Enrollment
190
High
DISTRICT 706 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993005984
Austin College and Career Academy High School
231 N Pine Ave, Chicago, IL 60644 · (773) 534-0660 · Cook County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL190 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 1% of Illinois public high schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public high schools
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
159 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 56%
Community
0
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 | 38 | 20% |
| Grade 10 | 54 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 52 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 46 | 24% |
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on published attendance-zone data from Chicago Public Schools Dist 299. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
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Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
4.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.2%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-19.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 4% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 23% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Austin College and Career Academy High School
Austin College and Career Academy High School's state test result (4.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin College and Career Academy High School this school | 190 | 83.7% | 4.0% |
| Crane Medical Prep High School Chicago | 295 | 87.1% | 8.0% |
| Hirsch Metropolitan High School Chicago | 183 | 80.3% | 4.4% |
| Manley Career Academy High School Chicago | 193 | 85.0% | 5.2% |
| YCCS-West Town Academy Alt High School Chicago | 115 | 87.8% | 4.3% |
| YCCS-Olive Harvey Mid College High School Chicago | 128 | 89.1% | 10.7% |
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 Austin College and Career Academy High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 4.0% | #557 of 573 | #154 of 170 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 190 | #546 of 708 | #183 of 206 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.7% | #102 of 578 | #90 of 171 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.2% | #148 of 358 | #50 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
190
-150 (-44%) vs 2020
-48% since 2010-11, when it was 366
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 | 190 | 19 | 10.0:1 | 84% (159) |
| 2023-24 | 217 | 16.5 | 13.2:1 | 83% (180) |
| 2022-23 | 214 | 18 | 11.9:1 | 85% (182) |
| 2020-21 | 340 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 214 | 18.8 | 11.4:1 | 99% (212) |
| 2015-16 | 189 | 13 | 14.5:1 | 98% (186) |
| 2010-11 | 366 | 28 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Austin College and Career Academy High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (214 to 190); teachers up 1% (18.8 to 19).
About Austin College and Career Academy High School
Austin College and Career Academy High School is a small high school in Chicago, Illinois, under Chicago Public Schools Dist 299. It educates 190 students in grades 9 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in Illinois is about 834 students.
In Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, 622 schools enroll a combined 324,396 students.
Black students are the large majority at Austin College and Career Academy High School, with 81% of enrollment. Other groups make up 17% Hispanic. County-wide, 22% of Cook County residents are Black. By the diversity index, Austin College and Career Academy High School comes in at 32%.
Federal data list 19 full-time-equivalent teachers at Austin College and Career Academy High School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 10.0:1. The average ratio among high schools in Illinois is 13.8:1, higher than at this school. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 84%. For comparison, public schools in Cook County average 66%.
The allk12 Grade for Austin College and Career Academy High School is F. Compared with Illinois public high schools, the school scored higher than 1% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Austin College and Career Academy High School is -19.2 points, in the bottom 10% of Illinois. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 4.0%, and the predicted rate is 23.2%.
Census estimates describe Cook County this way: median household income is about $83,498, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Cook County number 1,406 and enroll about 697,934.
Ellington Elementary School is the public school closest to Austin College and Career Academy High School, about 0.2 miles away. Austin College and Career Academy High School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 15.8% on proficiency, and Austin College and Career Academy High School is below that at 4.0%.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2020-21 count was 340 students and the 2024-25 count was 190. A difference that large may reflect a change in which grades the school serves.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Austin College and Career Academy High School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
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- Taft High SchoolHigh · 4,487 students
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- Kenwood Academy High SchoolHigh · 2,268 students
- Young Magnet High SchoolHigh · 2,223 students
- Lincoln Park High SchoolHigh · 2,214 students
Nearby schools
- Ellington Elementary School0.2 mi · 510
- Catalyst Charter-Circle Rock Elementary School0.2 mi · 512
- Douglass Academy High School0.4 mi · 29
- Moving Everest Charter School0.4 mi · 755
- Depriest Elementary School0.5 mi · 419
- Howe Elementary School0.6 mi · 341
Frequently asked questions
About Austin College and Career Academy High SchoolHow large is Austin College and Career Academy High School?
Austin College and Career Academy High School enrolls approximately 190 students in grades 09-12.
Is Austin College and Career Academy High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Austin College and Career Academy High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Austin College and Career Academy High School have?
Austin College and Career Academy High School employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.0:1.
How diverse is Austin College and Career Academy High School?
Austin College and Career Academy High School reports a student body of 1% White, 17% Hispanic, 81% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Austin College and Career Academy High School public or private?
Austin College and Career Academy High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299.
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