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Horizon Sci Academy - Southwest Charter

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12
1277th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,056 Illinois Alternative Schools
Better than 38% of Illinois alternative schools
Summary

Horizon Sci Academy - Southwest Charter is a public charter school in Chicago, Illinois, serving 746 students in grades K-12. The school is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299, which has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Horizon Sci Academy - Southwest Charter has generally higher graduation rates (80.9% to 92.6%) and lower dropout rates (2.4% to 4.0%) compared to the district and state averages. However, the school struggles with higher chronic absenteeism rates (15.8% to 40.8%) and lower academic proficiency on standardized tests like the IAR and ACT, with only 46.8% of students proficient or better in ELA, compared to 42.8% for the district and 53.1% for the state. The school's per-student spending has increased from $12,376 in 2020-2021 to $17,044 in 2023-2024, which is higher than the district average, and its student-teacher ratio is lower than the district average.

When compared to nearby charter schools like Acero Charter Sor Juana Ines de la, CICS - Longwood Campus, and Catalyst Charter - Maria Elementary School, Horizon Sci Academy - Southwest Charter generally performs better on standardized tests, particularly in ELA. However, it still lags behind these schools in mathematics proficiency. Additionally, the school's performance is lower compared to other Horizon Science Academy-Belmont and Horizon Science Academy-McKinley Pk schools, which are part of a different district.

712
Students ?
12.2
Student/teacher ratio ?
$17,818
Per pupil spending ?
85.8%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 5401 S Western Ave
       Chicago, IL  60609-5438

