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LEARN Charter - Middle School

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LEARN Charter - Middle School ranks 596 th of 1126 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 6-8

596^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,126 Illinois Middle Schools

Better than 47% of Illinois middle schools

Summary

LEARN Charter - Middle School in Chicago serves 176 students in grades 6–8. In 2025–2026, its proficiency was 71% in English language arts (ELA), 34% in math, and 31% in grade 8 science. The clearest takeaway is an uneven academic picture: ELA is a strength, while grade 8 science is the most pronounced weakness against state and district results.

ELA stands out against both benchmarks: LEARN’s 71% proficiency was 14 percentage points above Illinois and 25 points above the Chicago Public Schools District 299. Among seven nearby schools serving grades 6–8, it ranked third in ELA; Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School and Percy Julian Middle School were among those ahead. Math was above the district by 5 points but below the state by 5, and was third-highest among the same seven schools. Within LEARN, grade 7 math was stronger at 47%, while grade 8 was 23%. Science was weaker: grade 8 proficiency was 21 points below the state and 11 below the district, and LEARN ranked sixth among eight nearby schools with results.

Results have improved substantially: ELA rose from 27% in 2023–2024 to 71% in 2025–2026, while math increased from 10% to 34%. Chronic absenteeism also fell from 64% in 2022–2023 to 13% in 2025–2026, below the state’s 24% and district’s 39%. SchoolDigger rated LEARN two stars and placed it at the 47th percentile statewide in 2025–2026, up from the 17th percentile in 2022–2023. The 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 12.5, and 93% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible; that was the second-highest rate among 10 nearby schools. SchoolDigger’s group rankings were notably higher than the overall ranking for African American students (71st percentile) and Low Socio Economic Status students (67th percentile), indicating stronger relative standing in how well the school serves these groups.

176

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,599

Per pupil spending ?

92.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

100%

Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)

3021 W Carroll Ave
Chicago, IL 60612-1721

(773) 584-4300

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Racial breakdown:

African American:

94.9%

Hispanic:

5.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 17th percentile in 2019 → 47th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 30 percentile points since 2019

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Chicago Public Schools District 299

Worth a look

!Science scores 21 pts below the Illinois average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school45%

District avg39%

Illinois avg49%

596^th of 1,126

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 47%▲ up 30 pts since 2019

From bottom 17% (2019) to bottom 47% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 10Middle Schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299

568^th of 738Chicago 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	44.8	596 of 1126	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.0	898 of 1368	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.0	1022 of 1363	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	1131 of 1367	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	1137 of 1369	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.2	1015 of 1241	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.3	1126 of 1356	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	63.1	66 of 224	70.5%	★★★★☆
2025	64.1	145 of 574	74.7%	★★★★☆
2024	51.5	204 of 548	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.2	302 of 569	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.5	278 of 573	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.5	166 of 385	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.6	279 of 565	50.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	32.8	425 of 639	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.7	651 of 674	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	49.0	443 of 867	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.5	803 of 1248	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.4	964 of 1251	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	1081 of 1275	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	955 of 1286	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.6	839 of 1017	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.4	1052 of 1276	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2022	47.8	12 of 34	64.7%	★★★★☆
2019	45.2	18 of 36	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	60.6	261 of 788	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.3	635 of 1229	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.7	791 of 1219	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.0	967 of 1234	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.8	922 of 1221	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.2	732 of 1019	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.0	922 of 1217	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	34.0	539 of 829	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.2	824 of 1271	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.3	921 of 1264	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	1035 of 1292	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	1187 of 1286	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.5	863 of 1048	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	1079 of 1296	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	32.0	511 of 802	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.2	660 of 805	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.8	734 of 781	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.7	700 of 792	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)71st percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)67th percentile+20 vs school

Homeless (2022)65th percentile+48 vs school

Female (2026)49th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)36th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2026)35th percentile-12 vs school

Disabled (2024)33rd percentile+8 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts71%+14 vs state

