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Enrollment
567
High
DISTRICT 706 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993006103
IHSCA Charter High School
2520 S Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60608 · (773) 890-8020 · Cook County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL567 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
,
0 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
523 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 56%
Community
5
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 | 150 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 130 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 140 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 147 | 26% |
Student demographics
8%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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
11.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
18.3%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 12% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 18% 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 IHSCA Charter High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 11.8% | #502 of 573 | #109 of 170 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 567 | #307 of 708 | #127 of 206 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.2% | #506 of 537 | #156 of 180 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.2% | #46 of 578 | #39 of 171 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.3% | #39 of 358 | #28 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
567
-29 (-5%) vs 2020
+213% since 2010-11, when it was 181
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 | 567 | N/A | N/A | 92% (523) |
| 2023-24 | 551 | N/A | N/A | 99% (544) |
| 2022-23 | 625 | N/A | N/A | 80% (502) |
| 2020-21 | 596 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 749 | N/A | N/A | 99% (744) |
| 2015-16 | 762 | 10 | 76.2:1 | 97% (737) |
| 2010-11 | 181 | 5 | 36.2:1 | 93% (169) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for IHSCA Charter High School.
About IHSCA Charter High School
Families in Chicago, Illinois, are served by IHSCA Charter High School, a low-enrollment high school. It covers grades 9 through 12, with a total enrollment of 567 students. Statewide, high schools in Illinois average about 834 students each.
Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 serves 324,396 students across 622 schools.
The large majority of students at IHSCA Charter High School, 96%, are Hispanic. The next largest groups are 3% Black. The school's Hispanic share is 69 points above the 27% share among Cook County residents. IHSCA Charter High School has a diversity index of 8%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
About 92% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 66% average for public schools in Cook County is 26 points.
Test results at IHSCA Charter High School are 6.4 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (11.8% actual, 18.3% predicted).
Federal survey data for Cook County show that median household income is about $83,498, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. IHSCA Charter High School is among the 1,406 public schools in Cook County.
The closest other public school is IJLA Charter High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, IHSCA Charter High School ranks 8th on average proficiency.
IHSCA Charter High School falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. IHSCA Charter High School is a public charter school.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, IHSCA Charter High School went from 596 students to 567.
Posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater are welcome on this page. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
- IJLA Charter High School0.1 mi · 95
- Finkl Elementary School0.3 mi · 240
- Ruiz Elementary School0.3 mi · 467
- Acero Chtr - Octavio Paz Elementary School0.4 mi · 98
- Pickard Elementary School0.5 mi · 319
- Telpochcalli Elementary School0.6 mi · 209
Frequently asked questions
About IHSCA Charter High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at IHSCA Charter High School?
IHSCA Charter High School enrolls approximately 567 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does IHSCA Charter High School serve?
IHSCA Charter High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does IHSCA Charter High School have?
IHSCA Charter High School employs 0 FTE teachers.
What is the student diversity at IHSCA Charter High School?
Student demographics at IHSCA Charter High School are roughly 1% White, 96% Hispanic, 3% Black.
Is IHSCA Charter High School public or private?
IHSCA Charter High School is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.