Lindblom Math & Science Acad HS

Lindblom Math & Science Acad HS, a sprawling four-year high school in Chicago, Illinois, run under Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, instructs 1,316 students, covering grades 7 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 58% bigger than the state mean of about 834.

Across the 622 schools in Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 (324,396 students total), Lindblom Math & Science Acad HS accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Lindblom Math & Science Acad HS logs that 66% of the student body identifies as Black. The remainder is composed of 30% Hispanic, 3% White. By comparison, Cook County as a whole is about 22% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 85 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.4:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Lindblom Math & Science Acad HS higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 58% of students at Lindblom Math & Science Acad HS qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Cook County (around 66%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Lindblom Math & Science Acad HS sits in the top 10% of Illinois schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 38.2%; actual is 55.9%, +17.7 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Cook County) records that median household earnings sit near $83,498, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Lindblom Math & Science Acad HS is one of 1406 public schools in Cook County (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students).

Nearest neighbor: Earle Elem School, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Lindblom Math & Science Acad HS comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 19.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Over the past 7-year window. Lindblom Math & Science Acad HS's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 1,325 (now 1,316). The Hispanic share of enrollment rose from 24% to 30% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 17.5:1 in 2018 to 15.4:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.