South Shore Intl Col Prep HS

South Shore Intl Col Prep HS is a cozy senior high in Chicago, Illinois, part of Chicago Public Schools Dist 299. The school instructs 625 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 25% leaner than the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 834 students.

Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 runs 622 schools in total, collectively educating 324,396 students. South Shore Intl Col Prep HS is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, South Shore Intl Col Prep HS shows that 96% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. The remainder looks like 3% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 22% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, South Shore Intl Col Prep HS has 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 73% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, South Shore Intl Col Prep HS tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 29.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 28.2%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Cook County put the typical household earns roughly $83,498 per year, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Cook County's 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), South Shore Intl Col Prep HS is one campus in the mix.

Bouchet Elem Math & Science Acad is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), South Shore Intl Col Prep HS ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 18.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 4%: 648 students in 2018 compared to 625 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.7:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.