Enrollment
119
High
DISTRICT 706 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993005792
Bronzeville Scholastic High School
4934 S Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL 60615 · (773) 535-1150 · Cook County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL119 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
6.3:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
108 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 | 27 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 40 | 34% |
| Grade 11 | 23 | 19% |
| Grade 12 | 29 | 24% |
Student demographics
16%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
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Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
6.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
19.1%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 7% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 19% 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 Bronzeville Scholastic High School
Bronzeville Scholastic High School's state test result (6.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bronzeville Scholastic High School this school | 119 | 90.8% | 6.7% |
| YCCS-Scholastic Achievement High School Chicago | 117 | 93.2% | 2.3% |
| YCCS-Olive Harvey Mid College High School Chicago | 128 | 89.1% | 10.7% |
| Urban Prep Chtr Academy Englewood High School Chicago | 87 | 92.0% | 7.2% |
| YCCS-Community Youth Dev Inst High School Chicago | 94 | 89.4% | 2.9% |
| Raby High School Chicago | 128 | 94.5% | 1.2% |
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 Bronzeville Scholastic High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 6.7% | #537 of 573 | #136 of 170 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 119 | #629 of 708 | #193 of 206 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.8% | #52 of 578 | #45 of 171 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -62.9% | #5 of 358 | #4 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
119
+46 (+63%) vs 2020
-79% since 2010-11, when it was 554
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 | 119 | 19 | 6.3:1 | 91% (108) |
| 2023-24 | 109 | 16 | 6.8:1 | 95% (104) |
| 2022-23 | 82 | 12 | 6.8:1 | 95% (78) |
| 2020-21 | 73 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 321 | 19.7 | 16.3:1 | 95% (306) |
| 2015-16 | 447 | 33 | 13.6:1 | 95% (424) |
| 2010-11 | 554 | 32 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bronzeville Scholastic High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 63% (321 to 119); teachers down 3% (19.7 to 19).
About Bronzeville Scholastic High School
The public high school Bronzeville Scholastic High School is located in Chicago, Illinois. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend the school, which enrolls 119 students. For comparison, high schools in Illinois average about 834 students.
Bronzeville Scholastic High School is one of 622 schools in Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, which enrolls 324,396 students in total.
Black students are the large majority at Bronzeville Scholastic High School, with 92% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 8% Hispanic. Census estimates put the Black share of Cook County's population at about 22%. By the diversity index, Bronzeville Scholastic High School comes in at 16%.
The school has about 6.3 students per teacher and 19 full-time-equivalent teachers. That ratio is under the 13.8:1 average for high schools in Illinois. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 91%. Public schools in Cook County average 66%.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 6.7%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 19.1%.
In the county around the school, Cook County, median household income is about $83,498, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Bronzeville Scholastic High School is among the 1,406 public schools in Cook County.
Williams Medical Prep High School is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 6.7% is below the 12.7% average for nearby schools.
The NCES locale for Bronzeville Scholastic High School is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Bronzeville Scholastic High School reported 73 students in 2020-21 and 119 in 2024-25. Changes that large sometimes follow a school adding or dropping grades, so the two figures may not cover the same grades.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. 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
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Nearby schools
- Williams Medical Prep High School0.0 mi · 74
- Beethoven Elementary School0.3 mi · 333
- Beasley Elementary Magnet Academic Center0.4 mi · 1,119
- Burke Elementary School0.7 mi · 323
- Walter Henri Dyett HS for Arts0.7 mi · 538
- Mollison Elementary School0.8 mi · 237
Frequently asked questions
About Bronzeville Scholastic High SchoolHow large is Bronzeville Scholastic High School?
Bronzeville Scholastic High School enrolls approximately 119 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Bronzeville Scholastic High School serve?
Bronzeville Scholastic High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Bronzeville Scholastic High School have?
Bronzeville Scholastic High School employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 6.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bronzeville Scholastic High School?
At Bronzeville Scholastic High School, the student body is approximately 8% Hispanic, 92% Black.
Is Bronzeville Scholastic High School public or private?
Bronzeville Scholastic High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299.
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