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Intrinsic 2 Charter High School

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

556^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 698 Illinois High Schools

Better than 20% of Illinois high schools

Summary

Intrinsic 2 Charter High School is a public charter high school located in Chicago, Illinois, serving grades 9-12 with a student population of 699. The school is part of the Intrinsic 2 Charter High School District, which is ranked 766 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Intrinsic 2 Charter High School consistently ranks in the bottom half of Illinois high schools, with academic performance significantly below state averages, particularly in mathematics. The school's four-year graduation rate is slightly below the state average, and its dropout rate is higher. Intrinsic 2 Charter High School also has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 25.4% to 44.2% in recent years. While the school's per-student spending is relatively high, its student-teacher ratio is not significantly different from nearby schools.

Compared to nearby high-performing schools like Jones College Prep High School and Payton College Preparatory High School, Intrinsic 2 Charter High School's academic performance is generally lower. However, the school does show some strengths in supporting its English Language Learner students, ranking in the top 110 out of 284 Illinois high schools for this subgroup. Addressing the school's academic and attendance issues, as well as exploring ways to better support its diverse student population, could be important areas of focus for the school's leadership and the district.

734

Students ?

11.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,337

Per pupil spending ?

43.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

79 W Monroe St Ste 400
Chicago, IL 60603-4903

(708) 887-2810

District: Intrinsic 2 Charter High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

45.1%

Hispanic:

43.9%

Asian:

5.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 27th percentile in 2022 → 20th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (26% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (38% vs 25% Illinois)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg26%

Illinois avg48%

556^th of 698

Illinois public high schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 7 pts since 2022

From bottom 27% (2022) to bottom 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

766^th of 811Intrinsic 2 Charter High School among Illinois districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	556 of 698	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.9	530 of 697	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	527 of 699	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	509 of 699	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	32.7	205 of 323	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.3	190 of 299	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.0	117 of 301	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.0	77 of 294	73.8%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	8.8	133 of 148	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	39.8	249 of 491	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.0	261 of 429	39.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.2	239 of 428	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	49.9	110 of 284	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.2	44 of 248	82.3%	★★★★☆
2023	50.2	77 of 217	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.3	45 of 205	78.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	17.2	564 of 685	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	511 of 664	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.5	469 of 656	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.1	448 of 658	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	35.4	234 of 366	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.2	234 of 336	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.0	246 of 333	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.9	248 of 335	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	516 of 672	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.1	416 of 639	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.7	379 of 644	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.8	319 of 626	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	27.7	505 of 685	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.0	487 of 668	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	535 of 668	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.3	530 of 664	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	26.2	381 of 527	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	377 of 482	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	375 of 476	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.2	286 of 493	42.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)61st percentile+41 vs school

Disabled (2025)49th percentile+29 vs school

African American (2025)37th percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)36th percentile+16 vs school

Special Education (2025)28th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)26th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)18th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2025)10th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

