Enrollment
210
High
DISTRICT 706 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993006241
Legal Prep Academy Charter High School
4319 W Washington Blvd, Chicago, IL 60624 · (773) 922-7800 · Cook County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL210 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 10% of Illinois public high schools
- FTest 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
17.5:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
205 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 | 61 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 55 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 55 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 39 | 19% |
Student demographics
6%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
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Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
3.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
15.1%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 4% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 15% 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 Legal Prep Academy Charter High School
Legal Prep Academy Charter High School's state test result (3.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legal Prep Academy Charter High School this school | 210 | 97.6% | 3.5% |
| Collins Academy STEAM High School Chicago | 228 | 97.4% | 4.7% |
| North Lawndale Prep Chtr - Christ Chicago | 258 | 99.2% | 4.4% |
| North Lawndale Prep Chtr-Collins Chicago | 276 | 94.9% | 4.6% |
| YCCS-Sullivan House Alt High School Chicago | 281 | 98.2% | 0.8% |
| Madison Senior High School Madison | 152 | 99.3% | 10.3% |
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 Legal Prep Academy Charter High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 3.5% | #559 of 573 | #156 of 170 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 210 | #527 of 708 | #178 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #485 of 528 | #157 of 173 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 5.6% | #521 of 537 | #166 of 180 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.6% | #8 of 578 | #4 of 171 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.4% | #23 of 358 | #20 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
210
-33 (-14%) vs 2020
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 | 210 | 12 | 17.5:1 | 98% (205) |
| 2023-24 | 213 | 18 | 11.8:1 | 87% (185) |
| 2022-23 | 256 | 11 | 23.3:1 | 91% (232) |
| 2020-21 | 243 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 306 | N/A | N/A | 98% (299) |
| 2015-16 | 286 | N/A | N/A | 95% (272) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Legal Prep Academy Charter High School.
About Legal Prep Academy Charter High School
Among the schools in Chicago, Illinois, is Legal Prep Academy Charter High School, a very small high school. The school counted 210 students in 2024-25, covering grades 9 through 12. That is 75% below the average of about 834 students for high schools in Illinois.
Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 (622 schools, 324,396 students) runs Legal Prep Academy Charter High School.
At Legal Prep Academy Charter High School, 97% of students are Black. The remaining students are 2% Hispanic. Census figures show Cook County is about 22% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Legal Prep Academy Charter High School scores 6%.
There are about 17.5 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Legal Prep Academy Charter High School, which has 12. By comparison, the average for high schools in Illinois is 13.8:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Legal Prep Academy Charter High School is about 98%. That is higher than the 66% average for public schools in Cook County.
Legal Prep Academy Charter High School holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 10% of Illinois public high schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 3.5%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 15.1%.
In Cook County, home to about 5,182,090 people, median household income comes to about $83,498, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Cook County's 1,406 public schools enroll about 697,934 students and include Legal Prep Academy Charter High School.
About 0.2 miles separate Legal Prep Academy Charter High School from the closest public school, Tilton Elementary School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 15.3%; Legal Prep Academy Charter High School's is 3.5%, ranking 7th of 9.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large. Charter status: Legal Prep Academy Charter High School is a public charter school.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 14%, from 243 to 210.
The allk12 page for Legal Prep Academy Charter High School lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
- Tilton Elementary School0.2 mi · 244
- Hefferan Elementary School0.2 mi · 214
- YCCS-Scholastic Achievement High School0.4 mi · 117
- Melody Elementary School0.5 mi · 341
- Sumner Elementary Math & Sci Comm Academy0.7 mi · 203
- Webster Elementary School0.9 mi · 183
Frequently asked questions
About Legal Prep Academy Charter High SchoolHow large is Legal Prep Academy Charter High School?
Legal Prep Academy Charter High School enrolls approximately 210 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Legal Prep Academy Charter High School serve?
Legal Prep Academy Charter High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Legal Prep Academy Charter High School?
Approximately 17.5:1 students per teacher at Legal Prep Academy Charter High School.
How diverse is Legal Prep Academy Charter High School?
Legal Prep Academy Charter High School reports a student body of 2% Hispanic, 97% Black, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Legal Prep Academy Charter High School?
Legal Prep Academy Charter 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.