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Amundsen High School
B−

Amundsen High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

5110 N Damen Ave, Chicago, IL 60625 · (773) 534-2320 · Part of Chicago Public School District 299

Chicago’s School Grade C better than 34% of Illinois school districts

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Photo: Nick Number · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
1,507
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
37%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Amundsen High School

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 54% of Illinois’s public schools

On the path

Where Chicago kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–8409 schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Amundsen High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency23%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts26%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, B−, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

5110 N Damen Ave, Chicago

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9361
Grade 10386
Grade 11387
Grade 12373
Enrollment over time
1,489’20
1,524’21
1,577’22
1,585’23
1,507’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 45%Hispanic 37%Black 7%Asian 6%Two or more races 4%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Amundsen High School from Chicago families.

Other schools in Chicago Public School District 299

The district →
Disney Elem Magnet School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Chicago
A−
1,384 students16:1
Armstrong G Elem IntL Studies
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Chicago
B+
1,304 students14:1
Dirksen Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Chicago
B+
1,263 students17:1
Edwards Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Chicago
D
1,209 students15:1
Stevenson Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Chicago
C−
1,206 students14:1
Mount Greenwood Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Chicago
A
1,182 students17:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Chicago’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.