Enrollment
313
High
DISTRICT 706 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993006503
Perspectives Chtr - Joslin Campus
1930 S Archer Ave, Chicago, IL 60616 · (312) 225-7400 · Cook County
GRADES 06–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL313 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
,
0 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
291 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 56%
Community
0
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 | 9 | 3% |
| Grade 7 | 16 | 5% |
| Grade 8 | 18 | 6% |
| Grade 9 | 54 | 17% |
| Grade 10 | 64 | 20% |
| Grade 11 | 92 | 29% |
| Grade 12 | 60 | 19% |
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
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
43.8%
IL avg 51.0% . +30.1pp since 2023
Math
12.8%
IL avg 37.9% . +8.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 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 30 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.8% | 12.8% |
| 2023-24 | 13.7% | 3.9% |
% 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
19.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
17.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% 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 - Joslin Campus
Perspectives Chtr - Joslin Campus's state test result (19.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perspectives Chtr - Joslin Campus this school | 313 | 93.0% | 19.1% |
| Perspectives Chtr - HS of Tech Chicago | 320 | 95.0% | 9.3% |
| North Lawndale Prep Chtr-Collins Chicago | 276 | 94.9% | 4.6% |
| Perspectives Chtr - IIT Campus Chicago | 413 | 93.2% | 10.3% |
| Dunbar Vocational Career Academy High School Chicago | 355 | 96.9% | 4.1% |
| Chicago Technology Academy High School Chicago | 315 | 92.7% | 4.4% |
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 - Joslin Campus ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.1% | #453 of 573 | #75 of 170 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.8% | #59 of 75 ▲ 6 | #12 of 19 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.8% | #49 of 75 ▲ 21 | #10 of 19 ▲ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 313 | #435 of 708 | #159 of 206 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.8% | #487 of 537 | #147 of 180 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.0% | #40 of 578 | #33 of 171 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.9% | #62 of 358 | #35 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
313
-51 (-14%) 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 | 313 | N/A | N/A | 93% (291) |
| 2023-24 | 334 | N/A | N/A | 93% (312) |
| 2022-23 | 381 | N/A | N/A | 90% (341) |
| 2020-21 | 364 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 386 | N/A | N/A | 83% (320) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Perspectives Chtr - Joslin Campus.
About Perspectives Chtr - Joslin Campus
Students in Chicago, Illinois, attend Perspectives Chtr - Joslin Campus, a small high school. Grades offered run from 6 through 12, with 313 students enrolled. The average among high schools in Illinois is roughly 834 students; this school is 62% smaller than that.
Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 enrolls 324,396 students, and its 622 schools include Perspectives Chtr - Joslin Campus.
The student body at Perspectives Chtr - Joslin Campus is 95% Black. Other groups make up 4% Hispanic. County-wide, 22% of Cook County residents are Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 10% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 93% of enrollment. It compares with 66% for public schools in Cook County.
Perspectives Chtr - Joslin Campus's average proficiency rate on state tests of 19.1% is 1.3 points above the 17.8% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Across Cook County, the median household income is $83,498, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. In all, Cook County has 1,406 public schools and roughly 697,934 students.
The next-closest public school is National Teachers Elementary Academy, about 0.3 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Perspectives Chtr - Joslin Campus is 7th of 9 on proficiency.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics. Perspectives Chtr - Joslin Campus is one of the charter schools in Illinois.
Perspectives Chtr - Joslin Campus's enrollment dropped from 364 in 2020-21 to 313 in 2024-25.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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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Other schools in Chicago Public Schools Dist 299
- Lane Technical High SchoolHigh · 4,604 students
- Taft High SchoolHigh · 4,487 students
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- 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
- National Teachers Elementary Academy0.3 mi · 795
- Haines Elementary School0.5 mi · 461
- South Loop Elementary School0.7 mi · 847
- Drake Elementary School0.9 mi · 302
- Ward J Elementary School1.0 mi · 500
- Walsh Elementary School1.0 mi · 245
Frequently asked questions
About Perspectives Chtr - Joslin CampusHow many students attend Perspectives Chtr - Joslin Campus?
Perspectives Chtr - Joslin Campus enrolls approximately 313 students in grades 06-12.
Is Perspectives Chtr - Joslin Campus an elementary, middle, or high school?
Perspectives Chtr - Joslin Campus is a high school covering grades 06-12.
How many teachers does Perspectives Chtr - Joslin Campus have?
Perspectives Chtr - Joslin Campus employs 0 FTE teachers.
What is the student diversity at Perspectives Chtr - Joslin Campus?
Student demographics at Perspectives Chtr - Joslin Campus are roughly 0% White, 4% Hispanic, 95% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Perspectives Chtr - Joslin Campus public or private?
Perspectives Chtr - Joslin Campus is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299.
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