Enrollment
152
High
DISTRICT 706 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993005790
Devry Advantage Academy High Schl
1900 W Lawrence Ave, Chicago, IL 60640 · (773) 697-2216 · Cook County
GRADES 11–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL152 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
105 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 11 | 79 | 52% |
| Grade 12 | 73 | 48% |
Student demographics
67%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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
43.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.6%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Devry Advantage Academy High Schl
Devry Advantage Academy High Schl's state test result (43.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Devry Advantage Academy High Schl this school | 152 | 69.1% | 43.5% |
| Uplift Community High School Chicago | 224 | 71.9% | 9.8% |
| St Anne Comm High School Saint Anne | 206 | 73.3% | N/A |
| Wells Community Academy High School Chicago | 398 | 76.9% | 7.4% |
| Ogden Int High School Chicago | 519 | 66.1% | 28.2% |
| Chicago Military Academy High School Chicago | 209 | 68.4% | 17.0% |
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 Devry Advantage Academy High Schl ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.5% | #152 of 573 | #22 of 170 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 152 | #595 of 708 | #187 of 206 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.1% | #153 of 578 | #125 of 171 |
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
152
-6 (-4%) vs 2020
-31% since 2010-11, when it was 221
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 | 152 | 13 | 11.7:1 | 69% (105) |
| 2023-24 | 132 | 7 | 18.9:1 | 72% (95) |
| 2022-23 | 135 | 8.5 | 15.9:1 | 64% (86) |
| 2020-21 | 158 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 193 | 8.9 | 21.6:1 | 71% (137) |
| 2015-16 | 196 | 8 | 24.5:1 | 71% (139) |
| 2010-11 | 221 | 11 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Devry Advantage Academy High Schl.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (193 to 152); teachers up 45% (8.9 to 13).
About Devry Advantage Academy High Schl
Devry Advantage Academy High Schl is a small high school for students in Chicago, Illinois. Enrollment is 152 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 11 through 12. Against the 834-student average for high schools in Illinois, enrollment here is 82% lower.
Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 has a total of 622 schools and 324,396 students, Devry Advantage Academy High Schl among them.
Devry Advantage Academy High Schl has no majority group; Hispanic students are the largest, at 43%. Other reported shares: 35% Black, 13% White, 6% Asian, and 3% multiracial. That compares with about 27% Hispanic among all Cook County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 67% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Devry Advantage Academy High Schl operates with 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 11.7:1. On average, high schools in Illinois have 13.8:1, compared with 11.7:1 here. Devry Advantage Academy High Schl reports 69% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That tracks the 66% average for public schools in Cook County.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Devry Advantage Academy High Schl would score about 31.6%. It scores 43.5%, 11.9 points above that figure.
According to the American Community Survey, in Cook County, the median household income is $83,498, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Devry Advantage Academy High Schl is one of 1,406 public schools in the county.
McPherson Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of Devry Advantage Academy High Schl, there are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 43.5% is below the 47.4% average for nearby schools.
Devry Advantage Academy High Schl is coded as City: Large in federal locale data.
2024-25 enrollment was 152, a 4% decrease from 158 in 2020-21.
The Devry Advantage Academy High Schl community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
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- McPherson Elementary School0.0 mi · 794
- Amundsen High School0.4 mi · 1,507
- Chappell Elementary School0.5 mi · 598
- Ravenswood Elementary School0.6 mi · 522
- Courtenay Elementary Language Arts Center0.8 mi · 266
- Waters Elementary School0.8 mi · 702
Frequently asked questions
About Devry Advantage Academy High SchlHow large is Devry Advantage Academy High Schl?
Devry Advantage Academy High Schl enrolls approximately 152 students in grades 11-12.
What age range does Devry Advantage Academy High Schl serve?
Devry Advantage Academy High Schl serves students from grade 11 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Devry Advantage Academy High Schl?
Approximately 11.7:1 students per teacher at Devry Advantage Academy High Schl.
What is the student diversity at Devry Advantage Academy High Schl?
Student demographics at Devry Advantage Academy High Schl are roughly 13% White, 43% Hispanic, 35% Black, 6% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Devry Advantage Academy High Schl in?
Devry Advantage Academy High Schl is part of Chicago Public Schools Dist 299.
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