Enrollment
255
High
DISTRICT 706 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993006088
EPIC Academy High School
8255 S Houston Ave, Chicago, IL 60617 · (773) 535-7930 · Cook County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL255 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
240 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 | 64 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 73 | 29% |
| Grade 11 | 56 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 62 | 24% |
Student demographics
51%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
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
18.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
17.2%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 17% 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 EPIC Academy High School
EPIC Academy High School's state test result (18.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPIC Academy High School this school | 255 | 94.1% | 18.5% |
| ACE Amandla Charter School Chicago | 137 | 94.9% | 13.8% |
| Orr Academy High School Chicago | 361 | 87.8% | 2.8% |
| Bowen High School Chicago | 278 | 92.4% | 1.6% |
| Air Force Academy High School Chicago | 131 | 87.8% | 19.6% |
| Tilden Career Communty Academy High School Chicago | 288 | 86.8% | 8.1% |
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 EPIC Academy High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.5% | #458 of 573 | #76 of 170 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 255 | #483 of 708 | #171 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #81 of 528 | #22 of 173 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.3% | #171 of 537 | #63 of 180 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.1% | #25 of 578 | #18 of 171 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -52.6% | #8 of 358 | #7 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
255
-266 (-51%) vs 2020
-39% since 2010-11, when it was 416
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 | 255 | 22 | 11.6:1 | 94% (240) |
| 2023-24 | 279 | 25 | 11.2:1 | 92% (257) |
| 2022-23 | 345 | 27 | 12.8:1 | 97% (334) |
| 2020-21 | 521 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 538 | 1 | 538.0:1 | 96% (518) |
| 2015-16 | 435 | 31 | 14.0:1 | 94% (408) |
| 2010-11 | 416 | 15 | 27.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for EPIC Academy High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 53% (538 to 255); teachers up 2100% (1 to 22).
About EPIC Academy High School
EPIC Academy High School is one of the public schools in Chicago, Illinois. It is a very small high school. It offers grades 9 through 12 and has 255 students enrolled. That is 69% below the average of about 834 students for high schools in Illinois.
EPIC Academy High School belongs to Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, a district of 622 schools and 324,396 students.
At EPIC Academy High School, 53% of students are Black. The remaining students are 45% Hispanic. Census figures show Cook County is about 22% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, EPIC Academy High School scores 51%.
EPIC Academy High School reported 22 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 11.6:1. By comparison, the average for high schools in Illinois is 13.8:1. There are 240 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 94% of enrollment. That is higher than the 66% average for public schools in Cook County.
EPIC Academy High School is 1.4 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (18.5% versus 17.2%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Illinois.
In Cook County, home to about 5,182,090 people, median household income comes to about $83,498, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Cook County's 1,406 public schools enroll about 697,934 students and include EPIC Academy High School.
The closest school to EPIC Academy High School is Ninos Heroes Elementary Academic Center, located about 0.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Its average proficiency rate of 18.5% is above the 16.1% average for nearby schools.
EPIC Academy High School is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large. Charter status: EPIC Academy High School is a public charter school.
EPIC Academy High School reported 521 students in 2020-21 and 255 in 2024-25. Changes that large sometimes follow a school adding or dropping grades, so the two figures may not cover the same grades.
The allk12 page for EPIC Academy High School lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
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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- Lincoln Park High SchoolHigh · 2,214 students
Nearby schools
- Ninos Heroes Elementary Academic Center0.2 mi · 315
- Sullivan Elementary School0.4 mi · 439
- Great Lakes Academy Charter Elementary School0.5 mi · 538
- Bradwell Comm Arts & Sci Elementary School0.8 mi · 513
- Coles Elementary Language Academy0.8 mi · 286
- Noble St Chtr-Baker Campus0.8 mi · 285
Frequently asked questions
About EPIC Academy High SchoolHow many students attend EPIC Academy High School?
EPIC Academy High School enrolls approximately 255 students in grades 09-12.
Is EPIC Academy High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
EPIC Academy High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does EPIC Academy High School have?
EPIC Academy High School employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at EPIC Academy High School?
At EPIC Academy High School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 45% Hispanic, 53% Black, 0% Two or more.
Is EPIC Academy High School public or private?
EPIC Academy High School is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.