Belmont-Cragin Elem School
Magnet · Grades Pre-K–8 · 518 students
CICS - West Belden Campus
2245 N McVicker Ave, Chicago, IL 60639
Grades
K–8
Elementary
Students
520
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
15.9 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Chicago Public Schools Dist 299
Cook County
Schola Grade D · Below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 2,128 Illinois elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Illinois elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About CICS - West Belden Campus
CICS - West Belden Campus is a charter elementary school in Chicago, Illinois, serving grades K–8. It is part of Chicago Public Schools Dist 299. The school is located in a large city in Cook County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 520 students were enrolled, with about 15.9 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Illinois elementary school (12.7 students per teacher). As a charter school, it is publicly funded and tuition-free, but operates independently of the local district under a charter from Chicago Public Schools District 299. Its Schola Grade is D (below average), compared with 2,128 Illinois elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Charter School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 520 students
- Students per teacher
- 15.9 to 1
- Charter school
- Yes
- Charter authorizer
- Chicago Public Schools District 299
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- City — Large
- School district
- Chicago Public Schools Dist 299
- County
- Cook County
- NCES school ID
- 170993006475
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.