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Moving Everest Charter School

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1775^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Moving Everest Charter School is an elementary school serving 768 students in grades K-8 in the West Garfield Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. As a public charter school, it operates independently from the traditional Chicago Public Schools District 299.

However, Moving Everest Charter School consistently underperforms compared to the district and state averages on standardized tests. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 24.5% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 42.8% for the district and 53.1% for the state. In math, only 12.4% of students were proficient or better, compared to 27.3% for the district and 38.5% for the state. The school also struggles to effectively serve certain student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 25% of Illinois elementary schools for special education students and low socioeconomic status students. Additionally, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate, exceeding 40% in recent years.

When compared to nearby public schools, such as Catalyst Charter-Circle Rock Elementary School, which is less than a mile away, Moving Everest Charter School performs significantly worse across nearly all academic metrics. This raises questions about the efficient use of resources and the school's ability to effectively allocate funding to support student learning, as it spends over $19,000 per student despite its poor academic outcomes. Addressing the root causes of the school's underperformance, such as chronic absenteeism and equitable resource allocation, should be a priority for the school's leadership and the Chicago Public Schools District 299.

755

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,518

Per pupil spending ?

90.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

416 N Laramie Ave
Chicago, IL 60644-1906

(312) 683-9695

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Racial breakdown:

African American:

93.6%

Hispanic:

5.6%

Two or more races:

0.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 11th percentile in 2019 → 14th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (17% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (43% vs 25% Illinois)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg33%

Illinois avg44%

Elementary school

1,775^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▲ up 2 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

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Middle school

1,251^st of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 8 pts since 2022

From bottom 17% (2022) to bottom 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

302^nd of 451Elementary 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	15.5	1775 of 2056	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	1920 of 2067	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	1870 of 2077	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	1924 of 2082	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.2	1747 of 1948	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.0	1849 of 2086	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	41.7	379 of 688	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.8	472 of 655	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.8	418 of 692	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.5	452 of 684	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.9	249 of 428	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.4	408 of 711	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	971 of 1049	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	784 of 886	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	820 of 907	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	15.5	1697 of 1942	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	1890 of 1942	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	1831 of 1957	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	1828 of 1970	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.0	1527 of 1680	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	1697 of 2019	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2023	30.0	25 of 30	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.2	25 of 36	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.9	13 of 24	45.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	22.2	1507 of 1800	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	1604 of 1793	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	1544 of 1808	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	1595 of 1763	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.2	1261 of 1514	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.0	1453 of 1816	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	1658 of 1947	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	1645 of 1959	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	1682 of 1984	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	1781 of 1977	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.7	1612 of 1707	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.8	1867 of 2019	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	13.6	1231 of 1292	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	1135 of 1195	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	1071 of 1156	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.8	894 of 1113	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.3	590 of 640	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.5	911 of 1194	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	13.2	1251 of 1368	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	1157 of 1363	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	1062 of 1367	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	1142 of 1369	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	33.4	388 of 574	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.3	326 of 548	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.2	241 of 569	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.0	302 of 573	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	18.0	664 of 694	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.7	541 of 639	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.5	445 of 674	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	12.2	1151 of 1248	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	1042 of 1251	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	991 of 1275	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	1061 of 1286	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	16.9	55 of 58	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.0	44 of 53	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.2	24 of 34	29.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	18.1	1097 of 1229	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.2	959 of 1219	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.7	866 of 1234	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.6	974 of 1221	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	14.7	1148 of 1271	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	1084 of 1264	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	1004 of 1292	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	1102 of 1286	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	13.0	795 of 812	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.1	586 of 802	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.4	462 of 805	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.2	524 of 781	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

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

African American (2025)45th percentile+31 vs school

Homeless (2023)17th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)15th percentile~ school

Female (2025)13th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)7th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)5th percentile-9 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)32nd percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile~ school

Male (2025)10th percentile~ school

Female (2025)8th percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)5th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2025)4th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)2nd percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts24%-29 vs state

