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ASPIRA Charter - Early College Pr

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

645^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 698 Illinois High Schools

Better than 8% of Illinois high schools

Summary

ASPIRA Charter - Early College Pr is a public charter high school in Chicago, Illinois that serves 263 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.

ASPIRA Charter - Early College Pr consistently ranks in the bottom half of Illinois high schools, with academic performance significantly below state and district averages. For example, in 2024-2025, only 18.8% of 11th graders were proficient or better in ACT English Language Arts, compared to 40.1% for the district and 51.7% for the state. Math performance is especially low, with only 7.8% of 11th graders proficient or better in ACT Mathematics, compared to 25.3% for the district and 39.3% for the state. The school also has a very high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 25.4% to 55.9% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages.

ASPIRA Charter - Early College Pr performs significantly worse than nearby charter and public high schools, such as Marine Leadership Academy - Ames, Noble St Charter-Pritzker Col Prep, and Intrinsic Charter High School, on most academic metrics. The school's Hispanic, English Language Learner, and low socioeconomic status students also rank in the bottom quarter or third of Illinois high schools, indicating the school is struggling to support its subgroups.

285

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,875

Per pupil spending ?

92.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3986 W Barry Ave
Chicago, IL 60618-6524

(773) 243-1626

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.8%

African American:

2.5%

White:

1.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 15th percentile in 2019 → 8th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (27% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Illinois average (83% vs 89%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg37%

Illinois avg48%

645^th of 698

Illinois public high schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 7 pts since 2019

From bottom 15% (2019) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

98^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	7.7	645 of 698	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	647 of 697	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	612 of 699	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	606 of 699	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.6	601 of 688	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.5	598 of 701	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	30.0	359 of 491	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.9	168 of 428	60.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	16.7	272 of 284	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.6	158 of 248	36.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	201 of 217	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.5	178 of 205	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.8	86 of 189	54.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.6	141 of 183	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	6.7	646 of 685	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	632 of 664	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.3	634 of 656	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	605 of 658	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.0	566 of 639	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	546 of 665	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	10.5	344 of 366	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	313 of 336	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	303 of 333	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	311 of 335	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.1	301 of 317	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	272 of 317	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2023	28.1	55 of 104	47.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.5	46 of 98	53.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	13.3	611 of 672	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	576 of 639	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	536 of 644	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	528 of 626	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.4	526 of 611	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.9	523 of 639	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	9.8	629 of 685	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	584 of 668	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	540 of 668	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	562 of 664	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.2	570 of 653	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.0	596 of 675	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	21.0	442 of 527	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	377 of 482	21.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	33.7	265 of 476	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
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)

Homeless (2023)47th percentile+35 vs school

Disabled (2025)27th percentile+19 vs school

Special Education (2025)16th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile~ school

Male (2025)8th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)6th percentile~ school

Female (2025)6th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)4th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

