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Great Lakes Academy Charter ES

Charter

Regular School · Chicago, IL

Great Lakes Academy Charter ES is a charter regular school school in Chicago, Illinois, serving grades KG–08 with 538 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 15.8:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
KG – 08
Enrollment
538
Teachers (FTE)
34.0
Student–Teacher Ratio
15.8:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Black or African American 484 90%
Hispanic/Latino 43 8%
Two or more races 9 2%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1 0%
Not Specified 1 0%
Total enrollment 538 281M / 256F

English Language Learners: 25 (5% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 6-9% 27.7% 161
Reading Proficiency 6-9% 32.7% 160

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

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
None offered
Out-of-School Suspensions
8
1.5% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
161
29.9% 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.) 538 100%

Contact & Location

8401 S Saginaw Ave

Chicago, IL 60617

Phone: (773)503-3040

http://www.cps.edu

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

170993006328

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