Alain Locke Charter School
Charter · K-8
At a glance
48% of students met or exceeded standards on the 2025 IAR—in the top 20% of CPS elementary schools with published results (ISBE Report Card 2025). Adjusted for low-income share, results sit in the top 10% of CPS schools with published IAR results (adjusted view, disclosed method - ISBE Report Card 2025).
- Cultural fit
- 37% of students were chronically absent in 2025 - about what's typical for CPS elementary schools (ISBE Report Card 2025). Family involvement was rated ‘Neutral’ (48 of 99) on the 5Essentials survey (5Essentials spring 2026 survey - benchmarked levels relative to spring 2024 results, not percentages).
- Academic fit
- 82% of teachers stayed from one year to the next - about what's typical for CPS elementary schools (ISBE Report Card 2025). Average class size is 20.2; about 13.4 students per teacher, computed from all-teacher staffing.
- Social-emotional fit
- 71% of students with IEPs spend most of the school day in general classrooms - above what's typical for CPS elementary schools (ISBE Report Card 2025).
Computed from published data with its source and year on every clause - a description, never a grade. How the adjusted view works
Basics
CPS-published · verified Nov 2024
- Address
- 3141 W JACKSON BLVD
- Neighborhood
- East Garfield Park
- Phone
- (773)265-7232
- Hours
- Unknown - not verified yet
- Website
- https://www.alainlocke.org
- Before and after care
Supplemental care not found.
SchoolNav searched the school’s website and the main care providers’ pages in Sep 2026 and found no before or after care. Some programs are never posted online, so ask the school office or on a tour.
- Arts and creative
Drawing, Painting, Plays/Acting, Band/Orchestra, Pottery, Student Art Club, Percussion, Art Studio, Choir/Chorus, Recorder
From the school’s CPS profile, for the 2026-27 school year. Checked Sep 2026. Offerings change each year, so confirm on a tour.
- Sports
Exercise, Basketball
From the school’s CPS profile, for the 2026-27 school year. Checked Sep 2026. Offerings change each year, so confirm on a tour.
- Climate survey
- Involved families
- Neutral (48 of 99)
- Supportive environment
- Neutral (44 of 99)
- Ambitious instruction
- Neutral (53 of 99)
- Effective leaders
- Neutral (47 of 99)
- Collaborative teachers
- Neutral (51 of 99)
- Safety (student-reported)
- Neutral (44 of 99)
UChicago 5Essentials, spring 2026 survey, verified 2026-09-23. Each score runs from 1 to 99 and is compared with spring 2024 results; the level uses the survey site’s own bands (Neutral is 40 to 59, Strong 60 to 79). These are not percentages. A school can answer mostly positively and still score below typical.
5Essentials - the latest survey in detail
Quality Professional Development, Collective Responsibility, and Teacher Safety are rated above the CPS average; Course Clarity, Inquiry-Based Science Instruction, and Human & Social Resources in the Community are rated below it this year.
From the 2026 CPS 5Essentials survey (25-26). Scores are benchmarked 1–99 (not percentages) - higher is stronger, and each is shown against the CPS average that same year. The levels above come from this same survey.
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Ambitious Instruction
53 ▬ about the CPS average (56)- Academic Press· students-reported47 ▼ below the CPS average (53)
- English Instruction· students-reported61 ▬ about the CPS average (59)
- Math Instruction· students-reported50 ▼ below the CPS average (57)
- Quality of Student Discussion· teachers-reported53 ▬ about the CPS average (53)
Supportive Environment
44 ▼ below the CPS average (51)- Academic Personalism· students-reported42 ▼ below the CPS average (51)
- Peer Support for Academic Work· students-reported54 ▬ about the CPS average (53)
- Safety· students-reported44 ▼ below the CPS average (48)
- Student-Teacher Trust· students-reported35 ▼ below the CPS average (50)
Collaborative Teachers
51 ▬ about the CPS average (52)- Collaborative Practices· teachers-reported55 ▬ about the CPS average (57)
- Collective Responsibility· teachers-reported54 ▲ above the CPS average (48)
- Quality Professional Development· teachers-reported65 ▲ above the CPS average (56)
- School Commitment· teachers-reported39 ▼ below the CPS average (48)
- Teacher-Teacher Trust· teachers-reported42 ▼ below the CPS average (51)
Effective Leaders
47 ▼ below the CPS average (52)- Instructional Leadership· teachers-reported40 ▼ below the CPS average (55)
- Program Coherence· teachers-reported55 ▬ about the CPS average (53)
- Teacher Influence· teachers-reported46 ▼ below the CPS average (52)
- Teacher-Principal Trust· teachers-reported45 ▬ about the CPS average (48)
Involved Families
48 ▼ below the CPS average (53)- Parent Influence on Decision Making in Schools· teachers-reported47 ▼ below the CPS average (57)
- Parent Involvement in School· teachers-reported50 ▬ about the CPS average (49)
- Teacher-Parent Trust· teachers-reported46 ▼ below the CPS average (52)
Supplemental measures
Additional survey topics UChicago reports outside the five core measures.
- Academic Engagement· students-reported47 ▼ below the CPS average (57)
- Classroom Disruptions· teachers-reported50 ▬ about the CPS average (48)
- Classroom Rigor· students-reported41 ▼ below the CPS average (53)
- Course Clarity· students-reported35 ▼ below the CPS average (54)
- Emotional Health· students-reported51 ▼ below the CPS average (55)
- Human & Social Resources in the Community· students-reported30 ▼ below the CPS average (47)
- Innovation· teachers-reported53 ▬ about the CPS average (52)
- Inquiry-Based Science Instruction· students-reported41 ▼ below the CPS average (59)
- Parent Supportiveness· students-reported51 ▬ about the CPS average (48)
- Reflective Dialogue· teachers-reported45 ▼ below the CPS average (54)
- Rigorous Study Habits· students-reported52 ▲ above the CPS average (48)
- School Connectedness· students-reported44 ▼ below the CPS average (53)
- School Safety· students-reported53 ▬ about the CPS average (54)
- Socialization of New Teachers· teachers-reported39 ▼ below the CPS average (47)
- Student Peer Relationships· students-reported58 ▲ above the CPS average (54)
- Student Responsibility· teachers-reported50 ▬ about the CPS average (47)
- Teacher Safety· teachers-reported58 ▲ above the CPS average (53)
UChicago Consortium — the 2026 cycle (school year 25-26) is re-benchmarked to spring 2024 (SY25+); it is NOT level-comparable to the spring-2013-benchmarked component levels shown elsewhere.
Programs (1)
| Program | Entry grades | How seats are offered | Test required | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
General enrollment Charter | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | CPS-published · verified Nov 2024 |
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