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CICS - Basil Campus is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Chicago, Cook County. The school has 481 pupils enrolled. The Principal is James Johnstone. It is part of the City of Chicago SD 299 school district. It serves grades K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.9:1. It operates as a public charter school. 20% of students are proficient in reading. 6% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
CICS - Basil Campus enrolls 481 students across grades K–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 22 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 75% Black or African American, 22% Hispanic or Latino and 2.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 359 | 75% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 104 | 22% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 2.9% |
| White | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
460 of the school's 481 students (96%) 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.
CICS - Basil 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-70, state senate district 3, state house district 6.
CICS - Basil 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 481 students, CICS - Basil Campus is close to the district average of about 503 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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