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Enrollment
584
High
STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTHLAND COLLEGE PREP CHTR HS·NCES 170140006135
Southland College Prep Chtr High School
4601 Sauk Trl, Richton Park, IL 60471 · (708) 748-0100 · Cook County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL584 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 74% of Illinois public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
10.2:1
57 FTE teachers
STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
265 students
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 | 149 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 148 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 145 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 142 | 24% |
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
43.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.3%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Southland College Prep Chtr High School
Southland College Prep Chtr High School's state test result (43.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southland College Prep Chtr High School this school | 584 | 45.4% | 43.1% |
| Rich Township High School Olympia Fields | 2,433 | 44.1% | 16.1% |
| Brooks College Prep Academy High School Chicago | 1,007 | 58.8% | 71.7% |
| Kenwood Academy High School Chicago | 2,268 | 53.8% | 62.1% |
| Crete-Monee High School Crete | 1,480 | 57.0% | 18.3% |
| Lindblom Math & Science Academy High School Chicago | 1,316 | 57.8% | 55.9% |
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 Southland College Prep Chtr High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.1% | #155 of 573 | #23 of 170 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 584 | #302 of 708 | #123 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.2:1 | #22 of 528 | #8 of 173 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.3% | #403 of 537 | #133 of 180 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.4% | #340 of 578 | #156 of 171 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.0% | #63 of 191 | #31 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
584
+6 (+1%) vs 2020
+379% since 2010-11, when it was 122
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 | 584 | 57.4 | 10.2:1 | 45% (265) |
| 2023-24 | 586 | 51.1 | 11.5:1 | 60% (351) |
| 2022-23 | 577 | 49 | 11.8:1 | 50% (290) |
| 2020-21 | 578 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 531 | 41.8 | 12.7:1 | 44% (232) |
| 2015-16 | 506 | 40 | 12.7:1 | 52% (264) |
| 2010-11 | 122 | 8 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Southland College Prep Chtr High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (531 to 584); teachers up 37% (41.8 to 57.4).
About Southland College Prep Chtr High School
Southland College Prep Chtr High School, a small high school, is located in Richton Park, Illinois. It enrolled 584 students in grades 9 through 12 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 30% lower than the average for high schools in Illinois, which is about 834.
Southland College Prep Chtr High School falls under Southland College Prep Chtr HS.
Black students make up 91% of enrollment at Southland College Prep Chtr High School. The remaining students are 5% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Census figures show Cook County is about 22% Black. Southland College Prep Chtr High School's diversity index is 17%, against a US figure of 70%.
The teaching staff at Southland College Prep Chtr High School is 57.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 10.2:1. This ratio sits 3.6 below the 13.8:1 average for high schools in Illinois. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 45%. The rate at public schools in Cook County averages 66%, higher than here.
Southland College Prep Chtr High School is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 74% of Illinois public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The model predicts 45.3% for a school in Illinois with Southland College Prep Chtr High School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Southland College Prep Chtr High School posts 43.1%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Cook County show that the median household income is $83,498, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Southland College Prep Chtr High School is one of 1,406 public schools in the county.
The school nearest to Southland College Prep Chtr High School is Sauk Elementary School, at a distance of about 0.2 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 25.8%; Southland College Prep Chtr High School's is 43.1%, ranking 1st of 8.
Locale data from NCES put Southland College Prep Chtr High School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large). The school is classified as a charter school in federal data.
Southland College Prep Chtr High School had 578 students in 2020-21 and 584 in 2024-25, nearly the same.
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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 Richton Park
- Sauk Elementary SchoolMiddle · 281 students
- Neil Armstrong Elementary SchoolElementary · 266 students
- Richton Square SchoolElementary · 161 students
- Rich Township Star AcademyHigh
Nearby schools
- Sauk Elementary School0.2 mi · 281
- Neil Armstrong Elementary School0.6 mi · 266
- Richton Square School1.1 mi · 161
- Michelle Obama School of Technology1.6 mi · 428
- Mohawk Primary Center1.7 mi · 283
- O W Huth Middle School1.7 mi · 421
Frequently asked questions
About Southland College Prep Chtr High SchoolHow large is Southland College Prep Chtr High School?
Southland College Prep Chtr High School enrolls approximately 584 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Southland College Prep Chtr High School serve?
Southland College Prep Chtr High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Southland College Prep Chtr High School?
Approximately 10.2:1 students per teacher at Southland College Prep Chtr High School.
What is the student diversity at Southland College Prep Chtr High School?
Student demographics at Southland College Prep Chtr High School are roughly 1% White, 5% Hispanic, 91% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Southland College Prep Chtr High School public or private?
Southland College Prep Chtr High School is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Southland College Prep Chtr HS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.