Intrinsic Charter High School

Summary:

Intrinsic Charter High School is a public charter high school in Chicago, Illinois, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 992 students. The school is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299, which is ranked 688 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Intrinsic Charter High School has consistently been ranked in the middle of Illinois high schools, ranking between 378 and 494 out of 642-701 schools over the past 8 years, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Intrinsic Charter High School has some strengths, such as strong graduation rates ranging from 89.2% to 97.0% over the past 5 years, which are generally higher than the nearby public high schools like Prosser Career Academy High School and Schurz High School. However, the school faces significant challenges, particularly in the areas of test scores and chronic absenteeism. Intrinsic Charter High School's test scores, particularly in mathematics, are generally lower than the Chicago Public Schools District 299 and the state of Illinois averages. Additionally, the school has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 5.5% in 2019-2020 to 44.2% in the most recent year, which is higher than the nearby schools.

Intrinsic Charter High School's performance also varies across different student subgroups, with higher rankings for English Language Learners and Special Education students compared to other subgroups, but lower rankings for Hispanic and White students. The school's spending per student has increased from $16,470 in 2019-2020 to $18,361 in the most recent year, which is higher than some nearby schools. Overall, Intrinsic Charter High School has some strengths, but also faces significant challenges that the school should carefully analyze and address through targeted strategies to improve student outcomes.


Detail:

Public, Charter 7-12

 4540 W Belmont Ave
       Chicago, IL  60641-4541


(708) 887-2735

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

SchoolDigger Rank:
450th of 697 Illinois High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $21,645 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  14.7 Help
Number of students:  992

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
92.6%
African American:
3.4%
White:
3.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  86.5% Help


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Compare Details Intrinsic Charter High School ranks worse than 72.7% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 25.53. (See more...)
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Compare Details Intrinsic Charter High School ranks worse than 64.6% of high schools in Illinois. It also ranks 31st among 145 ranked high schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 33.13. (See more...)
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The Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) measures the percentage of Intrinsic Charter High School freshmen who graduate within four years, adjusting for students who transfer in or out.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Intrinsic Charter High School has the largest high school student body size in the Chicago Public Schools District 299.  (See more...)
Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Intrinsic Charter High School is $21,645. 80 high schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299 spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Intrinsic Charter High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Intrinsic Charter High School 991st of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Intrinsic Charter High School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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SchoolDigger ranks Intrinsic Charter High School 450th of 697 Illinois public high schools. (See Intrinsic Charter High School in the ranking list.)

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Chicago Public Schools District 299:

SchoolDigger ranks Chicago Public Schools District 299 688th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Intrinsic Charter High School

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Rank History for all middle school students at Intrinsic Charter High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2016 38.59 758th 1294 41.4%
2017 39.83 746th 1293 42.3%
2018 20.39 1052nd 1293 18.6%
2019 32.80 896th 1356 33.9%
2021 44.79 587th 1241 52.7%
2022 23.61 1030th 1369 24.8%
2023 19.50 1124th 1367 17.8%
2024 25.53 991st 1363 27.3%
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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Intrinsic Charter High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.19 213th 285 25.3%
2019 30.14 300th 339 11.5%
2022 32.59 357th 454 21.4%
2023 26.24 434th 480 9.6%
2024 33.50 342nd 486 29.6%
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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Intrinsic Charter High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.97 459th 602 23.8%
2019 37.77 423rd 792 46.6%
2022 34.59 489th 781 37.4%
2023 19.50 758th 805 5.8%
2024 21.43 705th 802 12.1%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Intrinsic Charter High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.67 909th 1161 21.7%
2019 44.45 643rd 1217 47.2%
2021 65.34 212th 1019 79.2%
2022 36.97 728th 1221 40.4%
2023 30.22 894th 1234 27.6%
2024 34.88 787th 1219 35.4%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Intrinsic Charter High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.59 987th 1226 19.5%
2019 38.14 777th 1276 39.1%
2021 38.28 575th 1017 43.5%
2022 23.86 980th 1286 23.8%
2023 20.17 1029th 1275 19.3%
2024 20.61 1010th 1251 19.3%
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Rank History for middle school Disabled students at Intrinsic Charter High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 22.15 632nd 674 6.2%
2024 21.56 617th 639 3.4%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Intrinsic Charter High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.64 1021st 1223 16.5%
2019 27.68 918th 1296 29.2%
2021 46.08 481st 1048 54.1%
2022 24.19 972nd 1286 24.4%
2023 18.82 1092nd 1292 15.5%
2024 31.57 801st 1264 36.6%
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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Intrinsic Charter High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.21 517th 590 12.4%
2019 36.75 407th 639 36.3%
2021 56.91 163rd 517 68.5%
2022 27.16 511th 662 22.8%
2023 22.39 564th 661 14.7%
2024 28.12 479th 643 25.5%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Intrinsic Charter High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 29.65 648th 905 28.4%
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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Intrinsic Charter High School

