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IHSCA Charter High School

Q: Is IHSCA Charter High School a good school?

IHSCA Charter High School ranks in the bottom 11.3% of Illinois high schools.

Q: How many students attend IHSCA Charter High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 567 students attended IHSCA Charter High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of IHSCA Charter High School?

Students at IHSCA Charter High School are 96% Hispanic, 3% African American.

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

619^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 698 Illinois High Schools

Better than 11% of Illinois high schools

Summary

IHSCA Charter High School is a public charter high school in Chicago, Illinois, serving 551 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299, which is ranked 698 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

IHSCA Charter High School consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of Illinois high schools, with academic performance, as measured by standardized test scores, significantly below the state and district averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 15% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in ACT English Language Arts, compared to 51.7% statewide and 40.1% in the Chicago Public Schools district. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 60% in recent years, and relatively low graduation rates of around 84-89%.

IHSCA Charter High School is located in a small geographic area with several other low-performing schools nearby, such as Collins Academy High School, North Lawndale Prep Charter-Collins, Spry Community Links High School, and IJLA Charter High School. This suggests that the challenges facing IHSCA Charter High School may be indicative of broader systemic issues in the local education system. Despite being a charter school, IHSCA has not shown significant improvement in its performance over the years, indicating that the school may be struggling to implement effective strategies to support student learning and achievement.

567

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,233

Per pupil spending ?

92.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2520 S Western Ave
Chicago, IL 60608-4809

(773) 890-8020

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.8%

African American:

3.2%

White:

0.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 36th percentile in 2015 → 11th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (18% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Illinois average (84% vs 89%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg37%

Illinois avg48%

619^th of 698

Illinois public high schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 25 pts since 2015

From bottom 36% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

79^th of 144High Schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299

698^th of 811Chicago Public Schools District 299 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	11.6	619 of 698	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	607 of 697	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	607 of 699	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	615 of 699	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.9	645 of 688	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.7	633 of 701	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.5	604 of 647	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.1	594 of 642	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	15.0	573 of 643	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	33.7	394 of 614	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	15.5	563 of 670	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	10.4	586 of 670	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	389 of 491	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	261 of 429	39.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	23.7	250 of 284	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.6	158 of 248	36.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.2	176 of 217	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	55.8	57 of 205	72.2%	★★★★☆
2021	32.8	86 of 189	54.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.6	141 of 183	23.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.4	126 of 151	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	9.8	612 of 685	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	553 of 664	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.8	611 of 656	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.0	609 of 658	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.8	604 of 639	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.3	603 of 665	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.0	567 of 620	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	15.3	327 of 366	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	296 of 336	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	298 of 333	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	306 of 335	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.0	312 of 317	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.2	293 of 317	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.5	278 of 291	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	8.2	138 of 138	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.7	68 of 125	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	19.1	576 of 672	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	519 of 639	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	531 of 644	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	534 of 626	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.7	564 of 611	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.5	567 of 639	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.3	533 of 585	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	15.2	588 of 685	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	594 of 668	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	551 of 668	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	522 of 664	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.3	614 of 653	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.1	600 of 675	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.8	584 of 619	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	468 of 527	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.5	297 of 482	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.2	286 of 493	42.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	29.3	270 of 453	40.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.6	306 of 473	35.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.2	248 of 374	33.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2025)21st percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)14th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)12th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)11th percentile~ school

Female (2025)11th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)11th percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)<1st percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

Science18%-30 vs state

English Language Arts15%-37 vs state

Mathematics9%-31 vs state

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Schools Near IHSCA Charter High School

