Westinghouse High School

Westinghouse High School is a medium-sized four-year high school in Chicago, Illinois, overseen by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299. The school teaches 1,230 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 834 students each, so Westinghouse High School sits 47% above that benchmark.

Westinghouse High School is one of 622 schools operated by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, a district that serves 324,396 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Westinghouse High School shows that 47% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder is composed of 42% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 3% White. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 22%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Westinghouse High School has 84 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Westinghouse High School higher than the state norm the norm. About 60% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, Westinghouse High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 36.8%; this one delivers 36.9%.

In the area at large, Cook County reports that median household earnings sit near $83,498, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Cook County runs 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), of which Westinghouse High School is one.

The closest other public school is Morton Elem Career Academy, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Westinghouse High School. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Westinghouse High School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 18.2%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 3%: 1,192 students in 2018 compared to 1,230 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment contracted from 54% to 47% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 17.9:1 in 2018 to 14.6:1 in 2025.

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