Perspectives Chtr - Leadership Acad
Chicago, IL · Chicago Public Schools District 299
Regular public school · Charter · Grades 6 - 12 · City, large
539th of 601 Illinois high schools statewide · better than 10%· Stable
8522 S Lafayette Ave, Chicago, IL 60620
(773)358-6100NCES ID 170993006437Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Perspectives Chtr - Leadership Acad 539th of 601 Illinois high schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 10% of high schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 13th in 2019 to 10th in 2025.
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 856 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 2017, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2017 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 97.9% | 98.1% | ▲ 0.2 pts | |
| Hispanic | 1.1% | 1.2% | ▲ 0.1 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 Perspectives Chtr - Leadership Acad
- #528Perspectives Chtr - High School of TechnologyChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0 mi away · charter528th of 601
ELA 23% ▲2Compare - #582Simeon Career Academy High SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.6 mi away582nd of 601
ELA 16% ▼5 · Math 10%Compare - –YCCS-Community Youth Dev Inst HSChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.2 mi away · charterCompare
- –YCCS Chtr - ChathamChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.2 mi away · charterCompare
- #494Noble St Chtr-Hansberry College Prep - SilverChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.3 mi away · charter494th of 601
ELA 26% ▲5Compare - –Harlan Community Academy HSChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.4 mi awayCompare
- –Hirsch Metropolitan High SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1.7 mi awayCompare
- #536Noble St Chtr-Comer College PrepChicago Public Schools District 299 · 2.2 mi away · charter536th of 601
ELA 33% ▲12 · Math 10%Compare
What school district is Perspectives Chtr - Leadership Acad in?
Perspectives Chtr - Leadership Acad is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299 district in Chicago, Illinois.
Is Perspectives Chtr - Leadership Acad a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Perspectives Chtr - Leadership Acad 539th of 601 Illinois high schools (better than 10% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Perspectives Chtr - Leadership Acad?
Black 98%, Hispanic 1% (856 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Perspectives Chtr - Leadership Acad 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.