Enrollment
209
High
DISTRICT 706 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993003487
Chicago Military Academy High School
3519 S Giles Ave, Chicago, IL 60653 · (773) 534-9750 · Cook County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL209 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 12% 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.
- 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
10.2:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
143 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 | 65 | 31% |
| Grade 10 | 51 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 38 | 18% |
| Grade 12 | 55 | 26% |
Student demographics
43%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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
17.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.0%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 32% 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 Chicago Military Academy High School
Chicago Military Academy High School's state test result (17.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Military Academy High School this school | 209 | 68.4% | 17.0% |
| Uplift Community High School Chicago | 224 | 71.9% | 9.8% |
| Rolling Acres Middle School Peoria | 321 | 72.3% | 23.2% |
| Ogden Int High School Chicago | 519 | 66.1% | 28.2% |
| Phillips Academy High School Chicago | 467 | 71.5% | 6.3% |
| Hirsch Metropolitan High School Chicago | 183 | 80.3% | 4.4% |
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 Military Academy High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.0% | #466 of 573 | #79 of 170 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 209 | #528 of 708 | #179 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.2:1 | #23 of 528 | #9 of 173 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.3% | #230 of 537 | #87 of 180 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.4% | #157 of 578 | #126 of 171 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -32.4% | #19 of 358 | #17 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
209
-71 (-25%) vs 2020
-25% since 2000-01, when it was 277
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 | 209 | 20.5 | 10.2:1 | 68% (143) |
| 2023-24 | 215 | 21 | 10.2:1 | 81% (175) |
| 2022-23 | 232 | 22.5 | 10.3:1 | 83% (192) |
| 2020-21 | 280 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 309 | 17.1 | 18.1:1 | 92% (284) |
| 2015-16 | 324 | 19 | 17.1:1 | 91% (294) |
| 2010-11 | 519 | 30 | 17.3:1 | 79% (411) |
| 2000-01 | 277 | 21 | 13.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chicago Military Academy High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 32% (309 to 209); teachers up 20% (17.1 to 20.5).
About Chicago Military Academy High School
Chicago Military Academy High School is a public high school run by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 in Chicago, Illinois. The school has 209 students in 2024-25 across grades 9 through 12. High schools in Illinois have about 834 students on average; enrollment here is 75% lower.
Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 operates 622 schools. Combined enrollment is 324,396 students.
The share of Black students at Chicago Military Academy High School is 70%, a majority. After that, the student body is 27% Hispanic. Census figures show Cook County is about 22% Black. A diversity index of 43% means there is a 43% chance two randomly chosen students at Chicago Military Academy High School are from different groups.
There are 20.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at Chicago Military Academy High School, giving a ratio of 10.2:1. High schools in Illinois have an average ratio of 13.8:1. By family income, 68% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 66% average for public schools in Cook County.
Chicago Military Academy High School holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 12% of Illinois public high schools.
Compared with Illinois schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Chicago Military Academy High School scores 15.0 points lower than predicted. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 17.0%; the prediction is 32.0%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Cook County show that the median household earns about $83,498 a year, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Across Cook County, 1,406 public schools serve about 697,934 students.
The closest school to Chicago Military Academy High School is Wells Preparatory Elementary Academy, located about 0.2 miles away. Chicago Military Academy High School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Local comparison: Chicago Military Academy High School ranks 4th of 9 nearby schools, at 17.0% versus a 15.0% average.
The federal government classifies Chicago Military Academy High School's location as City: Large.
The school's student count decreased 25% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
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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
- Wells Preparatory Elementary Academy0.2 mi · 308
- Urban Prep Chtr Bronzeville High School0.3 mi · 148
- Perspectives Chtr - IIT Campus0.3 mi · 413
- James R Doolittle Academy0.3 mi · 257
- John J Pershing Magnet Elementary0.4 mi · 439
- Phillips Academy High School0.4 mi · 467
Frequently asked questions
About Chicago Military Academy High SchoolHow large is Chicago Military Academy High School?
Chicago Military Academy High School enrolls approximately 209 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Chicago Military Academy High School serve?
Chicago Military Academy High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Chicago Military Academy High School?
Approximately 10.2:1 students per teacher at Chicago Military Academy High School.
What is the student diversity at Chicago Military Academy High School?
Student demographics at Chicago Military Academy High School are roughly 0% White, 27% Hispanic, 70% Black, 1% Asian.
Is Chicago Military Academy High School public or private?
Chicago Military Academy High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299.
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