Elementary school (grades K-5) · Chicago, IL

Moving Everest Charter School

Federal NCES profile for Moving Everest Charter School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 14/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 170993006380Charter school
0/100100/10014/100
👥 S:T ratio
11
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Moving Everest Charter School earns 14/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 97% of Illinois schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Illinois schools.

#94 of 102
elementary schools in Chicago · Resource Index
14
Resource Index · Lower
22.2:1
large classes for Illinois
755
students enrolled

Moving Everest Charter School has class sizes larger than 97% of Illinois schools. Computed live against every Illinois school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Moving Everest Charter School ranks #94 of 102 elementary schools in Chicago, IL.

School address

Enrollment

755

Illinois · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

34.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

22.2:1

vs 14:1 Illinois avg

+59% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Moving Everest Charter School compares with Illinois and U.S. medians

Larger classes than state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Moving Everest Charter School

Moving Everest Charter School is a large charter elementary school in Chicago, Illinois, enrolling 755 students.

Class loads run heavy: 22.2:1 is larger than about 97% of Illinois schools and 59% above the 14:1 state mean, so each teacher carries more students than is typical.

Enrollment of 755 puts it in the larger third of Illinois schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index trails 99% of the 3,845 Illinois schools with a score on record, one of the lower results on this measure.

Its student body is predominantly African American (94% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 12/100).

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 47.7% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

The surrounding City of Chicago Sd 299 spends $21,050 per pupil, 24% above the Illinois average, a better-resourced district than most.

Its district draws 17.4% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Among Chicago's elementary schools, it stands alongside Mount Greenwood Elem School (1,182 students): Moving Everest Charter School is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs heavier classes (22.2:1 vs 18.5:1).

City of Chicago Sd 299 also operates Lane Technical High School (4,604 students) and Taft High School (4,487 students) alongside Moving Everest Charter School.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Moving Everest Charter School compares

Moving Everest Charter School on the metrics families compare, against Illinois and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Illinois Illinois avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 22.2:1 ▲ 59% 14:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 755 top 12% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

22.2:1
Leaner classes than 10% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
755
Bigger than 83% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
22.2:1
students per teacher - 59% above state mean
Top 97% in Illinois - lower ratio than 3% of state schools
Above 20:1, running heavier than the typical U.S. public school; staffing is comparatively stretched.
Engagement
47.7%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$21,050
per pupil, district-wide - above Illinois avg of $17,042
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

African American 93.6%
Hispanic or Latino 5.6%
Two or More 0.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.1%

Largest group: African American at 93.6% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 12.1/100

Simpson diversity index - at 12.1, Moving Everest Charter School is less mixed than the Illinois school average of 38.9.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for City of Chicago Sd 299, which includes Moving Everest Charter School.

$21,050
Per student
+24%
vs Illinois
Avg $17,042
+27%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 52.8%
State 29.9%
Federal 17.4%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Moving Everest Charter School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Lane Technical High School Larger No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio
Taft High School Larger No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio
Curie Metropolitan High School Larger No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio
Kenwood Academy High School Larger No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio
Young Magnet High School Larger No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Moving Everest Charter School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

City Of Chicago Sd 299 · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar elementary schools in Chicago

6 comparable elementary schools (grades K-5) serving the same city.

Similar elementary schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Illinois, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Moving Everest Charter School's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Moving Everest Charter School

How many students attend Moving Everest Charter School?

Moving Everest Charter School has 755 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Chicago, IL.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Moving Everest Charter School?

The student-teacher ratio at Moving Everest Charter School is 22.2:1, which is 59% higher than the Illinois average of 14:1 and 41% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Moving Everest Charter School?

The largest demographic group at Moving Everest Charter School is African American at 93.6% of enrollment, in Chicago, IL.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Moving Everest Charter School?

Moving Everest Charter School has a Resource Investment Index of 14/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Moving Everest Charter School rank among elementary schools in Chicago?

By Resource Investment Index, Moving Everest Charter School ranks #94 of 102 elementary schools in Chicago, IL. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all elementary schools in Chicago on the city page.

Is Moving Everest Charter School a good school?

Moving Everest Charter School earns 14/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 97% of Illinois schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Illinois schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in City of Chicago Sd 299?

Besides Moving Everest Charter School, City of Chicago Sd 299 also operates Lane Technical High School (4,604 students), Taft High School (4,487 students), and Curie Metropolitan High School (3,099 students). See the City of Chicago Sd 299 district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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