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Perspectives Charter - Joslin Campus

Public, Charter Grades 6-12

626^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 698 Illinois High Schools

Better than 10% of Illinois high schools

Summary

Perspectives Charter - Joslin Campus is a public charter high school serving grades 6-12 in Chicago, Illinois, with 334 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. Perspectives Charter - Joslin Campus has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Illinois high schools over the past several years, with a ranking between 625-689 out of around 700 schools.

Academically, Perspectives Charter - Joslin Campus underperforms the district and state averages, with only 12.8% of students proficient in IAR/Mathematics compared to 27.3% for the district and 38.5% for the state. The school's performance is particularly low in mathematics, with proficiency rates ranging from 0-30.8% across different grade levels and assessments. In contrast, nearby schools like Jones College Prep High School and Noble St Charter-Muchin College Prep have significantly higher academic achievement, with proficiency rates often exceeding 80% in core subjects.

Perspectives Charter - Joslin Campus also faces challenges with graduation and dropout rates, as well as high chronic absenteeism. The school's four-year graduation rate is around 87-89%, slightly lower than the district and state averages, and its dropout rate ranges from 2.4-4.0% in recent years. In contrast, nearby schools like Chicago Military Academy High School and Jones College Prep High School have higher graduation rates and lower dropout rates. Additionally, Perspectives Charter - Joslin Campus has a chronic absenteeism rate ranging from 25.4% to 75.2% in recent years, which is substantially higher than the district and state averages.

313

Students ?

22.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,440

Per pupil spending ?

93%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1930 S Archer Ave
Chicago, IL 60616-6505

(312) 225-7400

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Racial breakdown:

African American:

94.9%

Hispanic:

3.5%

Two or more races:

1.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 11th percentile in 2019 → 10th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (18% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (75% vs 25% Illinois)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg36%

Illinois avg47%

Middle school

841^st of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 39%▲ up 18 pts since 2019

From bottom 21% (2019) to bottom 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

626^th of 698

Illinois public high schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 1 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

83^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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	36.2	841 of 1368	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	13.7	1254 of 1363	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	1169 of 1367	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	1216 of 1369	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.7	1134 of 1241	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.2	1076 of 1356	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	58.0	185 of 574	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	25.9	438 of 548	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.5	385 of 569	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.3	430 of 573	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.0	275 of 385	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.0	257 of 565	54.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	14.8	1098 of 1248	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	1147 of 1275	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	1195 of 1286	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.6	949 of 1017	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.1	908 of 1276	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	51.7	543 of 1229	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	18.3	1087 of 1219	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.7	972 of 1234	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	1082 of 1221	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.3	846 of 1019	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.4	801 of 1217	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	23.5	954 of 1271	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	1253 of 1286	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.4	924 of 1048	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	1054 of 1296	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	10.0	626 of 698	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	649 of 697	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.7	667 of 699	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.9	630 of 699	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.8	647 of 688	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.3	625 of 701	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	222 of 323	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.5	234 of 299	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	260 of 301	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.6	192 of 294	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.1	241 of 281	14.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.7	195 of 299	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	18.6	475 of 491	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	261 of 429	39.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	32.5	255 of 428	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	9.9	610 of 685	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	578 of 664	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.2	642 of 656	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.4	594 of 658	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.4	616 of 639	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.1	637 of 665	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	14.6	602 of 672	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	609 of 639	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.4	630 of 644	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	555 of 626	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	580 of 611	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	545 of 639	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	13.1	606 of 685	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	632 of 668	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.8	630 of 668	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	605 of 664	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.2	598 of 653	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.5	579 of 675	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	13.9	518 of 527	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
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%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

African American (2025)68th percentile+29 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)56th percentile+17 vs school

Male (2025)25th percentile-14 vs school

Female (2025)12th percentile-27 vs school

High school

African American (2025)31st percentile+21 vs school

Male (2025)12th percentile~ school

Female (2025)11th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)3rd percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2025)2nd percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts44%-9 vs state