Science16%-27 vs state

Mathematics12%-26 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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)	% Pneumococcal (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	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	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Pneumococcal All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Moving Everest Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	416 N Laramie Ave	Chicago	60644	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(312) 683-9695	755	55	13.7	90.7%	0 (0.0%)	707 (93.6%)	42 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	15.5	1775^th of 2056 public elementary schools	13.7%		13.5	1920^th of 2067 public elementary schools	7.1%	145	15.9	16.5	30.5	30.3	26.5	19.3	14.3	27.1	24.5	22.0	13.2	9.6	8.0	8.3	14.1	12.4										$20,518	$1,130	$19,388
Spencer Technology Academy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	214 N Lavergne Ave	Chicago	60644	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-6150	427	35	12.3	99.3%	5 (1.2%)	355 (83.1%)	59 (13.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	20.6	1654^th of 2056 public elementary schools	19.6%		15.2	1837^th of 2067 public elementary schools	11.1%	183	12.8	4.7	39.4	22.7	13.6	30.2	37.8	9.3	24.6	60.6	6.8	0.0	4.7	13.5	4.5	13.1	73.4	81.9	81.4	81.4	89.2	80.4	74.4	5.4	19.9	$21,434	$3,898	$17,536
Howe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	720 N Lorel Ave	Chicago	60644	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-6060	341	31	10.9	82.7%	7 (2.1%)	267 (78.3%)	66 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7.8	2003^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	2.6%		8.3	2061^st of 2067 public elementary schools	0.3%	58	9.4	20.6	8.8	10.3	9.4	24.3	20.0	38.2	18.8	2.9	0.0	0.0	13.5	4.0	5.9	4.7	86.1	89.1	89.1	89.1	95.8	88.9	84.7	7.0	20.3	$21,845	$3,453	$18,392
Nash Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4837 W Erie St	Chicago	60644	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-6125	255	28	9.1	91.0%	2 (0.8%)	159 (62.4%)	93 (36.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11.4	1892^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	8.0%		10.2	2029^th of 2067 public elementary schools	1.8%	137	16.7	0.0	13.0	6.3	36.8	33.3	7.7	10.0	19.1	13.0	6.3	0.0	0.0	15.4	10.0	7.0	80.2	84.6	84.6	84.6	94.9	83.8	80.5	8.8	14.7	$29,337	$4,268	$25,068
KIPP Academy Chicago Campus	Public, Charter	K-8	4818 W Ohio St	Chicago	60644	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 938-8553	649	4	162.2	93.8%	0 (0.0%)	558 (86.0%)	81 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.5%)	11.7	1882^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	8.5%		15.9	1814^th of 2067 public elementary schools	12.2%	68	6.6	19.7	23.8	22.8	25.0	14.0	25.8	25.8	23.2	28.8	12.5	1.3	4.0	4.8	10.6	11.1										$22,854	$1,420	$21,434
Ellington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	243 N Parkside Ave	Chicago	60644	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-6361	510	40	12.9	95.1%	0 (0.0%)	422 (82.7%)	81 (15.9%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	10.7	1920^th of 2056 public elementary schools	6.6%		10.5	2022^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	2.2%	102	8.1	17.9	16.2	17.1	29.7	31.0	14.6	46.3	25.9	13.5	2.4	5.4	4.8	2.4	2.4	5.0	75.0	78.6	78.6	78.6	88.3	78.6	73.6	13.3	13.1	$20,830	$2,418	$18,412
Catalyst Charter-Circle Rock Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-8	5608 W Washington Blvd	Chicago	60644	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 945-5025	512	27	18.9	81.4%	2 (0.4%)	501 (97.9%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	37.3	1266^th of 2056 public elementary schools	38.4%		33.7	1294^th of 2067 public elementary schools	37.4%	28	37.9	22.8	40.7	46.6	46.6	40.4	55.6	58.6	48.0	49.2	32.8	12.1	5.3	9.3	15.5	20.9										$21,369	$199	$21,170
Hay Elementary Community Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	1018 N Laramie Ave	Chicago	60651	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-6000	247	23	10.9	97.6%	5 (2.0%)	158 (64.0%)	82 (33.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	17.3	1736^th of 2056 public elementary schools	15.6%		23.8	1579^th of 2067 public elementary schools	23.6%	157	17.4	20.0	26.1	34.6	34.8	21.1	50.0	40.0	34.6	21.7	26.9	4.3	0.0	15.0	12.0	14.0	78.9	86.9	86.9	86.9	92.7	84.6	77.3	6.9	18.5	$25,626	$4,037	$21,589
McNair Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4820 W Walton St	Chicago	60651	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-8980	328	32	10.2	89.3%	5 (1.5%)	236 (72.0%)	83 (25.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	18.6	1701^st of 2056 public elementary schools	17.3%		16.2	1795^th of 2067 public elementary schools	13.2%	94	0.0	10.5	37.1	37.0	6.3	9.5	19.4	15.0	21.7	14.3	48.1	0.0	4.8	9.4	0.0	13.3	93.1	96.1	96.1	96.1	99.1	94.6	92.5	7.2	27.3	$29,395	$3,130	$26,265
Brunson Math & Sci Specialty Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	932 N Central Ave	Chicago	60651	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-6025	452	35	13.1	94.0%	7 (1.5%)	320 (70.8%)	117 (25.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	5.6	2041^st of 2056 public elementary schools	0.7%		13	1946^th of 2067 public elementary schools	5.9%	95	0.0	11.1	8.3	19.4	2.7	12.1	19.4	21.6	13.4	6.1	6.7	0.0	0.0	6.5	2.8	3.7	80.2	82.3	82.3	82.3	90.9	82.1	78.6	14.9	17.3	$21,450	$3,852	$17,598

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What is the racial makeup of Moving Everest Charter School?

Students at Moving Everest Charter School are 94% African American, 6% Hispanic.

What district is Moving Everest Charter School in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

Is Moving Everest Charter School a good school?

Moving Everest Charter School ranks in the bottom 13.7% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Moving Everest Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 755 students attended Moving Everest Charter School.

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