Science32%-16 vs state

English Language Arts29%-22 vs state

Mathematics13%-26 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PreACT Secure English Language Arts (2025)		PreACT Secure Mathematics (2025)		PreACT Secure Science (2025)		ACT English Language Arts (2025)	ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT Science (2025)	ISA Science (2025)	IAR English Language Arts (2025)			IAR Mathematics (2025)			% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 9th Grade	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 10th Grade	ACT English Language Arts 11th Grade	ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	ACT Science 11th Grade	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Intrinsic 2 Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	79 W Monroe St Ste 400	Chicago	60603	Cook County	Intrinsic 2 Charter High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 887-2810	734	64	11.5	43.2%	20 (2.7%)	331 (45.1%)	322 (43.9%)	38 (5.2%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	18 (2.5%)	21.7	556^th of 698 public high schools	20.3%		21.9	530^th of 697 public high schools	24.0%	26	41.2	32.6	17.6	14.2	25.1	28.3	29.4	12.8	32.3																$23,337	$2,354	$20,982
YCCS-Innovations of Arts Integr	Public, Charter	9-12	17 N State St	Chicago	60602	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(312) 999-9360	392	12	32.6	89.3%	5 (1.3%)	342 (87.2%)	42 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	4.2	683^rd of 698 public high schools	2.1%		10.1	676^th of 697 public high schools	3.0%	7		5.9		0.0		11.8	0.0	0.0	6.4																$23,011	$1,524	$21,487
Noble St Charter-Muchin College Prep	Public, Charter	9-12	1 N State St	Chicago	60602	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(312) 445-4680	909	51	18.0	72.5%	12 (1.3%)	442 (48.6%)	411 (45.2%)	40 (4.4%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24.2	540^th of 698 public high schools	22.6%		30.4	469^th of 697 public high schools	32.7%	71	39.3	43.9	12.2	10.7	31.1	29.9	35.1	14.3	30.2																$21,519	$1,710	$19,809
Jones College Prep High School	Public	9-12	700 S State St	Chicago	60605	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 534-8600	1,954	116	16.9	38.0%	554 (28.4%)	253 (12.9%)	668 (34.2%)	382 (19.5%)	10 (0.5%)	5 (0.3%)	82 (4.2%)	99.3	6^th of 698 public high schools	99.1%		100	6^th of 697 public high schools	99.1%		96.3	96.9	92.2	86.6	88.0	92.0	91.6	85.7	87.0								92.6	96.8	96.8	96.8	90.5	96.4	96.5	75.1	$15,653	$1,249	$14,404
Payton College Preparatory High School	Public	9-12	1034 N Wells St	Chicago	60610	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 534-0034	1,260	87	14.5	33.3%	400 (31.7%)	122 (9.7%)	329 (26.1%)	345 (27.4%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	57 (4.5%)	99.5	3^rd of 698 public high schools	99.6%		100	3^rd of 697 public high schools	99.6%		97.1	97.9	91.0	93.3	92.8	95.7	93.8	92.0	92.3								87.1	98.5	98.4	98.4	92.3	98.5	98.2	94.1	$16,953	$1,281	$15,671
Perspectives Charter - Joslin Campus	Public, Charter	6-12	1930 S Archer Ave	Chicago	60616	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(312) 225-7400	313	0		93.0%	1 (0.3%)	297 (94.9%)	11 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	10	626^th of 698 public high schools	10.3%		11.6	649^th of 697 public high schools	6.9%	23	31.7	29.6	7.1	3.7	19.0	18.5	12.8	7.4	16.0	16.0	71.4	40.0	43.8	30.8	4.0	12.8									$20,440	$1,178	$19,262
Young Magnet High School	Public	7-12	211 S Laflin St	Chicago	60607	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 534-7500	2,223	130	17.1	33.3%	529 (23.8%)	415 (18.7%)	617 (27.8%)	548 (24.7%)	9 (0.4%)	16 (0.7%)	88 (4.0%)	99.3	5^th of 698 public high schools	99.3%		100	4^th of 697 public high schools	99.4%	1	96.5	92.4	94.0	86.7	92.7	88.8	92.5	89.0	91.0	98.5	99.3	95.6	97.5	100.0	98.5	99.3	88.3	98.3	98.3	98.3	92.6	97.8	97.7	93.0	$16,478	$1,431	$15,047
Ogden Intermediate High School	Public	9-12	1250 W Erie St	Chicago	60642	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 534-0866	519	104	5.0	66.1%	60 (11.6%)	246 (47.4%)	195 (37.6%)	8 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.7%)	33.6	489^th of 698 public high schools	29.9%		32.9	453^rd of 697 public high schools	35.0%	36	47.5	45.0	16.4	16.7	19.2	23.7	52.3	21.3	47.7								91.7	96.8	96.8	96.8	91.5	95.3	95.5	87.4
Noble St Charter Rauner College Prep	Public, Charter	9-12	1337 W Ohio St	Chicago	60642	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(312) 226-5345	558	36	15.5	84.9%	15 (2.7%)	151 (27.1%)	384 (68.8%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	19.2	565^th of 698 public high schools	19.1%		20	548^th of 697 public high schools	21.4%	17	42.3	33.0	25.0	8.2	23.7	19.6	29.8	11.3	22.5																$23,093	$1,740	$21,353
Chicago Technology Academy High School	Public	9-12	1301 W 14th St	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-7755	315	0	12.7	92.7%	3 (1.0%)	274 (87.0%)	35 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	7.3	646^th of 698 public high schools	7.4%		9.7	680^th of 697 public high schools	2.4%	34	26.5	20.6	2.9	7.2	17.2	15.9	13.6	1.1	10.2								94.3	97.0	97.0	97.0	88.5	96.4	97.0	75.1	$22,762	$1,405	$21,357

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In the 2024-25 school year, 734 students attended Intrinsic 2 Charter High School.

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What is the racial makeup of Intrinsic 2 Charter High School?

Students at Intrinsic 2 Charter High School are 45% African American, 44% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 3% White, 2% Two or more races.

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Intrinsic 2 Charter High School ranks in the bottom 20.3% of Illinois high schools.

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