For the 2026 school year, there are 2 public charter schools serving 524 students in Betty Shabazz Internl Chrtr School District. This district's average charter testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public charter schools in Illinois.
Public Charter Schools in Betty Shabazz Internl Chrtr School District have an average math proficiency score of 7% (versus the Illinois public charter school average of 10%), and reading proficiency score of 8% (versus the 14% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 100% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Illinois public charter school average of 97% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
2 Schools
132 Schools
# Students
524 Students
59,016 Students
# Teachers
31 Teachers
3,419 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
17:1
17:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Betty Shabazz Internl Chrtr School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 861 school districts in Illinois (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
Overall District Rank
#822 out of 865 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
8%
27%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
9%
30%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
15-19%
50%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.11
0.56
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
n/a
1%
% Hispanic
1%
43%
% Black
95%
52%
% White
n/a
3%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
4%
1%
All Ethnic Groups
Best Betty Shabazz Internl Chrtr School District Public Charter Schools (2026)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Betty Shabazz Internl Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 8% | Reading: 6-9%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
7823 S Ellis Ave
Chicago, IL 60619
(773) 651-1221
Chicago, IL 60619
(773) 651-1221
Gr: K-8 | 293 students Student-teacher ratio: 17:1
Rank: #22.
Barbara A Sizemore Campus
Charter School
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: 6-9%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
6547 S Stewart Ave
Chicago, IL 60621
(773) 651-1661
Chicago, IL 60621
(773) 651-1661
Gr: K-8 | 231 students Student-teacher ratio: 17:1
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