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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Prosser Career Academy HS this year?
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Enrollment
1,185
High
DISTRICT 706 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993000681
Prosser Career Academy High School
2148 N Long Ave, Chicago, IL 60639 · (773) 534-3200 · Cook County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,185 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 53% 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.
- 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
13.8:1
86 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
1,057 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 | 321 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 294 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 301 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 269 | 23% |
Student demographics
38%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
25.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
20.0%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 20% 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 Prosser Career Academy High School
Prosser Career Academy High School's state test result (25.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prosser Career Academy High School this school | 1,185 | 89.2% | 25.1% |
| North-Grand High School Chicago | 1,061 | 88.2% | 15.6% |
| Steinmetz College Prep High School Chicago | 1,230 | 87.6% | 13.5% |
| Clemente Community Academy High School Chicago | 745 | 87.8% | 10.1% |
| Schurz High School Chicago | 1,244 | 88.7% | 15.1% |
| Noble St Chtr-Golder College Prep Chicago | 633 | 89.1% | 22.0% |
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 Prosser Career Academy High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.1% | #407 of 573 | #55 of 170 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,185 | #191 of 708 | #76 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #224 of 528 | #57 of 173 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.0% | #255 of 537 | #93 of 180 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.2% | #60 of 578 | #51 of 171 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.1% | #100 of 358 | #41 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
1,185
-1 (0%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 1,389
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 | 1,185 | 86 | 13.8:1 | 89% (1,057) |
| 2023-24 | 1,200 | 86 | 13.9:1 | 90% (1,074) |
| 2022-23 | 1,204 | 79.5 | 15.1:1 | 87% (1,053) |
| 2020-21 | 1,186 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,395 | 79.5 | 17.5:1 | 93% (1,292) |
| 2015-16 | 1,451 | 87 | 16.7:1 | 94% (1,366) |
| 2010-11 | 1,419 | 87 | 16.3:1 | 88% (1,242) |
| 2000-01 | 1,364 | 84 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 1,389 | 67 | 20.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Prosser Career Academy High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (1,395 to 1,185); teachers up 8% (79.5 to 86).
About Prosser Career Academy High School
A medium-sized high school in Chicago, Illinois, Prosser Career Academy High School is part of Chicago Public Schools Dist 299. Its 1,185 students are spread across grades 9 through 12. The school's enrollment is 42% bigger than the 834 average for high schools in Illinois.
Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 includes 622 schools. Together they enroll 324,396 students.
At 75%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at Prosser Career Academy High School combined. The remaining students are 23% Black. Among people living in Cook County, the Hispanic share is about 27%. By the diversity index, Prosser Career Academy High School comes in at 38%.
Its teaching staff equals 86 full-time positions, a ratio of 13.8:1. High schools in Illinois average about 13.8:1, a similar figure. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 89%. That is higher than the 66% average for public schools in Cook County.
Measured against Illinois public high schools, Prosser Career Academy High School receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
A school with Prosser Career Academy High School's lunch-eligibility share in Illinois is predicted to score 20.0%. Prosser Career Academy High School scores 25.1%, 5.1 points above that line.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Cook County show that median household income is about $83,498, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 1,406 public schools in Cook County, with a combined enrollment of about 697,934.
The shortest distance from Prosser Career Academy High School to another public school is about 0.2 miles, to Noble St Chtr-ITW Speer Academy. The five-mile area around Prosser Career Academy High School holds at least 8 other public schools. Prosser Career Academy High School comes in 5th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Prosser Career Academy High School is coded City: Large, for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (1,186) to 2024-25 (1,185).
The Prosser Career Academy High School community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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-ITW Speer Academy0.2 mi · 1,135
- Northwest Middle School0.2 mi · 532
- Christopher House Chrt Elementary School0.3 mi · 502
- Hanson Park Elementary School0.3 mi · 1,125
- Prieto Math-Science Elementary School0.3 mi · 733
- Horizon Science Academy-Belmont0.6 mi · 785
Frequently asked questions
About Prosser Career Academy High SchoolHow large is Prosser Career Academy High School?
Prosser Career Academy High School enrolls approximately 1,185 students in grades 09-12.
Is Prosser Career Academy High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Prosser Career Academy High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Prosser Career Academy High School?
Approximately 13.8:1 students per teacher at Prosser Career Academy High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Prosser Career Academy High School?
At Prosser Career Academy High School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 75% Hispanic, 23% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is Prosser Career Academy High School in?
Prosser Career Academy High School is part of Chicago Public Schools Dist 299.
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