Enrollment
239
High
DISTRICT 706 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993000972
Marshall Metropolitan High School
3250 W Adams St, Chicago, IL 60624 · (773) 534-6455 · Cook County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL239 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
224 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 | 45 | 19% |
| Grade 10 | 65 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 66 | 28% |
| Grade 12 | 63 | 26% |
Student demographics
20%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
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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
5.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
17.4%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 5% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 17% 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 Marshall Metropolitan High School
Marshall Metropolitan High School's state test result (5.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Metropolitan High School this school | 239 | 93.7% | 5.5% |
| Chicago Technology Academy High School Chicago | 315 | 92.7% | 4.4% |
| Noble St Chtr-Rowe-Clark MS Academy Chicago | 320 | 95.0% | 9.5% |
| Noble St Chtr-Baker Campus Chicago | 285 | 93.7% | 12.9% |
| North Lawndale Prep Chtr-Collins Chicago | 276 | 94.9% | 4.6% |
| Harlan Community Academy High School Chicago | 220 | 90.5% | 6.7% |
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 Marshall Metropolitan High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 5.5% | #542 of 573 | #139 of 170 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 239 | #498 of 708 | #174 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #104 of 528 | #27 of 173 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.4% | #362 of 537 | #128 of 180 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.7% | #31 of 578 | #24 of 171 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.1% | #28 of 358 | #23 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
239
-98 (-29%) vs 2020
-85% since 1990-91, when it was 1,603
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 | 239 | 20 | 11.9:1 | 94% (224) |
| 2023-24 | 229 | 25 | 9.2:1 | 91% (208) |
| 2022-23 | 239 | 23 | 10.4:1 | 93% (222) |
| 2020-21 | 337 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 337 | 24.6 | 13.7:1 | 98% (329) |
| 2015-16 | 411 | 31 | 13.3:1 | 99% (407) |
| 2010-11 | 801 | 63 | 12.7:1 | 74% (589) |
| 2000-01 | 1,194 | 73 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 1,603 | 99 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Marshall Metropolitan High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (337 to 239); teachers down 19% (24.6 to 20).
About Marshall Metropolitan High School
Marshall Metropolitan High School is a very small high school with an address in Chicago, Illinois. The school has 239 students in 2024-25 across grades 9 through 12. By comparison, high schools in Illinois enroll about 834 students on average.
Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 oversees Marshall Metropolitan High School and 621 other schools, with 324,396 students in total.
Marshall Metropolitan High School is 89% Black by enrollment. The next largest groups are 10% Hispanic. In Cook County overall, about 22% of residents are Black. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 20%.
There are about 11.9 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Marshall Metropolitan High School, which has 20. High schools in Illinois average 13.8:1, 1.8 more students per teacher than here. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Marshall Metropolitan High School is about 94%. On average, public schools in Cook County report 66%.
Marshall Metropolitan High School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (5.5%) and its predicted rate (17.4%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Illinois schools.
In the surrounding county, Cook County, median household income comes to about $83,498, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The county's public schools total 1,406, with about 697,934 students.
Among nearby public schools, Faraday Elementary School is closest at less than a tenth of a mile. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Marshall Metropolitan High School is 9th on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large.
Enrollment fell by 29% across 4 years, from 337 in 2020-21 to 239 in 2024-25.
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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
- 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
- Faraday Elementary School0.1 mi · 178
- Locke A Elementary Charter Academy0.2 mi · 346
- Jensen Elementary Scholastic Academy0.4 mi · 255
- LEARN Chtr-Campbell Campus0.4 mi · 357
- Beidler Elementary School0.4 mi · 232
- Cather Elementary School0.5 mi · 321
Frequently asked questions
About Marshall Metropolitan High SchoolHow many students attend Marshall Metropolitan High School?
Marshall Metropolitan High School enrolls approximately 239 students in grades 09-12.
Is Marshall Metropolitan High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Marshall Metropolitan High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Marshall Metropolitan High School?
Approximately 11.9:1 students per teacher at Marshall Metropolitan High School.
How diverse is Marshall Metropolitan High School?
Marshall Metropolitan High School reports a student body of 10% Hispanic, 89% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Marshall Metropolitan High School?
Marshall Metropolitan High School is overseen by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 in Cook County.
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