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Enrollment
413
High
DISTRICT 706 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993006514
Perspectives Chtr - IIT Campus
3663 S Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL 60653 · (773) 358-6800 · Cook County
GRADES 06–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL413 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
,
0 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
385 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 6 | 5 | 1% |
| Grade 7 | 10 | 2% |
| Grade 8 | 20 | 5% |
| Grade 9 | 84 | 20% |
| Grade 10 | 83 | 20% |
| Grade 11 | 114 | 28% |
| Grade 12 | 97 | 23% |
Student demographics
6%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
21.4%
IL avg 51.0% . -12.9pp since 2023
Math
3.6%
IL avg 37.9% . +0.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 4 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 13 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 21.4% | 3.6% |
| 2023-24 | 34.3% | 2.9% |
% 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
10.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
17.7%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 10% 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 Perspectives Chtr - IIT Campus
Perspectives Chtr - IIT Campus's state test result (10.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perspectives Chtr - IIT Campus this school | 413 | 93.2% | 10.3% |
| Perspectives Chtr - Joslin Campus Chicago | 313 | 93.0% | 19.1% |
| Perspectives Chtr - HS of Tech Chicago | 320 | 95.0% | 9.3% |
| Noble St Chtr-Johnson Colg Prep Chicago | 529 | 91.7% | 9.0% |
| Clark Academy Prep Magnet High Schl Chicago | 453 | 89.6% | 8.0% |
| Dunbar Vocational Career Academy High School Chicago | 355 | 96.9% | 4.1% |
Matched among Illinois high 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 Perspectives Chtr - IIT Campus ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 10.3% | #512 of 573 | #118 of 170 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 3.6% | #69 of 75 ▲ 1 | #17 of 19 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.4% | #71 of 75 ▼ 24 | #18 of 19 ▼ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 413 | #367 of 708 | #145 of 206 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.1% | #519 of 537 | #164 of 180 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.2% | #36 of 578 | #29 of 171 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.6% | #158 of 358 | #51 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. 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
413
-10 (-2%) 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 | 413 | N/A | N/A | 93% (385) |
| 2023-24 | 405 | N/A | N/A | 96% (388) |
| 2022-23 | 419 | N/A | N/A | 97% (405) |
| 2020-21 | 423 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 462 | N/A | N/A | 93% (430) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Perspectives Chtr - IIT Campus.
About Perspectives Chtr - IIT Campus
Perspectives Chtr - IIT Campus sits in Chicago, Illinois, and is classified as a high school. It covers grades 6 through 12, with a total enrollment of 413 students. Enrollment is 50% lower than the average for high schools in Illinois, which is about 834.
Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 serves 324,396 students across 622 schools.
Most students at Perspectives Chtr - IIT Campus are Black: 97% of enrollment. That is higher than the 22% Black share among all Cook County residents. Perspectives Chtr - IIT Campus has a diversity index of 6%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
About 93% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. For comparison, public schools in Cook County average 66%.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 17.7% at Perspectives Chtr - IIT Campus; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 10.3%.
County data help place the school in context: in Cook County, median household income is about $83,498, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. The public schools of Cook County number 1,406 and enroll about 697,934.
The next-closest public school is Wells Preparatory Elementary Academy, about 0.2 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Perspectives Chtr - IIT Campus. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Perspectives Chtr - IIT Campus ranks 6th on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Perspectives Chtr - IIT Campus is City: Large. It is a charter school, open to the public and funded by taxpayers.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 423 in 2020-21, 413 in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
- Wells Preparatory Elementary Academy0.2 mi · 308
- Chicago Military Academy High School0.3 mi · 209
- Phillips Academy High School0.3 mi · 467
- Air Force Academy High School0.4 mi · 131
- Bronzeville Classical Elementary School0.6 mi · 458
- Urban Prep Chtr Bronzeville High School0.6 mi · 148
Frequently asked questions
About Perspectives Chtr - IIT CampusWhat is the total enrollment at Perspectives Chtr - IIT Campus?
Perspectives Chtr - IIT Campus enrolls approximately 413 students in grades 06-12.
Is Perspectives Chtr - IIT Campus an elementary, middle, or high school?
Perspectives Chtr - IIT Campus is a high school covering grades 06-12.
How many teachers does Perspectives Chtr - IIT Campus have?
Perspectives Chtr - IIT Campus employs 0 FTE teachers.
What is the student diversity at Perspectives Chtr - IIT Campus?
Student demographics at Perspectives Chtr - IIT Campus are roughly 0% White, 2% Hispanic, 97% Black, 0% Two or more.
Is Perspectives Chtr - IIT Campus public or private?
Perspectives Chtr - IIT Campus 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.