CICS - Bond Campus

www.chicagointl.org/campuses/lloyd-bond.html

Charter School 253 Students

Elementary School K - 6th

School Overview

CICS Bond (Chicago International Charter School - Bond Campus) is a public charter school located in the Riverdale community on the far South Side of Chicago. Serving students from kindergarten through 8th grade, the school operates as part of the CICS network, which focuses on providing rigorous academic programming and personalized learning environments. The Bond campus is known for its commitment to college readiness and building a supportive school culture that emphasizes both academic achievement and character development.

As a tuition-free public school, CICS Bond integrates structured curriculum with an emphasis on meeting the diverse needs of its neighborhood students. The school environment typically prioritizes small-group instruction and data-driven teaching methods to ensure that students are meeting grade-level benchmarks. By fostering a close-knit community atmosphere, CICS Bond aims to prepare its middle-school graduates for success in Chicago's competitive high school landscape while equipping them with the essential skills required for long-term academic and personal growth.

253

Total Students

11.0

Full-Time Teachers

23.0

Student/Teacher Ratio

N/A

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for CICS - Bond Campus
Demographic	Student Count
Hispanic	5
Black	236
Two or More	12

Black
236 (93.3 %)
Two or More
12 (4.7 %)
Hispanic
5 (2.0 %)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	Elementary School
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Charter School
Virtual Instruction:	No virtual instruction
Shared Time Status:	No
District:	City of Chicago SD 299
Phone:	(773)468-1300
Website:	http://www.chicagointl.org/campuses/lloyd-bond.html
Grade Range:	K - 6th
Total Students:	253
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	11.0
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	23.0
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch:	0
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	0

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Kindergarten 30

Grade 1 42

Grade 2 27

Grade 3 41

Grade 4 32

Grade 5 36

Grade 6 45