(773) 498-3355

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
77.1%
African American:
20.6%
White:
1.7%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 18th percentile in 2022 → 19th in 2025
Strengths
93% graduate in 4 years — above the Illinois average (89%)
Among the top-ranked schools in Chicago Public Schools District 299
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Illinois average (25% vs 47% meeting standards)
!Science scores 21 pts below the Illinois average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school25%
District avg35%
Illinois avg47%
Elementary school
1,277th of 2,056
Illinois public elementary schools ?
Bottom 38%▲ up 5 pts since 2017
From bottom 33% (2017) to bottom 38% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Illinois Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
765th of 1,368
Illinois public middle schools ?
Bottom 44%▲ up 12 pts since 2017
From bottom 32% (2017) to bottom 44% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Illinois Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
564th of 698
Illinois public high schools ?
Bottom 19%▲ up 7 pts since 2018
From bottom 12% (2018) to bottom 19% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Illinois High Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
1st of 4Alternative Schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299
698th 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)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202537.01277 of 205637.9%★★☆☆☆
202428.41447 of 206730.0%★★☆☆☆
202322.61587 of 207723.6%★☆☆☆☆
202218.81707 of 208218.0%★☆☆☆☆
202116.11718 of 194811.8%★☆☆☆☆
201930.71430 of 208631.4%★★☆☆☆
201825.11535 of 203724.6%★☆☆☆☆
201731.51373 of 204432.8%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202553.9246 of 68864.2%★★★☆☆
202454.4216 of 65567.0%★★★☆☆
202344.5322 of 69253.5%★★★☆☆
202246.2294 of 68457.0%★★★☆☆
202136.5253 of 42840.9%★★☆☆☆
201943.5350 of 71150.8%★★★☆☆
201846.4298 of 69857.3%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202569.4146 of 78881.5%★★★★☆
202461.0188 of 82677.2%★★★★☆
202348.4304 of 78861.4%★★★☆☆
202226.2687 of 76810.5%★☆☆☆☆
202127.4486 of 5379.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201937.3491 of 74333.9%★★☆☆☆
201847.8320 of 71855.4%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202538.91181 of 194239.2%★★☆☆☆
202427.01409 of 194227.4%★☆☆☆☆
202323.91477 of 195724.5%★☆☆☆☆
202219.01631 of 197017.2%★☆☆☆☆
202114.71533 of 16808.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201936.21250 of 201938.1%★★☆☆☆
201823.41528 of 196422.2%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202550.3446 of 98254.6%★★★☆☆
202438.5569 of 95940.7%★★☆☆☆
202332.4667 of 97031.2%★★☆☆☆
202225.1782 of 95418.0%★☆☆☆☆
202125.1627 of 74215.5%★☆☆☆☆
201950.2416 of 95556.4%★★★☆☆
201840.3545 of 93841.9%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202555.8734 of 180059.2%★★★☆☆
202443.4970 of 179345.9%★★☆☆☆
202335.61158 of 180836.0%★★☆☆☆
202229.11312 of 176325.6%★☆☆☆☆
202126.01213 of 151419.9%★☆☆☆☆
201949.0856 of 181652.9%★★★☆☆
201838.21114 of 176536.9%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202533.61263 of 194735.1%★★☆☆☆
202431.41285 of 195934.4%★★☆☆☆
202320.81570 of 198420.9%★☆☆☆☆
202219.61611 of 197718.5%★☆☆☆☆
202115.81538 of 17079.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201927.11478 of 201926.8%★☆☆☆☆
201829.41396 of 197229.2%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202231.0748 of 111332.8%★★☆☆☆
201942.5591 of 119450.5%★★★☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202540.7765 of 136844.1%★★☆☆☆
202429.0921 of 136332.4%★★☆☆☆
202329.3930 of 136732.0%★★☆☆☆
202226.5970 of 136929.1%★☆☆☆☆
202123.7951 of 124123.4%★☆☆☆☆
201928.1967 of 135628.7%★☆☆☆☆
201823.8990 of 129323.4%★☆☆☆☆
201731.4873 of 129332.5%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202552.2226 of 57460.6%★★★☆☆
202443.4266 of 54851.5%★★★☆☆
202341.6300 of 56947.3%★★☆☆☆
202243.0265 of 57353.8%★★★☆☆
202124.6349 of 3859.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201945.0268 of 56552.6%★★★☆☆
201845.6227 of 51155.6%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202557.9137 of 48371.6%★★★★☆
202461.3103 of 48678.8%★★★★☆
202347.7179 of 48062.7%★★★☆☆
202237.9282 of 45437.9%★★☆☆☆
202136.3199 of 27728.2%★☆☆☆☆
201931.8283 of 33916.5%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202540.2713 of 124842.9%★★☆☆☆
202429.5864 of 125130.9%★★☆☆☆
202329.4869 of 127531.8%★★☆☆☆
