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Enrollment
1,954
High
DISTRICT 706 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993000990
Jones College Prep High School
700 S State St, Chicago, IL 60605 · (773) 534-8600 · Cook County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,954 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 99% 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
16.9:1
116 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
742 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 | 490 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 490 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 475 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 499 | 26% |
Student demographics
75%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
82.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.6%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+33.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 83% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 50% 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 33 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 Jones College Prep High School
Jones College Prep High School's state test result (82.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jones College Prep High School this school | 1,954 | 38.0% | 82.7% |
| Glenbard North High School Carol Stream | 2,079 | 43.4% | 47.8% |
| Schaumburg High School Schaumburg | 2,416 | 38.7% | 57.6% |
| Bartlett High School Bartlett | 2,037 | 39.1% | 45.3% |
| Northside College Preparatory High School Chicago | 1,061 | 36.2% | 92.2% |
| Young Magnet High School Chicago | 2,223 | 33.3% | 94.6% |
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 Jones College Prep High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 82.7% | #5 of 573 | #5 of 170 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,954 | #89 of 708 | #33 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #458 of 528 | #144 of 173 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.6% | #4 of 537 | #3 of 180 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.0% | #430 of 578 | #161 of 171 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.0% | #119 of 191 | #53 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
1,954
+39 (+2%) vs 2020
+170% since 1990-91, when it was 725
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 | 1,954 | 115.5 | 16.9:1 | 38% (742) |
| 2023-24 | 1,973 | 118.5 | 16.6:1 | 41% (818) |
| 2022-23 | 1,941 | 117 | 16.6:1 | 38% (744) |
| 2020-21 | 1,915 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,861 | 100.6 | 18.5:1 | 39% (735) |
| 2015-16 | 1,667 | 90 | 18.5:1 | 43% (715) |
| 2010-11 | 848 | 53 | 16.0:1 | 53% (451) |
| 2000-01 | 684 | 52 | 13.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 725 | 48 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jones College Prep High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (1,861 to 1,954); teachers up 15% (100.6 to 115.5).
About Jones College Prep High School
Jones College Prep High School is a public high-enrollment high school in Chicago, Illinois. The school offers grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 1,954 students. That puts enrollment 134% larger than the 834-student average for high schools in Illinois.
Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 (622 schools, 324,396 students) runs Jones College Prep High School.
About 34% of students at Jones College Prep High School are Hispanic, the largest single group. The rest of enrollment is 28% White, 20% Asian, 13% Black, and 4% multiracial. A diversity index of 75% means there is a 75% chance two randomly chosen students at Jones College Prep High School are from different groups.
Classroom staffing at Jones College Prep High School totals 115.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 16.9:1. The average for high schools in Illinois, 13.8:1, is lower. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Jones College Prep High School is about 38%. Among public schools in Cook County, the average eligibility rate is 66%.
Jones College Prep High School holds an A+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 99% of Illinois public high schools.
Jones College Prep High School scores 33.1 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results: 82.7% actual versus 49.6% predicted. That puts it in the top 10% of Illinois schools on BeatsExpectations.
Cook County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $83,498 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Public schools in Cook County number 1,406, with about 697,934 students.
South Loop Elementary School is the nearest public school to Jones College Prep High School, about 0.5 miles away. Jones College Prep High School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Jones College Prep High School comes in 1st of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 1,915 in 2020-21 and 1,954 in 2024-25.
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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
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Other schools in Chicago Public Schools Dist 299
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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
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
- South Loop Elementary School0.5 mi · 847
- Intrinsic 2 Charter High School0.5 mi · 734
- Noble St Chtr-Muchin College Prep0.6 mi · 909
- YCCS-Innovations of Arts Integr0.6 mi · 392
- Perspectives Chtr - Joslin Campus1.2 mi · 313
- Galileo Elementary Math & Sci Schol Acd1.3 mi · 547
Frequently asked questions
About Jones College Prep High SchoolHow many students attend Jones College Prep High School?
Jones College Prep High School enrolls approximately 1,954 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Jones College Prep High School serve?
Jones College Prep High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Jones College Prep High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Jones College Prep High School is approximately 16.9:1 (116 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Jones College Prep High School?
At Jones College Prep High School, the student body is approximately 28% White, 34% Hispanic, 13% Black, 20% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Jones College Prep High School in?
Jones College Prep High School is part of Chicago Public Schools Dist 299.
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