Science23%-25 vs state

English Language Arts19%-33 vs state

Mathematics8%-31 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 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	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
ASPIRA Charter - Early College Pr	Public, Charter	9-12	3986 W Barry Ave	Chicago	60618	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 243-1626	285	21	13.5	92.3%	5 (1.8%)	7 (2.5%)	273 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7.7	645^th of 698 public high schools	7.6%		11.7	647^th of 697 public high schools	7.2%	2	12.7	11.0	3.6	1.4	16.4	11.0	18.8	7.8	23.4																$24,875	$138	$24,737
Yccs-Aspira Pantoja Alt High School	Public, Charter	9-12	3121 N Pulaski Rd	Chicago	60641	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 486-6303	200	11	18.1	95.0%	8 (4.0%)	4 (2.0%)	186 (93.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	4.1	684^th of 698 public high schools	2.0%		11.2	657^th of 697 public high schools	5.7%	27		15.6		0.0		6.3	0.0	0.0	3.6																$18,929	$1,312	$17,617
Aspira Charter - Bus and Fin	Public, Charter	9-12	2989 N Milwaukee Ave	Chicago	60618	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 243-1820	426	34	12.5	83.8%	6 (1.4%)	24 (5.6%)	390 (91.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	10.1	625^th of 698 public high schools	10.5%		10.2	674^th of 697 public high schools	3.3%	49	26.8	22.5	9.9	6.9	26.8	16.7	16.0	3.1	16.0																$20,797	$124	$20,673
Intrinsic Charter High School	Public, Charter	7-12	4540 W Belmont Ave	Chicago	60641	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 887-2735	993	79	12.6	91.2%	25 (2.5%)	22 (2.2%)	940 (94.7%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	27.1	523^rd of 698 public high schools	25.1%		33.1	450^th of 697 public high schools	35.4%	73	43.5	33.5	19.4	13.0	28.8	31.1	40.5	18.9	35.1	23.3	31.2	55.8	42.8	17.0	16.2	16.6									$15,495	$708	$14,787
Schurz High School	Public	9-12	3601 N Milwaukee Ave	Chicago	60641	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-3420	1,244	92	13.5	88.7%	79 (6.4%)	101 (8.1%)	1,017 (81.8%)	24 (1.9%)	8 (0.6%)	3 (0.2%)	12 (1.0%)	9.4	633^rd of 698 public high schools	9.3%		19.9	553^rd of 697 public high schools	20.7%	80	25.9	20.1	7.1	7.4	15.9	14.8	18.2	12.0	16.3								91.5	94.1	94.1	94.1	93.1	93.0	92.8	86.7	$21,731	$3,038	$18,693
Kelvyn Park High School	Public	7-12	4343 W Wrightwood Ave	Chicago	60639	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-4200	577	41	13.9	80.4%	8 (1.4%)	58 (10.1%)	506 (87.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	7.3	647^th of 698 public high schools	7.3%		11	658^th of 697 public high schools	5.6%	11	28.0	13.6	6.5	0.9	22.6	14.5	13.2	3.3	13.2	0.0	10.4	7.7	9.0	2.3	0.0	1.3	75.0	84.0	84.0	84.0	75.0	81.6	79.7	68.4	$19,921	$2,388	$17,533
Disney II Magnet High School	Public	7-12	3900 N Lawndale Ave	Chicago	60618	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 534-5010	738	86	8.5	46.5%	131 (17.8%)	138 (18.7%)	422 (57.2%)	24 (3.3%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (2.4%)	50.9	335^th of 698 public high schools	52.0%		46.5	338^th of 697 public high schools	51.5%	3	57.7	54.5	22.1	26.9	43.0	50.3	51.2	24.8	43.3	32.9	74.3	56.2	65.3	50.0	20.5	35.4	95.6	98.1	98.1	98.1	93.6	97.7	97.3	82.8
Pathways in Education Avondale	Public	9-12	3100 W Belmont Ave	Chicago	60618	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 588-5007	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																	95.1	97.4	97.4	97.4	92.8	97.0	97.4	84.1
Foreman High School	Public	9-12	3235 N Leclaire Ave	Chicago	60641	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-3400	650	48	13.5	88.6%	32 (4.9%)	84 (12.9%)	523 (80.5%)	8 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8.3	642^nd of 698 public high schools	8.0%		13	624^th of 697 public high schools	10.5%	18	27.0	15.1	6.8	5.8	21.6	16.9	12.8	4.8	16.0								78.7	85.7	85.7	85.7	82.3	83.9	80.8	81.2	$23,496	$3,244	$20,251
Marine Leadership Academy - Ames	Public	7-12	1920 N Hamlin Ave	Chicago	60647	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-4970	549	46	11.8	82.5%	16 (2.9%)	12 (2.2%)	516 (94.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	11.9	615^th of 698 public high schools	11.9%		15.7	587^th of 697 public high schools	15.8%	28	20.2	19.2	3.4	6.7	19.1	17.3	16.5	12.7	34.2	15.7	19.4	31.4	27.7	3.3	10.9	8.5	95.3	97.6	97.6	97.7	94.3	97.2	96.9	76.5	$21,579	$2,669	$18,910

Frequently Asked Questions about ASPIRA Charter - Early College Pr

What is the racial makeup of ASPIRA Charter - Early College Pr?

Students at ASPIRA Charter - Early College Pr are 96% Hispanic, 2% African American, 2% White.

How many students attend ASPIRA Charter - Early College Pr?

In the 2024-25 school year, 285 students attended ASPIRA Charter - Early College Pr.

What district is ASPIRA Charter - Early College Pr in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

Is ASPIRA Charter - Early College Pr a good school?

ASPIRA Charter - Early College Pr ranks in the bottom 7.6% of Illinois high schools.

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