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North Lawndale Prep Charter - Christ

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

637^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 698 Illinois High Schools

Better than 9% of Illinois high schools

Summary

North Lawndale Prep Charter - Christ is a public charter high school in Chicago, Illinois that serves 306 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 - Christ consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of Illinois high schools, with standardized test scores that are significantly below the district and state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 7.7% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in ACT/English Language Arts, compared to 40.1% for the district and 51.7% for the state. The school's performance is particularly low in mathematics, with only 3.1% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in ACT/Mathematics, compared to 25.3% for the district and 39.3% for the state. The school's four-year graduation rate of around 89% is on par with nearby charter schools but lower than the state average, and its dropout rate of 2.4-4.0% is slightly higher than the nearby charter schools and the state average.

Interestingly, the nearby charter schools, such as North Lawndale Prep Charter-Collins and Noble St Charter-DRW Trading Col, generally perform better than North Lawndale Prep Charter - Christ on academic measures, graduation rates, and other key metrics. This suggests that the challenges faced by North Lawndale Prep Charter - Christ may be specific to the school itself, rather than being a broader issue affecting the local charter school network. Addressing the school's academic performance, graduation rates, and chronic absenteeism issues will be crucial for improving outcomes for its students.

258

Students ?

21.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,036

Per pupil spending ?

99.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1615 S Christiana Ave
Chicago, IL 60623-2640

(773) 542-1490

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Racial breakdown:

African American:

96.9%

Hispanic:

2.7%

White:

0.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 10th percentile in 2019 → 9th in 2025

Strengths

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

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (13% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (55% vs 25% Illinois)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school13%

District avg37%

Illinois avg48%

637^th of 698

Illinois public high schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 2 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

93^rd 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	9.0	637 of 698	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.6	668 of 697	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.9	684 of 699	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.6	679 of 699	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.9	662 of 688	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.1	628 of 701	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	24.9	256 of 323	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	261 of 299	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	282 of 301	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	272 of 294	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.4	234 of 281	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.5	209 of 299	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	25.3	407 of 491	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	261 of 429	39.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	29.0	301 of 428	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	7.2	641 of 685	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	632 of 664	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.6	629 of 656	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.2	645 of 658	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.2	611 of 639	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.0	582 of 665	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	20.4	115 of 138	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.7	68 of 125	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.1	55 of 104	47.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	47.1	36 of 98	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	24.7	57 of 91	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	13.6	609 of 672	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	596 of 639	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	628 of 644	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	601 of 626	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.2	575 of 611	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	562 of 639	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	13.6	604 of 685	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	623 of 668	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.4	663 of 668	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.9	637 of 664	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.6	626 of 653	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.4	606 of 675	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	17.4	484 of 527	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
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	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)

African American (2025)21st percentile+12 vs school

Disabled (2025)17th percentile+8 vs school

Homeless (2025)17th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)12th percentile+3 vs school

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

Special Education (2025)8th percentile~ school

Female (2025)6th percentile~ school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

Science12%-36 vs state

English Language Arts8%-44 vs state

Mathematics3%-36 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 - 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
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
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
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
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
Spry Community Links High School	Public	9-12	2400 S Marshall Blvd	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-1997	82	20	4.1	80.5%	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.4%)	79 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3.4	694^th of 698 public high schools	0.6%		9.7	680^th of 697 public high schools	2.4%	14	16.7	6.3	0.0	0.0		0.0	6.3	0.0	0.0	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.3	94.9	98.3	98.3	93.2	$38,920	$8,180	$30,740
Yccs-Cca Academy High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1231 S Pulaski Rd	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 762-2272	124	2	62.0	99.2%	0 (0.0%)	118 (95.2%)	6 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5.2	671^st of 698 public high schools	3.9%		10.6	665^th of 697 public high schools	4.6%	6		0.0		6.3		6.3	0.0	4.7	7.0									$13,585	$1,156	$12,429
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

Frequently Asked Questions about North Lawndale Prep Charter - Christ

How many students attend North Lawndale Prep Charter - Christ?

In the 2024-25 school year, 258 students attended North Lawndale Prep Charter - Christ.

What district is North Lawndale Prep Charter - Christ in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

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

Students at North Lawndale Prep Charter - Christ are 97% African American, 3% Hispanic.

Is North Lawndale Prep Charter - Christ a good school?

North Lawndale Prep Charter - Christ ranks in the bottom 8.7% of Illinois high schools.

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