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Rank History for all high school students at Intrinsic Charter High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2016 41.72 378th 643 41.2%
2017 34.59 441st 642 31.3%
2018 31.38 464th 647 28.3%
2019 31.01 494th 701 29.5%
2021 29.35 480th 688 30.2%
2022 31.06 484th 699 30.8%
2023 32.73 483rd 699 30.9%
2024 33.13 450th 697 35.4%
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Rank History for high school English Language Learner students at Intrinsic Charter High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.34 91st 151 39.7%
2019 45.86 69th 183 62.3%
2021 32.79 86th 189 54.5%
2022 23.51 190th 205 7.3%
2023 34.04 141st 217 35.0%
2024 48.19 89th 248 64.1%
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Rank History for high school Special Education students at Intrinsic Charter High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.09 120th 374 67.9%
2019 46.48 158th 473 66.6%
2021 29.28 270th 453 40.4%
2022 36.08 262nd 493 46.9%
2023 57.68 139th 476 70.8%
2024 52.31 159th 482 67.0%
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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Intrinsic Charter High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.44 335th 585 42.7%
2019 41.44 371st 639 41.9%
2021 43.50 305th 611 50.1%
2022 45.89 318th 626 49.2%
2023 51.36 278th 644 56.8%
2024 54.97 235th 639 63.2%
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Rank History for high school Female students at Intrinsic Charter High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.85 437th 620 29.5%
2019 23.86 507th 665 23.8%
2021 21.74 494th 639 22.7%
2022 36.89 418th 658 36.5%
2023 22.19 508th 656 22.6%
2024 36.23 408th 664 38.6%
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Rank History for high school Disabled students at Intrinsic Charter High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 37.54 221st 428 48.4%
2024 36.93 202nd 429 52.9%
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Rank History for high school Male students at Intrinsic Charter High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.20 445th 619 28.1%
2019 37.10 430th 675 36.3%
2021 36.08 390th 653 40.3%
2022 25.68 493rd 664 25.8%
2023 44.03 360th 668 46.1%
2024 31.16 446th 668 33.2%
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Rank History for high school Hispanic students at Intrinsic Charter High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.42 152nd 291 47.8%
2019 34.70 201st 317 36.6%
2021 36.98 186th 317 41.3%
2022 39.45 197th 335 41.2%
2023 41.37 180th 333 45.9%
2024 39.85 179th 336 46.7%
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Rank History for high school White students at Intrinsic Charter High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 20.82 475th 560 15.2%
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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Intrinsic Charter High School Test Scores
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Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Intrinsic Charter High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2014 15 43 4 116 1 1 2 0 182
2015 35 65 11 332 2 0 3 0 448
2016 52 55 20 683 3 0 5 0 818
2017 47 53 18 859 4 0 5 0 986
2018 50 47 12 892 2 0 7 0 1010
2019 35 41 6 923 0 0 4 0 1009
2020 32 40 3 942 0 0 4 0 1021
2021 28 37 2 938 0 0 1 0 1006
2022 31 35 2 965 0 0 3 0 1036
2023 33 34 2 919 1 0 3 0 992

