Horizon Science Academy-McKinley Pk
What is the total enrollment at Horizon Science Academy-McKinley Pk?
Horizon Science Academy-McKinley Pk enrolls approximately 873 students in grades KG-12.
What age range does Horizon Science Academy-McKinley Pk serve?
Horizon Science Academy-McKinley Pk serves students from grade KG through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Horizon Science Academy-McKinley Pk?
Approximately 10.8:1 students per teacher at Horizon Science Academy-McKinley Pk.
How diverse is Horizon Science Academy-McKinley Pk?
Horizon Science Academy-McKinley Pk reports a student body of 6% White, 82% Hispanic, 11% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Horizon Science Academy-McKinley Pk public or private?
Horizon Science Academy-McKinley Pk is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Horizon Science Acad-McKinley Pk.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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