Instituto - Justice and Leadership
CPS choice · 9-12
At a glance
On the 5Essentials survey, the school’s supportive environment and instruction were both rated ‘Very Strong’ (5Essentials spring 2024 survey - benchmarked levels relative to Illinois statewide, spring 2013, not percentages). In 2025, 93% of students were chronically absent - above what's typical for CPS high schools (ISBE Report Card 2025).
- Academic fit
- Instruction was rated ‘Very Strong’ on the 5Essentials survey (5Essentials spring 2024 survey - benchmarked levels relative to Illinois statewide, spring 2013, not percentages).
Computed from published data with its source and year on every clause - a description, never a grade.
Basics
CPS-published · verified Nov 2024
- Address
- 2570 S BLUE ISLAND AVE
- Neighborhood
- Lower West Side
- Phone
- (773)890-8060
- Hours
- Unknown - not verified yet
- Website
- https://ijla.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, Film and Video, Painting, Murals, Media and Production Workshops
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
None listed. The school’s CPS profile and the other sources SchoolNav checked name none. Ask on a tour.
- Climate survey
- Involved families
- Not published - too few responses or not surveyed
- Supportive environment
- Very Strong
- Ambitious instruction
- Very Strong
- Effective leaders
- Not published - too few responses or not surveyed
- Collaborative teachers
- Not published - too few responses or not surveyed
- Safety (student-reported)
- Neutral
- Overall organization
- Organized
UChicago 5Essentials levels from the spring 2024 survey (CPS Progress Reports SY2425, verified 2026-09-25) - benchmarked categories relative to Illinois statewide, spring 2013, not percentages. A school can answer mostly positively and still rate below the benchmark typical.
5Essentials - the latest survey in detail
Student Peer Relationships, Safety, and Student-Teacher Trust are rated above the CPS average; English Instruction, Academic Press, and Inquiry-Based Science Instruction 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. This is a newer survey on a different benchmark than the component levels above, so the two aren’t directly comparable.
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Ambitious Instruction
51 ▼ below the CPS average (60)- Academic Press· students-reported43 ▼ below the CPS average (55)
- English Instruction· students-reported41 ▼ below the CPS average (65)
- Math Instruction· students-reported69 ▬ about the CPS average (69)
- Quality of Student Discussion· teachers-reportednot enough responses
Supportive Environment
75 ▲ above the CPS average (56)- Expectations for Postsecondary Education· teachers-reportednot enough responses
- Safety· students-reported73 ▲ above the CPS average (49)
- School-Wide Future Orientation· students-reported74 ▲ above the CPS average (62)
- Student-Teacher Trust· students-reported77 ▲ above the CPS average (56)
Collaborative Teachers
- Collaborative Practices· teachers-reportednot enough responses
- Collective Responsibility· teachers-reportednot enough responses
- Quality Professional Development· teachers-reportednot enough responses
- School Commitment· teachers-reportednot enough responses
- Teacher-Teacher Trust· teachers-reportednot enough responses
Effective Leaders
- Instructional Leadership· teachers-reportednot enough responses
- Program Coherence· teachers-reportednot enough responses
- Teacher Influence· teachers-reportednot enough responses
- Teacher-Principal Trust· teachers-reportednot enough responses
Involved Families
- Parent Influence on Decision Making in Schools· teachers-reportednot enough responses
- Parent Involvement in School· teachers-reportednot enough responses
- Teacher-Parent Trust· teachers-reportednot enough responses
Supplemental measures
Additional survey topics UChicago reports outside the five core measures.
- Academic Engagement· students-reported66 ▼ below the CPS average (70)
- Academic Personalism· students-reported56 ▬ about the CPS average (58)
- Classroom Disruptions· teachers-reportednot enough responses
- Classroom Rigor· students-reported61 ▲ above the CPS average (57)
- Course Clarity· students-reported51 ▬ about the CPS average (54)
- Emotional Health· students-reported50 ▼ below the CPS average (57)
- Human & Social Resources in the Community· students-reported37 ▬ about the CPS average (38)
- Importance of High School for the Future· students-reported75 ▲ above the CPS average (67)
- Innovation· teachers-reportednot enough responses
- Inquiry-Based Science Instruction· students-reported49 ▼ below the CPS average (59)
- Parent Supportiveness· students-reported36 ▼ below the CPS average (41)
- Reflective Dialogue· teachers-reportednot enough responses
- Rigorous Study Habits· students-reported67 ▲ above the CPS average (57)
- School Connectedness· students-reported67 ▲ above the CPS average (58)
- School Safety· students-reported78 ▲ above the CPS average (57)
- Socialization of New Teachers· teachers-reportednot enough responses
- Student Peer Relationships· students-reported98 ▲ above the CPS average (65)
- Student Responsibility· teachers-reportednot enough responses
- Teacher Safety· teachers-reportednot enough responses
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 Other | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | CPS-published · verified Nov 2024 |
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