202226.9917 of 128628.7%★☆☆☆☆
202118.8866 of 101714.8%★☆☆☆☆
201933.3854 of 127633.1%★★☆☆☆
201818.71020 of 122616.8%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202551.0294 of 66956.1%★★★☆☆
202436.1396 of 64338.4%★★☆☆☆
202341.5357 of 66146.0%★★☆☆☆
202233.0447 of 66232.5%★★☆☆☆
202135.8333 of 51735.6%★★☆☆☆
201941.1358 of 63944.0%★★☆☆☆
201832.0425 of 59028.0%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202554.9479 of 122961.0%★★★☆☆
202438.4720 of 121940.9%★★☆☆☆
202344.3638 of 123448.3%★★☆☆☆
202237.5717 of 122141.3%★★☆☆☆
202139.2596 of 101941.5%★★☆☆☆
201943.7658 of 121745.9%★★☆☆☆
201833.6793 of 116131.7%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202538.9719 of 127143.4%★★☆☆☆
202428.7853 of 126432.5%★★☆☆☆
202329.8862 of 129233.3%★★☆☆☆
202227.3917 of 128628.7%★☆☆☆☆
202125.1793 of 104824.3%★☆☆☆☆
201923.7994 of 129623.3%★☆☆☆☆
201829.8839 of 122331.4%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202457.2236 of 80270.6%★★★★☆
202347.7301 of 80562.6%★★★☆☆
202240.9366 of 78153.1%★★★☆☆
201936.3447 of 79243.6%★★☆☆☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202519.9564 of 69819.2%★☆☆☆☆
202422.0526 of 69724.5%★☆☆☆☆
202323.4546 of 69921.9%★☆☆☆☆
202218.3573 of 69918.0%★☆☆☆☆
202122.4535 of 68822.2%★☆☆☆☆
201923.0550 of 70121.5%★☆☆☆☆
201812.8571 of 64711.7%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202534.4200 of 32338.1%★★☆☆☆
202446.3111 of 29962.9%★★★☆☆
202223.0260 of 29411.6%★☆☆☆☆
201827.5189 of 25325.3%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202427.0261 of 42939.2%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202529.9215 of 28424.3%★☆☆☆☆
202428.6158 of 24836.3%★☆☆☆☆
202248.979 of 20561.5%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202525.0525 of 68523.4%★☆☆☆☆
202430.4447 of 66432.7%★★☆☆☆
202322.8502 of 65623.5%★☆☆☆☆
202219.6525 of 65820.2%★☆☆☆☆
202124.0476 of 63925.5%★☆☆☆☆
201822.6494 of 62020.3%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202526.0281 of 36623.2%★☆☆☆☆
202428.3243 of 33627.7%★☆☆☆☆
202330.3235 of 33329.4%★☆☆☆☆
202233.6223 of 33533.4%★★☆☆☆
202144.1145 of 31754.3%★★★☆☆
201939.3171 of 31746.1%★★☆☆☆
201818.8251 of 29113.7%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202530.4501 of 67225.4%★☆☆☆☆
202432.9410 of 63935.8%★★☆☆☆
202336.2429 of 64433.4%★★☆☆☆
202231.9439 of 62629.9%★★☆☆☆
202141.1325 of 61146.8%★★☆☆☆
201938.5394 of 63938.3%★★☆☆☆
201821.8495 of 58515.4%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202517.2572 of 68516.5%★☆☆☆☆
202417.0554 of 66817.1%★☆☆☆☆
202323.5523 of 66821.7%★☆☆☆☆
202218.9549 of 66417.3%★☆☆☆☆
202125.4484 of 65325.9%★☆☆☆☆
201926.4501 of 67525.8%★☆☆☆☆
20186.7598 of 6193.4%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202426.4341 of 48229.3%★☆☆☆☆
201929.6306 of 47335.3%★☆☆☆☆
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
English Language Learner (2025)81st percentile+44 vs school
African American (2025)64th percentile+26 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)59th percentile+21 vs school
Hispanic (2025)55th percentile+17 vs school
Female (2025)39th percentile~ school
Male (2025)35th percentile-3 vs school
Special Education (2022)33rd percentile+15 vs school
Middle school
English Language Learner (2025)72nd percentile+28 vs school
Special Education (2024)71st percentile+38 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)61st percentile+17 vs school
African American (2025)61st percentile+17 vs school
Hispanic (2025)56th percentile+12 vs school
Male (2025)43rd percentile~ school
Female (2025)43rd percentile~ school
High school
Disabled (2024)39th percentile+15 vs school
African American (2025)38th percentile+19 vs school
Special Education (2024)29th percentile+5 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile+6 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)24th percentile+5 vs school
Female (2025)23rd percentile+4 vs school
Hispanic (2025)23rd percentile+4 vs school
Male (2025)16th percentile-3 vs school
By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts47%-6 vs state
Mathematics23%-16 vs state
Science22%-21 vs state

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Horizon Sci Academy - Southwest Charter ranks 1277th of 2056 Illinois alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Horizon Sci Academy - Southwest Charter are 77% Hispanic, 21% African American, 2% White.

In the 2024-25 school year, 712 students attended Horizon Sci Academy - Southwest Charter.


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