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Enrollment
420
High
DISTRICT 706 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993000671
Carver Military Academy High School
13100 S Doty Ave, Chicago, IL 60827 · (773) 535-5250 · Cook County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL420 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 17% of Illinois public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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
13.1:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
342 students
DISTRICT 78% · 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 | 103 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 117 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 100 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 100 | 24% |
Student demographics
52%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
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
14.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.5%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 14% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 Carver Military Academy High School
Carver Military Academy High School's state test result (14.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carver Military Academy High School this school | 420 | 81.4% | 14.4% |
| Wells Community Academy High School Chicago | 398 | 76.9% | 7.4% |
| Orr Academy High School Chicago | 361 | 87.8% | 2.8% |
| Noble St Chtr-The Noble Academy Chicago | 415 | 81.9% | 22.0% |
| Tilden Career Communty Academy High School Chicago | 288 | 86.8% | 8.1% |
| Bogan High School Chicago | 716 | 85.8% | 7.0% |
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 Carver Military Academy High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 14.4% | #490 of 573 | #100 of 170 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 420 | #359 of 708 | #143 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #174 of 528 | #43 of 173 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.0% | #167 of 537 | #60 of 180 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.4% | #113 of 578 | #98 of 171 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.3% | #128 of 358 | #48 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
420
-15 (-3%) vs 2020
-55% since 1990-91, when it was 931
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 | 420 | 32 | 13.1:1 | 81% (342) |
| 2023-24 | 408 | 30.5 | 13.4:1 | 76% (310) |
| 2022-23 | 415 | 30 | 13.8:1 | 77% (321) |
| 2020-21 | 435 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 479 | 20.4 | 23.5:1 | 94% (448) |
| 2015-16 | 491 | 25 | 19.6:1 | 93% (457) |
| 2010-11 | 550 | 28 | 19.6:1 | 97% (532) |
| 2000-01 | 722 | 54 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 931 | 69 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carver Military Academy High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (479 to 420); teachers up 57% (20.4 to 32).
About Carver Military Academy High School
Students in Chicago, Illinois, attend Carver Military Academy High School, a small high school. Enrollment totals 420 students across grades 9 through 12. On average, high schools in Illinois enroll around 834, and this school is 50% below that mark.
Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 has 622 schools; together they serve 324,396 students.
Federal enrollment data show Carver Military Academy High School is 55% Hispanic. Next come 42% Black. The county population is about 27% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 52, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Carver Military Academy High School is 13.1:1, based on 32 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in Illinois is about 13.8:1. Carver Military Academy High School counts 81% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Cook County average 66%.
Carver Military Academy High School earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 17% of Illinois public high schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Carver Military Academy High School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Illinois schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 14.4%; the prediction is 24.5%.
For the population of Cook County, median household income comes to about $83,498, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Cook County's 1,406 public schools enroll about 697,934 students and include Carver Military Academy High School.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Carver Primary School, is about 0.7 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Carver Military Academy High School is 4th on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment fell by 3% across 4 years, from 435 in 2020-21 to 420 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Carver Military Academy High School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Chicago Public Schools Dist 299
- Lane Technical High SchoolHigh · 4,604 students
- Taft High SchoolHigh · 4,487 students
- Curie Metropolitan High SchoolHigh · 3,099 students
- Kenwood Academy High SchoolHigh · 2,268 students
- Young Magnet High SchoolHigh · 2,223 students
- Lincoln Park High SchoolHigh · 2,214 students
Other schools in Chicago
- Lane Technical High SchoolHigh · 4,604 students
- Taft High SchoolHigh · 4,487 students
- Curie Metropolitan High SchoolHigh · 3,099 students
- Kenwood Academy High SchoolHigh · 2,268 students
- Young Magnet High SchoolHigh · 2,223 students
- Lincoln Park High SchoolHigh · 2,214 students
Nearby schools
- Carver Primary School0.7 mi · 467
- CICS - Bond Campus0.9 mi · 279
- Aldridge Elem School0.9 mi · 257
- Dubois Elem School1.3 mi · 201
- Lincoln Junior High School1.5 mi · 168
- Lincoln Elementary School1.5 mi · 342
Frequently asked questions
About Carver Military Academy High SchoolHow large is Carver Military Academy High School?
Carver Military Academy High School enrolls approximately 420 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Carver Military Academy High School serve?
Carver Military Academy High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Carver Military Academy High School?
Approximately 13.1:1 students per teacher at Carver Military Academy High School.
How diverse is Carver Military Academy High School?
Carver Military Academy High School reports a student body of 2% White, 55% Hispanic, 42% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Carver Military Academy High School?
Carver Military Academy High School is overseen by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 in Cook County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.