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Enrollment
1,316
High
DISTRICT 706 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993005791
Lindblom Math & Science Academy High School
6130 S Wolcott Ave, Chicago, IL 60636 · (773) 535-9300 · Cook County
GRADES 07–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,316 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 92% of Illinois public high schools
- ATest 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
15.4:1
85 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
760 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 | 123 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 116 | 9% |
| Grade 9 | 300 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 267 | 20% |
| Grade 11 | 238 | 18% |
| Grade 12 | 272 | 21% |
Student demographics
48%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
81.0%
IL avg 51.0% . +33.9pp since 2023
Math
47.3%
IL avg 37.9% . +15.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 34 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 15 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 81.0% | 47.3% |
| 2023-24 | 47.1% | 32.2% |
% 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
55.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.2%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 38% 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 18 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 Lindblom Math & Science Academy High School
Lindblom Math & Science Academy High School's state test result (55.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lindblom Math & Science Academy High School this school | 1,316 | 57.8% | 55.9% |
| Crete-Monee High School Crete | 1,480 | 57.0% | 18.3% |
| Brooks College Prep Academy High School Chicago | 1,007 | 58.8% | 71.7% |
| Thornton Fractnl So High School Lansing | 1,803 | 65.8% | 26.6% |
| Chicago HS for Agricult Sciences Chicago | 827 | 58.2% | 38.7% |
| Kenwood Academy High School Chicago | 2,268 | 53.8% | 62.1% |
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 Lindblom Math & Science Academy High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.9% | #54 of 573 | #17 of 170 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.3% | #9 of 75 ▲ 7 | #6 of 19 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.0% | #6 of 75 ▲ 25 | #6 of 19 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,316 | #171 of 708 | #68 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #361 of 528 | #104 of 173 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.0% | #197 of 537 | #75 of 180 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.8% | #222 of 578 | #146 of 171 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.7% | #349 of 358 | #100 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
1,316
-34 (-3%) vs 2020
+49% since 2010-11, when it was 886
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 | 1,316 | 85.3 | 15.4:1 | 58% (760) |
| 2023-24 | 1,360 | 85 | 16.0:1 | 59% (807) |
| 2022-23 | 1,432 | 91 | 15.7:1 | 52% (739) |
| 2020-21 | 1,350 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,325 | 75.6 | 17.5:1 | 67% (892) |
| 2015-16 | 1,253 | 73 | 17.2:1 | 64% (806) |
| 2010-11 | 886 | 53 | 16.7:1 | 69% (608) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lindblom Math & Science Academy High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (1,325 to 1,316); teachers up 13% (75.6 to 85.3).
About Lindblom Math & Science Academy High School
Lindblom Math & Science Academy High School is a public high school in Chicago, Illinois. The school covers grades 7 through 12 and reported 1,316 students in 2024-25. On average, high schools in Illinois enroll around 834, and this school is 58% bigger than that mark.
Lindblom Math & Science Academy High School is one of 622 schools in Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, which enrolls 324,396 students in total.
Of every 100 students at Lindblom Math & Science Academy High School, about 66 are Black. Beyond that, enrollment is 30% Hispanic and 3% White. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 22%. The diversity index for Lindblom Math & Science Academy High School is 48%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Lindblom Math & Science Academy High School reported 85.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 15.4:1. The school's 15.4:1 compares with an average of 13.8:1 for high schools in Illinois. Roughly 58% of students at Lindblom Math & Science Academy High School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. The 66% average for public schools in Cook County is 8 points higher.
Lindblom Math & Science Academy High School earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 92% of Illinois public high schools.
BeatsExpectations places Lindblom Math & Science Academy 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 17.7 points above it (55.9% actual, 38.2% predicted).
In Cook County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $83,498 a year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Cook County number 1,406, with about 697,934 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Earle Elementary School, is about 0.2 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Lindblom Math & Science Academy High School ranks 1st in a group of 9 nearby schools.
In the federal locale system, Lindblom Math & Science Academy High School is coded City: Large, for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment fell by 3% across 4 years, from 1,350 in 2020-21 to 1,316 in 2024-25.
This page is set up for the Lindblom Math & Science Academy High School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. 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
- Earle Elementary School0.2 mi · 286
- OToole Elementary School0.5 mi · 309
- Claremont Magnet Elementary School0.6 mi · 335
- Henderson Elementary School0.6 mi · 246
- Providence-Englewood Elementary Charter0.7 mi · 428
- Langford A Elementary School0.8 mi · 181
Frequently asked questions
About Lindblom Math & Science Academy High SchoolHow many students attend Lindblom Math & Science Academy High School?
Lindblom Math & Science Academy High School enrolls approximately 1,316 students in grades 07-12.
Is Lindblom Math & Science Academy High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lindblom Math & Science Academy High School is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many teachers does Lindblom Math & Science Academy High School have?
Lindblom Math & Science Academy High School employs 85 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Lindblom Math & Science Academy High School?
Student demographics at Lindblom Math & Science Academy High School are roughly 3% White, 30% Hispanic, 66% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Lindblom Math & Science Academy High School public or private?
Lindblom Math & Science Academy High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.