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Intrinsic Charter High School

๐Ÿ“ 4540 W Belmont Ave, Chicago, Cook County, 60641

992
Pupils
14.8
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Intrinsic Charter High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Chicago, Cook County. The school has 992 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Michelle Trojan. It is part of the City of Chicago SD 299 school district. It serves grades 7โ€“12 in an urban setting. The school employs 67.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1. It operates as a public charter school. 16% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. The school offers 9 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Michelle Trojan
School district
City of Chicago SD 299

Enrollment & staffing

Intrinsic Charter High School enrolls 992 students across grades 7โ€“12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 67.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.

Male students
508 (51%)
Female students
484 (49%)
Teachers (FTE)
67.3
Student-teacher ratio
14.8:1
Grade span
7โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% Hispanic or Latino, 3.4% Black or African American and 3.3% White.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino91993%
Black or African American343.4%
White333.3%
Two or more races3<1%
Asian2<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

858 of the school's 992 students (86%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, LargeGrades 7โ€“12Charter schoolTitle I

Intrinsic Charter High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). It operates as a public charter school. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL-30, state senate district 20, state house district 39.

School district: Chicago Public Schools Dist 299

Intrinsic Charter High School is one of 644 schools in Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, based in Chicago, Illinois. The district serves 324,130 students district-wide and employs 22,932 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 992 students, Intrinsic Charter High School is larger than the district average of about 503 students per school.

324,130
District students
644
Schools
22,932
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

16%
Reading proficient
17%
Math proficient
21%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices ๐ŸŽ“ AP courses (9) ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Dual enrollment โญ Gifted program

Setting: City - Large

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