CICS - Northtown Campus

High school·Grades 9-12·Charter Chicago, Illinois·60659
Score
12.5/100
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#443
Among 506 Illinois high schools
#39
In Chicago Public Schools Dist 299
#39
In Chicago
Top 88%
In Illinois

Score 12.5/100: better than 12% of Illinois high schools on 2024-25 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2024-25)

% proficient on state tests in Illinois, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar Illinois schools.

English language arts
34%
Similar Illinois schools ≈ 50%, better than 13% of them
Math
18%
Similar Illinois schools ≈ 38%, better than 14% of them
Science
28%
Similar Illinois schools ≈ 46%, better than 11% of them
All Illinois schools (ELA / math)
51% / 39%
State average across every school type, 2024-25
All 26 published results by grade and test

As published by Illinois State Board of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsGrade 3IL Report Card % proficiency (IAR/SAT/ISA/DLM-AA)not reported—
English language artsGrade 4IL Report Card % proficiency (IAR/SAT/ISA/DLM-AA)not reported—
English language artsGrade 5IL Report Card % proficiency (IAR/SAT/ISA/DLM-AA)not reported—
English language artsGrade 6IL Report Card % proficiency (IAR/SAT/ISA/DLM-AA)not reported—
English language artsGrade 7IL Report Card % proficiency (IAR/SAT/ISA/DLM-AA)not reported—
English language artsGrade 8IL Report Card % proficiency (IAR/SAT/ISA/DLM-AA)not reported—
English language artsGrade 9IL Report Card % proficiency (IAR/SAT/ISA/DLM-AA)45.3—
English language artsGrade 10IL Report Card % proficiency (IAR/SAT/ISA/DLM-AA)35.2—
English language artsGrade 11IL Report Card % proficiency (IAR/SAT/ISA/DLM-AA)34—
English language artsAll gradesIL Report Card % proficiency (IAR/SAT/ISA/DLM-AA)34—
MathGrade 3IL Report Card % proficiency (IAR/SAT/ISA/DLM-AA)not reported—
MathGrade 4IL Report Card % proficiency (IAR/SAT/ISA/DLM-AA)not reported—
MathGrade 5IL Report Card % proficiency (IAR/SAT/ISA/DLM-AA)not reported—
MathGrade 6IL Report Card % proficiency (IAR/SAT/ISA/DLM-AA)not reported—
MathGrade 7IL Report Card % proficiency (IAR/SAT/ISA/DLM-AA)not reported—
MathGrade 8IL Report Card % proficiency (IAR/SAT/ISA/DLM-AA)not reported—
MathGrade 9IL Report Card % proficiency (IAR/SAT/ISA/DLM-AA)14.6—
MathGrade 10IL Report Card % proficiency (IAR/SAT/ISA/DLM-AA)13—
MathGrade 11IL Report Card % proficiency (IAR/SAT/ISA/DLM-AA)17.7—
MathAll gradesIL Report Card % proficiency (IAR/SAT/ISA/DLM-AA)17.7—
ScienceGrade 5IL Report Card % proficiency (IAR/SAT/ISA/DLM-AA)not reported—
ScienceGrade 8IL Report Card % proficiency (IAR/SAT/ISA/DLM-AA)not reported—
ScienceGrade 9IL Report Card % proficiency (IAR/SAT/ISA/DLM-AA)21.7—
ScienceGrade 10IL Report Card % proficiency (IAR/SAT/ISA/DLM-AA)27.1—
ScienceGrade 11IL Report Card % proficiency (IAR/SAT/ISA/DLM-AA)28.2—
ScienceAll gradesIL Report Card % proficiency (IAR/SAT/ISA/DLM-AA)28.2—

School profile

Grades
9-12
Students
843
Type
High school
Charter school
Yes
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
843
Typical high school: 340
Free or reduced-price lunch
78%
Typical high school: 49%

District and location

City
Cook County

Contact

Address
3900 W Peterson Ave
Chicago, IL 60659

"Typical" is the middle (median) high school in Illinois. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24, lunch eligibility 2024-25).

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CICS - Northtown Campus at a glance

CICS - Northtown Campus is a public high school (a charter school) in Chicago, Illinois, serving grades 9-12. It is part of Chicago Public Schools Dist 299. It has about 843 students (a typical Illinois high school has 340). About 78% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 49% at a typical Illinois high school, which is useful context when reading test results.

In 2024-25 state tests, 34% in English language arts (similar schools: 50%) and 18% in math (similar schools: 38%) reached the state standard (% proficient). On our score, which compares it only with other Illinois high schools, it scores 12.5 out of 100: better than 12% of them, ranking #443 of 506. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.