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CICS - Prairie Campus

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1692^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

CICS - Prairie Campus is a public charter elementary school serving 416 students in grades K-8 in Chicago, Illinois, which is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299. Despite being a charter school, CICS - Prairie Campus has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of Illinois elementary schools over the past several years, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school significantly underperforms compared to the district and state in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 27.6% of CICS - Prairie Campus students were proficient in ELA compared to 42.8% for the district and 53.1% for the state. In Math, the proficiency rate was just 15.6% compared to 27.3% for the district and 38.5% for the state. Additionally, CICS - Prairie Campus has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 40.8% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages.

When comparing CICS - Prairie Campus to nearby public schools in the same district, such as Pullman Elementary School and Owens Community Academy Elementary School, it becomes clear that the charter school is underperforming significantly in both ELA and Math proficiency across all grade levels. Despite increased funding, CICS - Prairie Campus has not shown any meaningful improvement in its academic performance over the past several years, and its rankings have remained in the bottom 20% of Illinois elementary schools.

412

Students ?

24.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,314

Per pupil spending ?

94.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11530 S Prairie Ave
Chicago, IL 60628-5612

(773) 928-0480

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Racial breakdown:

African American:

66.7%

Hispanic:

32.5%

White:

0.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 23rd percentile in 2019 → 18th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (15% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (39% vs 25% Illinois)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg33%

Illinois avg44%

Elementary school

1,692^nd of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 6 pts since 2019

From bottom 23% (2019) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,076^th of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 11 pts since 2019

From bottom 32% (2019) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

263^rd 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	19.0	1692 of 2056	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	1707 of 2067	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	1692 of 2077	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.3	1624 of 2082	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.0	1811 of 1948	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.5	1596 of 2086	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	43.9	348 of 688	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.2	378 of 655	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.5	365 of 692	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.1	258 of 684	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.6	293 of 428	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.2	322 of 711	54.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2023	20.6	852 of 907	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	30.4	595 of 788	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	781 of 826	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	47.2	199 of 537	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.2	370 of 743	50.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	17.8	1637 of 1942	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	1556 of 1942	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	1466 of 1957	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.0	1372 of 1970	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	13.9	1558 of 1680	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.3	1567 of 2019	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	17.8	884 of 982	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.5	624 of 959	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.7	658 of 970	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.8	676 of 954	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.8	662 of 742	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.7	620 of 955	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	1324 of 1800	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.2	1280 of 1793	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.5	1344 of 1808	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.4	1213 of 1763	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.8	1371 of 1514	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	36.8	1194 of 1816	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	20.5	1576 of 1947	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	1665 of 1959	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	1802 of 1984	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.4	1827 of 1977	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.6	1651 of 1707	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.2	1519 of 2019	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	22.4	1014 of 1195	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.4	802 of 1156	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.2	1024 of 1113	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	45.6	524 of 1194	56.1%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	21.9	1076 of 1368	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	1233 of 1363	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	1262 of 1367	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	1253 of 1369	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.4	1012 of 1241	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.6	920 of 1356	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	40.2	312 of 574	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.7	421 of 548	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.2	432 of 569	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.0	378 of 573	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.2	283 of 385	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.6	382 of 565	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	21.9	588 of 639	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2023	33.5	348 of 480	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.7	371 of 454	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	46.1	109 of 277	60.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	27.6	904 of 1248	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	1107 of 1251	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	1197 of 1275	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	1137 of 1286	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.2	800 of 1017	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.7	980 of 1276	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	32.4	437 of 669	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.4	514 of 643	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	637 of 661	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	641 of 662	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	34.7	344 of 517	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.1	304 of 639	52.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	32.6	834 of 1229	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.7	1030 of 1219	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	1145 of 1234	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	1123 of 1221	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	30.7	722 of 1019	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.3	631 of 1217	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	16.6	1112 of 1271	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	1147 of 1264	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	1152 of 1292	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	1179 of 1286	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.7	971 of 1048	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	41.5	704 of 1296	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	17.0	776 of 802	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	768 of 805	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	43.2	338 of 792	57.3%	★★★☆☆

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)49th percentile+32 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile+9 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)24th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)19th percentile~ school

Female (2025)16th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)15th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)10th percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2023)6th percentile-12 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)46th percentile+24 vs school

Hispanic (2025)35th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)28th percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)28th percentile+20 vs school

Male (2025)13th percentile-9 vs school

Disabled (2024)8th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)3rd percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts28%-25 vs state

