Rickover Naval Academy High Schl

Rickover Naval Academy High Schl is a four-year high school of low-enrollment scale in Chicago, Illinois, overseen by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, educateing 527 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 37% leaner than the state mean of about 834.

Rickover Naval Academy High Schl is one of 622 schools operated by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, a district that educates 324,396 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Rickover Naval Academy High Schl shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 78%. Other groups include 16% White, 2% Black. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 27%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.8:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 65% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Rickover Naval Academy High Schl performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 34.1%, the actual is 24.4%, a residual of -9.8 points.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Cook County put the typical household earns roughly $83,498 per year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Cook County's 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), Rickover Naval Academy High Schl is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Portage Park Elem School, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Rickover Naval Academy High Schl at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 36.6%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Rickover Naval Academy High Schl has shrank 5%, going from 555 students in 2018 to 527 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share climbed from 8% to 16%. Class-load math has fell: from 20.7:1 in 2018 to 15.8:1 in 2025.

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