CICS - Ralph Ellison Campus
Chicago, IL · Chicago Public Schools District 299
Regular public school · Charter · Grades 9 - 12 · City, large
551st of 601 Illinois high schools statewide · better than 8%▲ Improving
1817 W 80th St, Chicago, IL 60620
(773)478-4434NCES ID 170993006461Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks CICS - Ralph Ellison Campus 551st of 601 Illinois high schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 8% of high schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 3th in 2019 to 8th in 2025 — improving.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
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 227 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 2017, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2017 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 99.0% | 96.5% | ▼ 2.5 pts | |
| Hispanic | 0.7% | 3.5% | ▲ 2.8 pts |
Typical home value $183K in zip 60620 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 - Ralph Ellison Campus
- #494Noble St Chtr-Hansberry College Prep - SilverChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.3 mi away · charter494th of 601
ELA 26% ▲7Compare - –YCCS-Community Youth Dev Inst HSChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.4 mi away · charterCompare
- #582Simeon Career Academy High SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.8 mi away582nd of 601
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- #569Goode STEM Academy HSChicago Public Schools District 299 · 2 mi away569th of 601
ELA 22% ▲3 · Math 9%Compare - #528Perspectives Chtr - High School of TechnologyChicago Public Schools District 299 · 2.3 mi away · charter528th of 601
ELA 23% ▲4Compare - #539Perspectives Chtr - Leadership AcadChicago Public Schools District 299 · 2.3 mi away · charter539th of 601
ELA 21% ▲2Compare - #81Lindblom Math & Science Acad HSChicago Public Schools District 299 · 2.3 mi away81st of 601
ELA 79% ▲60 · Math 49%Compare
What school district is CICS - Ralph Ellison Campus in?
CICS - Ralph Ellison Campus is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299 district in Chicago, Illinois.
Is CICS - Ralph Ellison Campus a good school?
SchoolRow ranks CICS - Ralph Ellison Campus 551st of 601 Illinois high schools (better than 8% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of CICS - Ralph Ellison Campus?
Black 97%, Hispanic 4% (227 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near CICS - Ralph Ellison Campus cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60620 is $183K 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.