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Intrinsic Charter High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2014 182 n/a n/a 85.7
2015 448 21.0 21.3 84.8
2016 818 35.0 23.3 84.1
2017 986 47.8 20.6 83.6
2018 1010 n/a n/a 83.6
2019 1009 65.9 15.2 84.3
2020 1021 66.3 15.3 86.9
2021 1006 n/a n/a n/a
2022 1036 80.1 12.9 85.1
2023 992 67.2 14.7 86.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Intrinsic Charter High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2014 182 n/a n/a 85.7
2015 448 21.0 21.3 84.8
2016 818 35.0 23.3 84.1
2017 986 47.8 20.6 83.6
2018 1010 n/a n/a 83.6
2019 1009 65.9 15.2 84.3
2020 1021 66.3 15.3 86.9
2021 1006 n/a n/a n/a
2022 1036 80.1 12.9 85.1
2023 992 67.2 14.7 86.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Intrinsic Charter High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $613 (4.3%) $13,805 (95.7%) $14,418
2020 $716 (4.3%) $15,754 (95.7%) $16,470
2021 $1,010 (5.7%) $16,783 (94.3%) $17,793
2022 $1,010 (5.7%) $16,783 (94.3%) $17,793
2023 $2,168 (11.8%) $16,193 (88.2%) $18,361
2024 $1,979 (9.1%) $19,666 (90.9%) $21,645

Data source: Illinois Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Intrinsic Charter High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 896th of 1356 Middle schoolsRanks 1124th of 1367 Middle schools
 16.1%
Ranks 494th of 701 High schoolsRanks 483rd of 699 High schools
 1.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
7th Grade English Language Arts (Intrinsic Charter High School)21.112.7
 8.4%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Chicago Public Schools District 299)28.229.7
 1.5%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)41.237.9
 3.3%
7th Grade Mathematics (Intrinsic Charter High School)17.19.9
 7.2%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Chicago Public Schools District 299)21.818.7
 3.1%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)29.926.9
 3%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Intrinsic Charter High School)28.811.1
 17.7%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Chicago Public Schools District 299)26.231.3
 5.1%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)39.640.5
 0.9%
8th Grade Mathematics (Intrinsic Charter High School)27.77.8
 19.9%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Chicago Public Schools District 299)24.319.5
 4.8%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)32.625.7
 6.9%
8th Grade Science (Intrinsic Charter High School)32.333.1
 0.8%
   8th Grade Science (Chicago Public Schools District 299)40.340.3
   8th Grade Science (Illinois)5552
 3%
11th Grade Mathematics (Intrinsic Charter High School)25.211.8
 13.4%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Chicago Public Schools District 299)26.719.1
 7.6%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)34.826.7
 8.1%
11th Grade English Language Arts (Intrinsic Charter High School)22.214.2
 8%
   11th Grade English Language Arts (Chicago Public Schools District 299)26.322.3
 4%
   11th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)36.731.6
 5.1%
End of Course Science (Intrinsic Charter High School)6.540.1
 33.6%
   End of Course Science (Chicago Public Schools District 299)19.931.1
 11.2%
   End of Course Science (Illinois)36.452.2
 15.8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students1009992
 1.7%
African American4134
 17.1%
American Indian01
Asian62
 66.7%
Hispanic923919
 0.4%
Pacific Islander00
White3533
 5.7%
Two or More Races43
 25%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients84.3%86.5%
 2.2%


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Students at Intrinsic Charter High School are 93% Hispanic, 3% African American, 3% White.

Intrinsic Charter High School ranks 450th of 697 Illinois high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 992 students attended Intrinsic Charter High School.


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