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Horizon Science Academy-McKinley Park Charter School

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12
631st
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,737 Illinois Alternative Schools
Better than 64% of Illinois alternative schools
Summary

Horizon Science Academy-McKinley Park Charter School is an alternative K–12 school serving 873 students in Chicago. Its clearest strength is its 2025–2026 all-grades IAR performance: 66% were proficient in English Language Arts (ELA) and 42% in math, compared with 56% and 40% statewide. It had the highest results among the four nearby schools in both subjects, making its overall IAR lead the school’s most important finding.

Horizon’s advantage is strongest in ELA and elementary math, but results vary by grade and subject. Its ELA result was 7 points above the next-highest nearby school, Horizon Sci Academy - Southwest Charter; in math, it was 11 points above Horizon Science Academy-Belmont Charter School, the next-highest. Third- through fifth-grade math was above the state, while seventh- and eighth-grade results were below it. High-school results are also mixed: 11th-grade ELA was 8 points above the state, but math and science were 7 and 10 points below; 9th- and 10th-grade results were below state levels in all three subjects. Graduation was 95%, compared with 90% statewide. The reported results for the linked Horizon Science Academy-McKinley Park Charter School district match the school’s exactly, so this is a tie rather than an independent district comparison.

Math has climbed from 22% proficient in 2023–2024 to 42% in 2025–2026, moving from 7 points below the state to 2 points above; ELA rose from 52% to 66%, though its state advantage narrowed in the latest year. In 2024–2025, the student–teacher ratio was 10.7, the second lowest among the five schools, and 80% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible. These are contextual figures, not explanations for achievement. SchoolDigger provides no school-level rank or star rating for Horizon; a rank and rating shown for some nearby schools belong to their shared district, not to those individual schools.

873
Students ?
10.7
Student/teacher ratio ?
$23,578
Per pupil spending ?
80.3%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
93.8%
Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)
 2245 W Pershing Rd
       Chicago, IL  60609-2211

(773) 247-8400

District: Horizon Science Academy-McKinley Park Charter School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
82.5%
African American:
10.7%
White:
6.2%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 57th percentile in 2023 → 28th in 2026
Strengths
✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the Illinois average (90%)
✓Above the Illinois median (64th percentile)
✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Illinois average (41% vs 48% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped — down 29 percentile points since 2023
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school41%
District avg41%
Illinois avg48%
Elementary school
631st of 1,737
Illinois public elementary schools ?
Top 36%▼ down 1 pts since 2016
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
626th of 1,126
Illinois public middle schools ?
Bottom 44%▲ up 6 pts since 2016
From bottom 38% (2016) to bottom 44% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
449th of 620
Illinois public high schools ?
Bottom 28%▲ up 1 pts since 2016
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202662.3631 of 173763.7%★★★☆☆
202569.5611 of 205670.3%★★★★☆
202457.1778 of 206762.4%★★★☆☆
202350.2940 of 207754.7%★★★☆☆
202245.61044 of 208249.9%★★☆☆☆
202134.41195 of 194838.7%★★☆☆☆
201966.0652 of 208668.7%★★★☆☆
201862.6703 of 203765.5%★★★☆☆
201757.7791 of 204461.3%★★★☆☆
201660.6726 of 204664.5%★★★☆☆
201549.2921 of 205255.1%★★★☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202545.2331 of 68851.9%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202571.4131 of 78883.4%★★★★☆
202465.1148 of 82682.1%★★★★☆
202358.0220 of 78872.1%★★★★☆
202262.9159 of 76879.3%★★★★☆
202157.7121 of 53777.5%★★★★☆
201980.352 of 74393.0%★★★★★
201891.925 of 71896.5%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202656.7512 of 128660.2%★★★☆☆
202572.6487 of 194274.9%★★★★☆
202456.6735 of 194262.2%★★★☆☆
202342.81037 of 195747.0%★★☆☆☆
202243.71001 of 197049.2%★★☆☆☆
202126.01224 of 168027.1%★☆☆☆☆
201950.8928 of 201954.0%★★★☆☆
201847.5973 of 196450.5%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202677.785 of 53684.1%★★★★☆
202579.0130 of 98286.8%★★★★☆
202467.3202 of 95978.9%★★★★☆
202361.4273 of 97071.9%★★★★☆
202256.8329 of 95465.5%★★★☆☆
202143.4365 of 74250.8%★★★☆☆
201979.296 of 95589.9%★★★★★
201876.0142 of 93884.9%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202684.186 of 100191.4%★★★★★
202586.0120 of 180093.3%★★★★★
202473.5290 of 179383.8%★★★★☆
202374.9268 of 180885.2%★★★★☆
202271.9291 of 176383.5%★★★★☆
202158.0455 of 151469.9%★★★★☆
201980.0173 of 181690.5%★★★★★
201881.4154 of 176591.3%★★★★★

