Top Rankings
Horizon Science Acad-Mckinley Pk School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Illinois for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 20%)
Student Attention
Lowest student-teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2026 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 873 students in Horizon Science Acad-Mckinley Pk School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 6/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Illinois.
Public Middle School in Horizon Science Acad-Mckinley Pk School District have an average math proficiency score of 22% (versus the Illinois public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 36% (versus the 29% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 94% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the Illinois public middle school average of 61% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
1 School
1,606 Schools
# Students
873 Students
622,256 Students
# Teachers
81 Teachers
48,565 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Horizon Science Acad-Mckinley Pk School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 861 school districts in Illinois (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 92% has increased from 90% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#379 out of 865 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
22%
27%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
36%
30%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
33%
50%
Graduation Rate
92%
87%
Chronically Absent Students
(2022-23)26.3%
29.7%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.31
0.71
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
n/a
5%
% Hispanic
83%
31%
% Black
11%
21%
% White
6%
39%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
n/a
4%
All Ethnic Groups
Best Horizon Science Acad-Mckinley Pk School District Public Middle Schools (2026)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Horizon Science Acad-mckinley Pk
Charter School
(Math: 22% | Reading: 36%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
2245 W Pershing Rd
Chicago, IL 60609
(773) 247-8400
Chicago, IL 60609
(773) 247-8400
Gr: K-12 | 873 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 94%
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