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LEARN - South Chicago

Official school name:
LEARN Charter School-South Chicago Campus
Address:
8914 S Buffalo Ave
Chicago, Illinois 60617
  Map
Phone: (773) 722-8577
www.learncharter.org
Contacts:
Director - Brandy Reeves
Other - Mr. Rob DeHaas
Important Information
Attendance boundaries:
None Far South zone map

Bilingual Services:   N/A

Refugee Services:  N/A

Title I Eligible:  Yes

Track:  Non Standard

Nearest CTA:  N/A
School type Zone Grades Number of students
Pre K
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8
9 10 11 12
Charter
Far South
K-3
325

Pre-K: Kindergarten:
Hours: After School Hours:
Earliest Drop Off:    
School-wide Programs and Models
Kindergarten
Supports and Resources

LEARN creates an intimate, resource-rich environment where students receive a high level of attention and support to meet individual academic needs. Both the overall size of the schools and the individual classrooms are kept small to maintain the intimate feel critical to creating a family environment.
Creative:  Culinary Classes, Drawing, Murals, Sketching
 
Parent and Community:  Literacy Workshops, Math/Science Workshops, Meeting Space For Parent Groups, Parent Advisory/Group
 
Scholastic:  Chess Team
 
Sports and Fitness:  Chess
 
At-a-glance
The Mission of LEARN Charter School Network is to provide children with the academic foundation and ambition to earn a college degree.
Statistics Demographics
As of 2012-2013, there were 325 students enrolled at LEARN CHRT - SO CHICAGO. 93.2% were low income Students. 10.8% were Special Education Students. 9.5% were Limited English Learners. As of 2012-2013, the largest demographic at LEARN CHRT - SO CHICAGO was Black. As of that time, this demographic made up 83.4% of the student population. The second greatest demographic was Other at 8.3%.
Students w/disabilities: 10.8 % English language learners: 9.5 %
ADA accessible: No/unknown accessibility Dress Code: Yes
 
Enrollment and admissions
Guidelines
Accepts students citywide through random lottery.

Admissions contactApplication typeApplication deadline
Ms. Jessica ColungaStandard
Testing required
None required
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Additional information resources
CPS strives to provide information about our schools to parents and the community. The reports listed below are intended to provide additional information about each school.

Report name Date Download
Parent-Guardian Survey 2012 Download PDF
School Space Utilization Report 2011 - 2012 Download PDF
Education Facilities Master Plan 2013 Download PDF
Scorecard
School Performance Rating
This school does not have enough data for a Performance Policy rating.
Student outcomes CPS
average
2010 2011 2012
Students exceeding state standards in grade 4 (ISAT Composite) 15.8%
9.3%
Academic progress CPS
average
2010 2011 2012
Students meeting or exceeding state standards (ISAT Composite) 76.4%
63%
69.9%
Students meeting or exceeding state standards in reading 73.4%
55.6%
61.3%
Students meeting or exceeding state standards in mathematics 80.5%
70.4%
84%
Students meeting or exceeding state standards in science 72.9%
58.3%
Students exceeding state standards (ISAT Composite) 18.9%
16.7%
21.5%
Relative School Impact on Student Growth in Reading ("value-added") 0
-0.3
Relative School Impact on Student Growth in Mathematics ("value-added") 0
0.2
Attendance CPS
average
2010 2011 2012
Average Daily Attendance Rate 95.3%
93.1%
93.4%
Scorecard FAQs
Achievement Test Overview
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Recently published reports
Report name Date Download
Parent-Guardian Survey 2012 Download PDF
State School Report Card 2012 Download PDF
State School Report Card - Campus Report 2012 Download PDF
AYP Report 2012 Download PDF
Academic Performance 2011 Download PDF
Charter Network Financial Performance 2011 Download PDF
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Additional resources
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Key dates*
May 27
All Tracks: No Classes; Memorial Day
June 19
Track E: Last Day of School
June 24
Track R: Last Day of School
*Actual dates may vary. Please call school to confirm.