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Jones College Prep High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

700 S State St, Chicago, IL 60605 · (773) 534-8600 · Part of Chicago Public School District 299

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

Directions
Students
1,954
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
38%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Jones College Prep High School

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 64 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 61 pts above the state

On the path

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

PK–8409 schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Jones College Prep High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency90%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts92%
State average 30.7%

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

Location

Directions ↗

700 S State St, Chicago

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9490
Grade 10490
Grade 11475
Grade 12499
Enrollment over time
1,915’20
1,909’21
1,941’22
1,973’23
1,954’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 34%White 28%Asian 20%Black 13%Two or more races 4%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 Jones College Prep 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.