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D−

Chicago Vocational Career Acad HS

PublicHighGrades 9–12

2100 E 87th St, Chicago, IL 60617 · (773) 535-6100 · Part of Chicago Public School District 299

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

Directions
Students
673
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
92%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Chicago Vocational Career Acad HS

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 25 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 30 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 24.2% since 2020–21

On the path

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

PK–8409 schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Chicago Vocational Career Acad HSYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiencyunder 1%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language artsunder 1%
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 ↗

2100 E 87th St, Chicago

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9150
Grade 10144
Grade 11198
Grade 12181
Enrollment over time
888’20
819’21
713’22
660’23
673’24

Down 24.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 89%Hispanic 9%White <1%Two or more races <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Chicago Vocational Career Acad HS 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.