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Hirsch Metropolitan High School
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Hirsch Metropolitan High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

7740 S Ingleside Ave, Chicago, IL 60619 · (773) 535-3100 · Part of Chicago Public School District 299

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

Directions
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Students
183
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
80%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Hirsch Metropolitan High School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 21 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 26 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 39.8% since 2020–21

On the path

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

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

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency5%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts5%
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).

Location

Directions ↗

7740 S Ingleside Ave, Chicago

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 929
Grade 1057
Grade 1154
Grade 1243
Enrollment over time
304’20
252’21
164’22
173’23
183’24

Down 39.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 90%Hispanic 9%White <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Hirsch Metropolitan High School from Chicago families.

Other schools in Chicago Public School District 299

The district →
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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.