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What tradition at Chicago Academy High School should never be changed?
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Enrollment
580
High
DISTRICT 706 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993005061
Chicago Academy High School
3400 N Austin Ave, Chicago, IL 60634 · (773) 534-0146 · Cook County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL580 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 61% of Illinois public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
12.1:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
448 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 | 155 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 144 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 143 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 138 | 24% |
Student demographics
39%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
31.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.9%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 Chicago Academy High School
Chicago Academy High School's state test result (31.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Academy High School this school | 580 | 77.2% | 31.8% |
| Noble St Chtr-Noble Campus Chicago | 696 | 73.1% | 34.8% |
| Alcott College Prep Chicago | 373 | 74.3% | 18.2% |
| Kelvyn Park High School Chicago | 577 | 80.4% | 4.9% |
| Marine Leadership Academy - Ames Chicago | 549 | 82.5% | 15.0% |
| Aspira Charter - Bus and Fin Chicago | 426 | 83.8% | 9.5% |
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 Chicago Academy High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.8% | #330 of 573 | #40 of 170 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 580 | #304 of 708 | #124 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #110 of 528 | #30 of 173 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.7% | #252 of 537 | #92 of 180 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.2% | #128 of 578 | #111 of 171 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.0% | #96 of 191 | #45 of 86 |
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
580
+8 (+1%) vs 2020
+14% since 2010-11, when it was 510
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 | 580 | 48 | 12.1:1 | 77% (448) |
| 2023-24 | 563 | 47.5 | 11.8:1 | 79% (442) |
| 2022-23 | 566 | 45 | 12.6:1 | 79% (447) |
| 2020-21 | 572 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 542 | 31.2 | 17.4:1 | 83% (451) |
| 2015-16 | 542 | 35 | 15.5:1 | 82% (444) |
| 2010-11 | 510 | 32 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chicago Academy High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (542 to 580); teachers up 54% (31.2 to 48).
About Chicago Academy High School
Federal records list Chicago Academy High School as a high school in Chicago, Illinois. School enrollment was 580 students in 2024-25, in grades 9 through 12. For comparison, high schools in Illinois average about 834 students.
Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 is responsible for 622 schools, Chicago Academy High School included, with 324,396 students in all.
At Chicago Academy High School, Hispanic students make up 77% of the student body. The remaining shares are 16% White and 5% Black. Cook County as a whole is about 27% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Chicago Academy High School's diversity index is 39%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teacher staffing is 48 full-time equivalents, or about 12.1 students per teacher. On average, high schools in Illinois have 13.8:1, compared with 12.1:1 here. About 77% of students, or 448, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 66% for public schools in Cook County.
Chicago Academy High School is graded B by allk12, scoring above 61% of Illinois public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Chicago Academy High School is 4.9 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (31.8% versus 26.9%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Illinois.
Cook County census figures show that the median household income is $83,498, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Cook County is home to 1,406 public schools and about 697,934 public school students.
Of nearby public schools, Chicago Academy Elementary School is the closest, at less than a tenth of a mile. Chicago Academy High School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Chicago Academy High School ranks 4th on proficiency.
NCES assigns Chicago Academy High School the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment went from 572 in 2020-21 to 580 in 2024-25, a change of 8 students.
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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
- Chicago Academy Elementary School0.0 mi · 548
- Thorp O A Elementary Scholastic Academy0.4 mi · 831
- Reinberg Elementary School0.4 mi · 768
- Lyon Elementary School0.6 mi · 988
- Camras Elementary School0.6 mi · 702
- Steinmetz College Prep High School0.6 mi · 1,230
Frequently asked questions
About Chicago Academy High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Chicago Academy High School?
Chicago Academy High School enrolls approximately 580 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Chicago Academy High School serve?
Chicago Academy High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Chicago Academy High School have?
Chicago Academy High School employs 48 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
How diverse is Chicago Academy High School?
Chicago Academy High School reports a student body of 16% White, 77% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Chicago Academy High School?
Chicago 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.