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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)	% 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	% 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
IHSCA Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	2520 S Western Ave	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 890-8020	567	0		92.2%	5 (0.9%)	18 (3.2%)	543 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11.6	619^th of 698 public high schools	11.3%		14.6	607^th of 697 public high schools	12.9%	12	34.8	21.2	7.8	10.1	25.2	19.2	15.0	8.6	18.3									$21,233	$1,202	$20,030
IJLA Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	2570 S Blue Island	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 890-8060	95	0		78.9%	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	94 (98.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3.3	696^th of 698 public high schools	0.3%		12	641^st of 697 public high schools	8.0%	55							0.0	0.0	2.7									$19,426	$1,297	$18,129
Cook County Juvenile Det -York Alt High School	Public	9-12	2700 S California Ave	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-7021	0	41	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)										90.6	95.3	95.3	95.3	89.8	92.1	93.7	69.3
Spry Community Links High School	Public	9-12	2400 S Marshall Blvd	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-1997	82	20	4.1	80.5%	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.4%)	79 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3.4	694^th of 698 public high schools	0.6%		9.7	680^th of 697 public high schools	2.4%	14	16.7	6.3	0.0	0.0		0.0	6.3	0.0	0.0	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.3	94.9	98.3	98.3	93.2	$38,920	$8,180	$30,740
YCCS-Latino Youth Alternative High School	Public, Charter	9-12	2001 S California Ave	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 648-2130	174	9	19.3	93.1%	2 (1.1%)	5 (2.9%)	165 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	5	675^th of 698 public high schools	3.3%		9.7	680^th of 697 public high schools	2.4%	5		0.0		0.0		15.8	3.5	0.0	10.7									$19,005	$1,321	$17,684
Farragut Career Academy High School	Public	9-12	2345 S Christiana Ave	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-1300	490	46	10.7	93.7%	3 (0.6%)	62 (12.7%)	419 (85.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	12.2	611^th of 698 public high schools	12.5%		13.5	616^th of 697 public high schools	11.6%	5	35.9	24.5	9.4	7.1	21.9	17.3	25.3	6.3	20.3	92.5	93.7	93.7	93.7	89.3	93.9	92.3	84.7	$29,254	$4,300	$24,954
Juarez Community Academy High School	Public	9-12	1450 W Cermak Rd	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-7030	1,585	115	13.8	84.4%	22 (1.4%)	35 (2.2%)	1,508 (95.1%)	12 (0.8%)	5 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	17.4	572^nd of 698 public high schools	18.1%		17.3	579^th of 697 public high schools	16.9%	7	36.0	28.9	10.6	7.0	27.5	18.8	36.3	14.1	26.1	94.6	97.9	97.8	97.8	91.0	96.6	96.3	92.8	$17,313	$2,153	$15,160
Noble St Charter-UIC College Prep	Public, Charter	9-12	1231 S Damen Ave	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(312) 768-4858	957	58	16.5	84.5%	14 (1.5%)	449 (46.9%)	434 (45.4%)	49 (5.1%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.7%)	30.5	505^th of 698 public high schools	27.7%		28.5	484^th of 697 public high schools	30.6%	21	49.8	37.8	17.2	16.1	36.8	42.4	36.5	13.7	28.8									$19,226	$1,951	$17,275
North Lawndale Prep Charter - Christ	Public, Charter	9-12	1615 S Christiana Ave	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 542-1490	258	12	21.5	99.2%	1 (0.4%)	250 (96.9%)	7 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9	637^th of 698 public high schools	8.7%		10.6	668^th of 697 public high schools	4.2%	31	25.0	15.1	5.0	3.8	35.0	13.2	7.7	3.1	12.3									$14,036	$1,146	$12,890
Collins Academy STEAM High School	Public	9-12	1313 S Sacramento Dr	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-1840	228	27	8.4	97.4%	1 (0.4%)	223 (97.8%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5.3	670^th of 698 public high schools	4.0%		10.4	671^st of 697 public high schools	3.7%	1	15.2	8.0	3.8	2.0	19.0	2.0	10.0	3.3	13.3	98.1	99.5	99.5	99.5	93.3	99.0	99.5	77.4	$33,347	$5,605	$27,742

Frequently Asked Questions about IHSCA Charter High School

What is the racial makeup of IHSCA Charter High School?

Students at IHSCA Charter High School are 96% Hispanic, 3% African American.

How many students attend IHSCA Charter High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 567 students attended IHSCA Charter High School.

What district is IHSCA Charter High School in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

Is IHSCA Charter High School a good school?

IHSCA Charter High School ranks in the bottom 11.3% of Illinois high schools.

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