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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Rickover Naval Academy High Schl this year?
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Enrollment
527
High
DISTRICT 706 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993005078
Rickover Naval Academy High Schl
5700 W Berteau Ave, Chicago, IL 60634 · (773) 534-2890 · Cook County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL527 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 27% 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.
- C+Beats 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
15.8:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
341 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 | 154 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 160 | 30% |
| Grade 11 | 120 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 93 | 18% |
Student demographics
36%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
24.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.1%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Rickover Naval Academy High Schl
Rickover Naval Academy High Schl's state test result (24.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rickover Naval Academy High Schl this school | 527 | 64.7% | 24.4% |
| Hancock College Preparatory High School Chicago | 1,050 | 64.7% | 72.5% |
| Noble St Chtr-Noble Campus Chicago | 696 | 73.1% | 34.8% |
| Zion-Benton East High School Zion | 419 | 60.6% | 25.8% |
| Alcott College Prep Chicago | 373 | 74.3% | 18.2% |
| Chicago Academy High School Chicago | 580 | 77.2% | 31.8% |
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 Rickover Naval Academy High Schl ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.4% | #412 of 573 | #57 of 170 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 527 | #319 of 708 | #134 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #401 of 528 | #117 of 173 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.2% | #266 of 537 | #98 of 180 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.7% | #173 of 578 | #132 of 171 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.0% | #256 of 358 | #69 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
527
+81 (+18%) vs 2020
+17% since 2010-11, when it was 451
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 | 527 | 33.3 | 15.8:1 | 65% (341) |
| 2023-24 | 508 | 31 | 16.4:1 | 70% (356) |
| 2022-23 | 461 | 31 | 14.9:1 | 69% (319) |
| 2020-21 | 446 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 555 | 26.8 | 20.7:1 | 90% (498) |
| 2015-16 | 578 | 29 | 19.9:1 | 86% (499) |
| 2010-11 | 451 | 25 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rickover Naval Academy High Schl.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (555 to 527); teachers up 24% (26.8 to 33.3).
About Rickover Naval Academy High Schl
Students in Chicago, Illinois, attend Rickover Naval Academy High Schl, a small high school. It educates 527 students in grades 9 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in Illinois is about 834 students.
Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 (622 schools, 324,396 students) runs Rickover Naval Academy High Schl.
By race and ethnicity, Rickover Naval Academy High Schl is 78% Hispanic. The school is also 16% White and 2% Black. That is higher than the 27% Hispanic share among all Cook County residents. By the diversity index, Rickover Naval Academy High Schl comes in at 36%.
Rickover Naval Academy High Schl operates with 33.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 15.8:1. That ratio is over the 13.8:1 average for high schools in Illinois. Rickover Naval Academy High Schl reports 65% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is close to the 66% average for public schools in Cook County.
allk12 grades Rickover Naval Academy High Schl a C. The grade compares the school only with Illinois public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 34.1% at Rickover Naval Academy High Schl; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 24.4%.
Among Cook County residents, median household income is about $83,498, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Rickover Naval Academy High Schl is one of 1,406 public schools in Cook County, which together enroll about 697,934 students.
The nearest other public school, Portage Park Elementary School, is about 0.5 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Rickover Naval Academy High Schl. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Rickover Naval Academy High Schl ranks 9th on average proficiency.
Rickover Naval Academy High Schl is coded as City: Large in federal locale data.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count grew from 446 to 527.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Rickover Naval Academy High Schl. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- Portage Park Elementary School0.5 mi · 933
- Prussing Elementary School0.6 mi · 642
- Smyser Elementary School0.7 mi · 773
- Thorp O A Elementary Scholastic Academy0.7 mi · 831
- Gray Elementary School0.9 mi · 1,000
- Reinberg Elementary School1.0 mi · 768
Frequently asked questions
About Rickover Naval Academy High SchlHow many students attend Rickover Naval Academy High Schl?
Rickover Naval Academy High Schl enrolls approximately 527 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Rickover Naval Academy High Schl serve?
Rickover Naval Academy High Schl serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Rickover Naval Academy High Schl have?
Rickover Naval Academy High Schl employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Rickover Naval Academy High Schl?
At Rickover Naval Academy High Schl, the student body is approximately 16% White, 78% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Rickover Naval Academy High Schl public or private?
Rickover Naval Academy High Schl 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.