Science16%-29 vs state

Mathematics13%-26 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 (2025)	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
Perspectives Charter - Joslin Campus	Public, Charter	6-12	1930 S Archer Ave	Chicago	60616	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(312) 225-7400	313	0		93.0%	1 (0.3%)	297 (94.9%)	11 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	10	626^th of 698 public high schools	10.3%		11.6	649^th of 697 public high schools	6.9%	23	31.7	29.6	7.1	3.7	19.0	18.5	12.8	7.4	16.0	16.0	71.4	40.0	43.8	30.8	4.0	12.8									$20,440	$1,178	$19,262
Graham R Training Center	Public	9-12	2347 S Wabash Ave	Chicago	60616	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-9257	0	31	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																	98.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	93.6	99.6	99.6	82.5
Yccs- McKinley-Lakeside Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	2920 S Wabash Ave	Chicago	60616	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(312) 949-5010	103	7	14.7	95.1%	0 (0.0%)	97 (94.2%)	4 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	3.9	689^th of 698 public high schools	1.3%		9.7	680^th of 697 public high schools	2.4%	9							3.0	0.0	6.1																$27,280	$1,572	$25,708
Jones College Prep High School	Public	9-12	700 S State St	Chicago	60605	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 534-8600	1,954	116	16.9	38.0%	554 (28.4%)	253 (12.9%)	668 (34.2%)	382 (19.5%)	10 (0.5%)	5 (0.3%)	82 (4.2%)	99.3	6^th of 698 public high schools	99.1%		100	6^th of 697 public high schools	99.1%		96.3	96.9	92.2	86.6	88.0	92.0	91.6	85.7	87.0								92.6	96.8	96.8	96.8	90.5	96.4	96.5	75.1	$15,653	$1,249	$14,404
Dunbar Vocational Career Academy High School	Public	9-12	3000 S King Dr	Chicago	60616	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-9000	355	31	11.3	96.9%	2 (0.6%)	341 (96.1%)	10 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5.9	664^th of 698 public high schools	4.9%		10.6	665^th of 697 public high schools	4.6%	1	26.9	14.5	2.9	3.3	14.7	9.7	5.3	2.6	14.5								96.1	99.5	99.5	99.5	91.2	98.4	98.6	76.3	$28,135	$4,057	$24,079
Intrinsic 2 Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	79 W Monroe St Ste 400	Chicago	60603	Cook County	Intrinsic 2 Charter High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 887-2810	734	64	11.5	43.2%	20 (2.7%)	331 (45.1%)	322 (43.9%)	38 (5.2%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	18 (2.5%)	21.7	556^th of 698 public high schools	20.3%		21.9	530^th of 697 public high schools	24.0%	26	41.2	32.6	17.6	14.2	25.1	28.3	29.4	12.8	32.3																$23,337	$2,354	$20,982
Chicago Technology Academy High School	Public	9-12	1301 W 14th St	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-7755	315	0	12.7	92.7%	3 (1.0%)	274 (87.0%)	35 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	7.3	646^th of 698 public high schools	7.4%		9.7	680^th of 697 public high schools	2.4%	34	26.5	20.6	2.9	7.2	17.2	15.9	13.6	1.1	10.2								94.3	97.0	97.0	97.0	88.5	96.4	97.0	75.1	$22,762	$1,405	$21,357
Noble St Charter-Muchin College Prep	Public, Charter	9-12	1 N State St	Chicago	60602	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(312) 445-4680	909	51	18.0	72.5%	12 (1.3%)	442 (48.6%)	411 (45.2%)	40 (4.4%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24.2	540^th of 698 public high schools	22.6%		30.4	469^th of 697 public high schools	32.7%	71	39.3	43.9	12.2	10.7	31.1	29.9	35.1	14.3	30.2																$21,519	$1,710	$19,809
YCCS-Innovations of Arts Integr High School	Public, Charter	9-12	17 N State St	Chicago	60602	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(312) 999-9360	392	12	32.6	89.3%	5 (1.3%)	342 (87.2%)	42 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	4.2	683^rd of 698 public high schools	2.1%		10.1	676^th of 697 public high schools	3.0%	7		5.9		0.0		11.8	0.0	0.0	6.4																$23,011	$1,524	$21,487
Chicago Military Academy High School	Public	9-12	3519 S Giles Ave	Chicago	60653	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-9750	209	21	10.1	68.4%	1 (0.5%)	147 (70.3%)	56 (26.8%)	2 (1.0%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13.9	598^th of 698 public high schools	14.3%		10.9	659^th of 697 public high schools	5.5%	61	24.1	31.8	3.4	2.3	8.6	11.4	22.2	5.6	44.4								96.2	98.1	98.1	98.1	89.5	98.1	98.1	78.5	$32,270	$4,678	$27,592

Frequently Asked Questions about Perspectives Charter - Joslin Campus

What is the racial makeup of Perspectives Charter - Joslin Campus?

Students at Perspectives Charter - Joslin Campus are 95% African American, 4% Hispanic.

Is Perspectives Charter - Joslin Campus a good school?

Perspectives Charter - Joslin Campus ranks in the bottom 10.3% of Illinois high schools.

What district is Perspectives Charter - Joslin Campus in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

How many students attend Perspectives Charter - Joslin Campus?

In the 2024-25 school year, 313 students attended Perspectives Charter - Joslin Campus.

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