Enrollment
288
High
DISTRICT 706 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993001161
Tilden Career Communty Academy High School
4747 S Union Ave, Chicago, IL 60609 · (773) 535-1625 · Cook County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL288 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 9% 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.
- CBeats 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
10.7:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
250 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 | 67 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 71 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 70 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 80 | 28% |
Student demographics
55%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
School pathway
Feeds from
Healy Elementary SchoolKG–08Armour Elementary SchoolPK–08Dewey Elementary Academy of Fine ArtsPK–08Fulton Elementary SchoolPK–08Graham A Elementary SchoolPK–08Hamline Elementary SchoolPK–08Holden Elementary SchoolPK–08Libby Elementary SchoolPK–08Minnie Minoso AcademyPK–08Sherman Elementary SchoolPK–08
Based on published attendance-zone data from Chicago Public Schools Dist 299. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
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AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
8.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
21.4%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 8% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 21% 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 Tilden Career Communty Academy High School
Tilden Career Communty Academy High School's state test result (8.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tilden Career Communty Academy High School this school | 288 | 86.8% | 8.1% |
| Carver Military Academy High School Chicago | 420 | 81.4% | 14.4% |
| Noble St Chtr Rauner College Prep Chicago | 558 | 84.9% | 15.8% |
| Orr Academy High School Chicago | 361 | 87.8% | 2.8% |
| Noble St Chtr-Golder College Prep Chicago | 633 | 89.1% | 22.0% |
| Phoenix Military Academy High School Chicago | 372 | 87.4% | 23.0% |
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 Tilden Career Communty Academy High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 8.1% | #527 of 573 | #129 of 170 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 288 | #455 of 708 | #162 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.7:1 | #32 of 528 | #11 of 173 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.0% | #143 of 537 | #49 of 180 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.8% | #85 of 578 | #75 of 171 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +15.7% | #38 of 191 | #21 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
288
-14 (-5%) vs 2020
-79% since 1990-91, when it was 1,400
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 | 288 | 27 | 10.7:1 | 87% (250) |
| 2023-24 | 264 | 26.3 | 10.1:1 | 84% (223) |
| 2022-23 | 257 | 24 | 10.7:1 | 84% (217) |
| 2020-21 | 302 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 249 | 21 | 11.9:1 | 95% (236) |
| 2015-16 | 290 | 25 | 11.6:1 | 97% (280) |
| 2010-11 | 475 | 36 | 13.2:1 | 99% (472) |
| 2000-01 | 1,063 | 69 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 1,400 | 93 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tilden Career Communty Academy High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 16% (249 to 288); teachers up 29% (21 to 27).
About Tilden Career Communty Academy High School
Chicago, Illinois, is home to Tilden Career Communty Academy High School, a small high school. Its 288 students are spread across grades 9 through 12. The school's enrollment is 65% smaller than the 834 average for high schools in Illinois.
Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 enrolls 324,396 students, and its 622 schools include Tilden Career Communty Academy High School.
At 59%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at Tilden Career Communty Academy High School combined. Other students are 31% Black and 7% White. By comparison, Cook County residents are about 27% Hispanic. Tilden Career Communty Academy High School has a diversity index of 55%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its teaching staff equals 27 full-time positions, a ratio of 10.7:1. For comparison, high schools in Illinois average 13.8:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 87%. That rate is above the 66% average among public schools in Cook County.
Measured against Illinois public high schools, Tilden Career Communty Academy High School receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
A school with Tilden Career Communty Academy High School's lunch-eligibility share in Illinois is predicted to score 21.4%. Tilden Career Communty Academy High School scores 8.1%, 13.3 points below that line.
Among Cook County residents, median household income is about $83,498, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 1,406 public schools in Cook County, with a combined enrollment of about 697,934.
The closest public school, Graham A Elementary School, is about 0.4 miles from Tilden Career Communty Academy High School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Tilden Career Communty Academy High School ranks 7th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
Tilden Career Communty Academy High School falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Tilden Career Communty Academy High School had 302 students in 2020-21 and 288 in 2024-25, a 5% decrease.
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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
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Nearby schools
- Graham A Elementary School0.4 mi · 344
- Sherman Elementary School0.7 mi · 225
- Hendricks Elementary Community Academy0.7 mi · 217
- Beethoven Elementary School0.8 mi · 333
- Dewey Elementary Academy of Fine Arts0.8 mi · 272
- Bronzeville Scholastic High School0.9 mi · 119
Frequently asked questions
About Tilden Career Communty Academy High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Tilden Career Communty Academy High School?
Tilden Career Communty Academy High School enrolls approximately 288 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Tilden Career Communty Academy High School serve?
Tilden Career Communty Academy High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Tilden Career Communty Academy High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Tilden Career Communty Academy High School is approximately 10.7:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Tilden Career Communty Academy High School?
At Tilden Career Communty Academy High School, the student body is approximately 7% White, 59% Hispanic, 31% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Tilden Career Communty Academy High School in?
Tilden Career Communty Academy High School is part of Chicago Public Schools Dist 299.
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