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Enrollment
1,585
High
DISTRICT 706 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993000722
Juarez Community Academy High School
1450 W Cermak Rd, Chicago, IL 60608 · (773) 534-7030 · Cook County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,585 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 31% of Illinois public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
13.8:1
115 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
1,337 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 | 375 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 441 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 330 | 21% |
| Grade 12 | 439 | 28% |
Student demographics
9%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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
16.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 Juarez Community Academy High School
Juarez Community Academy High School's state test result (16.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Juarez Community Academy High School this school | 1,585 | 84.4% | 16.8% |
| Washington G High School Chicago | 1,520 | 80.7% | 16.4% |
| Noble St Chtr-ITW Speer Academy Chicago | 1,135 | 87.1% | 28.4% |
| Solorio Academy High School Chicago | 1,287 | 90.5% | 29.9% |
| Noble St Chtr - Mansueto Chicago | 1,106 | 91.0% | 26.8% |
| Round Lake Senior High School Round Lake | 2,194 | 85.1% | 24.8% |
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 Juarez Community Academy High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 16.8% | #467 of 573 | #80 of 170 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,585 | #142 of 708 | #59 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #225 of 528 | #58 of 173 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.4% | #491 of 537 | #148 of 180 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.4% | #99 of 578 | #87 of 171 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.1% | #183 of 358 | #54 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
1,585
-187 (-11%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 1,883
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 | 1,585 | 114.5 | 13.8:1 | 84% (1,337) |
| 2023-24 | 1,587 | 115 | 13.8:1 | 88% (1,402) |
| 2022-23 | 1,654 | 115.5 | 14.3:1 | 90% (1,486) |
| 2020-21 | 1,772 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,743 | 101 | 17.3:1 | 96% (1,678) |
| 2015-16 | 1,655 | 102 | 16.2:1 | 97% (1,599) |
| 2010-11 | 1,665 | 101 | 16.5:1 | 95% (1,575) |
| 2000-01 | 1,621 | 109 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 1,883 | 112 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Juarez Community Academy High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (1,743 to 1,585); teachers up 13% (101 to 114.5).
About Juarez Community Academy High School
Among the schools in Chicago, Illinois, is Juarez Community Academy High School, a large high school. The student body numbers 1,585 students, from grades 9 through 12. Average enrollment for high schools in Illinois is about 834, so this school runs 90% bigger than that.
Juarez Community Academy High School reports to Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, which has 622 schools and 324,396 students.
Hispanic students are the large majority at Juarez Community Academy High School, with 95% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 2% Black. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Cook County's population at about 27%. Juarez Community Academy High School has a diversity index of 9%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Juarez Community Academy High School operates with 114.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 13.8:1. Across high schools in Illinois, the average ratio is about 13.8:1. About 84% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. That is 18 points above the 66% average for public schools in Cook County.
The allk12 Grade for Juarez Community Academy High School is C. Compared with Illinois public high schools, the school scored higher than 31% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Juarez Community Academy High School is 6.0 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (16.8% versus 22.8%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Illinois.
Juarez Community Academy High School is located in Cook County, where median household income is about $83,498, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 1,406 public schools in Cook County, with a combined enrollment of about 697,934.
The school nearest to Juarez Community Academy High School is Cooper Elementary Dual Language Academy, at a distance of about 0.3 miles. Within five miles of Juarez Community Academy High School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Juarez Community Academy High School ranks 5th of 9 on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 1,772 in 2020-21 and 1,585 in 2024-25, a decrease of 187 students.
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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
- Cooper Elementary Dual Language Academy0.3 mi · 428
- Perez Elementary School0.4 mi · 291
- Pilsen Elementary Community Academy0.4 mi · 217
- Acero Chtr - Bartolome de las0.5 mi · 225
- Whittier Elementary School0.5 mi · 221
- Orozco Elementary Fine Arts & Sciences0.6 mi · 280
Frequently asked questions
About Juarez Community Academy High SchoolHow many students attend Juarez Community Academy High School?
Juarez Community Academy High School enrolls approximately 1,585 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Juarez Community Academy High School serve?
Juarez Community Academy High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Juarez Community Academy High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Juarez Community Academy High School is approximately 13.8:1 (115 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Juarez Community Academy High School?
Juarez Community Academy High School reports a student body of 1% White, 95% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Juarez Community Academy High School?
Juarez Community Academy High School is overseen by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 in Cook County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.