State/Public Elementary Open

LEARN Chtr - South Chicago Campus

๐Ÿ“ 8914 S Buffalo Ave, Chicago, Cook County, 60617

419
Pupils
104.8
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

LEARN Chtr - South Chicago Campus is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Chicago, Cook County. The school has 419 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Diamond Perkins. It is part of the City of Chicago SD 299 school district. It serves grades Kโ€“8 in an urban setting. The school employs 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 104.8:1. It operates as a public charter school. 12% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Diamond Perkins
School district
City of Chicago SD 299

Enrollment & staffing

LEARN Chtr - South Chicago Campus enrolls 419 students across grades Kโ€“8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 104.8:1.

Male students
222 (53%)
Female students
197 (47%)
Teachers (FTE)
4
Student-teacher ratio
104.8:1
Grade span
Kโ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% Black or African American, 9.5% Hispanic or Latino and <1% White.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Black or African American37690%
Hispanic or Latino409.5%
White1<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

372 of the school's 419 students (89%) 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 Kโ€“8Charter schoolTitle I

LEARN Chtr - South Chicago Campus 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-20, state senate district 13, state house district 25.

School district: Chicago Public Schools Dist 299

LEARN Chtr - South Chicago Campus 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 419 students, LEARN Chtr - South Chicago Campus is smaller 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

12%
Reading proficient
8%
Math proficient
33%
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

Setting: City - Large

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