Chicago Excel Academy HS

Chicago Excel Academy HS is one of the rural-scale senior highs in Chicago, Illinois, run under Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, with 266 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 834 students each, so Chicago Excel Academy HS sits 68% smaller than that benchmark.

Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 runs 622 schools in total, collectively educating 324,396 students. Chicago Excel Academy HS is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Chicago Excel Academy HS logs that 98% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. The wider county runs roughly 22% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 88.7:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Chicago Excel Academy HS higher than the state norm the norm. About 94% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Cook County runs at roughly 66%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Cook County shows the typical household earns roughly $83,498 per year, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Cook County's 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), Chicago Excel Academy HS is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Shoop Math-Sci Tech Elem Academy, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Over the past 6-year window. Chicago Excel Academy HS's enrollment has ticked down 5% since 2018, when it stood at 281 (now 266).

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.