CICS - Northtown Campus
Chicago, IL · Chicago Public Schools District 299
Regular public school · Charter · Grades 9 - 12 · City, large
495th of 601 Illinois high schools statewide · better than 18%▼ Declining
3900 W Peterson Ave, Chicago, IL 60659
(773)478-3655NCES ID 170993006500Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks CICS - Northtown Campus 495th of 601 Illinois high schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 18% of high schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 26th in 2019 to 18th in 2025 — declining.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
White (last reported 2023) and Black (last reported 2023) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
White (last reported 2023) and Black (last reported 2023) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
White (last reported 2023) and Black (last reported 2022) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.
Racial and ethnic breakdown of 843 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 2017, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2017 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hispanic | 53.2% | 61.2% | ▲ 8.0 pts | |
| Asian | 16.0% | 15.7% | ▼ 0.3 pts | |
| White | 20.9% | 14.2% | ▼ 6.7 pts | |
| Black | 6.5% | 6.5% | 0.0 pts | |
| Pacific Islander | 0.3% | 1.1% | ▲ 0.8 pts | |
| Two or more races | 2.2% | 0.8% | ▼ 1.4 pts | |
| American Indian | 0.8% | 0.5% | ▼ 0.3 pts |
Typical home value $363K in zip 60659 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than CICS - Northtown Campus
- #5Northside College Preparatory HsChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.2 mi away5th of 601
ELA 95% ▲61 · Math 89% ▲71Compare - #492Mather High SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.4 mi away492nd of 601
ELA 33% ▼1 · Math 20% ▲2Compare - #142Von Steuben Metro Science HSChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.4 mi away142nd of 601
ELA 66% ▲32 · Math 45% ▲27Compare - #575Roosevelt High SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.9 mi away575th of 601
ELA 23% ▼11 · Math 7% ▼11Compare - #107Amundsen High SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 2.7 mi away107th of 601
ELA 70% ▲36 · Math 51% ▲33Compare - #270Disney II Magnet HSChicago Public Schools District 299 · 2.7 mi away270th of 601
ELA 59% ▲25 · Math 31% ▲13Compare - #176Devry Advantage Academy High SchlChicago Public Schools District 299 · 3 mi away176th of 601
ELA 66% ▲32 · Math 38% ▲20Compare - #571Schurz High SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 3 mi away571st of 601
ELA 18% ▼16 · Math 13% ▼5Compare
What school district is CICS - Northtown Campus in?
CICS - Northtown Campus is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299 district in Chicago, Illinois.
Is CICS - Northtown Campus a good school?
SchoolRow ranks CICS - Northtown Campus 495th of 601 Illinois high schools (better than 18% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of CICS - Northtown Campus?
Hispanic 61%, Asian 16%, White 14%, Black 7% (843 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near CICS - Northtown Campus cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60659 is $363K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).
Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.