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Englewood STEM High School
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Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyAbout Englewood STEM High School
As a moderately sized senior high in Chicago, Illinois, Englewood STEM High School hosts 778 students from grades 9 through 12, run under Chicago Public Schools Dist 299.
Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 runs 622 schools in total, collectively educating 324,396 students. Englewood STEM High School is one of those campuses.
On demographics, Englewood STEM High School records that 79% of the student body identifies as Black. Beyond that, the school shows 20% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 22% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.
Looking at school resources, Englewood STEM High School logs 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. Around 84% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Cook County (around 66%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Englewood STEM High School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 22.9%; actual is 4.0%, a gap of -18.9 points.
In the area at large, ACS estimates for Cook County put median household income runs about $83,498, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Cook County runs 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), of which Englewood STEM High School is one.
Nearest neighbor: Parker Elem Community Academy, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Englewood STEM High School at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 17.0%.
Englewood STEM High School operates from a high-density location.
Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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