Mathematics34%-5 vs state

Science30%-21 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ISA Science (2026)		IAR English Language Arts (2026)							IAR Mathematics (2026)							Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Measles protection (all grades)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
LEARN Charter - Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	3021 W Carroll Ave	Chicago	60612	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 584-4300	176	14	12.5	92.6%	0 (0.0%)	167 (94.9%)	9 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44.8	596^th of 1126 public middle schools	47.1%		33	898^th of 1368 public middle schools	34.4%	302		30.5					66.2	74.7	70.7					46.6	23.2	34.2	100%		$30,599	$2,635	$27,964
Madero Middle School	Public	6-8	3202 W 28th St	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-4466	231	23	9.9	71.9%	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	226 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	19.8	915^th of 1126 public middle schools	18.7%		23.5	1035^th of 1368 public middle schools	24.3%	120		42.1				28.4	28.1	59.7	40.3							10.0	98.1%		$26,922	$2,768	$24,154
Gary Elementary School	Public	3-8	3740 W 31st St	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-1455	711	53	13.4	94.5%	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	699 (98.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	21.4	893^rd of 1126 public middle schools	20.7%		23	1046^th of 1368 public middle schools	23.5%	153	32.6	42.2	23.3	37.7	43.5	41.1	42.1	54.1	41.4	19.2	24.7	30.6	11.6	28.4	28.4	24.0	99.2%		$21,977	$1,508	$20,469
Cicero East Elementary School	Public	4-6	2324 S 49Th Ave	Cicero	60804	Cook County	Cicero School District 99	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 652-9440	408	28	14.8	76.7%	3 (0.7%)	8 (2.0%)	396 (97.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	26.8			38.5	30.3	47.4			39.1		40.2	17.2	37.0			31.7	99%		$20,972	$1,127	$19,845
Unity Junior High School	Public	7-8	2115 S 54th Ave	Cicero	60804	Cook County	Cicero School District 99	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 863-8268	1,919	125	15.3	66.6%	15 (0.8%)	32 (1.7%)	1,865 (97.2%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.2%)	10.3	1033^rd of 1126 public middle schools	8.3%		21.4	1088^th of 1368 public middle schools	20.5%	55		27.2					37.7	31.6	34.5					24.7	13.4	18.8	99.8%		$22,529	$1,330	$21,199
Northwest Middle School	Public	6-8	5252 W Palmer St	Chicago	60639	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-3250	532	39	13.8	89.8%	12 (2.3%)	11 (2.1%)	504 (94.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	5.3	1101^st of 1126 public middle schools	2.2%		12.1	1274^th of 1368 public middle schools	6.9%	173		22.8				28.6	29.3	23.0	27.0				11.6	9.8	14.0	11.8	98.1%		$19,888	$1,616	$18,272
Percy Julian Middle School	Public	6-8	416 S Ridgeland Ave	Oak Park	60302	Cook County	Oak Park Education Service District 97	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 524-3040	927	78	11.8	18.0%	506 (54.6%)	135 (14.6%)	138 (14.9%)	26 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	108 (11.7%)	78.3	200^th of 1126 public middle schools	82.2%		80.1	249^th of 1368 public middle schools	81.8%	49		60.2				85.8	77.3	79.3	80.8				67.5	56.5	45.7	57.0	97.9%		$21,564	$691	$20,872
Evergreen Academy Elementary School	Public	6-8	3537 S Paulina St	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-4836	191	21	9.0	89.0%	5 (2.6%)	4 (2.1%)	172 (90.1%)	7 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	28.6	806^th of 1126 public middle schools	28.4%		42	744^th of 1368 public middle schools	45.6%	62		34.3				52.2	65.6	49.3	55.7					29.5	16.7	20.1	98.3%		$28,107	$1,380	$26,727
Columbus East Elementary School	Public	4-6	3100 S 54th Ave	Cicero	60804	Cook County	Cicero School District 99	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 652-6085	411	28	14.5	75.7%	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	402 (97.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)								(n/a)	37.4			34.7	41.1	39.8			38.5		26.6	20.2	15.6			20.8	99%		$23,056	$1,232	$21,824
Lincoln Middle School	Public	6-8	6432 16th St	Berwyn	60402	Cook County	Berwyn North School District 98	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 795-2475	793	55	14.4	83.4%	38 (4.8%)	97 (12.2%)	641 (80.8%)	9 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.8%)	35.8	713^th of 1126 public middle schools	36.7%		56.1	536^th of 1368 public middle schools	60.8%	177		43.1				56.4	56.6	69.8	61.3				26.7	27.3	28.3	27.5	97.5%		$19,454	$844	$18,611

Frequently Asked Questions about LEARN Charter - Middle School

What district is LEARN Charter - Middle School in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

What is the racial makeup of LEARN Charter - Middle School?

Students at LEARN Charter - Middle School are 95% African American, 5% Hispanic.

How many students attend LEARN Charter - Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 176 students attended LEARN Charter - Middle School.

Is LEARN Charter - Middle School a good school?

LEARN Charter - Middle School ranks 596^th of 1126 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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