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202646.1689 of 131147.4%★★☆☆☆
202568.2593 of 194769.5%★★★☆☆
202456.3758 of 195961.3%★★★☆☆
202356.9747 of 198462.3%★★★☆☆
202246.3955 of 197751.7%★★★☆☆
202139.4952 of 170744.2%★★☆☆☆
201976.6403 of 201980.0%★★★★☆
201871.3487 of 197275.3%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202563.9362 of 129272.0%★★★★☆
202449.1491 of 119558.9%★★★☆☆
202345.6520 of 115655.0%★★★☆☆
Middle school ranking
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202642.6626 of 112644.4%★★☆☆☆
202554.3567 of 136858.6%★★★☆☆
202454.5532 of 136361.0%★★★☆☆
202348.4620 of 136754.6%★★★☆☆
202253.6530 of 136961.3%★★★☆☆
202147.8550 of 124155.7%★★★☆☆
201983.1194 of 135685.7%★★★★☆
201860.4456 of 129364.7%★★★☆☆
201735.3819 of 129336.7%★★☆☆☆
201635.7798 of 129438.3%★★☆☆☆
201546.5607 of 130253.4%★★★☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202552.4235 of 69466.1%★★★☆☆
202455.5187 of 63970.7%★★★★☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202559.9128 of 48373.5%★★★★☆
202462.794 of 48680.7%★★★★☆
202367.559 of 48087.7%★★★★☆
202271.042 of 45490.7%★★★★★
202172.915 of 27794.6%★★★★★
201853.266 of 28576.8%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202637.0559 of 86735.5%★★☆☆☆
202553.8529 of 124857.6%★★★☆☆
202448.7575 of 125154.0%★★★☆☆
202341.1711 of 127544.2%★★☆☆☆
202248.8570 of 128655.7%★★★☆☆
202143.7522 of 101748.7%★★☆☆☆
201971.5315 of 127675.3%★★★★☆
201853.1531 of 122656.7%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202653.3201 of 48358.4%★★★☆☆
202560.8224 of 66966.5%★★★☆☆
202461.7188 of 64370.8%★★★★☆
202350.7266 of 66159.8%★★★☆☆
202258.9197 of 66270.2%★★★★☆
202155.3174 of 51766.3%★★★☆☆
201988.138 of 63994.1%★★★★★
201865.2151 of 59074.4%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202662.7243 of 78869.2%★★★☆☆
202571.3245 of 122980.1%★★★★☆
202471.6229 of 121981.2%★★★★☆
202369.7240 of 123480.6%★★★★☆
202273.1194 of 122184.1%★★★★☆
202171.7148 of 101985.5%★★★★☆
201993.135 of 121797.1%★★★★★
201875.7179 of 116184.6%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202641.0477 of 82942.5%★★☆☆☆
202555.1511 of 127159.8%★★★☆☆
202458.7434 of 126465.7%★★★☆☆
202354.8489 of 129262.2%★★★☆☆
202257.6447 of 128665.2%★★★☆☆
202146.9474 of 104854.8%★★★☆☆
201989.897 of 129692.5%★★★★★
201865.4346 of 122371.7%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202562.3211 of 81274.0%★★★★☆
202443.9357 of 80255.5%★★★☆☆
202352.8252 of 80568.7%★★★☆☆
202248.7256 of 78167.2%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202579.1149 of 88483.1%★★★★☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202630.9449 of 62027.6%★☆☆☆☆
202543.6406 of 69841.8%★★☆☆☆
202489.074 of 69789.4%★★★★☆
202352.6300 of 69957.1%★★★☆☆
202259.7260 of 69962.8%★★★☆☆
202140.6389 of 68843.5%★★☆☆☆
201934.1476 of 70132.1%★★☆☆☆
201832.1457 of 64729.4%★☆☆☆☆
201729.4476 of 64225.9%★☆☆☆☆
201629.3470 of 64326.9%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202559.5114 of 49176.8%★★★★☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202565.064 of 28477.5%★★★★☆
2024100.01 of 24899.6%★★★★★
