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CICS - Avalon/South Shore

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CICS - Avalon/South Shore ranks 912 th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

912^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 56% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

CICS - Avalon/South Shore is a public charter elementary school serving 435 students in grades K-8 in Chicago, Illinois. The school is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299, which has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

CICS - Avalon/South Shore has shown steady improvement in its academic performance, with its statewide ranking increasing from 1495 out of 2082 Illinois elementary schools in 2021-2022 to 912 out of 2056 in 2024-2025. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school outperformed the district and the state of Illinois in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency across all grades. For example, in ELA, 59.3% of CICS - Avalon/South Shore students were proficient or better, compared to 42.8% for the district and 53.1% for the state. The school's performance is particularly strong in the upper grades, with 6th-8th grade students outperforming the district and state in both ELA and Mathematics.

While CICS - Avalon/South Shore has a strong performance among its African American and low socioeconomic status (SES) student populations, the school struggles with its special education and disabled student populations, ranking in the bottom 10% of Illinois elementary schools in these categories. Additionally, the school has had high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 40.8% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Compared to nearby schools, CICS - Avalon/South Shore generally outperforms the other public schools in the area, such as McDowell Elementary School, Ashe Elementary School, and Mann Elementary School. However, the nearby Black Magnet Elementary School, which is also a public school, outperforms CICS - Avalon/South Shore in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency across all grades.

469

Students ?

27.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,175

Per pupil spending ?

90.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1501 E 83rd Pl
Chicago, IL 60619-6501

(773) 721-0858

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Racial breakdown:

African American:

98.1%

Hispanic:

1.5%

Asian:

0.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 49th percentile in 2019 → 56th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2019

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Chicago Public Schools District 299

✓Above the Illinois median (56th percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (31% vs 44% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Science scores 28 pts below the Illinois average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg33%

Illinois avg44%

Elementary school

912^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Top 44%▲ up 7 pts since 2019

From bottom 49% (2019) to top 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

475^th of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Top 35%▲ up 4 pts since 2019

From top 39% (2019) to top 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

81^st 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	54.7	912 of 2056	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.3	1014 of 2067	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.8	1324 of 2077	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.8	1495 of 2082	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.0	1225 of 1948	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.1	1074 of 2086	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	83.3	57 of 688	91.7%	★★★★★
2024	78.2	75 of 655	88.5%	★★★★☆
2023	66.4	131 of 692	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	55.8	209 of 684	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.7	54 of 428	87.4%	★★★★☆
2019	82.2	52 of 711	92.7%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	761 of 1049	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	869 of 907	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	57.9	786 of 1942	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.6	908 of 1942	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.4	1068 of 1957	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.8	1209 of 1970	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.0	1017 of 1680	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.4	1032 of 2019	48.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	70.8	376 of 1800	79.1%	★★★★☆
2024	63.4	480 of 1793	73.2%	★★★★☆
2023	49.3	839 of 1808	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.1	1095 of 1763	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.9	525 of 1514	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.9	439 of 1816	75.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	48.5	982 of 1947	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.2	1058 of 1959	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.5	1418 of 1984	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	1608 of 1977	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.6	1220 of 1707	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.3	1071 of 2019	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	19.6	1104 of 1292	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	1051 of 1195	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	1145 of 1156	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.2	916 of 1113	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	61.6	475 of 1368	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.8	407 of 1363	70.1%	★★★★☆
2023	49.0	609 of 1367	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.7	725 of 1369	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.4	555 of 1241	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.7	530 of 1356	60.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	84.3	51 of 574	91.1%	★★★★★
2024	90.4	24 of 548	95.6%	★★★★★
2023	77.9	56 of 569	90.2%	★★★★★
2022	73.1	80 of 573	86.0%	★★★★☆
2021	82.0	25 of 385	93.5%	★★★★★
2019	88.2	36 of 565	93.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	69.9	339 of 1248	72.8%	★★★★☆
2024	72.7	283 of 1251	77.4%	★★★★☆
2023	51.0	543 of 1275	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.3	642 of 1286	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.1	472 of 1017	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.5	394 of 1276	69.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	75.5	198 of 1229	83.9%	★★★★☆
2024	82.5	112 of 1219	90.8%	★★★★★
2023	59.1	380 of 1234	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.6	537 of 1221	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.0	207 of 1019	79.7%	★★★★☆
2019	75.4	186 of 1217	84.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	46.7	622 of 1271	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.6	595 of 1264	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.6	606 of 1292	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.6	753 of 1286	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.1	575 of 1048	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.3	622 of 1296	52.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2022	40.6	379 of 781	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.1	310 of 792	60.9%	★★★☆☆

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)92nd percentile+36 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)79th percentile+23 vs school

Female (2025)60th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)50th percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2025)27th percentile-28 vs school

Special Education (2025)15th percentile-41 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)91st percentile+26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)84th percentile+19 vs school

Female (2025)73rd percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2022)51st percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)51st percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts59%+6 vs state

