Instituto - Justice and Leadership
CPS choice · 9-12
At a glance
The school’s supportive environment was rated ‘Very Strong’ on the 5Essentials survey (5Essentials spring 2024 survey - benchmarked levels relative to Illinois statewide, spring 2013, not percentages). 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
- Address
- 2570 S BLUE ISLAND AVE
- Neighborhood
- Lower West Side
- Phone
- (773)890-8060
- Hours
- Unknown - not verified yet
- Website
- https://ijla.org
- 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 2026-09-16) - benchmarked categories relative to Illinois statewide, spring 2013, not percentages. A school can answer mostly positively and still rate below the benchmark typical.
Full 2024 report (UChicago)- the survey these levels come from·2026 report- newer survey, new benchmark
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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