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Mather High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

5835 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL 60659 · (773) 534-2350 · Part of Chicago Public School District 299

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

Directions
Students
1,777
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
78%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Mather High School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 29% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 13 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 18 pts below the state

On the path

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

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

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency13%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts13%
State average 30.7%

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

Location

Directions ↗

5835 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9368
Grade 10528
Grade 11434
Grade 12447
Enrollment over time
1,805’20
1,878’21
1,749’22
1,777’23
1,777’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 50%Asian 21%Black 15%White 13%Two or more races 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Mather 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.