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Polaris Elem Charter Academy

Charter

Regular School · Chicago, IL

Polaris Elem Charter Academy is a charter regular school school in Chicago, Illinois, serving grades KG–08 with 343 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 22.9:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
KG – 08
Enrollment
343
Teachers (FTE)
15.0
Student–Teacher Ratio
22.9:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Black or African American 304 89%
Hispanic/Latino 35 10%
White 4 1%
Total enrollment 343 170M / 173F

English Language Learners: 11 (3% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 3.0% -24.7pp 27.7% 227
Reading Proficiency 8.0% -24.7pp 32.7% 233

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
-0.42 grade levels
Math
-0.13 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
None offered
Out-of-School Suspensions
0
Chronically Absent
121
35.3% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 343 100%

Contact & Location

620 N Sawyer Ave

Chicago, IL 60624

Phone: (773)534-0820

http://www.pcachicago.org

District

City of Chicago SD 299

Per-pupil expenditure: $27,470

District enrollment: 321,666

Other Schools in District

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Related Data

NCES ID

170993005919

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD