Juarez Community Academy HS

Juarez Community Academy HS, an expansive 9-12 campus in Chicago, Illinois, run under Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, enrolls 1,585 students, covering grades 9 through 12. That puts it 90% bigger than the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 834 students.

Within Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, which oversees 622 schools and 324,396 students, Juarez Community Academy HS is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Juarez Community Academy HS records that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (95%). The remainder comes out to 2% Black. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 27%.

On the resource side, Juarez Community Academy HS reports 115 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 84% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Cook County's rate of about 66%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Juarez Community Academy HS tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 22.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 16.8%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Cook County indicate median household earnings sit near $83,498, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Cook County runs 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), of which Juarez Community Academy HS is one.

The closest other public school is Cooper Elem Dual Language Academy, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Juarez Community Academy HS at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 22.9%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Five-year trend. Juarez Community Academy HS's enrollment has declined 9% since 2018, when it stood at 1,743 (now 1,585). Class-load math has tightened: from 17.3:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 in 2025.

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