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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Walter Henri Dyett HS for Arts administration to hear?
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Enrollment
538
High
DISTRICT 706 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993006400
Walter Henri Dyett HS for Arts
555 E 51st St, Chicago, IL 60615 · (773) 535-1825 · Cook County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL538 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 2% 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.
- 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
17.1:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
447 students
DISTRICT 78% · 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 | 138 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 125 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 136 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 139 | 26% |
Student demographics
8%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
Based on published attendance-zone data from Chicago Public Schools Dist 299. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
6.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.5%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 7% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 24% 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 Walter Henri Dyett HS for Arts
Walter Henri Dyett HS for Arts's state test result (6.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Henri Dyett HS for Arts this school | 538 | 83.1% | 6.9% |
| Noble St Chtr-Hansberry Prep Slvr Chicago | 534 | 85.8% | 15.0% |
| Art in Motion Charter School Chicago | 602 | 79.1% | 15.6% |
| King College Prep High School Chicago | 819 | 82.8% | 23.6% |
| Julian High School Chicago | 440 | 78.0% | 5.0% |
| Noble St Chtr-Butler - Crimson Chicago | 695 | 88.8% | 13.1% |
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 Walter Henri Dyett HS for Arts ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 6.9% | #536 of 573 | #135 of 170 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 538 | #315 of 708 | #131 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #469 of 528 | #149 of 173 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.6% | #511 of 537 | #159 of 180 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.1% | #103 of 578 | #91 of 171 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +64.0% | #4 of 191 | #4 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
538
-78 (-13%) vs 2020
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 | 538 | 31.5 | 17.1:1 | 83% (447) |
| 2023-24 | 535 | 38 | 14.1:1 | 85% (454) |
| 2022-23 | 553 | 35 | 15.8:1 | 83% (458) |
| 2020-21 | 616 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 328 | N/A | N/A | 91% (297) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Walter Henri Dyett HS for Arts.
About Walter Henri Dyett HS for Arts
Walter Henri Dyett HS for Arts is a public high school in Chicago, Illinois. The school counts 538 students across grades 9 through 12. The school's enrollment is 35% smaller than the 834 average for high schools in Illinois.
Walter Henri Dyett HS for Arts is part of a district of 622 schools: Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, with 324,396 students.
About 96% of the student body at Walter Henri Dyett HS for Arts is Black. The rest of enrollment is 3% Hispanic. Census estimates put the Black share of Cook County's population at about 22%. Walter Henri Dyett HS for Arts's diversity index is 8%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its 31.5 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 17.1:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 13.8:1 average for high schools in Illinois. The school's lunch program data list 83% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. On average, public schools in Cook County report 66%.
The allk12 Grade for Walter Henri Dyett HS for Arts is F. Compared with Illinois public high schools, the school scored higher than 2% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Walter Henri Dyett HS for Arts is -16.7 points, in the bottom 10% of Illinois. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 6.9%, and the predicted rate is 23.5%.
Cook County has about 5,182,090 residents, and the median household income is $83,498, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Besides Walter Henri Dyett HS for Arts, Cook County has 1,405 other public schools.
The shortest distance from Walter Henri Dyett HS for Arts to another public school is about 0.4 miles, to Burke Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 17.0% proficiency; Walter Henri Dyett HS for Arts posts 6.9%.
The NCES locale for Walter Henri Dyett HS for Arts is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at Walter Henri Dyett HS for Arts declined 13% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 616 to 538 students.
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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 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
- Burke Elementary School0.4 mi · 323
- Bronzeville Academy Charter School0.4 mi · 332
- Reavis Elementary Math & Sci Spec Schl0.4 mi · 356
- Kozminski Elementary Community Academy0.5 mi · 275
- Beasley Elementary Magnet Academic Center0.7 mi · 1,119
- Williams Medical Prep High School0.7 mi · 74
Frequently asked questions
About Walter Henri Dyett HS for ArtsHow many students attend Walter Henri Dyett HS for Arts?
Walter Henri Dyett HS for Arts enrolls approximately 538 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Walter Henri Dyett HS for Arts serve?
Walter Henri Dyett HS for Arts serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Walter Henri Dyett HS for Arts have?
Walter Henri Dyett HS for Arts employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Walter Henri Dyett HS for Arts?
Student demographics at Walter Henri Dyett HS for Arts are roughly 0% White, 3% Hispanic, 96% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Walter Henri Dyett HS for Arts public or private?
Walter Henri Dyett HS for Arts is a public K-12 school, overseen by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299.
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