Enrollment
82
High
DISTRICT 706 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993005677
Spry Community Links High School
2400 S Marshall Blvd, Chicago, IL 60623 · (773) 534-1997 · Cook County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL82 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 1% of Illinois public high schools
- FTest 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
4.2:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
66 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 56%
Community
0
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 | 21 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 23 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 28 | 34% |
| Grade 12 | 10 | 12% |
Student demographics
7%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
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Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
2.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.0%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-23.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 2% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 25% 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 Spry Community Links High School
Spry Community Links High School's state test result (2.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spry Community Links High School this school | 82 | 80.5% | 2.0% |
| IJLA Charter High School Chicago | 95 | 78.9% | 1.5% |
| DePue High School DePue | 86 | 87.2% | 19.9% |
| YCCS-Latino Youth Alternative High School Chicago | 174 | 93.1% | 2.8% |
| YCCS-Albizu Campos Puerto Rican Chicago | 184 | 92.4% | 2.8% |
| YCCS-ASPIRA Pantoja Alt High School Chicago | 200 | 95.0% | 1.9% |
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 Spry Community Links High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 82 | #677 of 708 | #202 of 206 |
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
82
-15 (-15%) vs 2020
-55% since 2010-11, when it was 184
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 | 82 | 19.8 | 4.2:1 | 80% (66) |
| 2023-24 | 60 | 18.5 | 3.2:1 | 90% (54) |
| 2022-23 | 75 | 18.5 | 4.0:1 | 91% (68) |
| 2020-21 | 97 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 131 | 11.3 | 11.6:1 | 96% (126) |
| 2015-16 | 175 | 12 | 14.6:1 | 98% (172) |
| 2010-11 | 184 | 14 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Spry Community Links High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 37% (131 to 82); teachers up 75% (11.3 to 19.8).
About Spry Community Links High School
At 2400 S Marshall Blvd in Chicago, Illinois, Spry Community Links High School operates as a small high school. It educates 82 students in grades 9 through 12. The school's enrollment is 90% smaller than the 834 average for high schools in Illinois.
Spry Community Links High School sits within Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, which has 622 schools and 324,396 students.
About 96% of the student body at Spry Community Links High School is Hispanic. Smaller groups are 2% Black. County-wide, 27% of Cook County residents are Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 7%, meaning two students picked at random have a 7% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at Spry Community Links High School total 19.8 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 4.2:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 13.8:1 average for high schools in Illinois. The school counts 66 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 80%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Cook County is 66%.
The allk12 Grade for Spry Community Links High School is F. Compared with Illinois public high schools, the school scored higher than 1% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Spry Community Links High School is in the bottom 10% of Illinois schools: 2.0% actual against 25.0% predicted.
Cook County has these Census figures: the median household income is $83,498, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. In all, Cook County has 1,406 public schools and roughly 697,934 students.
Spry Elementary Community School is the public school closest to Spry Community Links High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Spry Community Links High School's average proficiency of 2.0% compares with 19.4% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Large.
Federal data show a 15% enrollment decrease, from 97 in 2020-21 to 82 in 2024-25.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
- Spry Elementary Community School0.0 mi · 317
- Maria Saucedo Magnet Academy0.1 mi · 922
- Telpochcalli Elementary School0.1 mi · 209
- Kanoon Elementary Magnet School0.3 mi · 389
- Hammond Elementary School0.4 mi · 259
- Acero Chtr - Octavio Paz Elementary School0.4 mi · 98
Frequently asked questions
About Spry Community Links High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Spry Community Links High School?
Spry Community Links High School enrolls approximately 82 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Spry Community Links High School serve?
Spry Community Links High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Spry Community Links High School?
Approximately 4.2:1 students per teacher at Spry Community Links High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Spry Community Links High School?
At Spry Community Links High School, the student body is approximately 96% Hispanic, 2% Black.
Is Spry Community Links High School public or private?
Spry Community Links High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299.
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