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Alumni: what's one memory from Argo Community High School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
1,817
High
STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ARGO CHSD 217·NCES 170402000088
Argo Community High School
7329 W 63rd St, Summit, IL 60501 · (708) 728-3200 · Cook County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,817 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
123 FTE teachers
STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
1,174 students
STATE 56%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 407 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 428 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 477 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 505 | 28% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
32.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.2%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Argo Community High School
Argo Community High School's state test result (32.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argo Community High School this school | 1,817 | 64.6% | 32.1% |
| Oak Lawn Comm High School Oak Lawn | 1,867 | 63.0% | 38.3% |
| Reavis High School Burbank | 1,930 | 65.5% | 33.4% |
| Belvidere High School Belvidere | 1,167 | 61.3% | 24.6% |
| Zion-Benton Twnshp Hi School Zion | 2,114 | 62.0% | 22.9% |
| Jefferson High School Rockford | 2,173 | 70.0% | 12.6% |
Matched among Illinois high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Argo Community High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.1% | #324 of 573 | #39 of 170 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,817 | #115 of 708 | #46 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #297 of 528 | #83 of 173 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.5% | #114 of 537 | #43 of 180 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.6% | #175 of 578 | #134 of 171 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.8% | #262 of 358 | #71 of 101 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,817
-106 (-6%) vs 2020
+25% since 1990-91, when it was 1,455
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,817 | 123.1 | 14.8:1 | 65% (1,174) |
| 2023-24 | 1,841 | 124.3 | 14.8:1 | 68% (1,258) |
| 2022-23 | 1,924 | 128.8 | 14.9:1 | 67% (1,290) |
| 2020-21 | 1,923 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,909 | 123.5 | 15.5:1 | 65% (1,248) |
| 2015-16 | 1,730 | 117 | 14.8:1 | 61% (1,049) |
| 2010-11 | 1,748 | 110 | 15.9:1 | 61% (1,064) |
| 2000-01 | 1,562 | 88 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 1,455 | 78 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Argo Community High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (1,909 to 1,817); teachers unchanged (123.5 to 123.1).
About Argo Community High School
Argo Community High School is a large high school based in Summit, Illinois. Classes run from 9 through 12, and the school has 1,817 students. Against the 834-student average for high schools in Illinois, enrollment here is 118% higher.
Argo Community High School is listed under Argo CHSD 217 in federal data.
Argo Community High School is 54% Hispanic by enrollment. Other students are 31% White and 11% Black. By comparison, Cook County residents are about 27% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 60% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Argo Community High School operates with 123.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 14.8:1. On average, high schools in Illinois have 13.8:1, compared with 14.8:1 here. Argo Community High School reports 65% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That tracks the 66% average for public schools in Cook County.
Argo Community High School is 2.0 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (32.1% versus 34.2%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Illinois.
Argo Community High School is located in Cook County, where the median household income is $83,498, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Besides Argo Community High School, Cook County has 1,405 other public schools.
The next-closest public school is Dr Donald Wharton Elementary School, about 0.3 miles away. Argo Community High School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Argo Community High School at 6th of 8.
Locale data from NCES put Argo Community High School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Federal data show a 6% enrollment decrease, from 1,923 in 2020-21 to 1,817 in 2024-25.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Argo Community High School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Cook County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,182,090
Census ACS
Median income
$83,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,406
697,934 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Summit
- Otis P Graves Elementary SchoolElementary · 562 students
- Heritage Middle SchoolMiddle · 447 students
- Walsh Elementary SchoolElementary · 182 students
- Dr Donald Wharton Elementary SchoolElementary · 114 students
Nearby schools
- Dr Donald Wharton Elementary School0.3 mi · 114
- Dore Elementary School0.3 mi · 745
- Heritage Middle School0.4 mi · 447
- Otis P Graves Elementary School0.4 mi · 562
- W W Walker Elementary School0.7 mi · 130
- Blair Early Childhood Center0.8 mi · 164
Frequently asked questions
About Argo Community High SchoolHow large is Argo Community High School?
Argo Community High School enrolls approximately 1,817 students in grades 09-12.
Is Argo Community High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Argo Community High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Argo Community High School have?
Argo Community High School employs 123 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Argo Community High School?
Student demographics at Argo Community High School are roughly 31% White, 54% Hispanic, 11% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Argo Community High School?
Argo Community High School is overseen by Argo CHSD 217 in Cook County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.