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Gage Park High School
D−

Gage Park High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

5630 S Rockwell St, Chicago, IL 60629 · (773) 535-9230 · Part of Chicago Public School District 299

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

Photo: Klio0701 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
392
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
94%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Gage Park High School

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 23 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 28 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 40.3% since 2020–21

On the path

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

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

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency2%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts2%
State average 30.7%

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

5630 S Rockwell St, Chicago

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 991
Grade 10102
Grade 11104
Grade 1295
Enrollment over time
657’20
589’21
415’22
420’23
392’24

Down 40.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 76%Black 23%White 1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Gage Park High School from Chicago families.

Other schools in Chicago Public School District 299

The district →

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.