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Perspectives Charter - Leadership Ac

Public, Charter Grades 6-12

658^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 698 Illinois High Schools

Better than 6% of Illinois high schools

Summary

Perspectives Charter - Leadership Ac is a public charter high school serving grades 6-12 in Chicago, Illinois, with an enrollment of 856 students. 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.

Perspectives Charter - Leadership Ac consistently underperforms the district and state in academic proficiency, with only 23% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 3% proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 42.8% and 27.3% for the district, and 53.1% and 38.5% for the state. The school's four-year graduation rate has been around 80-89% in recent years, lower than the state average, and its dropout rate has been between 2.3-4.0%, higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, the school has had very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 73.8% in recent years, significantly higher than the district and state averages.

When comparing Perspectives Charter - Leadership Ac to nearby schools in the same district, such as Simeon Career Academy High School and Noble St Charter-Comer College Prep, it becomes clear that the school is underperforming its peers, with significantly higher academic proficiency rates, graduation rates, and lower chronic absenteeism. The school's performance for specific student subgroups, such as African American students, special education students, and low socioeconomic status students, is also a significant concern, as these subgroups consistently rank in the bottom quarter or third of Illinois high schools.

838

Students ?

n/a

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,832

Per pupil spending ?

94%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8522 S Lafayette Ave
Chicago, IL 60620-1308

(773) 358-6100

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Racial breakdown:

African American:

98.6%

Hispanic:

1.0%

Two or more races:

0.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2019 → 6th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (22% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Illinois average (80% vs 89%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg36%

Illinois avg47%

Middle school

1,281^st of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 7 pts since 2019

From bottom 13% (2019) to bottom 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

658^th of 698

Illinois public high schools ?

Bottom 6%▲ up 3 pts since 2019

From bottom 2% (2019) to bottom 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

109^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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	11.8	1281 of 1368	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	1250 of 1363	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	1118 of 1367	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	1178 of 1369	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.2	1147 of 1241	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.0	1173 of 1356	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	27.2	453 of 574	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.0	404 of 548	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.5	281 of 569	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.5	310 of 573	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.3	273 of 385	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.3	330 of 565	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	6.4	1240 of 1248	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	1116 of 1251	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	932 of 1275	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	1070 of 1286	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.7	960 of 1017	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.2	1088 of 1276	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	17.1	1109 of 1229	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	1073 of 1219	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.8	913 of 1234	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	1064 of 1221	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.6	939 of 1019	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.4	1019 of 1217	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	20.5	1010 of 1271	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	1120 of 1264	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	1166 of 1292	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	1165 of 1286	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.4	993 of 1048	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.3	1204 of 1296	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	35.6	463 of 802	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	6.7	658 of 698	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	661 of 697	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.9	683 of 699	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.0	627 of 699	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.1	641 of 688	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.7	684 of 701	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	275 of 323	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	247 of 299	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	280 of 301	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	31.5	187 of 294	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.5	208 of 281	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.6	275 of 299	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	25.7	402 of 491	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	261 of 429	39.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	382 of 428	10.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	6.0	655 of 685	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	624 of 664	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.0	645 of 656	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.2	608 of 658	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.6	576 of 639	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.6	626 of 665	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	9.8	631 of 672	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	598 of 639	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	633 of 644	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	563 of 626	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.8	549 of 611	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.5	621 of 639	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	9.0	636 of 685	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	628 of 668	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	645 of 668	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	574 of 664	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.6	626 of 653	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.5	666 of 675	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	18.1	476 of 527	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.9	354 of 482	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	375 of 476	21.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	42.8	201 of 493	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.3	270 of 453	40.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Special Education (2024)42nd percentile+34 vs school

African American (2025)21st percentile+15 vs school

Male (2025)21st percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)1st percentile-6 vs school

High school

Disabled (2025)18th percentile+12 vs school

African American (2025)15th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2025)10th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)7th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile~ school

Female (2025)4th percentile~ school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts23%-30 vs state

