Enrollment
193
High
DISTRICT 706 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993001125
Manley Career Academy High School
2935 W Polk St, Chicago, IL 60612 · (773) 534-6900 · Cook County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL193 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 2% of Illinois public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
13.5:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
164 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 | 27 | 14% |
| Grade 10 | 59 | 31% |
| Grade 11 | 48 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 59 | 31% |
Student demographics
18%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
School pathway
Feeds from
Plamondon Elementary SchoolKG–08Chalmers STEAM ElementaryPK–08Gregory Math & Sci Elementary AcademyPK–08Irving Elementary SchoolPK–08Jensen Elementary Scholastic AcademyPK–08Lawndale Elementary Community AcademyPK–08Leland Elementary SchoolPK–08Sumner Elementary Math & Sci Comm AcademyPK–08Webster Elementary SchoolPK–08
Based on published attendance-zone data from Chicago Public Schools Dist 299. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
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Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
5.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.4%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 5% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 22% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Manley Career Academy High School
Manley Career Academy High School's state test result (5.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manley Career Academy High School this school | 193 | 85.0% | 5.2% |
| CICS - Ralph Ellison Campus Chicago | 247 | 85.0% | 7.7% |
| Hirsch Metropolitan High School Chicago | 183 | 80.3% | 4.4% |
| Urban Prep Chtr Bronzeville High School Chicago | 148 | 81.8% | 8.8% |
| Harlan Community Academy High School Chicago | 220 | 90.5% | 6.7% |
| Chicago Collegiate Charter School Chicago | 255 | 88.6% | 11.5% |
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 Manley Career Academy High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 5.2% | #543 of 573 | #140 of 170 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 193 | #541 of 708 | #181 of 206 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.0% | #96 of 578 | #84 of 171 |
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
193
-51 (-21%) vs 2020
-76% since 1990-91, when it was 812
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 | 193 | 14.3 | 13.5:1 | 85% (164) |
| 2023-24 | 151 | 10.5 | 14.4:1 | 92% (139) |
| 2022-23 | 124 | 12.5 | 9.9:1 | 90% (112) |
| 2020-21 | 244 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 118 | 9.7 | 12.2:1 | 89% (105) |
| 2015-16 | 249 | 20 | 12.4:1 | 93% (231) |
| 2010-11 | 706 | 44 | 16.1:1 | 78% (554) |
| 2000-01 | 610 | 47 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 812 | 55 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Manley Career Academy High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 64% (118 to 193); teachers up 47% (9.7 to 14.3).
About Manley Career Academy High School
Manley Career Academy High School is a public high school in Chicago, Illinois. In all, 193 students attend the school in grades 9 through 12. That puts enrollment 77% below the 834-student average for high schools in Illinois.
Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 has 622 schools and 324,396 students, and Manley Career Academy High School is one of those schools.
The share of students at Manley Career Academy High School who are Black is 90%. Other students are 6% Hispanic and 2% White. By comparison, Cook County residents are about 22% Black. A diversity index of 18% means there is an 18% chance two randomly chosen students at Manley Career Academy High School are from different groups.
For every teacher at Manley Career Academy High School, there are about 13.5 students; the school has 14.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in Illinois is about 13.8:1. There are 164 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 85% of enrollment. Across public schools in Cook County, the average is 66%.
Among Illinois public high schools, Manley Career Academy High School outscored 2%, which works out to an F on the allk12 Grade.
Manley Career Academy High School falls short of its prediction by 17.3 points. The model expects 22.4% for a school with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Illinois; the school's rate is 5.2%.
American Community Survey estimates for Cook County show that the median household earns about $83,498 a year, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Across Cook County, 1,406 public schools serve about 697,934 students.
Manley Career Academy High School's nearest public school is Kellman Corporate Community Elementary School (about 0.1 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Manley Career Academy High School places 7th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 21%, from 244 to 193.
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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
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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
- Kellman Corporate Community Elementary School0.1 mi · 209
- Jensen Elementary Scholastic Academy0.3 mi · 255
- Chalmers STEAM Elementary0.4 mi · 205
- Collins Academy STEAM High School0.4 mi · 228
- North Lawndale Prep Chtr-Collins0.4 mi · 276
- LEARN Chtr-Campbell Campus0.5 mi · 357
Frequently asked questions
About Manley Career Academy High SchoolHow large is Manley Career Academy High School?
Manley Career Academy High School enrolls approximately 193 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Manley Career Academy High School serve?
Manley Career Academy High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Manley Career Academy High School?
Approximately 13.5:1 students per teacher at Manley Career Academy High School.
What is the student diversity at Manley Career Academy High School?
Student demographics at Manley Career Academy High School are roughly 2% White, 6% Hispanic, 90% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is Manley Career Academy High School in?
Manley Career Academy High School is part of Chicago Public Schools Dist 299.
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