Enrollment
176
Middle
DISTRICT 383 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993006443
LEARN Chtr - Middle School
3021 W Carroll Ave, Chicago, IL 60612 · (773) 584-4300 · Cook County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL176 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
163 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 91 | 52% |
| Grade 8 | 85 | 48% |
Student demographics
10%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
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
51.7%
IL avg 51.0% . +24.6pp since 2023
Math
15.2%
IL avg 37.9% . +5.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 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 25 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.7% | 15.2% |
| 2023-24 | 27.1% | 10.1% |
% 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
27.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
18.0%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% 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 →
Schools most like LEARN Chtr - Middle School
LEARN Chtr - Middle School's state test result (27.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEARN Chtr - Middle School this school | 176 | 92.6% | 27.9% |
| Cottage Grove Upper Grade Center Ford Heights | 156 | 98.7% | 16.3% |
| School of Fine Arts Calumet City | 224 | 99.1% | 12.8% |
| Madison Jr High School Madison | 124 | 97.6% | 18.4% |
| Lincoln Junior High School Dolton | 168 | 98.8% | 12.8% |
| S T E M Academy Calumet City | 243 | 99.6% | 20.7% |
Matched among Illinois middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where LEARN Chtr - Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.9% | #460 of 578 | #79 of 116 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.2% | #538 of 640 ▼ 7 | #120 of 146 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.7% | #386 of 640 ▲ 133 | #83 of 146 ▲ 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 176 | #590 of 691 | #142 of 148 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.6% | #31 of 581 | #17 of 117 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -42.5% | #7 of 440 | #5 of 97 |
Ranked against other public middle 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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
176
-144 (-45%) 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 | 176 | 14 | 12.6:1 | 93% (163) |
| 2023-24 | 185 | 12 | 15.4:1 | 92% (171) |
| 2022-23 | 279 | 5 | 55.8:1 | 90% (251) |
| 2020-21 | 320 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 306 | 4 | 76.5:1 | 98% (299) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LEARN Chtr - Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 42% (306 to 176); teachers up 250% (4 to 14).
About LEARN Chtr - Middle School
LEARN Chtr - Middle School is a middle school with a street address in Chicago, Illinois. The school enrolls 176 students in grades 6 through 8. That compares with an average of about 462 students for middle schools in Illinois.
Besides LEARN Chtr - Middle School, Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 runs 621 other schools. The district enrolls 324,396 students.
Roughly 95% of students at LEARN Chtr - Middle School are Black. Other groups make up 5% Hispanic. County-wide, 22% of Cook County residents are Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 10%.
There are 14 full-time-equivalent teachers at LEARN Chtr - Middle School, giving a ratio of 12.6:1. The 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Illinois is close to this figure. A total of 163 students, or 93%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Cook County averages 66%, lower than here.
LEARN Chtr - Middle School is 9.8 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (27.9% versus 18.0%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Illinois.
Looking at the county, Cook County, median household income comes to about $83,498, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. The county has 1,406 public schools and about 697,934 students.
LEARN Chtr - Middle School's closest public school neighbor is LEARN Charter Excel Campus, less than a tenth of a mile away. The five-mile area around LEARN Chtr - Middle School holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 21.4% on proficiency, and LEARN Chtr - Middle School is above that at 27.9%.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. LEARN Chtr - Middle School holds a charter, making it a public charter school.
The 2020-21 count was 320 students and the 2024-25 count was 176. A difference that large may reflect a change in which grades the school serves.
On allk12, people connected to LEARN Chtr - Middle School can post about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
- LEARN Charter Excel Campus0.0 mi · 379
- LEARN Chtr - 7th Campus0.0 mi · 144
- Morton Elementary Career Academy0.2 mi · 268
- Beidler Elementary School0.2 mi · 232
- YCCS-West Town Academy Alt High School0.3 mi · 115
- Westinghouse High School0.3 mi · 1,230
Frequently asked questions
About LEARN Chtr - Middle SchoolHow large is LEARN Chtr - Middle School?
LEARN Chtr - Middle School enrolls approximately 176 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does LEARN Chtr - Middle School serve?
LEARN Chtr - Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does LEARN Chtr - Middle School have?
LEARN Chtr - Middle School employs 14 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at LEARN Chtr - Middle School?
At LEARN Chtr - Middle School, the student body is approximately 5% Hispanic, 95% Black.
What district is LEARN Chtr - Middle School in?
LEARN Chtr - Middle School is part of Chicago Public Schools Dist 299.
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