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What tradition at Foreman High School should never be changed?
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Enrollment
650
High
DISTRICT 706 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993000799
Foreman High School
3235 N Leclaire Ave, Chicago, IL 60641 · (773) 534-3400 · Cook County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL650 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 12% of Illinois public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
13.5:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
576 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 | 109 | 17% |
| Grade 10 | 188 | 29% |
| Grade 11 | 156 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 197 | 30% |
Student demographics
33%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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
8.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
20.3%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 9% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 20% 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 Foreman High School
Foreman High School's state test result (8.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foreman High School this school | 650 | 88.6% | 8.7% |
| Phoenix Military Academy High School Chicago | 372 | 87.4% | 23.0% |
| North-Grand High School Chicago | 1,061 | 88.2% | 15.6% |
| Farragut Career Academy High School Chicago | 490 | 93.7% | 12.7% |
| Clemente Community Academy High School Chicago | 745 | 87.8% | 10.1% |
| Schurz High School Chicago | 1,244 | 88.7% | 15.1% |
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 Foreman High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 8.7% | #525 of 573 | #127 of 170 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 650 | #287 of 708 | #117 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #209 of 528 | #53 of 173 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.3% | #287 of 537 | #104 of 180 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.6% | #66 of 578 | #57 of 171 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.5% | #66 of 358 | #36 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
650
-88 (-12%) vs 2020
-53% since 1990-91, when it was 1,384
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 | 650 | 48 | 13.5:1 | 89% (576) |
| 2023-24 | 700 | 52 | 13.5:1 | 90% (627) |
| 2022-23 | 648 | 49 | 13.2:1 | 90% (580) |
| 2020-21 | 738 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 798 | 44 | 18.1:1 | 96% (765) |
| 2015-16 | 1,025 | 75 | 13.7:1 | 95% (972) |
| 2010-11 | 1,843 | 110 | 16.8:1 | 95% (1,748) |
| 2000-01 | 1,579 | 114 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 1,384 | 84 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Foreman High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (798 to 650); teachers up 9% (44 to 48).
About Foreman High School
Foreman High School is a small high school in Chicago, Illinois, under Chicago Public Schools Dist 299. The school counts 650 students across grades 9 through 12. The average for high schools in Illinois is about 834 students, so this school is 22% smaller than average.
The district for Foreman High School is Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, with 622 schools and 324,396 students.
The large majority of students at Foreman High School, 80%, are Hispanic. The next largest groups are 13% Black and 5% White. The school's Hispanic share is 54 points above the 27% share among Cook County residents. By the diversity index, Foreman High School comes in at 33%.
With 48 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Foreman High School was 13.5:1. High schools in Illinois have a similar average ratio of 13.8:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 89%. Across public schools in Cook County, the average is 66%.
The allk12 Grade for Foreman High School is D. Compared with Illinois public high schools, the school scored higher than 12% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Foreman High School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 8.7%, compared with a predicted 20.3%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Illinois schools on BeatsExpectations.
County data help place the school in context: in Cook County, median household income is about $83,498, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The public schools of Cook County number 1,406 and enroll about 697,934.
The closest public school to Foreman High School is Falconer Elementary School, about 0.3 miles away. Within five miles of Foreman High School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 8.7% is below the 26.0% average for nearby schools.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Foreman High School went from 738 students to 650.
The Foreman High School community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. 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
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
Other Foreman High schools
One other US public school is named Foreman High. Foreman High School is the largest of the 2.
- FOREMAN HIGH SCHOOLFOREMAN, AR · 214 students
Nearby schools
- Falconer Elementary School0.3 mi · 846
- Intrinsic Charter High School0.7 mi · 993
- Gray Elementary School0.7 mi · 1,000
- Schubert Elementary School0.7 mi · 568
- Reinberg Elementary School0.8 mi · 768
- Barry Elementary School0.9 mi · 473
Frequently asked questions
About Foreman High SchoolHow many students attend Foreman High School?
Foreman High School enrolls approximately 650 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Foreman High School serve?
Foreman High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Foreman High School?
Approximately 13.5:1 students per teacher at Foreman High School.
How diverse is Foreman High School?
Foreman High School reports a student body of 5% White, 80% Hispanic, 13% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Foreman High School public or private?
Foreman High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.