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Enrollment
625
High
DISTRICT 706 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993006170
South Shore Intl Col Prep High School
1955 E 75th St, Chicago, IL 60649 · (773) 535-8351 · Cook County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL625 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 50% 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.
- A-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
14.2:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
456 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 | 155 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 171 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 125 | 20% |
| Grade 12 | 174 | 28% |
Student demographics
8%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
28.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.4%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% 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 South Shore Intl Col Prep High School
South Shore Intl Col Prep High School's state test result (28.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Shore Intl Col Prep High School this school | 625 | 73.0% | 28.2% |
| Univ of Chicago Chtr-Woodlawn Chicago | 591 | 72.4% | 16.4% |
| Phillips Academy High School Chicago | 467 | 71.5% | 6.3% |
| Cahokia High School Cahokia | 850 | 75.9% | 10.1% |
| Art in Motion Charter School Chicago | 602 | 79.1% | 15.6% |
| Julian High School Chicago | 440 | 78.0% | 5.0% |
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 South Shore Intl Col Prep High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.2% | #372 of 573 | #45 of 170 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 625 | #293 of 708 | #119 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #253 of 528 | #69 of 173 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.3% | #505 of 537 | #155 of 180 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.0% | #142 of 578 | #119 of 171 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.5% | #287 of 358 | #81 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
625
+100 (+19%) vs 2020
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 | 625 | 44 | 14.2:1 | 73% (456) |
| 2023-24 | 593 | 40 | 14.8:1 | 73% (434) |
| 2022-23 | 543 | 37 | 14.7:1 | 78% (426) |
| 2020-21 | 525 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 648 | 36.7 | 17.7:1 | 84% (547) |
| 2015-16 | 577 | 35 | 16.5:1 | 82% (476) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Shore Intl Col Prep High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (648 to 625); teachers up 20% (36.7 to 44).
About South Shore Intl Col Prep High School
South Shore Intl Col Prep High School is a small high school located in Chicago, Illinois. In all, 625 students attend the school in grades 9 through 12. That puts enrollment 25% below the 834-student average for high schools in Illinois.
South Shore Intl Col Prep High School is part of Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, where 622 schools serve 324,396 students.
The share of Black students at South Shore Intl Col Prep High School is 96%. The remaining shares are 3% Hispanic. Cook County as a whole is about 22% Black, so the school's share is higher. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 8%.
Classroom staffing at South Shore Intl Col Prep High School totals 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.2:1. The ratio is within a point of the 13.8:1 average for high schools in Illinois. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at South Shore Intl Col Prep High School is about 73%.
Among Illinois public high schools, South Shore Intl Col Prep High School outscored 50%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 29.4% at South Shore Intl Col Prep High School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 28.2%.
In Cook County, home to about 5,182,090 people, median household income comes to about $83,498, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Public schools in Cook County number 1,406, with about 697,934 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Bouchet Elementary Math & Science Academy, is about 0.2 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, South Shore Intl Col Prep High School is 2nd on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Large.
In 2020-21, South Shore Intl Col Prep High School enrolled 525 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 625.
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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
- Bouchet Elementary Math & Science Academy0.2 mi · 660
- Art in Motion Charter School0.3 mi · 602
- Mann Elementary School0.7 mi · 283
- Madison Elementary School0.7 mi · 224
- OKeeffe Elementary School0.7 mi · 572
- Parkside Elementary Community Academy0.8 mi · 283
Frequently asked questions
About South Shore Intl Col Prep High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at South Shore Intl Col Prep High School?
South Shore Intl Col Prep High School enrolls approximately 625 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does South Shore Intl Col Prep High School serve?
South Shore Intl Col Prep High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at South Shore Intl Col Prep High School?
Approximately 14.2:1 students per teacher at South Shore Intl Col Prep High School.
How diverse is South Shore Intl Col Prep High School?
South Shore Intl Col Prep High School reports a student body of 0% White, 3% Hispanic, 96% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is South Shore Intl Col Prep High School in?
South Shore Intl Col Prep High School is part of Chicago Public Schools Dist 299.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.