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Which teacher or staff member at Hancock College Preparatory HS deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
1,050
High
DISTRICT 706 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993001980
Hancock College Preparatory High School
5437 W 64Th Pl, Chicago, IL 60638 · (773) 535-2410 · Cook County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,050 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 98% of Illinois public high schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats 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
17.5:1
60 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
679 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 | 262 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 275 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 236 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 277 | 26% |
Student demographics
20%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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
72.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.2%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+38.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 34% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 38 points, placing it in Illinois's top 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 Hancock College Preparatory High School
Hancock College Preparatory High School's state test result (72.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hancock College Preparatory High School this school | 1,050 | 64.7% | 72.5% |
| Kennedy High School Chicago | 1,647 | 65.8% | 23.2% |
| West Leyden High School Northlake | 1,687 | 58.6% | 32.3% |
| Rickover Naval Academy High Schl Chicago | 527 | 64.7% | 24.4% |
| Larkin High School Elgin | 2,174 | 65.0% | 20.3% |
| Noble St Chtr-Noble Campus Chicago | 696 | 73.1% | 34.8% |
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 Hancock College Preparatory High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.5% | #7 of 573 | #6 of 170 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,050 | #212 of 708 | #85 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #484 of 528 | #156 of 173 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.7% | #376 of 537 | #131 of 180 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.7% | #174 of 578 | #133 of 171 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.6% | #80 of 191 | #39 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
1,050
+31 (+3%) vs 2020
+160% since 2000-01, when it was 404
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 | 1,050 | 60 | 17.5:1 | 65% (679) |
| 2023-24 | 1,032 | 67 | 15.4:1 | 62% (641) |
| 2022-23 | 1,013 | 62.5 | 16.2:1 | 66% (672) |
| 2020-21 | 1,019 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 967 | 53 | 18.3:1 | 86% (835) |
| 2015-16 | 887 | 51 | 17.4:1 | 93% (825) |
| 2010-11 | 982 | 57 | 17.2:1 | 95% (929) |
| 2000-01 | 404 | 19 | 21.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hancock College Preparatory High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (967 to 1,050); teachers up 13% (53 to 60).
About Hancock College Preparatory High School
In Chicago, Illinois, part of Cook County, Hancock College Preparatory High School is a high school. School enrollment was 1,050 students in 2024-25, in grades 9 through 12. The average among high schools in Illinois is roughly 834 students; this school is 26% above that.
The district, Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, operates 622 schools serving 324,396 students.
Hispanic students are the large majority at Hancock College Preparatory High School, with 89% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 7% White. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Cook County's population at about 27%. By the diversity index, Hancock College Preparatory High School comes in at 20%.
The teaching staff at Hancock College Preparatory High School is 60 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 17.5:1. The average ratio among high schools in Illinois is 13.8:1, lower than at this school. About 65% of students, or 679, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Cook County, the average is about the same, 66%.
Measured against Illinois public high schools, Hancock College Preparatory High School receives an A+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
BeatsExpectations places Hancock College Preparatory High School in the top 10% of Illinois schools. The measure fits a line through proficiency and free or reduced-price lunch share for each state, and this school sits 38.4 points above it (72.5% actual, 34.2% predicted).
Among Cook County residents, median household income is about $83,498, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Hancock College Preparatory High School is one of 1,406 public schools in Cook County, which together enroll about 697,934 students.
Grimes Elementary School is the public school closest to Hancock College Preparatory High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Hancock College Preparatory High School comes in 1st of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Hancock College Preparatory High School is City: Large.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 1,050 was 3% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 1,019.
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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
- Grimes Elementary School0.0 mi · 368
- Azuela Elementary School1.0 mi · 690
- Hale Elementary School1.0 mi · 791
- Kinzie Elementary School1.5 mi · 637
- Lee Elementary School1.5 mi · 581
- J B Kennedy Elementary School1.5 mi · 295
Frequently asked questions
About Hancock College Preparatory High SchoolHow large is Hancock College Preparatory High School?
Hancock College Preparatory High School enrolls approximately 1,050 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Hancock College Preparatory High School serve?
Hancock College Preparatory High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hancock College Preparatory High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hancock College Preparatory High School is approximately 17.5:1 (60 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Hancock College Preparatory High School?
Student demographics at Hancock College Preparatory High School are roughly 7% White, 89% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Hancock College Preparatory High School?
Hancock College Preparatory High School is overseen by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 in Cook County.
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