CITYWIDE ANALYSIS: SOUTHEAST REGION OVERVIEW

 

 

 

southeast region

Neighborhoods include Broadway-Slavic Village, Mount Pleasant, Union-Miles and Lee-Harvard.

UPDATE: Through a series of regional meetings in April, we engaged with more than 500 members of our community around the Citywide Analysis and gathered over 300 feedback forms in which those attendees shared their insights, ideas, and questions as they relate to the Analysis.

At the link below, you can view a summary of this information for this region, focusing on key takeaways from the Citywide Analysis and recurring themes in the stakeholder input. This information and feedback is being used to inform the set of recommendations being drafted for our K-8 schools that will be shared in the next round of regional meetings.

 

Summary of Citywide Analysis & Stakeholder Input - Southeast Region »

 

 

Key Metrics For Consideration

 

quality
School Quality
K-8 Takeaways
  • 22% of enrollment is in C-rated schools, though there are no A or B-rated schools in the region. 78% of enrollment is in schools rated D or F, the second highest rate of any region in the city.
  • Mount Pleasant and Union-Miles do not have any A, B or C-rated schools located in those respective neighborhoods.
High School Takeaways
  • 24% of high school residents attending a District or charter school attend an A, B or C-rated school.
  • This rate is the lowest of the three east side regions, though still double any west side region.

 

 

Enrollment
Enrollment and School Choice
K-8 Takeaways
  • District K-8 enrollment declined 8.6% from 2013 to 2017, while charter schools gained 120 students.
  • Combined K-8 enrollment is forecast to decline 240 students, or 3%, by 2022-23.
  • 52% of K-8 students residing in the region attend District schools over other options, among the lowest rates of any region.
  • Of students attending District schools, 77% stay in the region, which is among the highest rates of any region.
High School Takeaways
  • High school enrollment is forecast to grow 1.4% by 2022-23.
  • 57% of residents attend a District high school over other options.

 

 

Building Utilization
Building Use and Condition
K-8 Takeaways
  • 72% of District K-8 seats are utilized, leaving approximately 1,300 empty District seats in the region and roughly 1,000 empty charter seats.
  • With the opening of new K-8 buildings in the region this year, 95% of students attending District K-8 schools are served in buildings that are newly built since 2002. Only one of the District K-8 buildings in this region pre-date 2002.
  • The eleven new buildings in operation in this region have enough capacity to serve all students forecast to attend District schools in this region with additional open seats remaining.
High School Takeaways
  • 48% of District high schools seats are utilized, among the lowest rates of any region. Current building use suggests 1,600 empty District seats in the region.
  • 48% of students attending District high schools are served in buildings that are newly built or renovated since 2002.

 

 

School Program Viability
Program Viability
K-8 Takeaways
  • 62% of District K-8 schools are above the minimum enrollment target of 360 students, but only 3 of 13 regional schools meet the desired enrollment target of 450 students.
  • 54% of District K-8 schools in the region have experienced a negative enrollment trend over the last five years.
High School Takeaways
  • Only one of the seven District high schools in the region is above the minimum enrollment target of 400 students, though it is not above the desired target of 500 students.

 

 

 

 

Learn More

Southeast Regional Meeting II Feedback - This document is the written feedback we received from community members at the Southeast regional meeting.

Southeast Regional Meeting I Feedback - This document is the written feedback we received from community members at the Southeast regional meeting.

Download the K-8 Southeast Regional Fact Base - This document is the detailed Citywide Analysis Fact Base for this region, including detailed data for all schools in the region against each of the four metrics.

Download the High School Southeast Regional Fact Base - This document is the detailed Citywide Analysis Fact Base for this region, including detailed data for all schools in the region against each of the four metrics.