5Essentials School Reports

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Learn how schools in CPS perform on the five factors that matter most for student learning

Research shows that schools strong on the five essentials are ten times more likely to improve student learning than schools weak on the five essentials.

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The 5Essentials were developed by the University of Chicago Consortium on School Research at the University of Chicago Urban Education Institute, in partnership with Chicago Public Schools.

The 5Essentials Reports for Chicago Public Schools draw from the 2018 5Essentials School Effectiveness Surveys administered in CPS.