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CICS - West Belden Campus

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1575^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

CICS - West Belden Campus is an elementary public charter school serving grades K-8 in Chicago, Illinois, with 521 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.

Despite spending significantly more per student ($19,735 in 2023-2024) than the district average, CICS - West Belden Campus consistently ranks in the bottom quarter of Illinois elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as female students, male students, and special education students. In 2024-2025, the school ranked in the bottom quarter of Illinois elementary schools for these groups. However, the school performs better for Hispanic students and English Language Learners. Across all grade levels, the school significantly lags the state and district averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency, with only 34% of students proficient in ELA and 21.2% proficient in Math in 2024-2025.

Compared to nearby public schools in the area, such as Hanson Park Elementary, Lovett Elementary, and Lyon Elementary, CICS - West Belden Campus performs poorly, with higher rankings, test scores, and lower chronic absenteeism rates at the neighboring schools. Despite the school's high-need population, with 86.56% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024, significant improvements are needed in areas like instructional quality, student engagement, and support services to help CICS - West Belden Campus better serve its community.

520

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,625

Per pupil spending ?

87.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2245 N McVicker Ave
Chicago, IL 60639

(773) 637-9430

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.8%

African American:

7.3%

Two or more races:

1.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 17th percentile in 2022 → 23rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 23rd (2025) from a 17th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (22% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Science scores 27 pts below the Illinois average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg33%

Illinois avg44%

Elementary school

1,575^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▼ down 9 pts since 2019

From bottom 32% (2019) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,017^th of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 4 pts since 2019

From bottom 29% (2019) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

216^th of 451Elementary 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	1575 of 2056	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.2	1459 of 2067	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	1658 of 2077	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	1723 of 2082	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.4	1369 of 1948	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.5	1413 of 2086	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	42.3	544 of 1049	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	40.8	456 of 788	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.2	383 of 826	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.4	514 of 788	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.8	664 of 768	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	51.6	161 of 537	70.0%	★★★★☆
2019	36.2	511 of 743	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	25.5	1476 of 1942	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.3	1403 of 1942	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	1599 of 1957	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	1685 of 1970	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.8	1331 of 1680	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.3	1460 of 2019	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	33.4	670 of 982	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.2	544 of 959	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.1	724 of 970	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.1	784 of 954	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.7	397 of 742	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.2	534 of 955	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	37.2	1177 of 1800	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.6	1012 of 1793	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.8	1228 of 1808	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.2	1327 of 1763	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	46.1	711 of 1514	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.2	906 of 1816	50.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	1499 of 1947	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.2	1338 of 1959	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.9	1543 of 1984	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	1527 of 1977	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.5	1182 of 1707	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.4	1268 of 2019	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	889 of 1292	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.6	869 of 1195	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.7	753 of 1156	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.2	916 of 1113	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.8	545 of 640	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.9	738 of 1194	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	24.7	1017 of 1368	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.1	863 of 1363	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.8	994 of 1367	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.5	1172 of 1369	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.3	816 of 1241	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.9	958 of 1356	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	31.1	471 of 694	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.5	664 of 674	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	31.2	360 of 483	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.0	309 of 486	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.3	335 of 480	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.5	322 of 454	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	47.9	97 of 277	65.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	30.9	859 of 1248	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.7	844 of 1251	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.1	946 of 1275	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.8	1138 of 1286	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.5	744 of 1017	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.3	923 of 1276	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	29.3	473 of 669	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.9	333 of 643	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.4	446 of 661	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.8	615 of 662	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	38.5	307 of 517	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.3	439 of 639	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	36.1	777 of 1229	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.3	568 of 1219	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.5	741 of 1234	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.9	1042 of 1221	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	47.2	460 of 1019	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.7	731 of 1217	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	19.1	1052 of 1271	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.5	771 of 1264	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.8	926 of 1292	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	1021 of 1286	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.4	695 of 1048	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.2	949 of 1296	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	21.0	679 of 812	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.4	406 of 802	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.0	742 of 805	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	654 of 781	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	49.0	185 of 548	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.5	471 of 792	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

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

Disabled (2025)48th percentile+25 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)42nd percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)35th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)32nd percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2025)31st percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)24th percentile~ school

Male (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)37th percentile+11 vs school

Disabled (2025)32nd percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)31st percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)29th percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)25th percentile~ school

