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North Lawndale Prep Charter-Collins

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

654^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 698 Illinois High Schools

Better than 6% of Illinois high schools

Summary

North Lawndale Prep Charter-Collins is a public charter high school in Chicago, Illinois, serving 377 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.

North Lawndale Prep Charter-Collins consistently ranks in the bottom 10% of Illinois high schools, with standardized test scores significantly below state and district averages. For example, in 2024-2025, only 4.9% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in ACT English Language Arts and Mathematics, compared to 51.7% and 39.3% statewide, respectively. The school's 4-year graduation rate of around 89% is slightly below the state and district averages, and its dropout rate of 2.4-4.0% is higher than the state and district averages. Additionally, the school has a very high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 25.4% to 74.5% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state and district averages.

Nearby charter schools, such as Noble St Charter-DRW Trading Col and North Lawndale Prep Charter - Christ, have slightly higher academic performance and graduation rates compared to North Lawndale Prep Charter-Collins, but still lag behind state and district averages. The traditional public high schools in the area, such as Marshall Metropolitan High School and Farragut Career Academy High School, generally perform better academically than North Lawndale Prep Charter-Collins, but also struggle to meet state and district averages. These challenges are not unique to the charter school, but reflect the broader educational challenges in the North Lawndale community.

276

Students ?

23.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,039

Per pupil spending ?

94.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1313 S Sacramento Dr
Chicago, IL 60623-2218

(773) 542-6766

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Racial breakdown:

African American:

95.7%

Hispanic:

3.3%

Two or more races:

0.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 7th percentile in 2019 → 6th in 2025

Strengths

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the Illinois average (89%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (11% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (74% vs 25% Illinois)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school11%

District avg37%

Illinois avg48%

654^th of 698

Illinois public high schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 1 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

106^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	6.8	654 of 698	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	637 of 697	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.3	677 of 699	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.7	695 of 699	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.8	650 of 688	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.8	652 of 701	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	21.9	271 of 323	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	249 of 299	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	285 of 301	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	287 of 294	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.9	214 of 281	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.6	243 of 299	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	47.1	188 of 491	61.7%	★★★☆☆
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	5.2	661 of 685	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	586 of 664	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.6	633 of 656	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.9	651 of 658	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.3	596 of 639	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.7	611 of 665	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	38.3	88 of 138	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.9	46 of 125	63.2%	★★★☆☆
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	9.7	632 of 672	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	567 of 639	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	619 of 644	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	620 of 626	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.1	558 of 611	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.9	583 of 639	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	10.3	625 of 685	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	632 of 668	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.3	649 of 668	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.1	656 of 664	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.7	619 of 653	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.3	647 of 675	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	30.3	330 of 527	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.8	377 of 482	21.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	375 of 476	21.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	31.2	286 of 493	42.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.5	217 of 453	52.1%	★★★☆☆
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)62nd percentile+55 vs school

Special Education (2025)37th percentile+31 vs school

Homeless (2025)36th percentile+30 vs school

African American (2025)16th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)9th percentile~ school

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

Female (2025)4th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

Science13%-36 vs state

English Language Arts5%-47 vs state

Mathematics5%-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)	% 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	% 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
North Lawndale Prep Charter-Collins	Public, Charter	9-12	1313 S Sacramento Dr	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 542-6766	276	12	23.0	94.9%	1 (0.4%)	264 (95.7%)	9 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	6.8	654^th of 698 public high schools	6.3%		12.2	637^th of 697 public high schools	8.6%	17	25.0	11.3	5.0	1.9	27.5	3.8	4.9	4.9	13.1									$17,039	$1,390	$15,649
Collins Academy STEAM High School	Public	9-12	1313 S Sacramento Dr	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-1840	228	27	8.4	97.4%	1 (0.4%)	223 (97.8%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5.3	670^th of 698 public high schools	4.0%		10.4	671^st of 697 public high schools	3.7%	1	15.2	8.0	3.8	2.0	19.0	2.0	10.0	3.3	13.3	98.1	99.5	99.5	99.5	93.3	99.0	99.5	77.4	$33,347	$5,605	$27,742
Ombudsman Chicago West	Public	9-12	3210 W Roosevelt Rd	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(312) 243-1550	0	6	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)										85.6	88.2	88.2	88.2	84.3	86.3	85.6	66.0
Manley Career Academy High School	Public	9-12	2935 W Polk St	Chicago	60612	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-6900	193	14	13.5	85.0%	4 (2.1%)	174 (90.2%)	12 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	5	674^th of 698 public high schools	3.4%		14.6	606^th of 697 public high schools	13.1%	68	29.4	10.3	0.0	3.4	11.8	6.9	3.6	0.0	12.7	78.9	86.7	86.7	86.7	76.7	85.6	83.3	67.8	$37,856	$5,900	$31,956
Noble St Charter-DRW Trading Col	Public, Charter	9-12	931 S Homan Ave	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 893-4500	323	28	11.5	87.6%	1 (0.3%)	316 (97.8%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13.2	604^th of 698 public high schools	13.5%		15.7	588^th of 697 public high schools	15.6%	16	37.5	30.3	7.8	4.5	31.7	10.6	10.1	13.0	21.7									$29,204	$2,127	$27,077
North Lawndale Prep Charter - Christ	Public, Charter	9-12	1615 S Christiana Ave	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 542-1490	258	12	21.5	99.2%	1 (0.4%)	250 (96.9%)	7 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9	637^th of 698 public high schools	8.7%		10.6	668^th of 697 public high schools	4.2%	31	25.0	15.1	5.0	3.8	35.0	13.2	7.7	3.1	12.3									$14,036	$1,146	$12,890
YCCS-Latino Youth Alternative High School	Public, Charter	9-12	2001 S California Ave	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 648-2130	174	9	19.3	93.1%	2 (1.1%)	5 (2.9%)	165 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	5	675^th of 698 public high schools	3.3%		9.7	680^th of 697 public high schools	2.4%	5		0.0		0.0		15.8	3.5	0.0	10.7									$19,005	$1,321	$17,684
Cook County Juvenile-Jefferson Alt High School	Public	6-12	1100 S Hamilton Ave	Chicago	60612	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(312) 433-7110	0	46	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)										96.9	97.7	97.7	97.7	98.5	96.9	96.9	94.6
Marshall Metropolitan High School	Public	9-12	3250 W Adams St	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-6455	239	20	11.9	93.7%	0 (0.0%)	212 (88.7%)	23 (9.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	5.1	673^rd of 698 public high schools	3.6%		9.7	680^th of 697 public high schools	2.4%	7	24.5	5.7	1.9	0.0	11.3	9.8	11.3	1.6	14.5	91.3	96.5	96.5	96.5	93.6	96.5	97.1	84.3	$32,170	$5,820	$26,349
Farragut Career Academy High School	Public	9-12	2345 S Christiana Ave	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-1300	490	46	10.7	93.7%	3 (0.6%)	62 (12.7%)	419 (85.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	12.2	611^th of 698 public high schools	12.5%		13.5	616^th of 697 public high schools	11.6%	5	35.9	24.5	9.4	7.1	21.9	17.3	25.3	6.3	20.3	92.5	93.7	93.7	93.7	89.3	93.9	92.3	84.7	$29,254	$4,300	$24,954

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North Lawndale Prep Charter-Collins ranks in the bottom 6.3% of Illinois high schools.

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Chicago Public Schools District 299

What is the racial makeup of North Lawndale Prep Charter-Collins?

Students at North Lawndale Prep Charter-Collins are 96% African American, 3% Hispanic.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 276 students attended North Lawndale Prep Charter-Collins.

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