This graph indicates the compliance rates for Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) for middle schools across Chicago wards. Lower compliance rates may indicate schools that struggle to meet students' needs. You can interact with the graph by hovering over the bars to see specific details or by double clicking on specific wards in the legend to isolate the data for a specific ward.
3 observations from the graph:
The majority of schools, totaling 120, have between 99.5% and 100% compliance rates for IEPs.
Ward 34 has the only school with an IEP compliance rate below 90%, at approximately 85%.
Ward 20 has the highest number of schools with IEP compliance rates ranging from 99.5% and 100%, with a count of 9 schools.
Find more information about the relationships between IEP compliance rates and academic scores in Chicago Public Middle Schools at the bottom of this page!
This histogram shows the distribution of "Safety Icons" across different wards in Chicago public middle schools. The Safety Icons are a measure of student's perceived safety.
3 observations from the graph:
The majority of schools (75) are classified as "Average," suggesting a significant portion of students perceive safety at a moderate level.
Only a small number of schools are classified as "Very Weak" (6), which highlights that, across wards, perceptions of safety rarely fall to the lowest level.
13 wards had schools fall into the "Very Strong" category, including Ward 1, 2, 9, 14, 19, 26, 27, 36, 41, 43, 44, 47, and 50.
This chart illustrates the distribution of family involvement levels across middle schools, helping identify trends in family engagement by ward. This is determined by considering parent influence on decision making in schools, parent involvement in schools, and teacher-parent trust.
This chart illustrates the levels of ambitious instruction among public middle schools in Chicago. This is determined by student and teacher response in the 5Essentials survey.