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Perspectives Charter - High School of Technical

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

653^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 698 Illinois High Schools

Better than 6% of Illinois high schools

Summary

Perspectives Charter - High School of Technical is a public charter high school in Chicago, Illinois, serving 428 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.

Perspectives Charter - High School of Technical consistently ranks in the bottom half of Illinois high schools, with academic performance significantly below the state and district averages across various standardized tests. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 22.5% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in ACT English Language Arts, compared to 51.7% at the state level and 40.1% in the district. The school's performance is particularly low in mathematics, with only 1.3% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in ACT Mathematics, compared to 39.3% at the state level and 25.3% in the district. The school's four-year graduation rate ranges from 80.9% to 89.3%, which is generally lower than the state and district averages, and its dropout rate ranges from 2.7% to 4.0%, which is higher than the state and district averages.

Perspectives Charter - High School of Technical also faces significant challenges with chronic absenteeism, with rates ranging from 25.4% to 72.3% over the past few years, much higher than the state and district averages. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as African American students, special education students, and low socioeconomic status students, who consistently rank in the bottom half or bottom third of Illinois high schools in their respective categories. The school's per-student spending has fluctuated significantly over the past few years, ranging from $3,986 to $16,851 per student, raising questions about the stability and adequacy of resources available to support student learning and school operations.

320

Students ?

n/a

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,529

Per pupil spending ?

95%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8522 S Lafayette Ave
Chicago, IL 60620-1308

(773) 358-6120

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Racial breakdown:

African American:

97.5%

Hispanic:

2.2%

Two or more races:

0.3%

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At a glance

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

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (72% vs 25% Illinois)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg37%

Illinois avg48%

653^rd of 698

Illinois public high schools ?

Bottom 6%▲ up 1 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

105^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	6.9	653 of 698	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.6	669 of 697	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.0	681 of 699	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	626 of 699	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.8	622 of 688	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.6	661 of 701	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	273 of 323	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	257 of 299	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	281 of 301	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	32.5	182 of 294	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.3	183 of 281	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.2	261 of 299	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	320 of 491	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
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	7.6	637 of 685	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	616 of 664	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	616 of 656	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	562 of 658	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.4	579 of 639	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.3	618 of 665	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	10.3	629 of 672	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	593 of 639	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.0	623 of 644	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	559 of 626	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.4	533 of 611	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.8	600 of 639	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	8.4	640 of 685	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	632 of 668	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.5	662 of 668	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.7	630 of 664	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	591 of 653	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.1	640 of 675	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	24.1	404 of 527	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	377 of 482	21.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	349 of 476	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.2	286 of 493	42.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	29.3	270 of 453	40.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.6	306 of 473	35.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2025)35th percentile+28 vs school

Special Education (2025)23rd percentile+17 vs school

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

Female (2025)7th percentile~ school

Male (2025)7th percentile~ school

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

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics130%+91 vs state

English Language Arts22%-29 vs state

Science15%-34 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 - High School of Technical

What is the racial makeup of Perspectives Charter - High School of Technical?

Students at Perspectives Charter - High School of Technical are 98% African American, 2% Hispanic.

How many students attend Perspectives Charter - High School of Technical?

In the 2024-25 school year, 320 students attended Perspectives Charter - High School of Technical.

Is Perspectives Charter - High School of Technical a good school?

Perspectives Charter - High School of Technical ranks in the bottom 6.4% of Illinois high schools.

What district is Perspectives Charter - High School of Technical in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

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