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CICS - Bucktown Campus

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1540^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,737 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

CICS - Bucktown Campus is a K–8 school with 518 students in Chicago Public Schools District 299, serving a city neighborhood with 10 nearby schools in the same district for comparison. In 2025–2026, SchoolDigger ranked it 1,540th of 1,737 Illinois schools, at the 11th percentile with one star. The main concern for families is that Bucktown’s performance is low across subjects: its all-grades results trail nearby-school averages and state results, with eighth-grade science an especially weak point.

Bucktown’s strongest reported grade-level results were fourth-grade ELA and seventh-grade math, though neither topped nearby schools. Fourth-grade ELA was 48%, above the district’s 43% but below the state’s 56%; nearby results for that grade ranged from 57.5% to 83.6%. Seventh-grade math was 36%, above the district’s 30% but below the state’s 40%; nearby results ranged from 42.6% to 67.1%. Across all grades in 2025–2026, Bucktown scored 35% in ELA and 20% in math, compared with nearby-school averages of 55% and 42%. Its eighth-grade science result was 20%, versus 41% in the district and 52% statewide, and was below every nearby school with a reported result.

ELA has improved over time, rising from 22% in 2023–2024 to 35% in 2025–2026, but its gap with the state widened from 19 to 21 percentage points. Math rose from 14% to 20% over those years, while the state rose from 28% to 40%; Bucktown’s math gap widened from 15 to 19 points, and its score dipped slightly from the prior year. Other context includes an 11.6 student-teacher ratio and, in 2024–2025, 67% of students eligible for free/reduced-price lunch. SchoolDigger’s 2024–2025 statewide ranking placed African American students at the 71st percentile for how well the school serves them, 46 points above the school’s overall percentile. In contrast, its Special Education Students ranking was at the 4th percentile, 21 points below the overall result.

518

Students ?

11.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,120

Per pupil spending ?

67.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

95.8%

Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)

2235 N Hamilton Ave
Chicago, IL 60647-3303

(773) 645-3321

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

70.7%

African American:

24.3%

White:

2.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 23rd percentile in 2019 → 11th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (25% vs 49% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (34% vs 24% Illinois)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school25%

District avg38%

Illinois avg49%

Elementary school

1,540^th of 1,737

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 12 pts since 2019

From bottom 23% (2019) to bottom 11% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,001^st of 1,126

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 20 pts since 2019

From bottom 31% (2019) to bottom 11% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

224^th of 280Elementary 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	13.0	1540 of 1737	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.5	1548 of 2056	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	1666 of 2067	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	1735 of 2077	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	1676 of 2082	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.7	1419 of 1948	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.1	1604 of 2086	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	61.3	197 of 688	71.4%	★★★★☆
2024	47.1	289 of 655	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.5	457 of 692	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.8	323 of 684	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.0	551 of 711	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	17.8	981 of 1049	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	810 of 886	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	834 of 907	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	41.9	439 of 788	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.9	615 of 826	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	689 of 788	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.7	441 of 768	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.7	215 of 537	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.1	431 of 743	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	23.5	1526 of 1942	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	1612 of 1942	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	1512 of 1957	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	1587 of 1970	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.9	1329 of 1680	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.4	1565 of 2019	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	25.2	405 of 536	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.2	763 of 982	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.7	740 of 959	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.3	766 of 970	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	794 of 954	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.6	413 of 742	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.9	655 of 955	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	20.4	852 of 1001	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	39.6	1121 of 1800	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.0	1451 of 1793	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	1429 of 1808	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.2	1365 of 1763	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.8	911 of 1514	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.7	1249 of 1816	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	14.1	1161 of 1311	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.3	1357 of 1947	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.3	1476 of 1959	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.2	1742 of 1984	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	1599 of 1977	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.2	1259 of 1707	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.2	1493 of 2019	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	12.9	1245 of 1292	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	37.2	692 of 1195	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.4	830 of 1156	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.9	658 of 1113	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.4	538 of 640	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.2	839 of 1194	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	13.0	1001 of 1126	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.2	1043 of 1368	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.7	910 of 1363	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.4	1088 of 1367	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	1093 of 1369	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.9	971 of 1241	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.5	930 of 1356	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	49.0	248 of 574	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.3	270 of 548	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.7	410 of 569	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.0	237 of 573	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.3	191 of 565	66.2%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	37.4	387 of 694	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.7	358 of 639	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.7	474 of 674	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	37.7	294 of 483	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.7	354 of 486	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.8	361 of 480	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.6	234 of 454	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.0	194 of 339	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	24.1	962 of 1248	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.4	828 of 1251	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	16.3	1115 of 1275	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	1049 of 1286	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.0	821 of 1017	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.3	895 of 1276	29.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	14.9	432 of 483	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.9	479 of 669	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.6	387 of 643	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.6	536 of 661	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	566 of 662	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.3	400 of 517	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.3	449 of 639	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	27.0	609 of 788	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.2	811 of 1229	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.7	850 of 1219	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.0	877 of 1234	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.9	988 of 1221	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.2	785 of 1019	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.2	754 of 1217	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	19.8	679 of 829	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.3	974 of 1271	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.2	870 of 1264	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.1	922 of 1292	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	1008 of 1286	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.1	839 of 1048	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.8	903 of 1296	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	613 of 812	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.1	410 of 802	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.4	575 of 805	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	654 of 781	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.1	419 of 548	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.2	576 of 792	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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

African American (2025)71st percentile+47 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)44th percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2026)24th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)21st percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)15th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)11th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)6th percentile-18 vs school

Special Education (2025)4th percentile-21 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)57th percentile+33 vs school

Disabled (2025)44th percentile+20 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)39th percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2025)25th percentile~ school

