Chicago Technology Academy HS

Chicago Technology Academy HS, a tiny 9-12 campus in Chicago, Illinois, operated by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, educates 315 students, covering grades 9 through 12. That puts it 62% smaller than the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 834 students.

Within Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, which oversees 622 schools and 324,396 students, Chicago Technology Academy HS is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Chicago Technology Academy HS logs that nearly all students (87%) are Black; the rest is composed of 11% Hispanic. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 22%.

Looking at school resources, Roughly 93% of students at Chicago Technology Academy HS qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Cook County runs at roughly 66%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Chicago Technology Academy HS sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 18.0%; this one delivers 4.4%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Cook County) records that median household earnings sit near $83,498, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Chicago Technology Academy HS is one of 1406 public schools in Cook County (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students).

Pilsen Elem Community Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Chicago Technology Academy HS. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Chicago Technology Academy HS ranks 9th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 30.7%.

Chicago Technology Academy HS operates from a metropolitan location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 31%: 241 students in 2018 compared to 315 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment expanded from 77% to 87% over that span.

On the community side, members of the Chicago Technology Academy HS community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.