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If you could change one rule at Phoenix Military Academy HS, what would it be?
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Enrollment
372
High
DISTRICT 706 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993004715
Phoenix Military Academy High School
145 S Campbell Ave, Chicago, IL 60612 · (773) 534-7275 · Cook County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL372 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 48% of Illinois public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
13.3:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
325 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 56%
Community
1
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 | 97 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 93 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 78 | 21% |
| Grade 12 | 104 | 28% |
Student demographics
33%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
23.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
21.1%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 21% 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 Phoenix Military Academy High School
Phoenix Military Academy High School's state test result (23.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix Military Academy High School this school | 372 | 87.4% | 23.0% |
| Foreman High School Chicago | 650 | 88.6% | 8.7% |
| Aspira Charter - Bus and Fin Chicago | 426 | 83.8% | 9.5% |
| Multicultural Arts High School Chicago | 283 | 93.6% | 10.6% |
| Farragut Career Academy High School Chicago | 490 | 93.7% | 12.7% |
| Gage Park High School Chicago | 392 | 93.9% | 4.3% |
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 Phoenix Military Academy High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.0% | #424 of 573 | #62 of 170 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 372 | #393 of 708 | #151 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #184 of 528 | #46 of 173 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.0% | #289 of 537 | #105 of 180 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.4% | #79 of 578 | #70 of 171 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.1% | #25 of 358 | #22 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
372
-206 (-36%) vs 2020
-15% since 2010-11, when it was 439
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 | 372 | 28 | 13.3:1 | 87% (325) |
| 2023-24 | 403 | 27 | 14.9:1 | 88% (356) |
| 2022-23 | 463 | 28.5 | 16.3:1 | 93% (429) |
| 2020-21 | 578 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 532 | 23.9 | 22.2:1 | 94% (501) |
| 2015-16 | 520 | 23 | 22.6:1 | 96% (501) |
| 2010-11 | 439 | 22 | 19.9:1 | 99% (436) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Phoenix Military Academy High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 30% (532 to 372); teachers up 17% (23.9 to 28).
About Phoenix Military Academy High School
Phoenix Military Academy High School is a small high school in Chicago, Illinois, one of the schools in Chicago Public Schools Dist 299. The school reports 372 students in grades 9 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in Illinois is about 834 students.
Phoenix Military Academy High School is part of Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, where 622 schools serve 324,396 students.
Phoenix Military Academy High School's enrollment is 80% Hispanic. It is also 15% Black and 3% White. For comparison, the population of Cook County is roughly 27% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 33% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal staffing data show 28 full-time-equivalent teachers at Phoenix Military Academy High School and a ratio of 13.3:1. That is close to the 13.8:1 average for high schools in Illinois. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 87% of enrollment. The rate at public schools in Cook County averages 66%, lower than here.
Phoenix Military Academy High School is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 48% of Illinois public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On BeatsExpectations, Phoenix Military Academy High School is 2.0 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Illinois schools.
Cook County has about 5,182,090 residents, and the median household income is $83,498, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. In all, Cook County has 1,406 public schools and roughly 697,934 students.
Crane Medical Prep High School is located about 0.3 miles from Phoenix Military Academy High School. The five-mile area around Phoenix Military Academy High School holds at least 8 other public schools. The school's 23.0% average proficiency ranks 3rd among 8 nearby schools.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large.
Enrollment has fallen by 206 students since 2020-21, to 372.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
- Crane Medical Prep High School0.3 mi · 295
- IYC Chicago0.3 mi · 37
- Dett Elementary School0.4 mi · 326
- Noble St Chtr-Chicago Bulls Prep0.5 mi · 1,060
- LEARN Chtr-Campbell Campus0.5 mi · 357
- Irving Elementary School0.6 mi · 310
Frequently asked questions
About Phoenix Military Academy High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Phoenix Military Academy High School?
Phoenix Military Academy High School enrolls approximately 372 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Phoenix Military Academy High School serve?
Phoenix Military Academy High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Phoenix Military Academy High School have?
Phoenix Military Academy High School employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Phoenix Military Academy High School?
Student demographics at Phoenix Military Academy High School are roughly 3% White, 80% Hispanic, 15% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Phoenix Military Academy High School public or private?
Phoenix Military 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.