Science8%-38 vs state

Mathematics3%-36 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 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	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	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Perspectives Charter - Leadership Ac	Public, Charter	6-12	8522 S Lafayette Ave	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 358-6100	838	0		94.0%	1 (0.1%)	826 (98.6%)	8 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	6.7	658^th of 698 public high schools	5.7%		10.9	661^st of 697 public high schools	5.2%	3	22.6	22.4	1.9	1.2	15.5	12.1	19.1	2.1	11.2	7.7	38.1	16.7	21.8	23.0	4.8	5.6	1.3	3.0									$20,832	$1,419	$19,413
Perspectives Charter - High School of Technical	Public, Charter	9-12	8522 S Lafayette Ave	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 358-6120	320	0		95.0%	0 (0.0%)	312 (97.5%)	7 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6.9	653^rd of 698 public high schools	6.4%		10.6	669^th of 697 public high schools	4.0%	16	28.1	14.5	0.0	0.0	13.8	14.5	22.5	1.3	15.0																		$25,529	$1,435	$24,094
Simeon Career Academy High School	Public	9-12	8147 S Vincennes Ave	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3200	1,095	76	14.4	71.0%	1 (0.1%)	1,068 (97.5%)	17 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.6%)	15.1	585^th of 698 public high schools	16.2%		16.8	580^th of 697 public high schools	16.8%	5	44.8	30.0	8.1	4.6	27.4	22.9	15.6	9.4	25.0										97.1	98.5	98.5	98.5	91.2	97.8	97.9	72.3	$19,194	$2,379	$16,816
YCCS-Community Youth Dev Inst High School	Public, Charter	9-12	7836 S Union Ave	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 224-2273	94	5	18.8	89.4%	0 (0.0%)	90 (95.7%)	3 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11.7	618^th of 698 public high schools	11.5%		9.7	680^th of 697 public high schools	2.4%	62		9.1		18.2		27.3	2.9	2.9	8.6																		$19,624	$1,363	$18,261
YCCS Charter - Chatham	Public, Charter	9-12	9035 S Langley Ave	Chicago	60619	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 651-1500	104	3	34.6	97.1%	0 (0.0%)	99 (95.2%)	3 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	3.5	691^st of 698 public high schools	1.0%		11.2	656^th of 697 public high schools	5.9%	35		6.7		0.0		0.0	2.4	0.0	4.8																		$20,045	$2,225	$17,820
Noble St Charter-Hansberry Prep Slvr	Public, Charter	9-12	8748 S Aberdeen St	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 729-3400	534	28	19.0	85.8%	0 (0.0%)	522 (97.8%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	14.2	597^th of 698 public high schools	14.5%		16.3	583^rd of 697 public high schools	16.4%	14	36.0	29.5	7.3	6.4	22.2	22.0	26.0	7.1	26.8																		$22,521	$2,208	$20,313
Harlan Community Academy High School	Public	9-12	9652 S Michigan Ave	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-5400	220	22	10.0	90.5%	0 (0.0%)	207 (94.1%)	10 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (0.9%)	5	676^th of 698 public high schools	3.2%		9.7	680^th of 697 public high schools	2.4%	4	18.8	11.4	3.1	0.0	9.4	5.6	10.7	2.7	14.9										93.4	96.2	96.2	96.2	91.1	95.8	95.3	69.0	$39,536	$5,123	$34,413
Hirsch Metropolitan High School	Public	9-12	7740 S Ingleside Ave	Chicago	60619	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3100	183	17	11.0	80.3%	1 (0.5%)	165 (90.2%)	17 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4	686^th of 698 public high schools	1.7%		12.6	630^th of 697 public high schools	9.6%	56	6.7	4.5	0.0	0.0	13.3	0.0	2.6	5.3	10.5										91.6	93.5	93.5	93.5	94.4	92.5	91.6	83.2	$37,439	$7,690	$29,749
Excel Academy - Englewood High School	Public	9-12	7141 S Morgan St	Chicago	60621	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 675-6654	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																			85.0	89.2	89.2	89.2	84.2	86.7	86.7	55.8
Noble St Charter-Comer College Prep	Public, Charter	6-12	7131 S South Chicago Ave	Chicago	60619	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 729-3969	1,007	72	13.9	86.1%	0 (0.0%)	982 (97.5%)	20 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	11.9	614^th of 698 public high schools	12.0%		14.7	605^th of 697 public high schools	13.2%	9	31.8	25.1	11.3	3.7	23.0	24.7	15.6	5.0	22.9	21.7	38.9	51.8	41.9	44.4	7.3	21.7	9.8	13.1									$23,226	$2,067	$21,159

Frequently Asked Questions about Perspectives Charter - Leadership Ac

What district is Perspectives Charter - Leadership Ac in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

How many students attend Perspectives Charter - Leadership Ac?

In the 2024-25 school year, 838 students attended Perspectives Charter - Leadership Ac.

Is Perspectives Charter - Leadership Ac a good school?

Perspectives Charter - Leadership Ac ranks in the bottom 5.7% of Illinois high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Perspectives Charter - Leadership Ac?

Students at Perspectives Charter - Leadership Ac are 99% African American.

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