Enrollment
312
High
DISTRICT 706 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993000792
Fenger Academy High School
11220 S Wallace St, Chicago, IL 60628 · (773) 535-5430 · Cook County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL312 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 0% 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.
- DBeats 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
14.9:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
276 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 | 43 | 14% |
| Grade 10 | 78 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 91 | 29% |
| Grade 12 | 100 | 32% |
Student demographics
14%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
Aldridge Elementary SchoolPK–08Brown R Elementary Community AcademyPK–08Carver Primary SchoolPK–08Colemon J Elementary AcademyPK–08Dubois Elementary SchoolPK–08Haley Elementary AcademyPK–08Higgins Elementary Community AcademyPK–08Metcalfe Elementary Community AcademyPK–08Owens Community Academy Elementary SchoolPK–08Whistler Elementary SchoolPK–08White Elementary Career AcademyPK–08
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
2.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
20.4%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 2% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 20% 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 Fenger Academy High School
Fenger Academy High School's state test result (2.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fenger Academy High School this school | 312 | 88.5% | 2.5% |
| Noble St Chtr-DRW Trading Col Chicago | 323 | 87.6% | 9.4% |
| Chicago Collegiate Charter School Chicago | 255 | 88.6% | 11.5% |
| YCCS-Innovations of Arts Integr Chicago | 392 | 89.3% | 1.5% |
| Harlan Community Academy High School Chicago | 220 | 90.5% | 6.7% |
| Perspectives Chtr - Joslin Campus Chicago | 313 | 93.0% | 19.1% |
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 Fenger Academy High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 2.5% | #565 of 573 | #162 of 170 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 312 | #437 of 708 | #160 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #305 of 528 | #86 of 173 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.8% | #444 of 537 | #137 of 180 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.5% | #67 of 578 | #58 of 171 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +27.9% | #18 of 191 | #12 of 86 |
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
312
-103 (-25%) vs 2020
-79% since 1990-91, when it was 1,490
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 | 312 | 21 | 14.9:1 | 88% (276) |
| 2023-24 | 262 | 22.5 | 11.6:1 | 86% (226) |
| 2022-23 | 282 | 18.5 | 15.2:1 | 87% (245) |
| 2020-21 | 415 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 244 | 13.3 | 18.4:1 | 98% (238) |
| 2015-16 | 265 | 18 | 14.7:1 | 100% (265) |
| 2010-11 | 784 | 66 | 11.9:1 | 100% (781) |
| 2000-01 | 844 | 54 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 1,490 | 88 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fenger Academy High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 28% (244 to 312); teachers up 58% (13.3 to 21).
About Fenger Academy High School
Fenger Academy High School serves students in Chicago, Illinois, as a small high school. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend, and enrollment is 312 students. The school's enrollment is 63% smaller than the 834 average for high schools in Illinois.
Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 has 324,396 students in 622 schools, and Fenger Academy High School is one of those schools.
The large majority of students at Fenger Academy High School, 93%, are Black. Next come 6% Hispanic. The county population is about 22% Black. The chance that two students picked at random at Fenger Academy High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 14%.
Fenger Academy High School's 21 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 14.9:1. For comparison, high schools in Illinois average 13.8:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 88%. That rate is above the 66% average among public schools in Cook County.
Measured against Illinois public high schools, Fenger Academy High School receives an F. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Schools in Illinois with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to post an average proficiency rate on state tests near 20.4%. Fenger Academy High School posts 2.5%, 18.0 points below that, which places it in the bottom 10% statewide on BeatsExpectations.
Within Cook County, median household income is about $83,498, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Cook County number 1,406 and enroll about 697,934.
The shortest distance from Fenger Academy High School to another public school is about 0.3 miles, to Haley Elementary Academy. The five-mile area around Fenger Academy High School holds at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 21.3%, higher than Fenger Academy High School's 2.5%.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Fenger Academy High School had 415 students in 2020-21 and 312 in 2024-25, a 25% decrease.
If you have questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Fenger Academy High School, you can post them here. 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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Nearby schools
- Haley Elementary Academy0.3 mi · 458
- Dunne Technology Academy Elementary School0.5 mi · 206
- Lavizzo Elementary School0.7 mi · 394
- Higgins Elementary Community Academy0.8 mi · 271
- Chicago Excel Academy High School0.8 mi · 266
- Curtis Elementary School0.9 mi · 356
Frequently asked questions
About Fenger Academy High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Fenger Academy High School?
Fenger Academy High School enrolls approximately 312 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Fenger Academy High School serve?
Fenger Academy High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Fenger Academy High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Fenger Academy High School is approximately 14.9:1 (21 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Fenger Academy High School?
Fenger Academy High School reports a student body of 1% White, 6% Hispanic, 93% Black.
What district is Fenger Academy High School in?
Fenger Academy High School is part of Chicago Public Schools Dist 299.
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