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Enrollment
1,095
High
DISTRICT 706 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993000758
Simeon Career Academy High School
8147 S Vincennes Ave, Chicago, IL 60620 · (773) 535-3200 · Cook County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,095 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 7% of Illinois public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
14.4:1
76 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
777 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 | 289 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 279 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 243 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 284 | 26% |
Student demographics
5%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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
14.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.5%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 15% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 31% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Simeon Career Academy High School
Simeon Career Academy High School's state test result (14.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simeon Career Academy High School this school | 1,095 | 71.0% | 14.9% |
| South Shore Intl Col Prep High School Chicago | 625 | 73.0% | 28.2% |
| Cahokia High School Cahokia | 850 | 75.9% | 10.1% |
| Univ of Chicago Chtr-Woodlawn Chicago | 591 | 72.4% | 16.4% |
| Morgan Park High School Chicago | 1,349 | 77.9% | 26.6% |
| Phillips Academy High School Chicago | 467 | 71.5% | 6.3% |
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 Simeon Career Academy High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 14.9% | #485 of 573 | #97 of 170 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,095 | #204 of 708 | #81 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #269 of 528 | #76 of 173 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 4.8% | #526 of 537 | #171 of 180 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.0% | #150 of 578 | #124 of 171 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.0% | #70 of 358 | #38 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
1,095
-260 (-19%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 1,736
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 | 1,095 | 76 | 14.4:1 | 71% (777) |
| 2023-24 | 1,138 | 82 | 13.9:1 | 91% (1,033) |
| 2022-23 | 1,205 | 87.5 | 13.8:1 | 87% (1,052) |
| 2020-21 | 1,355 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,335 | 66.1 | 20.2:1 | 91% (1,212) |
| 2015-16 | 1,365 | 73 | 18.7:1 | 90% (1,230) |
| 2010-11 | 1,588 | 82 | 19.4:1 | 80% (1,270) |
| 2000-01 | 1,400 | 89 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 1,736 | 99 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Simeon Career Academy High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (1,335 to 1,095); teachers up 15% (66.1 to 76).
About Simeon Career Academy High School
Simeon Career Academy High School is a mid-sized high school located in Chicago, Illinois. It teaches 1,095 students in grades 9 through 12. That is 31% larger than the average of about 834 students for high schools in Illinois.
Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 is the local district for Simeon Career Academy High School. It runs 622 schools with 324,396 students.
Black students are 98% of those enrolled at Simeon Career Academy High School. In Cook County overall, about 22% of residents are Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 5, compared with 70 nationally.
On staff are 76 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.4:1. It is about the same as the 13.8:1 average for high schools in Illinois. About 71% of students at Simeon Career Academy High School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Simeon Career Academy High School holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 7% of Illinois public high schools.
Simeon Career Academy High School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 14.9%. Schools with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Illinois are predicted to post 30.5%, so the school is 15.7 points behind and in the state's bottom 10%.
American Community Survey estimates for Cook County show that the median household earns about $83,498 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Across Cook County, 1,406 public schools serve about 697,934 students.
Of the public schools around it, Simeon Career Academy High School is closest to Westcott Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Simeon Career Academy High School ranks 5th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 14.9% against a local average of 22.0%.
The federal government classifies Simeon Career Academy High School's location as City: Large.
The school's enrollment decreased 19% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
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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
- Westcott Elementary School0.2 mi · 387
- Lenart Elementary Regional Gifted Center0.4 mi · 300
- YCCS-Community Youth Dev Inst High School0.6 mi · 94
- Perspectives Chtr - Leadership Ac0.6 mi · 838
- Perspectives Chtr - HS of Tech0.6 mi · 320
- Gresham Elementary School0.7 mi · 332
Frequently asked questions
About Simeon Career Academy High SchoolHow many students attend Simeon Career Academy High School?
Simeon Career Academy High School enrolls approximately 1,095 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Simeon Career Academy High School serve?
Simeon Career Academy High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Simeon Career Academy High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Simeon Career Academy High School is approximately 14.4:1 (76 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Simeon Career Academy High School?
Simeon Career Academy High School reports a student body of 0% White, 2% Hispanic, 98% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Simeon Career Academy High School public or private?
Simeon Career 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.