202162.231 of 18983.6%★★★★☆
201960.332 of 18382.5%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202625.2414 of 54524.0%★☆☆☆☆
202534.8467 of 68531.8%★★☆☆☆
202458.1225 of 66466.1%★★★☆☆
202344.3366 of 65644.2%★★☆☆☆
202241.4385 of 65841.5%★★☆☆☆
202147.8309 of 63951.6%★★★☆☆
201929.7471 of 66529.2%★☆☆☆☆
201827.1469 of 62024.4%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202639.4148 of 26844.8%★★☆☆☆
202553.7147 of 36659.8%★★★☆☆
202496.317 of 33694.9%★★★★★
202356.9110 of 33367.0%★★★☆☆
202264.384 of 33574.9%★★★★☆
202140.2168 of 31747.0%★★☆☆☆
201942.4159 of 31749.8%★★★☆☆
201846.4142 of 29151.2%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202644.9260 of 47845.6%★★☆☆☆
202573.0118 of 67282.4%★★★★☆
202499.310 of 63998.4%★★★★★
202368.5134 of 64479.2%★★★★☆
202275.291 of 62685.5%★★★★☆
202160.0178 of 61170.9%★★★★☆
201944.1344 of 63946.2%★★☆☆☆
201841.7346 of 58540.9%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202635.7341 of 52134.5%★★☆☆☆
202550.9312 of 68554.5%★★★☆☆
202497.627 of 66896.0%★★★★★
202358.8235 of 66864.8%★★★☆☆
202270.4150 of 66477.4%★★★★☆
202129.6447 of 65331.5%★★☆☆☆
201940.1410 of 67539.3%★★☆☆☆
201839.0388 of 61937.3%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202543.6214 of 52759.4%★★★☆☆
202377.177 of 47683.8%★★★★☆
201945.7161 of 47366.0%★★★☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Elementary school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)91st percentile+28 vs school
Hispanic (2026)84th percentile+20 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)83rd percentile+13 vs school
Special Education (2025)72nd percentile~ school
Female (2026)60th percentile-3 vs school
African American (2025)52nd percentile-18 vs school
Male (2026)47th percentile-16 vs school
Middle school
White (2025)83rd percentile+25 vs school
Special Education (2025)74th percentile+15 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)73rd percentile+15 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)69th percentile+25 vs school
Disabled (2025)66th percentile+8 vs school
Hispanic (2026)58th percentile+14 vs school
Male (2026)42nd percentile~ school
Female (2026)36th percentile-9 vs school
High school
English Language Learner (2025)77th percentile+36 vs school
Disabled (2025)77th percentile+35 vs school
Special Education (2025)59th percentile+18 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)46th percentile+18 vs school
Hispanic (2026)45th percentile+17 vs school
Male (2026)35th percentile+7 vs school
Female (2026)24th percentile-4 vs school
By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts66%+9 vs state
Science51%~ state avg
Mathematics42%~ state avg

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Students at Horizon Science Academy-McKinley Park Charter School are 82% Hispanic, 11% African American, 6% White.

Horizon Science Academy-McKinley Park Charter School ranks 631st of 1737 Illinois alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 873 students attended Horizon Science Academy-McKinley Park Charter School.

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