Von Steuben Metro Science HS

Set in Chicago, Illinois, Von Steuben Metro Science HS is a high-enrollment high school, overseen by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299. It caters to 1,698 students across grades 9 through 12. That puts it 104% larger than the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 834 students.

Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 comprises 622 schools with combined enrollment of 324,396 students; Von Steuben Metro Science HS is among them.

In terms of who attends, Von Steuben Metro Science HS lists that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 55% of enrollment; the rest reads as 18% White, 15% Asian, 9% Black. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 27%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 106 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 61% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Von Steuben Metro Science HS sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 36.2%; this one delivers 45.9%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Cook County indicate median household income runs about $83,498, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Von Steuben Metro Science HS is one of 1406 public schools in Cook County (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students).

Nearest neighbor: Hibbard Elem School, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Von Steuben Metro Science HS. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Von Steuben Metro Science HS at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 41.7%.

Von Steuben Metro Science HS operates from an urban location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 1,726 students in 2018 compared to 1,698 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 18.2:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 in 2025.

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