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Enrollment
392
High
DISTRICT 706 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993000809
Gage Park High School
5630 S Rockwell St, Chicago, IL 60629 · (773) 535-9230 · Cook County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL392 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 6% 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.
- 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
12.1:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
368 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 56%
Community
1
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 | 91 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 102 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 104 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 95 | 24% |
Student demographics
37%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
4.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
17.3%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 4% 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 Gage Park High School
Gage Park High School's state test result (4.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gage Park High School this school | 392 | 93.9% | 4.3% |
| Multicultural Arts High School Chicago | 283 | 93.6% | 10.6% |
| School of Social Justice High School Chicago | 269 | 94.1% | 10.7% |
| Richards Career Academy High School Chicago | 348 | 97.1% | 3.1% |
| Farragut Career Academy High School Chicago | 490 | 93.7% | 12.7% |
| Phoenix Military Academy High School Chicago | 372 | 87.4% | 23.0% |
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 Gage Park High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 4.3% | #553 of 573 | #150 of 170 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 392 | #383 of 708 | #147 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #109 of 528 | #29 of 173 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.0% | #261 of 537 | #96 of 180 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.9% | #30 of 578 | #23 of 171 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +18.8% | #34 of 191 | #18 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
392
-265 (-40%) vs 2020
-67% since 1990-91, when it was 1,196
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 | 392 | 32.5 | 12.1:1 | 94% (368) |
| 2023-24 | 420 | 33 | 12.7:1 | 94% (395) |
| 2022-23 | 415 | 30 | 13.8:1 | 95% (393) |
| 2020-21 | 657 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 330 | 22.1 | 14.9:1 | 99% (328) |
| 2015-16 | 379 | 24 | 15.8:1 | 97% (366) |
| 2010-11 | 1,288 | 78 | 16.5:1 | 92% (1,181) |
| 2000-01 | 1,457 | 92 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 1,196 | 73 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gage Park High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 19% (330 to 392); teachers up 47% (22.1 to 32.5).
About Gage Park High School
Gage Park High School is a low-enrollment high school in Chicago, Illinois, administered by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend, and enrollment is 392 students. The typical figure for high schools in Illinois is about 834 students.
Gage Park High School is in Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, a district with 324,396 students across 622 schools.
Gage Park High School's enrollment is 76% Hispanic. Other groups make up 23% Black. County-wide, 27% of Cook County residents are Hispanic. Gage Park High School has a diversity index of 37%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Staffing totals 32.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.1:1. That ratio is under the 13.8:1 average for high schools in Illinois. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Gage Park High School is 94%. The average for public schools in Cook County is 66%.
Gage Park High School is graded D by allk12, scoring above 6% of Illinois public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 17.3% for Gage Park High School. The school posts 4.3%, 13.0 points below the prediction.
Cook County census figures show that median household income is about $83,498, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Gage Park High School is among the 1,406 public schools in Cook County.
The nearest other public school, Carson Elementary School, is about 0.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Gage Park High School places 9th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Gage Park High School saw enrollment fall 40% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Discussions about Gage Park High School may include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
Nearby schools
- Carson Elementary School0.2 mi · 724
- Talman Elementary School0.2 mi · 332
- Nightingale Elementary School0.5 mi · 917
- Morrill Elementary Math & Sci School0.5 mi · 600
- Horizon Sci Academy - Southwest Chtr0.5 mi · 712
- Acero Chtr - Rufino Tamayo Elementary School0.7 mi · 266
Frequently asked questions
About Gage Park High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Gage Park High School?
Gage Park High School enrolls approximately 392 students in grades 09-12.
Is Gage Park High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Gage Park High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Gage Park High School have?
Gage Park High School employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Gage Park High School?
Student demographics at Gage Park High School are roughly 1% White, 76% Hispanic, 23% Black.
What district is Gage Park High School in?
Gage Park High School is part of Chicago Public Schools Dist 299.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.