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Enrollment
1,571
High
DISTRICT 706 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993001114
Senn High School
5900 N Glenwood Ave, Chicago, IL 60660 · (773) 534-2365 · Cook County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,571 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
101 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
1,157 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 1 | 1 | 0% |
| Grade 9 | 451 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 364 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 367 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 388 | 25% |
Student demographics
73%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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on published attendance-zone data from Chicago Public Schools Dist 299. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
33.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.0%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 Senn High School
Senn High School's state test result (33.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senn High School this school | 1,571 | 73.6% | 33.0% |
| Sullivan High School Chicago | 762 | 77.6% | 11.0% |
| CICS - Northtown Campus Chicago | 878 | 74.5% | 23.1% |
| Von Steuben Metro Science High School Chicago | 1,698 | 61.2% | 45.9% |
| Mather High School Chicago | 1,777 | 78.4% | 23.1% |
| Rock Island High School Rock Island | 1,812 | 76.5% | 19.9% |
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 Senn High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #311 of 573 | #36 of 170 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,571 | #144 of 708 | #60 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #372 of 528 | #111 of 173 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.1% | #16 of 537 | #9 of 180 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.6% | #137 of 578 | #116 of 171 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.4% | #82 of 191 | #41 of 86 |
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
1,571
-111 (-7%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 2,083
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 | 1,571 | 101.3 | 15.5:1 | 74% (1,157) |
| 2023-24 | 1,516 | 107.8 | 14.1:1 | 74% (1,125) |
| 2022-23 | 1,583 | 106.8 | 14.8:1 | 73% (1,154) |
| 2020-21 | 1,682 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,449 | 97.3 | 14.9:1 | 81% (1,178) |
| 2015-16 | 1,346 | 86 | 15.7:1 | 83% (1,117) |
| 2010-11 | 1,042 | 69 | 15.1:1 | 100% (1,039) |
| 2000-01 | 1,766 | 123 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 2,083 | 130 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Senn High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (1,449 to 1,571); teachers up 4% (97.3 to 101.3).
About Senn High School
Senn High School is classified as a high school. It is located in Chicago, Illinois. The school counted 1,571 students in 2024-25, covering grades 9 through 12. It has 88% more students than the average for high schools in Illinois (about 834).
Senn High School falls under Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, which has 622 schools enrolling 324,396 students.
About 40% of students at Senn High School are Hispanic, the largest single group. After that, the student body is 24% Black, 18% White, 14% Asian, and 3% multiracial. Among all residents of Cook County, the Hispanic share is about 27%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 73%.
With 101.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 15.5:1. High schools in Illinois have an average ratio of 13.8:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Senn High School, 74% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
A school with Senn High School's lunch-eligibility share in Illinois is predicted to score 29.0%. Senn High School scores 33.0%, 4.0 points above that line.
The county, Cook County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $83,498 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Counting Senn High School, Cook County has 1,406 public schools.
Senn High School's closest public school neighbor is Peirce Elementary Intl Studies School, about 0.4 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Senn High School is 4th of 9 on proficiency.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 1,571, from 1,682 in 2020-21.
Senn High School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates 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
- Peirce Elementary Intl Studies School0.4 mi · 1,116
- Hayt Elementary School0.4 mi · 851
- Swift Elementary Specialty School0.4 mi · 533
- Asian Human Srvcs-Passage Chrtr0.5 mi · 379
- Sullivan High School1.0 mi · 762
- Stone Elementary Scholastic Academy1.0 mi · 553
Frequently asked questions
About Senn High SchoolHow large is Senn High School?
Senn High School enrolls approximately 1,571 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Senn High School serve?
Senn High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Senn High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Senn High School is approximately 15.5:1 (101 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Senn High School?
Senn High School reports a student body of 18% White, 40% Hispanic, 24% Black, 14% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Senn High School?
Senn 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.