Mathematics16%-23 vs state

Science9%-34 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 - Prairie Campus	Public, Charter	K-8	11530 S Prairie Ave	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 928-0480	412	17	24.2	94.4%	2 (0.5%)	275 (66.7%)	134 (32.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19	1692^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	17.7%		19	1707^th of 2067 public elementary schools	17.4%	15	3.2	15.4	26.8	27.6	19.4	38.7	29.4	25.0	27.6	32.1	3.4	3.2	29.0	7.8	11.5	15.6										$17,314	$2,154	$15,160
Curtis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	32 E 115th St	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-5050	356	24	14.8	97.5%	2 (0.6%)	299 (84.0%)	55 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10.6	1922^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	6.5%		8.6	2056^th of 2067 public elementary schools	0.5%	134	8.6	3.0	26.8	14.3	11.4	14.8	3.3	18.2	15.4	33.3	0.0	2.9	3.4	3.1	5.9	8.9	86.9	94.3	94.3	94.3	97.4	93.9	88.8	3.8	20.1	$20,638	$3,067	$17,571
Pullman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	11311 S Forrestville Ave	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-5395	303	22	13.7	74.3%	7 (2.3%)	213 (70.3%)	79 (26.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	20.9	1643^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	20.1%		16.7	1781^st of 2067 public elementary schools	13.8%	138	27.3	8.6	13.3	18.4	57.6	28.6	53.3	37.1	34.5	20.0	11.1	21.2	3.7	3.2	11.4	12.0	78.5	82.0	82.0	82.0	91.0	81.7	80.7		14.8	$21,455	$3,110	$18,346
Haley Elementary Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	11411 S Eggleston Ave	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-5340	458	33	13.7	98.0%	7 (1.5%)	401 (87.6%)	47 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	17.5	1730^th of 2056 public elementary schools	15.9%		24.1	1565^th of 2067 public elementary schools	24.3%	165	10.4	19.0	14.5	47.1	10.4	26.5	30.0	40.5	26.6	42.6	17.6	0.0	0.0	2.0	2.3	11.8	78.8	83.6	83.6	83.6	91.9	82.9	82.7	5.2	14.0	$21,726	$3,504	$18,222
Lavizzo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	138 W 109th St	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-5300	394	28	14.3	89.8%	3 (0.8%)	340 (86.3%)	48 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	14.9	1786^th of 2056 public elementary schools	13.1%		16	1810^th of 2067 public elementary schools	12.4%	24	10.0	12.1	28.3	25.7	33.3	33.3	12.5	22.2	25.5	9.4	17.6	0.0	7.5	4.2	0.0	6.3	87.9	92.0	92.0	92.0	98.8	92.0	90.6	5.9	20.1	$18,975	$3,137	$15,838
Owens Community Academy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	12302 S State St	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-5475	340	26	13.3	95.3%	2 (0.6%)	315 (92.6%)	18 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	27.7	1492^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	27.4%		22.3	1613^th of 2067 public elementary schools	22.0%	121	19.4	20.6	34.5	30.0	47.2	48.0	44.4	44.1	41.6	20.7	16.7	27.8	12.0	2.8	3.0	13.8	85.4	89.3	89.3	89.3	94.0	89.3	85.7	3.6	21.8	$23,163	$3,817	$19,346
Cullen Elementary School	Public	K-8	10650 S Eberhart Ave	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-5375	176	15	11.7	97.2%	1 (0.6%)	169 (96.0%)	6 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23.8	1585^th of 2056 public elementary schools	22.9%		21.4	1646^th of 2067 public elementary schools	20.4%	61	17.4	5.3	54.5	25.0	21.7	40.0	36.0	50.0	37.6	27.3	25.0	8.7	6.7	8.0	15.0	15.2	91.0	95.8	95.8	95.8	96.4	95.8	93.4		26.4	$25,521	$3,136	$22,385
Metcalfe Elementary Community Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	12339 S Normal Ave	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-5590	354	22	16.0	95.5%	2 (0.6%)	301 (85.0%)	49 (13.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	12	1873^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	8.9%		11.2	2005^th of 2067 public elementary schools	3.0%	132	10.0	11.1	27.3	17.2	12.9	22.0	14.3	21.6	19.8	9.4	20.7	6.5	9.8	0.0	21.6	12.0	69.5	72.8	72.8	72.8	88.2	71.5	69.5		13.8	$20,386	$3,373	$17,013
Poe Elementary Classical School	Public	K-8	10538 S Langley Ave	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 535-5525	224	16	14.0	32.6%	5 (2.2%)	195 (87.1%)	13 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.9%)	98.4	8^th of 2056 public elementary schools	99.6%		98.5	19^th of 2067 public elementary schools	99.1%	11	92.9	58.3	82.8	100.0	100.0	97.3	80.0	91.7	93.8	89.7	90.0	85.7	81.1	50.0	41.7	80.1	95.6	97.4	97.4	97.4	98.7	97.4	96.9		17.5	$21,515	$1,484	$20,032
Dunne Technology Academy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	10845 S Union Ave	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-5517	206	20	10.3	79.1%	0 (0.0%)	200 (97.1%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	45.8	1083^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	47.3%		28.7	1440^th of 2067 public elementary schools	30.3%	357	10.0	28.0	54.2	60.0	41.4	73.3	41.2	44.0	50.4	45.8	33.3	10.3	26.7	23.5	12.0	24.0	87.2	94.9	94.9	94.9	95.4	94.4	87.2	8.7	27.2	$25,889	$3,786	$22,103

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CICS - Prairie Campus ranks in the bottom 17.7% of Illinois elementary schools.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 412 students attended CICS - Prairie Campus.

What district is CICS - Prairie Campus in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

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Students at CICS - Prairie Campus are 67% African American, 33% Hispanic.

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