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What's the biggest difference between Ogden Int High School and what you expected?
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Enrollment
519
High
DISTRICT 706 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993006093
Ogden Int High School
1250 W Erie St, Chicago, IL 60642 · (773) 534-0866 · Cook County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL519 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 43% of Illinois public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
5.0:1
104 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
343 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 9 | 140 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 158 | 30% |
| Grade 11 | 110 | 21% |
| Grade 12 | 111 | 21% |
Student demographics
62%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
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
28.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Ogden Int High School
Ogden Int High School's state test result (28.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ogden Int High School this school | 519 | 66.1% | 28.2% |
| Chicago HS for the Arts Chicago | 578 | 58.3% | 36.4% |
| Chicago HS for Agricult Sciences Chicago | 827 | 58.2% | 38.7% |
| Noble St Chtr-Muchin College Prep Chicago | 909 | 72.5% | 20.7% |
| Uplift Community High School Chicago | 224 | 71.9% | 9.8% |
| Wells Community Academy High School Chicago | 398 | 76.9% | 7.4% |
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 Ogden Int High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.2% | #374 of 573 | #46 of 170 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 519 | #321 of 708 | #135 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 5.0:1 | #2 of 528 | #2 of 173 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.0% | #91 of 537 | #34 of 180 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.1% | #166 of 578 | #128 of 171 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -41.7% | #12 of 358 | #11 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
519
-102 (-16%) vs 2020
-3% since 2010-11, when it was 535
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 | 519 | 103.8 | 5.0:1 | 66% (343) |
| 2023-24 | 512 | 109.8 | 4.7:1 | 67% (342) |
| 2022-23 | 494 | 108 | 4.6:1 | 69% (340) |
| 2020-21 | 621 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 890 | 98.7 | 9.0:1 | 52% (465) |
| 2015-16 | 706 | 96 | 7.3:1 | 47% (335) |
| 2010-11 | 535 | 30 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ogden Int High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 42% (890 to 519); teachers up 5% (98.7 to 103.8).
About Ogden Int High School
As a low-enrollment high school, Ogden Int High School serves students in Chicago, Illinois. Enrollment totals 519 students across grades 9 through 12. Across high schools in Illinois, the average enrollment is about 834.
Ogden Int High School is one school in a 622-school district, Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, which enrolls 324,396 students.
Black students make up 47% of enrollment at Ogden Int High School, the largest share of any group. The remaining shares are 38% Hispanic and 12% White. Census estimates put the Black share of Cook County's population at about 22%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 62, compared with 70 nationally.
A staff of 103.8 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 5.0:1. Compared with the 13.8:1 average for high schools in Illinois, this school's ratio is lower. By family income, 66% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Cook County is close, at 66%.
Ogden Int High School holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 43% of Illinois public high schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Ogden Int High School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Illinois schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 28.2%; the prediction is 33.4%.
In the wider Cook County area, median household income comes to about $83,498, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Cook County counts 1,406 public schools with about 697,934 students.
Ogden Int High School's closest public school neighbor is Noble St Chtr Rauner College Prep, about 0.2 miles away. The five-mile area around Ogden Int High School holds at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Ogden Int High School ranks 2nd of 8 nearby schools, at 28.2% versus a 20.9% average.
In the federal locale system, Ogden Int High School is coded City: Large, for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school shrank from 621 students in 2020-21 to 519 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
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
- Noble St Chtr Rauner College Prep0.2 mi · 558
- Noble St Chtr-Golder College Prep0.3 mi · 633
- Otis Elementary School0.4 mi · 356
- Noble St Chtr-Noble Campus0.5 mi · 696
- Wells Community Academy High School0.6 mi · 398
- Talcott Elementary School0.8 mi · 487
Frequently asked questions
About Ogden Int High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Ogden Int High School?
Ogden Int High School enrolls approximately 519 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Ogden Int High School serve?
Ogden Int High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ogden Int High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ogden Int High School is approximately 5.0:1 (104 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Ogden Int High School?
Student demographics at Ogden Int High School are roughly 12% White, 38% Hispanic, 47% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Ogden Int High School?
Ogden Int 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.