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Betty Shabazz International Charter School

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At a glance

456^thof 738 Illinois districts▲ 180

Better than 38% of Illinois districts

Elementary 2Grades K-8

7823 S Ellis Ave
Chicago, IL 60619-3213·(773) 651-1221·All Illinois district rankings →

Statewide performance 2019–2026

2026: better than 38.2% of districts

Schools

524

Students

Top rankedBetty Shabazz International Charter School1047^th of 1,737 Illinois elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Betty Shabazz International Charter School up 174 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The Betty Shabazz International Charter School district has two K–8 campuses. Both report Community Eligibility (“all students receive free meals”) for 2024–2025. Their 2025–2026 all-grades IAR results show the clearest difference in English language arts: the campuses are 25 percentage points apart.

Betty Shabazz International Charter School stands out with 56% proficient in ELA and 30% in math, compared with 31% and 23% at Barbara A. Sizemore Campus. Their math results are closer, with a 7-point gap. Betty Shabazz’s ELA result is near the state’s 56.3%; Barbara A. Sizemore is well below it. Grade-level results also vary: Betty Shabazz reached 82% in eighth-grade ELA, while Barbara A. Sizemore had 46% in that grade. Betty Shabazz is the only campus with a reported fifth-grade science score: 45%, compared with 48% statewide.

Math improved at both campuses from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026: by 5 points at Betty Shabazz and 6 points at Barbara A. Sizemore. ELA moved in opposite directions: up 7 points at Betty Shabazz and down 9 at Barbara A. Sizemore, while the state result rose 3 points. SchoolDigger’s rankings also differ: Betty Shabazz was at the 40th percentile in 2025–2026; Barbara A. Sizemore’s latest supplied ranking was the 20th percentile in 2024–2025, though its ranking improved from the 15th percentile in 2022–2023. Student–teacher ratios are similar—17.2 and 16.5, respectively. Chronic absenteeism is higher at Betty Shabazz: 36%, versus 24% at Barbara A. Sizemore and 24% statewide. These figures describe contrasts between campuses but do not explain their results.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ISA Science (2026)		IAR English Language Arts (2026)							IAR Mathematics (2026)							Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 5th Grade	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Measles protection (all grades)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Betty Shabazz International Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	7823 S Ellis Ave	Chicago	60619	Cook County	Betty Shabazz International Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 651-1221	293	17	17.2		0 (0.0%)	271 (92.5%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.5%)	38.2	1047^th of 1737 public elementary schools	39.7%		39.7	1221^st of 2056 public elementary schools	40.6%	174	44.7		46.2	55.6	57.9	45.2	57.9	81.8	55.7		48.1	28.9				29.9	76.6%		$22,947	$1,114	$21,833
Barbara A Sizemore Campus	Public, Charter	K-8	6547 S Stewart Ave	Chicago	60621	Cook County	Betty Shabazz International Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 651-1661	231	14	16.5		0 (0.0%)	223 (96.5%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.2%)								(n/a)							54.5	45.5	30.7	33.3						23.3	86.2%		$24,934	$1,460	$23,474

Districts nearby

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Chicago Public Schools District 299	0.15 mi	649	568^th
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Evergreen Park Education Service District 124	5.05 mi	5	428^th
Evergreen Park CHSD 231	5.89 mi	1	281^st
Horizon Science Academy-McKinley Park Charter School	6.45 mi	1

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

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