Male (2025)17th percentile-8 vs school

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

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts34%-19 vs state

Mathematics21%-17 vs state

Science16%-27 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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)	% Pneumococcal (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	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	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Pneumococcal All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
CICS - West Belden Campus	Public, Charter	K-8	2245 N McVicker Ave	Chicago	60639	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 637-9430	520	33	15.9	87.3%	3 (0.6%)	38 (7.3%)	472 (90.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	24.2	1575^th of 2056 public elementary schools	23.4%		28.2	1459^th of 2067 public elementary schools	29.4%	116	16.7	15.0	23.6	31.3	36.1	33.3	33.9	45.0	34.0	23.6	26.6	27.9	19.3	23.2	6.7	21.2										$17,625	$2,575	$15,051
Belmont-Cragin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6112 W Fullerton Ave	Chicago	60639	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-2900	518	40	13.1	77.6%	20 (3.9%)	6 (1.2%)	483 (93.2%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	11.2	1900^th of 2056 public elementary schools	7.6%		13.5	1919^th of 2067 public elementary schools	7.2%	19	8.9	50.0	19.1	14.0	17.8	4.2	14.7	26.3	16.9	34.0	9.3	11.1	4.2	17.6	13.2	16.0	95.7	97.0	97.0	97.0	97.6	96.1	91.9	25.9	19.7	$20,172	$2,287	$17,885
Burbank Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2035 N Mobile Ave	Chicago	60639	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-3000	691	53	13.0	88.0%	14 (2.0%)	29 (4.2%)	640 (92.6%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	14.1	1815^th of 2056 public elementary schools	11.7%		15.6	1824^th of 2067 public elementary schools	11.8%	9	10.4	23.1	26.4	14.8	25.4	28.0	32.8	20.0	24.6	22.6	16.4	14.9	5.3	23.0	15.4	15.7	94.8	97.9	97.9	97.7	97.6	95.7	96.0	9.0	27.5	$21,478	$2,445	$19,033
Acero Charter Roberto Clemente Elementary	Public, Charter	K-8	2050 N Natchez Ave	Chicago	60707	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(312) 455-5425	461	26	18.0	81.6%	5 (1.1%)	43 (9.3%)	411 (89.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14.3	1812^th of 2056 public elementary schools	11.9%		16.2	1798^th of 2067 public elementary schools	13.0%	14	10.5	14.5	25.5	28.1	19.3	38.6	39.7	29.1	30.1	18.2	7.0	8.8	5.2	20.7	12.7	12.1										$15,878	$987	$14,891
Prieto Math-Science Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2231 N Central Ave	Chicago	60639	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-0210	733	59	12.4	88.1%	1 (0.1%)	30 (4.1%)	692 (94.4%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	23.2	1592^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	22.6%		24.9	1547^th of 2067 public elementary schools	25.2%	45	17.8	37.5	18.5	26.1	42.5	50.0	36.4	51.3	38.4	30.8	20.3	15.1	8.1	9.1	7.5	14.4	91.6	94.5	94.5	94.5	96.8	93.7	93.7	3.7	28.0	$18,964	$3,089	$15,875
Hanson Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5411 W Fullerton Ave	Chicago	60639	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-3100	1,125	92	12.2	93.3%	16 (1.4%)	29 (2.6%)	1,064 (94.6%)	5 (0.4%)	8 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	30.4	1424^th of 2056 public elementary schools	30.7%		30.6	1380^th of 2067 public elementary schools	33.2%	44	36.1	39.6	20.0	23.4	57.3	29.7	41.9	50.0	36.5	29.1	27.1	33.8	11.9	30.1	23.6	25.1	87.4	89.8	89.8	89.8	92.6	88.8	87.0	8.7	23.8	$21,561	$2,580	$18,981
Lovett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6333 W Bloomingdale Ave	Chicago	60639	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-3130	342	29	11.6	83.3%	6 (1.8%)	244 (71.3%)	89 (26.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	41.6	1174^th of 2056 public elementary schools	42.9%		28.3	1455^th of 2067 public elementary schools	29.6%	281	10.0	34.1	52.0	46.2	56.7	57.1	37.5	52.3	50.2	32.0	30.8	13.3	31.4	3.1	27.3	23.4	77.9	81.5	81.5	81.5	89.7	80.0	78.8	3.5	16.8	$20,106	$2,581	$17,525
Lyon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2941 N McVicker Ave	Chicago	60634	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-3120	988	68	14.5	77.1%	39 (3.9%)	17 (1.7%)	887 (89.8%)	21 (2.1%)	17 (1.7%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.4%)	40.3	1205^th of 2056 public elementary schools	41.4%		39.7	1159^th of 2067 public elementary schools	43.9%	46	25.0	26.2	32.7	55.0	44.6	44.3	63.6	46.1	48.0	37.6	49.1	14.3	27.8	19.3	14.0	26.5	93.5	94.9	94.9	95.0	96.9	92.8	94.0	3.2	27.0	$16,658	$2,171	$14,486
Christopher House Chrt Elementary School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	5235 W Belden St	Chicago	60639	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 922-7542	502	28	17.9	78.7%	6 (1.2%)	14 (2.8%)	481 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10.3	1939^th of 2056 public elementary schools	5.7%		17.3	1760^th of 2067 public elementary schools	14.9%	179	7.4	26.1	25.0	16.3	13.0	26.9	40.4	45.7	27.3	21.2	6.1	0.0	5.8	17.0	21.7	11.7										$17,779	$998	$16,781
Camras Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3000 N Mango Ave	Chicago	60634	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-2960	702	53	13.2	82.6%	33 (4.7%)	9 (1.3%)	639 (91.0%)	9 (1.3%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	19.1	1690^th of 2056 public elementary schools	17.8%		23.8	1577^th of 2067 public elementary schools	23.7%	113	20.6	26.3	13.6	21.6	22.2	36.5	59.1	51.3	34.7	30.5	12.3	11.1	25.7	27.3	7.9	18.7	92.6	95.5	95.5	95.5	97.3	93.4	91.8	11.5	26.9	$18,956	$2,344	$16,612

Frequently Asked Questions about CICS - West Belden Campus

What district is CICS - West Belden Campus in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

What is the racial makeup of CICS - West Belden Campus?

Students at CICS - West Belden Campus are 91% Hispanic, 7% African American, 1% Two or more races.

Is CICS - West Belden Campus a good school?

CICS - West Belden Campus ranks in the bottom 23.4% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend CICS - West Belden Campus?

In the 2024-25 school year, 520 students attended CICS - West Belden Campus.

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