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Enrollment
673
High
DISTRICT 706 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993000943
Chicago Vocational Career Academy High School
2100 E 87th St, Chicago, IL 60617 · (773) 535-6100 · Cook County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL673 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 3% of Illinois public high schools
- FTest 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
13.2:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
618 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 | 150 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 144 | 21% |
| Grade 11 | 198 | 29% |
| Grade 12 | 181 | 27% |
Student demographics
20%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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on published attendance-zone data from Chicago Public Schools Dist 299. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
4.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
18.5%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 4% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 18% 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 Vocational Career Academy High School
Chicago Vocational Career Academy High School's state test result (4.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Vocational Career Academy High School this school | 673 | 91.8% | 4.3% |
| Noble St Chtr-Johnson Colg Prep Chicago | 529 | 91.7% | 9.0% |
| Noble St Chtr-Butler - Crimson Chicago | 695 | 88.8% | 13.1% |
| Perspectives Chtr - Leadership Ac Chicago | 838 | 94.0% | 11.7% |
| Corliss High School Chicago | 430 | 88.1% | 8.5% |
| YCCS-Innovations of Arts Integr Chicago | 392 | 89.3% | 1.5% |
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 Vocational Career Academy High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 4.3% | #554 of 573 | #151 of 170 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 673 | #279 of 708 | #115 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #176 of 528 | #44 of 173 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.9% | #370 of 537 | #130 of 180 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.8% | #48 of 578 | #41 of 171 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.8% | #45 of 358 | #30 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
673
-215 (-24%) vs 2020
-76% since 1990-91, when it was 2,825
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 | 673 | 51 | 13.2:1 | 92% (618) |
| 2023-24 | 660 | 56 | 11.8:1 | 85% (560) |
| 2022-23 | 713 | 50 | 14.3:1 | 91% (646) |
| 2020-21 | 888 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 861 | 48 | 17.9:1 | 96% (827) |
| 2015-16 | 960 | 62 | 15.5:1 | 95% (911) |
| 2010-11 | 1,185 | 74 | 16.0:1 | 100% (1,182) |
| 2000-01 | 2,417 | 134 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 2,825 | 189 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chicago Vocational Career Academy High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (861 to 673); teachers up 6% (48 to 51).
About Chicago Vocational Career Academy High School
Chicago Vocational Career Academy High School, a small high school, is located in Chicago, Illinois. It teaches 673 students in grades 9 through 12.
Within Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, Chicago Vocational Career Academy High School is one of 622 schools. The district enrolls 324,396 students.
Black students account for 89% of the school's enrollment. It is also 9% Hispanic. Cook County's residents are about 22% Black, 67 points below the school's share. A diversity index of 20% means there is a 20% chance two randomly chosen students at Chicago Vocational Career Academy High School are from different groups.
For every teacher at Chicago Vocational Career Academy High School, there are about 13.2 students; the school has 51 full-time-equivalent teachers. The ratio is within a point of the 13.8:1 average for high schools in Illinois. There are 618 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 92% of enrollment. For comparison, public schools in Cook County average 66%.
Chicago Vocational Career Academy High School earns an F on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 3% of Illinois public high schools.
Test results at Chicago Vocational Career Academy High School are 14.2 points below what its student poverty level predicts. The average proficiency rate across its state test results is 4.3%, compared with a predicted 18.5%, which ranks in the bottom 10% in Illinois.
In the surrounding county, Cook County, the median household earns about $83,498 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Counting Chicago Vocational Career Academy High School, Cook County has 1,406 public schools.
A public school about 0.4 miles away, Hoyne Elementary School, is the closest to Chicago Vocational Career Academy High School. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Its average proficiency rate of 4.3% is below the 27.1% average for nearby schools.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 673, from 888 in 2020-21.
The Chicago Vocational Career Academy High School discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
- Hoyne Elementary School0.4 mi · 230
- Daisy Bates Academy of Social Justic0.4 mi · 225
- Coles Elementary Language Academy0.5 mi · 286
- Black Magnet Elementary School0.6 mi · 336
- YCCS-Sullivan House Alt High School0.7 mi · 281
- Warren Elementary School0.7 mi · 317
Frequently asked questions
About Chicago Vocational Career Academy High SchoolHow many students attend Chicago Vocational Career Academy High School?
Chicago Vocational Career Academy High School enrolls approximately 673 students in grades 09-12.
Is Chicago Vocational Career Academy High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Chicago Vocational Career Academy High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Chicago Vocational Career Academy High School have?
Chicago Vocational Career Academy High School employs 51 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
How diverse is Chicago Vocational Career Academy High School?
Chicago Vocational Career Academy High School reports a student body of 1% White, 9% Hispanic, 89% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Chicago Vocational Career Academy High School?
Chicago Vocational Career 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.