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How has Lane Technical High School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
4,604
High
DISTRICT 706 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993000942
Lane Technical High School
2501 W Addison St, Chicago, IL 60618 · (773) 534-5400 · Cook County
GRADES 07–12HIGH11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL4,604 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
278 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
1,621 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 7 | 91 | 2% |
| Grade 8 | 124 | 3% |
| Grade 9 | 1,073 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 1,109 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 1,100 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 1,107 | 24% |
Student demographics
69%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
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
92.3%
IL avg 51.0% . -1.0pp since 2023
Math
98.3%
IL avg 37.9% . +2.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 92 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 98 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 92.3% | 98.3% |
| 2023-24 | 93.3% | 95.9% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
90.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.2%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+39.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 90% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 51% 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 39 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 Lane Technical High School
Lane Technical High School's state test result (90.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lane Technical High School this school | 4,604 | 35.2% | 90.3% |
| South Elgin High School South Elgin | 2,665 | 37.4% | 42.3% |
| Glenbard West High School Glen Ellyn | 2,330 | 28.7% | 61.2% |
| Plainfield East High School Plainfield | 1,825 | 39.7% | 45.8% |
| Harry D Jacobs High School Algonquin | 2,056 | 40.3% | 44.0% |
| Lincoln Park High School Chicago | 2,214 | 43.7% | 57.0% |
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 Lane Technical High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 90.3% | #3 of 573 | #3 of 170 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 98.3% | #2 of 75 no change | #2 of 19 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 92.3% | #4 of 75 ▼ 2 | #4 of 19 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 4,604 | #2 of 708 | #1 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #445 of 528 | #138 of 173 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.8% | #34 of 537 | #15 of 180 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.2% | #463 of 578 | #166 of 171 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.0% | #139 of 191 | #64 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
4,604
+235 (+5%) vs 2020
+16% since 1990-91, when it was 3,978
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 | 4,604 | 277.5 | 16.6:1 | 35% (1,621) |
| 2023-24 | 4,525 | 269 | 16.8:1 | 37% (1,662) |
| 2022-23 | 4,496 | 259.5 | 17.3:1 | 36% (1,614) |
| 2020-21 | 4,369 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 4,429 | 217.4 | 20.4:1 | 47% (2,100) |
| 2015-16 | 4,049 | 208 | 19.5:1 | 55% (2,210) |
| 2010-11 | 4,170 | 227 | 18.4:1 | 64% (2,653) |
| 2000-01 | 4,185 | 207 | 20.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 3,978 | 203 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lane Technical High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (4,429 to 4,604); teachers up 28% (217.4 to 277.5).
About Lane Technical High School
Lane Technical High School is the name of a large high school in Chicago, Illinois. Students in grades 7 through 12 attend the school, which enrolls 4,604 students. The average among high schools in Illinois is roughly 834 students; this school is 452% bigger than that.
Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 runs 622 schools with a combined 324,396 students. Lane Technical High School is one of them.
Enrollment at Lane Technical High School is mixed, with White students the largest group at 41%. Other reported shares: 35% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 7% Black, and 5% multiracial. The White share in Cook County as a whole is similar, at about 44%. The chance that two students picked at random at Lane Technical High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 69%.
Federal data list 277.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at Lane Technical High School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 16.6:1. The average ratio among high schools in Illinois is 13.8:1, lower than at this school. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 35%. It compares with 66% for public schools in Cook County.
BeatsExpectations places Lane Technical 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 39.1 points above it (90.3% actual, 51.2% predicted).
In Cook County (population about 5,182,090), median household income is about $83,498, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Lane Technical High School is one of 1,406 public schools in Cook County, which together enroll about 697,934 students.
The school nearest to Lane Technical High School is Bell Elementary School, at a distance of about 0.4 miles. Within five miles of Lane Technical High School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Lane Technical High School places 1st out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
Locale data from NCES put Lane Technical High School inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large).
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 5%, from 4,369 to 4,604.
Community posts for Lane Technical High School can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- 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
- Jones College Prep High SchoolHigh · 1,954 students
Other schools in Chicago
- 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
- Jones College Prep High SchoolHigh · 1,954 students
Nearby schools
- Bell Elementary School0.4 mi · 902
- Audubon Elementary School0.5 mi · 606
- Linne Elementary School0.7 mi · 687
- Acero Chtr - Carlos Fuentes Elementary School0.7 mi · 370
- Coonley Elementary School0.8 mi · 723
- Alcott College Prep0.9 mi · 373
Frequently asked questions
About Lane Technical High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Lane Technical High School?
Lane Technical High School enrolls approximately 4,604 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does Lane Technical High School serve?
Lane Technical High School serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Lane Technical High School have?
Lane Technical High School employs 278 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lane Technical High School?
At Lane Technical High School, the student body is approximately 41% White, 35% Hispanic, 7% Black, 11% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Lane Technical High School?
Lane Technical 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.