Horizon Sci Academy - Southwest Charter
Chicago, IL · Chicago Public Schools District 299
Regular public school · Charter · Grades K - 12 · City, large
4th of 10 Illinois schools statewide · better than 60%▲ Improving
5401 S Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60609
(773)498-3355NCES ID 170993006331Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Horizon Sci Academy - Southwest Charter 4th of 10 Illinois schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 60% of schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 56th in 2019 to 67th in 2025 — improving.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Black (last reported 2024) stops 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 746 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 2014, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2014 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hispanic | 57.2% | 72.7% | ▲ 15.5 pts | |
| Black | 36.8% | 25.3% | ▼ 11.5 pts | |
| White | 0.9% | 1.7% | ▲ 0.8 pts | |
| Two or more races | 4.7% | 0.1% | ▼ 4.6 pts |
Typical home value $252K in zip 60609 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 Horizon Sci Academy - Southwest Charter
- #6Catalyst Charter - Maria ESChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.8 mi away · charter6th of 10
ELA 33% ▼11 · Math 21% ▼1Compare - #1Horizon Science Acad-McKinley Park Charter SchHorizon Science Acad-McKinley Park Charter Sch · 1.9 mi away · charter1st of 10
ELA 64% ▲20 · Math 38% ▲16Compare - –Thomas Early Childhood CenterChicago Public Schools District 299 · 2.2 mi awayCompare
- –District 99 Early Childhood CenterCicero SD 99 · 4.6 mi awayCompare
- #8CICS - Longwood CampusChicago Public Schools District 299 · 5.3 mi away · charter8th of 10
ELA 22% ▼22 · Math 9% ▼13Compare - –J Sterling Morton Freshman CntrJ S Morton HSD 201 · 5.8 mi awayCompare
- –Vick Early Childhood & Family CtrChicago Public Schools District 299 · 7.4 mi awayCompare
- –Gladness V Player Early Childhood CenterIndian Springs SD 109 · 8.2 mi awayCompare
What school district is Horizon Sci Academy - Southwest Charter in?
Horizon Sci Academy - Southwest Charter is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299 district in Chicago, Illinois.
Is Horizon Sci Academy - Southwest Charter a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Horizon Sci Academy - Southwest Charter 4th of 10 Illinois schools (better than 60% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Horizon Sci Academy - Southwest Charter?
Hispanic 73%, Black 25%, White 2% (746 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Horizon Sci Academy - Southwest Charter cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60609 is $252K 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.