Other · Illinois

Horizon Science Acad-McKinley Pk

CharterFree meals for all

Horizon Science Acad-McKinley Pk, a public other school in Chicago, Illinois: grades k–12, 873 students, 10.8 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Horizon Science Acad-McKinley Pk.

Size and class size

Compared with schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students
873
Teachers (FTE)
81.0
Students per teacher
10.8
Grades
K–12
Other

Fewer students per teacher than 50% of schools in Illinois

Median 11.6 · 8 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 59% of schools in the US

Median 12.7 · 3,627 schools compared

Larger than 63% of schools in Illinois

Median 749 · 8 schools compared

Larger than 85% of schools in the US

Median 207 · 3,982 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Illinois's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Illinois: 53%

69%proficient

New test or proficiency bar this year: not comparable with the year before.

A higher share proficient than 83% of schools in Illinois

Median 38% · 6 schools compared

347 students tested, grades 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 · IAR; proficient means Levels 3-4 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.

Math

Illinois: 39%

38%proficient

New test or proficiency bar this year: not comparable with the year before.

A higher share proficient than 86% of schools in Illinois

Median 23% · 7 schools compared

418 students tested, grades 3–8 · IAR; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades
Other · Grades K–12
Type
Charter school · Regular
Instruction
In person
Meals
Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area
Large city

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Horizon Science Acad-McKinley Pk.

Location

Address
2245 W Pershing Rd, Chicago, IL 60609
Phone
(773)247-8400
City or town
Chicago

Nearby schools

The closest public schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Horizon Sci Acad - Southwest ChtrCharterFree meals for all
K–1271212.361%23%
4–120———
Catalyst Charter - Maria ESCharterFree meals for all
K–121,10714.235%26%
A.E.R.O. Therapeutic CenterSpecial educationFree meals for all
—————
CICS - Longwood CampusCharterFree meals for all
3–121,13716.021%9.8%
Horizon Science Acad-BelmontCharterFree meals for all
K–107859.842%23%

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

NCES 170141006254