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CICS - Washington Pk Campus

Public, Charter Grades K-8
1155th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools
Better than 44% of Illinois elementary schools
Summary

CICS - Washington Pk Campus is a public charter elementary school serving 487 students in grades K-8 in Chicago, Illinois. The school is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299, which is ranked 698 out of 811 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, CICS - Washington Pk Campus has struggled compared to state and district averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 53% of students were proficient or better in ELA, and 27.9% were proficient or better in Math, compared to state averages of 53.1% and 38.5%, respectively. The school's performance has been declining, with its ELA proficiency rate dropping from 53% in 2024-2025 to 22.8% in 2023-2024. While the school performs relatively well for its African American students, its performance for other subgroups, such as special education and low-socioeconomic status students, is much lower.

The school also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 41.6% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average. Interestingly, the school has seen a significant increase in spending per student, from $1,734 in 2020-2021 to $19,684 in 2023-2024, which is higher than the district average. However, this increased spending has not yet translated into improved academic outcomes. When compared to the nearby Beasley Elementary Magnet Academic Center, CICS - Washington Pk Campus generally performs worse academically.

493
Students ?
27.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$16,864
Per pupil spending ?
95.3%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 110 E 61st St
       Chicago, IL  60637-2116

(773) 347-0200

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Racial breakdown:

African American:
96.6%
Hispanic:
2.6%
White:
0.4%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 41st percentile in 2019 → 44th in 2025
Strengths
Among the top-ranked schools in Chicago Public Schools District 299
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Illinois average (25% vs 44% meeting standards)
!High chronic absenteeism (42% vs 25% Illinois)
!Science scores 34 pts below the Illinois average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school25%
District avg33%
Illinois avg44%
Elementary school
1,155th of 2,056
Illinois public elementary schools ?
Bottom 44%▲ up 3 pts since 2019
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
777th of 1,368
Illinois public middle schools ?
Bottom 43%▼ down 10 pts since 2019
From top 46% (2019) to bottom 43% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
112th of 451Elementary Schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299
698th 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202542.41155 of 205643.8%★★☆☆☆
202420.21677 of 206718.9%★☆☆☆☆
202329.61404 of 207732.4%★★☆☆☆
202229.81403 of 208232.6%★★☆☆☆
202123.11464 of 194824.8%★☆☆☆☆
201938.41230 of 208641.0%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202572.2118 of 68882.8%★★★★☆
202447.4284 of 65556.6%★★★☆☆
202362.0164 of 69276.3%★★★★☆
202263.3150 of 68478.1%★★★★☆
202153.2118 of 42872.4%★★★★☆
201973.796 of 71186.5%★★★★☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202575.1167 of 104984.1%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202543.91061 of 194245.4%★★☆☆☆
202427.71387 of 194228.6%★☆☆☆☆
202337.51144 of 195741.5%★★☆☆☆
202232.11276 of 197035.2%★★☆☆☆
202120.61371 of 168018.4%★☆☆☆☆
201943.21104 of 201945.3%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202559.4645 of 180064.2%★★★☆☆
202431.21283 of 179328.4%★☆☆☆☆
202347.6877 of 180851.5%★★★☆☆
202246.9848 of 176351.9%★★★☆☆
202139.4870 of 151442.5%★★☆☆☆
201958.4599 of 181667.0%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202541.51102 of 194743.4%★★☆☆☆
202416.01724 of 195912.0%★☆☆☆☆
202324.11477 of 198425.6%★☆☆☆☆
202227.71362 of 197731.1%★★☆☆☆
202123.11319 of 170722.7%★☆☆☆☆
201937.31213 of 201939.9%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202557.0447 of 129265.4%★★★☆☆
202233.2694 of 111337.6%★★☆☆☆
202121.3594 of 6407.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201946.0519 of 119456.5%★★★☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202539.8777 of 136843.2%★★☆☆☆
202432.8855 of 136337.3%★★☆☆☆
202344.8693 of 136749.3%★★☆☆☆
202240.5742 of 136945.8%★★☆☆☆
202125.2922 of 124125.7%★☆☆☆☆
201949.2630 of 135653.5%★★★☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202564.8141 of 57475.4%★★★★☆
202463.2127 of 54876.8%★★★★☆
202378.952 of 56990.9%★★★★★
202265.6115 of 57379.9%★★★★☆
202154.5109 of 38571.7%★★★★☆
201984.546 of 56591.9%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202542.9677 of 124845.8%★★☆☆☆
202446.6611 of 125151.2%★★★☆☆
202348.8574 of 127555.0%★★★☆☆
202239.1727 of 128643.5%★★☆☆☆
202123.1802 of 101721.1%★☆☆☆☆
201948.7618 of 127651.6%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202553.7508 of 122958.7%★★★☆☆
202447.6561 of 121954.0%★★★☆☆
202365.8295 of 123476.1%★★★★☆
202255.7426 of 122165.1%★★★☆☆
202140.0579 of 101943.2%★★☆☆☆
201970.9237 of 121780.5%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202529.9858 of 127132.5%★★☆☆☆
202417.11103 of 126412.7%★☆☆☆☆
202341.1699 of 129245.9%★★☆☆☆
202240.2692 of 128646.2%★★☆☆☆
202122.2852 of 104818.7%★☆☆☆☆
201955.5506 of 129661.0%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202242.7338 of 78156.7%★★★☆☆
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
Disabled (2025)84th percentile+40 vs school
African American (2025)83rd percentile+39 vs school
Special Education (2025)65th percentile+22 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)64th percentile+20 vs school
Female (2025)45th percentile~ school
Male (2025)43rd percentile~ school
Middle school
African American (2025)75th percentile+32 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)59th percentile+15 vs school
Special Education (2022)57th percentile+11 vs school
Female (2025)46th percentile+3 vs school
Male (2025)32nd percentile-11 vs school
By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts53%~ state avg
Mathematics28%-11 vs state
Science9%-34 vs state

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CICS - Washington Pk Campus ranks 1155th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at CICS - Washington Pk Campus are 97% African American, 3% Hispanic.

In the 2024-25 school year, 493 students attended CICS - Washington Pk Campus.


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