Mathematics36%-3 vs state

Science15%-28 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 - Avalon/South Shore	Public, Charter	K-8	1501 E 83rd Pl	Chicago	60619	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 721-0858	469	17	27.5	90.2%	0 (0.0%)	460 (98.1%)	7 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	54.7	912^th of 2056 public elementary schools	55.6%		46.3	1014^th of 2067 public elementary schools	50.9%	102	14.8	15.2	60.0	40.3	54.1	74.1	71.4	74.5	59.3	65.0	37.1	14.8	48.1	33.3	19.1	35.9										$18,175	$1,875	$16,300
Avalon Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8045 S Kenwood Ave	Chicago	60619	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-6615	225	16	14.0	85.8%	0 (0.0%)	208 (92.4%)	15 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	11.6	1886^th of 2056 public elementary schools	8.3%		23	1594^th of 2067 public elementary schools	22.9%	292	4.5	16.1	23.1	19.2	18.2	23.8	47.1	42.4	29.5	7.7	11.5	9.1	15.0	5.9	21.2	13.0	86.7	87.2	86.7	86.7	95.7	86.2	87.2		21.8	$23,818	$4,886	$18,932
Daisy Bates Academy of Social Justic	Public	PK, KG-8	8546 S Cregier Ave	Chicago	60617	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-6300	225	21	10.7	61.3%	0 (0.0%)	212 (94.2%)	11 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	19.5	1684^th of 2056 public elementary schools	18.1%		20.4	1669^th of 2067 public elementary schools	19.3%	15	17.6	10.0	18.8	29.4	35.3	52.2	51.9	33.3	38.8	27.8	5.9	5.9	4.3	18.5	5.0	11.5	83.4	91.0	91.0	91.0	94.5	91.0	84.9	6.5	23.6	$25,090	$3,503	$21,587
McDowell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1419 E 89th St	Chicago	60619	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-6404	112	8	14.0	79.5%	0 (0.0%)	107 (95.5%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.7%)	31.1	1407^th of 2056 public elementary schools	31.6%		40.3	1143^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	44.7%	264	25.0		58.8	23.5	41.7				41.4	35.3	17.6	16.7				22.4	93.9	96.5	96.5	96.5	98.3	95.7	93.9	11.3		$30,229	$4,151	$26,078
Ashe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8505 S Ingleside Ave	Chicago	60619	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3550	387	24	16.1	94.6%	1 (0.3%)	312 (80.6%)	68 (17.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	8.1	1989^th of 2056 public elementary schools	3.3%		11.4	1996^th of 2067 public elementary schools	3.4%	7	6.5	15.6	22.5	15.6	19.4	25.7	32.0	34.4	24.6	7.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	9.4	3.1	84.9	90.4	89.8	90.1	96.1	89.5	84.6	7.4	18.7	$18,763	$2,250	$16,512
Mann Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8050 S Chappel Ave	Chicago	60617	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-6640	283	22	12.8	91.5%	1 (0.4%)	250 (88.3%)	28 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	19.5	1681^st of 2056 public elementary schools	18.2%		29.3	1418^th of 2067 public elementary schools	31.4%	263	20.8	17.1	28.0	26.1	25.0	41.7	41.7	56.3	37.8	29.2	21.7	4.3	8.7	18.2	9.4	15.2	84.5	89.6	89.6	89.6	96.4	89.2	86.3	5.4	25.5	$21,209	$2,396	$18,813
Betty Shabazz Internl Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	7823 S Ellis Ave	Chicago	60619	Cook County	Betty Shabazz Internl Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 651-1221	293	17	17.2	99.3%	0 (0.0%)	271 (92.5%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.5%)	39.7	1221^st of 2056 public elementary schools	40.6%		31	1368^th of 2067 public elementary schools	33.8%	147	18.6	34.2	39.3	52.4	37.8	65.2	70.0	46.2	49.2	42.9	45.2	2.2	17.4	5.0	30.8	24.9										$20,866	$2,664	$18,202
Pirie Elementary Fine Arts & Academic C	Public	PK, KG-6	650 E 85th St	Chicago	60619	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3435	216	19	11.3	72.7%	0 (0.0%)	209 (96.8%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	15	1784^th of 2056 public elementary schools	13.2%		16.2	1796^th of 2067 public elementary schools	13.1%	12	18.2		29.6	17.2	30.4	27.3			25.7	22.2	3.6	4.3	13.6			11.0	86.2	86.7	86.7	86.7	96.1	86.2	84.5			$23,144	$3,675	$19,469
Washington H Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	9130 S University Ave	Chicago	60619	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-6225	273	23	11.8	96.0%	0 (0.0%)	247 (90.5%)	20 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	14.1	1818^th of 2056 public elementary schools	11.6%		31.2	1360^th of 2067 public elementary schools	34.2%	458	13.3	4.2	20.7	23.1	23.3	47.1	34.5	58.3	32.9	6.9	0.0	6.9	5.9	6.9	4.2	5.2	82.8	91.8	91.8	91.8	94.4	90.5	84.1	4.7	24.1	$22,281	$2,556	$19,725
Black Magnet Elementary School	Public	K-8	9101 S Euclid Ave	Chicago	60617	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-6390	336	25	13.4	70.5%	0 (0.0%)	327 (97.3%)	8 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	81.9	351^st of 2056 public elementary schools	82.9%		71.2	532^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	74.3%	181	45.7	42.1	63.9	79.5	68.6	71.1	68.4	68.4	70.1	80.6	87.2	54.3	36.8	26.3	23.7	51.3	94.4	98.3	98.3	98.3	96.9	98.0	96.6		29.9	$20,618	$2,305	$18,312

Frequently Asked Questions about CICS - Avalon/South Shore

What is the racial makeup of CICS - Avalon/South Shore?

Students at CICS - Avalon/South Shore are 98% African American, 1% Hispanic.

What district is CICS - Avalon/South Shore in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

Is CICS - Avalon/South Shore a good school?

CICS - Avalon/South Shore ranks 912^th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend CICS - Avalon/South Shore?

In the 2024-25 school year, 469 students attended CICS - Avalon/South Shore.

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