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Enrollment
2,223
High
DISTRICT 706 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993000714
Young Magnet High School
211 S Laflin St, Chicago, IL 60607 · (773) 534-7500 · Cook County
GRADES 07–12HIGH11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL2,223 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
130 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
741 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 7 | 147 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 135 | 6% |
| Grade 9 | 462 | 21% |
| Grade 10 | 482 | 22% |
| Grade 11 | 502 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 495 | 22% |
Student demographics
77%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
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
97.5%
IL avg 51.0% . +0.8pp since 2023
Math
99.3%
IL avg 37.9% . +2.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 98 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 99 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 97.5% | 99.3% |
| 2023-24 | 96.7% | 96.7% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
94.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.3%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+42.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 95% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 52% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 42 points, placing it in Illinois's top 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 Young Magnet High School
Young Magnet High School's state test result (94.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Young Magnet High School this school | 2,223 | 33.3% | 94.6% |
| Payton College Preparatory High School Chicago | 1,260 | 33.3% | 89.5% |
| Northside College Preparatory High School Chicago | 1,061 | 36.2% | 92.2% |
| Jones College Prep High School Chicago | 1,954 | 38.0% | 82.7% |
| J B Conant High School Hoffman Estates | 2,633 | 35.4% | 61.8% |
| Glenbard North High School Carol Stream | 2,079 | 43.4% | 47.8% |
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 Young Magnet High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 94.6% | #1 of 573 | #1 of 170 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 99.3% | #1 of 75 no change | #1 of 19 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 97.5% | #1 of 75 no change | #1 of 19 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,223 | #59 of 708 | #24 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #470 of 528 | #150 of 173 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 76.9% | #1 of 537 | #1 of 180 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.3% | #481 of 578 | #167 of 171 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.1% | #152 of 191 | #69 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
2,223
+102 (+5%) vs 2020
-1% since 1990-91, when it was 2,254
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 | 2,223 | 130 | 17.1:1 | 33% (741) |
| 2023-24 | 2,221 | 133.3 | 16.7:1 | 35% (774) |
| 2022-23 | 2,148 | 127.5 | 16.9:1 | 36% (776) |
| 2020-21 | 2,121 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 2,157 | 108.4 | 19.9:1 | 40% (873) |
| 2015-16 | 2,155 | 113 | 19.1:1 | 45% (969) |
| 2010-11 | 2,177 | 115 | 18.9:1 | 37% (805) |
| 2000-01 | 2,173 | 120 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 2,254 | 156 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Young Magnet High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (2,157 to 2,223); teachers up 20% (108.4 to 130).
About Young Magnet High School
Young Magnet High School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a high school in Chicago, Illinois. The school runs grades 7 through 12 and enrolls 2,223 students. That compares with an average of about 834 students for high schools in Illinois.
Young Magnet High School reports to Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, which has 622 schools and 324,396 students.
The largest group at Young Magnet High School is Hispanic students, at 28%. The remaining students are 25% Asian, 24% White, 19% Black, and 4% multiracial. Census estimates put Cook County at about 27% Hispanic, close to the school's figure. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Young Magnet High School scores 77%.
Classroom staffing at Young Magnet High School totals 130 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 17.1:1. The average for high schools in Illinois, 13.8:1, is lower. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Young Magnet High School is about 33%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Cook County is 66%.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Young Magnet High School would score about 52.3%. It scores 94.6%, a top-10% result among Illinois schools on BeatsExpectations.
For the population of Cook County, the median household earns about $83,498 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Young Magnet High School shares Cook County with 1,405 other public schools.
Young Magnet High School is about 0.3 miles from Chicago World Language Academy, its nearest public school. Young Magnet High School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Young Magnet High School ranks 1st of 8 nearby schools, at 94.6% versus a 37.0% average.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Large.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 5%, from 2,121 to 2,223.
People can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs and other school topics. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
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- Lincoln Park High SchoolHigh · 2,214 students
- Jones College Prep High SchoolHigh · 1,954 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
- Lincoln Park High SchoolHigh · 2,214 students
- Jones College Prep High SchoolHigh · 1,954 students
Nearby schools
- Chicago World Language Academy0.3 mi · 449
- Rudolph Elementary Learning Center0.4 mi · 22
- William Brown Magnet Elementary School0.5 mi · 232
- STEM Magnet Academy Elementary School0.7 mi · 397
- Galileo Elementary Math & Sci Schol Acd0.7 mi · 547
- Noble St Chtr-Chicago Bulls Prep0.8 mi · 1,060
Frequently asked questions
About Young Magnet High SchoolHow large is Young Magnet High School?
Young Magnet High School enrolls approximately 2,223 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does Young Magnet High School serve?
Young Magnet High School serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Young Magnet High School?
Approximately 17.1:1 students per teacher at Young Magnet High School.
What is the student diversity at Young Magnet High School?
Student demographics at Young Magnet High School are roughly 24% White, 28% Hispanic, 19% Black, 25% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Young Magnet High School?
Young Magnet High School is overseen by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 in Cook County.
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