Great Lakes Academy

Great Lakes Academy

Charter Elementary School | Grade K-5
8401 S Saginaw Ave,  Chicago, IL
4.5
2.7
508 Students
C+
Niche Grade

School Details

Head of School
Katherine Myers
Student Teacher Ratio
14:1
Math Proficiency
7.5%
Reading Proficiency
24%

Niche Grade

C+
Academics
B-
Teachers
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Academics
Reading Proficiency
24%
Math Proficiency
7.5%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
14:1
Teachers
36
Full Time Teachers
36
Teachers in First or Second Year
50%

GreatSchools Rating

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Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor
942:1

Student Diversity

Male
52.1%
Female
47.9%
Black
90.1%
Hispanic
9.4%
Two or more races
<1%
Native American
<1%
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Specialty School Programs

Free/Reduced Lunch Offered

This School’s Reviews

Niche Reviews
4.5 2 Reviews
4.0 Parent
8/4/2020
I like that they challenge my children. The teachers and staff are supportive. I wish there were sports and a outside playground.
GreatSchools Reviews
2.7 10 Reviews
1.0 other
3/13/2023
Another review asked why the high-staff turnover. That same military-style they put on the kids is what they do to staff. They have them coteach because no one person can work under that kind of pressure with a classroom full of kids. There's no AC and the teachers spend nearly the entire summer in...
2.0 parent
6/16/2021
I was just informed they are losing the entire teaching staff again, due to administration. This is outrageous and harmful to our children. I was moved to tears, because I have watched great teachers leave at alarming rates. My child has lost every special teacher he has ever had. He is losing his f...
1.0 teacher
6/15/2021
Absolutely terrible school. The executive director is rude, unprofessional and overly intense to staff, students and families. Teachers are treated like trash. Expectations for students are insane and unrealistic. Do not recommend sending students or working here at all.
1.0 teacher
8/14/2019
I would not suggest working here as a new teacher. The principal was under investigation by the board a couple of years ago for mistreating students. Nearly her entire teaching staff for that school year left. Upon bringing in a new staff the following year, she neglected to tell them she was under...

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