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Perspectives Charter - IIT Campus

Q: Is Perspectives Charter - IIT Campus a good school?

Perspectives Charter - IIT Campus ranks in the bottom 8.5% of Illinois high schools.

Q: How many students attend Perspectives Charter - IIT Campus?

In the 2024-25 school year, 413 students attended Perspectives Charter - IIT Campus.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Perspectives Charter - IIT Campus?

Students at Perspectives Charter - IIT Campus are 97% African American, 2% Hispanic.

Public, Charter Grades 6-12

639^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 698 Illinois High Schools

Better than 8% of Illinois high schools

Summary

Perspectives Charter - IIT Campus is a public charter high school in Chicago, Illinois, serving grades 6-12 with a total enrollment of 405 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 - IIT Campus consistently ranks in the bottom half of Illinois high schools, with low academic performance on standardized tests, significantly below the district and state averages. The school also struggles with its subgroup performance, ranking in the bottom half of Illinois high schools for female, male, African American, special education, low socioeconomic status, and disabled students. Additionally, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 25.4% to 71.6% in recent years, which is much higher than the district and state averages. The school's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 80.9% to 89.2%, slightly below the district and state averages, and the dropout rate has been between 2.4% and 4.0%, higher than the district and state averages.

While the nearby schools, such as Williams Medical Prep High School, Urban Prep Charter Bronzeville High School, and Dunbar Vocational Career Academy High School, also struggle with low academic performance, high chronic absenteeism, and low graduation rates, some schools, like King College Prep High School and Air Force Academy High School, perform better academically and have higher graduation rates compared to Perspectives Charter - IIT Campus and the other nearby schools.

413

Students ?

n/a

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,020

Per pupil spending ?

93.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3663 S Wabash Ave
Chicago, IL 60653-1032

(773) 358-6800

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Racial breakdown:

African American:

96.9%

Hispanic:

1.9%

White:

0.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 10th percentile in 2019 → 8th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (13% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (72% vs 25% Illinois)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school13%

District avg36%

Illinois avg47%

Middle school

1,367^th of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 24 pts since 2019

From bottom 24% (2019) to bottom 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

639^th of 698

Illinois public high schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 1 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

94^th 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	4.9	1367 of 1368	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	1326 of 1367	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	1187 of 1369	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.6	1031 of 1356	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	11.6	571 of 574	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	502 of 569	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.0	337 of 573	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.6	198 of 565	65.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2023	6.4	1274 of 1275	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	1191 of 1286	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.1	925 of 1276	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	5.9	1228 of 1229	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	1182 of 1234	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	1045 of 1221	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.7	958 of 1217	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2023	8.1	1289 of 1292	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	1092 of 1296	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	8.6	639 of 698	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	638 of 697	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.0	659 of 699	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.2	642 of 699	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.8	664 of 688	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.5	634 of 701	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	26.6	244 of 323	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.1	220 of 299	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	243 of 301	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.9	200 of 294	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.1	237 of 281	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.0	220 of 299	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	16.6	488 of 491	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	8.1	630 of 685	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	622 of 664	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	592 of 656	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	584 of 658	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.2	610 of 639	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.3	602 of 665	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2019	24.7	57 of 91	37.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	13.5	610 of 672	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	567 of 639	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	610 of 644	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	554 of 626	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.0	577 of 611	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.0	581 of 639	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	12.3	612 of 685	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	588 of 668	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.0	653 of 668	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.3	634 of 664	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.6	626 of 653	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.8	604 of 675	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	12.8	525 of 527	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
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)

Middle school

African American (2025)1st percentile~ school

Male (2023)<1st percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Female (2023)<1st percentile-3 vs school

High school

Homeless (2019)37th percentile+28 vs school

African American (2025)24th percentile+16 vs school

Male (2025)11th percentile~ school

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

Female (2025)8th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)1st percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)<1st percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts21%-32 vs state

Mathematics4%-35 vs state

Science0%-45 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	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 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	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 - IIT Campus	Public, Charter	6-12	3663 S Wabash Ave	Chicago	60653	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 358-6800	413	0		93.2%	2 (0.5%)	400 (96.9%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8.6	639^th of 698 public high schools	8.5%		12.2	638^th of 697 public high schools	8.5%	1	27.5	17.9	5.7	4.5	17.4	13.4	20.4	4.9	19.6	0.0	12.5	21.4	0.0	3.6									$21,020	$1,630	$19,390
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
Phillips Academy High School	Public	9-12	244 E Pershing Rd	Chicago	60653	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-1603	467	33	14.3	71.5%	4 (0.9%)	427 (91.4%)	23 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	11 (2.4%)	6.5	661^st of 698 public high schools	5.3%		11.7	643^rd of 697 public high schools	7.7%	18	21.1	18.6	1.0	4.1	10.6	17.3	12.2	4.4	12.2						84.7	87.8	87.8	87.8	81.2	87.0	86.8	55.0	$22,344	$3,024	$19,320
Air Force Academy High School	Public	9-12	3630 S Wells St	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-1590	131	18	7.3	87.8%	4 (3.1%)	73 (55.7%)	52 (39.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	13.4	601^st of 698 public high schools	13.9%		41.4	381^st of 697 public high schools	45.3%	220	28.9	26.7	10.5	6.7	15.8	33.3	18.5	7.4	22.2						94.9	99.2	99.2	99.2	91.5	99.2	99.2	81.4	$38,052	$5,658	$32,394
Urban Prep Charter Bronzeville High School	Public, Charter	9-12	521 E 35th St	Chicago	60616	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 624-3444	148	10	14.8	81.8%	0 (0.0%)	140 (94.6%)	4 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.7%)	9.5	630^th of 698 public high schools	9.7%		13.9	611^th of 697 public high schools	12.3%	19	37.0	17.9	8.7	7.1	21.7	10.7	15.2	3.0	18.2														$17,614	$1,206	$16,408
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
YCCS-McKinley-Lakeside Leadership	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
King College Prep High School	Public	9-12	4445 S Drexel Blvd	Chicago	60653	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-1180	819	49	16.6	82.8%	3 (0.4%)	781 (95.4%)	25 (3.1%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.6%)	33.5	490^th of 698 public high schools	29.8%		22.4	521^st of 697 public high schools	25.3%	31	62.1	44.3	22.4	7.0	36.4	29.7	39.8	15.7	34.3						94.9	98.0	98.0	98.0	90.4	97.9	97.0	85.9	$18,678	$2,216	$16,462
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
Williams Medical Prep High School	Public	9-12	4934 S Wabash Ave	Chicago	60615	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-1120	74	16	4.6	75.7%	0 (0.0%)	71 (95.9%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.7%)	16.1	579^th of 698 public high schools	17.0%					(n/a)	38.1	33.3	4.8	4.2	23.8	41.7	22.2	0.0	16.7						97.4	100.0	100.0	100.0	94.8	100.0	100.0	89.6	$36,712	$8,699	$28,013

Frequently Asked Questions about Perspectives Charter - IIT Campus

How many students attend Perspectives Charter - IIT Campus?

In the 2024-25 school year, 413 students attended Perspectives Charter - IIT Campus.

What district is Perspectives Charter - IIT Campus in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

Is Perspectives Charter - IIT Campus a good school?

Perspectives Charter - IIT Campus ranks in the bottom 8.5% of Illinois high schools.

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

Students at Perspectives Charter - IIT Campus are 97% African American, 2% Hispanic.

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