EPIC Academy Charter High School
Charter · 9-12
At a glance
The state's 2026 rating is Comprehensive - the lowest of its five ratings, which ISBE uses to identify schools for additional support (ISBE Report Card 2026). In 2021–22, 420 applications were recorded for 88 offers (GoCPS, 2021–22 school year - the most recent seat data SchoolNav has).
- Cultural fit
- 76% of students were chronically absent in 2026 - about what's typical for CPS high schools (ISBE Report Card 2026).
- Academic fit
- 81% of teachers stayed from one year to the next - about what's typical for CPS high schools (ISBE Report Card 2026). Average class size is 13.1; about 14.2 students per teacher, computed from all-teacher staffing.
- Social-emotional fit
- 53% of students with IEPs spend most of the school day in general classrooms - about what's typical for CPS high schools (ISBE Report Card 2026).
Computed from published data with its source and year on every clause - a description, never a grade.
Basics
CPS-published · verified Nov 2024
- Address
- 8255 S HOUSTON AVE
- Neighborhood
- South Chicago
- Phone
- (773)535-7930
- Hours
- Unknown - not verified yet
- Website
- http://www.epicacademy.org
- Before and after care
- Unknown - SchoolNav found no before or after care listed for this school. Ask on a tour.
- Climate survey
- Unknown - no CPS school ID on record
5Essentials - the latest survey in detail
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
- Academic Press· students-reportednot enough responses
- English Instruction· students-reportednot enough responses
- Math Instruction· students-reportednot enough responses
- Quality of Student Discussion· teachers-reportednot enough responses
Supportive Environment
- Expectations for Postsecondary Education· teachers-reportednot enough responses
- Safety· students-reportednot enough responses
- School-Wide Future Orientation· students-reportednot enough responses
- Student-Teacher Trust· students-reportednot enough responses
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-reportednot enough responses
- Academic Personalism· students-reportednot enough responses
- Classroom Disruptions· teachers-reportednot enough responses
- Classroom Rigor· students-reportednot enough responses
- Course Clarity· students-reportednot enough responses
- Emotional Health· students-reportednot enough responses
- Human & Social Resources in the Community· students-reportednot enough responses
- Importance of High School for the Future· students-reportednot enough responses
- Innovation· teachers-reportednot enough responses
- Inquiry-Based Science Instruction· students-reportednot enough responses
- Parent Supportiveness· students-reportednot enough responses
- Reflective Dialogue· teachers-reportednot enough responses
- Rigorous Study Habits· students-reportednot enough responses
- School Connectedness· students-reportednot enough responses
- School Safety· students-reportednot enough responses
- Socialization of New Teachers· teachers-reportednot enough responses
- Student Peer Relationships· students-reportednot enough responses
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
EPIC HS - General Education Charter | 9-9 | Unknown | Unknown | CPS-published · verified Jan 2022 |
Parent questions & conversation
What parents and people who know this school are asking, answering, and talking about - their own words, experiences and opinions rather than verified facts.
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