Enrollment
220
High
DISTRICT 706 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993000851
Harlan Community Academy High School
9652 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60628 · (773) 535-5400 · Cook County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL220 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 10% 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
10.0:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
199 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 | 38 | 17% |
| Grade 10 | 43 | 20% |
| Grade 11 | 82 | 37% |
| Grade 12 | 57 | 26% |
Student demographics
11%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
Ashe Elementary SchoolPK–08Bennett Elementary SchoolPK–08Dixon Elementary SchoolPK–08Evers Elementary SchoolPK–08Fort Dearborn Elementary SchoolPK–08Gillespie Elementary SchoolPK–08Jackson M Elementary SchoolPK–08Kipling Elementary SchoolPK–08Neil Elementary SchoolPK–08Pirie Elementary Fine Arts & Academic CPK–06Ryder Elementary Math & Sci Spec SchoolPK–08Schmid Elementary SchoolPK–08Wacker Elementary SchoolPK–08Washington H Elementary SchoolPK–08
Based on published attendance-zone data from Chicago Public Schools Dist 299. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
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Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
6.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
19.3%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 7% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 19% 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 Harlan Community Academy High School
Harlan Community Academy High School's state test result (6.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harlan Community Academy High School this school | 220 | 90.5% | 6.7% |
| Chicago Collegiate Charter School Chicago | 255 | 88.6% | 11.5% |
| Fenger Academy High School Chicago | 312 | 88.5% | 2.5% |
| Marshall Metropolitan High School Chicago | 239 | 93.7% | 5.5% |
| Perspectives Chtr - Joslin Campus Chicago | 313 | 93.0% | 19.1% |
| North Lawndale Prep Chtr-Collins Chicago | 276 | 94.9% | 4.6% |
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 Harlan Community Academy High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 6.7% | #538 of 573 | #137 of 170 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 220 | #516 of 708 | #177 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.0:1 | #18 of 528 | #7 of 173 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.3% | #470 of 537 | #141 of 180 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.5% | #55 of 578 | #47 of 171 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -42.4% | #11 of 358 | #10 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
220
-262 (-54%) vs 2020
-78% since 1990-91, when it was 992
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 | 220 | 22 | 10.0:1 | 90% (199) |
| 2023-24 | 255 | 20 | 12.8:1 | 92% (235) |
| 2022-23 | 314 | 19.5 | 16.1:1 | 92% (289) |
| 2020-21 | 482 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 382 | 25.4 | 15.1:1 | 97% (369) |
| 2015-16 | 598 | 38 | 15.7:1 | 94% (560) |
| 2010-11 | 1,361 | 80 | 17.0:1 | 86% (1,174) |
| 2000-01 | 690 | 45 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 992 | 64 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Harlan Community Academy High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 42% (382 to 220); teachers down 13% (25.4 to 22).
About Harlan Community Academy High School
Harlan Community Academy High School is a small high school in Chicago, Illinois. The latest federal count shows 220 students in grades 9 through 12. The average for high schools in Illinois is about 834 students, so this school is 74% smaller than average.
Harlan Community Academy High School is one school in a 622-school district, Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, which enrolls 324,396 students.
Black students are the large majority at Harlan Community Academy High School, with 94% of enrollment. Next come 5% Hispanic. That compares with about 22% Black among all Cook County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Harlan Community Academy High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 11%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 10.0:1, with 22 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among high schools in Illinois is 13.8:1, higher than at this school. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 90% of enrollment. It compares with 66% for public schools in Cook County.
Harlan Community Academy High School is graded D by allk12, scoring above 10% of Illinois public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
In Illinois, Harlan Community Academy High School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 6.7% actual against a predicted 19.3%.
In the county around the school, Cook County, median household income is about $83,498, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. A total of 1,406 public schools operate in Cook County, serving about 697,934 students.
The closest public school, Gillespie Elementary School, is about 0.4 miles from Harlan Community Academy High School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Harlan Community Academy High School places 8th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Reported enrollment: 482 (2020-21) and 220 (2024-25). These figures may describe different sets of grades.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Harlan Community Academy High School. 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
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- Lane Technical High SchoolHigh · 4,604 students
- Taft High SchoolHigh · 4,487 students
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- Kenwood Academy High SchoolHigh · 2,268 students
- Young Magnet High SchoolHigh · 2,223 students
- Lincoln Park High SchoolHigh · 2,214 students
Nearby schools
- Gillespie Elementary School0.4 mi · 288
- Bennett Elementary School0.6 mi · 312
- Turner-Drew Elementary Language Academy0.7 mi · 194
- Evers Elementary School0.9 mi · 233
- Burnside Elementary Scholastic Academy1.0 mi · 264
- Kipling Elementary School1.0 mi · 237
Frequently asked questions
About Harlan Community Academy High SchoolHow many students attend Harlan Community Academy High School?
Harlan Community Academy High School enrolls approximately 220 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Harlan Community Academy High School serve?
Harlan Community Academy High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Harlan Community Academy High School have?
Harlan Community Academy High School employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.0:1.
How diverse is Harlan Community Academy High School?
Harlan Community Academy High School reports a student body of 5% Hispanic, 94% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Harlan Community Academy High School in?
Harlan Community Academy High School is part of Chicago Public Schools Dist 299.
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