Female (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)23rd percentile+12 vs school

Male (2026)18th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)11th percentile~ school

By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts35%-21 vs state

Science20%-29 vs state

Mathematics20%-19 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
CICS - Bucktown Campus	Public, Charter	K-8	2235 N Hamilton Ave	Chicago	60647	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 645-3321	518	44	11.6	67.2%	14 (2.7%)	126 (24.3%)	366 (70.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.1%)	13	1540^th of 1737 public elementary schools	11.3%		25.5	1548^th of 2056 public elementary schools	24.7%	8		20.3		47.7	31.0	35.8	34.1	35.6	35.0	22.7	24.6		17.6	36.4		20.2	95.8%		$22,120	$1,118	$21,002
Pulaski International School of Chicago	Public	PK, KG-8	2230 W McLean Ave	Chicago	60647	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 534-4391	889	65	13.7	34.0%	312 (35.1%)	20 (2.2%)	448 (50.4%)	37 (4.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (8.0%)	72.9	413^th of 1737 public elementary schools	76.2%		75.3	494^th of 2056 public elementary schools	76.0%	81	61.5	49.4	60.5	74.2	66.7	76.5	73.2	63.2	69.2	60.5	58.8	57.3	54.2	48.5	33.7	52.3	97.1%		$17,787	$467	$17,320
Drummond Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1845 W Cortland St	Chicago	60622	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 534-4120	339	24	14.4	16.2%	148 (43.7%)	23 (6.8%)	97 (28.6%)	26 (7.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (12.7%)	51.8	810^th of 1737 public elementary schools	53.4%		60.7	789^th of 2056 public elementary schools	61.6%	21	58.3	54.2	58.1	58.1	50.0	82.1	48.0	56.0	58.5	45.2	38.7	33.3	50.0	46.2	48.0	42.9	99.1%		$22,325	$460	$21,866
Goethe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2236 N Rockwell St	Chicago	60647	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-4135	711	53	13.5	42.9%	159 (22.4%)	45 (6.3%)	456 (64.1%)	17 (2.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.4%)	47	889^th of 1737 public elementary schools	48.8%		50.2	1001^st of 2056 public elementary schools	51.3%	112	47.0	51.0	43.7	57.5	60.2	68.9	50.0	68.0	57.8	54.9	38.4	48.2	31.5	42.6	31.4	41.8	96.6%		$19,096	$784	$18,312
Chase Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2021 N Point St	Chicago	60647	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-4185	415	40	10.3	54.0%	93 (22.4%)	35 (8.4%)	260 (62.7%)	8 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (4.1%)	53.3	789^th of 1737 public elementary schools	54.6%		49.7	1006^th of 2056 public elementary schools	51.1%	217	42.5	71.4	56.1	72.7	50.0	66.7	41.9	75.0	59.2	51.2	66.7	32.5				38.2	96.6%		$27,637	$1,970	$25,667
Prescott Elementary School	Public	K-8	1632 W Wrightwood Ave	Chicago	60614	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 534-5505	463	31	15.0	27.6%	202 (43.6%)	46 (9.9%)	135 (29.2%)	44 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.6%)	90.9	108^th of 1737 public elementary schools	93.8%		93.7	96^th of 2056 public elementary schools	95.3%	12	68.8	65.9	79.2	83.6	85.7	86.0	89.6	90.9	85.6	73.6	76.4	71.4	76.0	66.7	59.1	70.9	97.2%		$18,174	$373	$17,801
Burr Elementary School	Public	K-8	1621 W Wabansia Ave	Chicago	60622	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 534-4090	465	33	14.3	24.1%	184 (39.6%)	38 (8.2%)	158 (34.0%)	22 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (13.3%)	82.6	248^th of 1737 public elementary schools	85.7%		81.6	358^th of 2056 public elementary schools	82.6%	110	76.5	79.6	84.0	81.1	76.5	80.8	66.7	87.0	79.4	72.0	52.8	54.9	59.6	60.8	48.1	57.9	98.7%		$19,240	$827	$18,414
Brentano Elementary Math & Science Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	2723 N Fairfield Ave	Chicago	60647	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 534-4100	763	57	13.5	34.9%	315 (41.3%)	37 (4.8%)	331 (43.4%)	10 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	67 (8.8%)	65.7	563^rd of 1737 public elementary schools	67.6%		73.3	522^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	74.6%	41	62.5	63.3	60.7	66.2	68.8	70.4	72.7	71.9	68.2	59.5	47.3	53.2	45.7	67.1	35.7	52.2	98.7%		$18,941	$659	$18,283
Moos Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1711 N California Ave	Chicago	60647	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-4340	434	40	10.8	66.8%	44 (10.1%)	59 (13.6%)	310 (71.4%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.9%)	16.7	1449^th of 1737 public elementary schools	16.6%		21.6	1627^th of 2056 public elementary schools	20.9%	178	43.2		27.0		36.4	33.3	33.3	46.9	32.4							13.6	97.4%		$23,849	$1,741	$22,108
Sabin Elementary Magnet School	Public	PK, KG-8	2216 W Hirsch St	Chicago	60622	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-4490	354	32	11.0	86.7%	17 (4.8%)	74 (20.9%)	257 (72.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)								(n/a)								38.7	14.0								92.6%		$25,104	$2,100	$23,004

Frequently Asked Questions about CICS - Bucktown Campus

How many students attend CICS - Bucktown Campus?

In the 2024-25 school year, 518 students attended CICS - Bucktown Campus.

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CICS - Bucktown Campus ranks in the bottom 11.3% of Illinois elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of CICS - Bucktown Campus?

Students at CICS - Bucktown Campus are 71% Hispanic, 24% African American, 3% White, 2% Two or more races.

What district is CICS - Bucktown Campus in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

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