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Morgan Park High School
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Morgan Park High School

PublicHighGrades 7–12

1744 W Pryor Ave, Chicago, IL 60643 · (773) 535-2550 · Part of Chicago Public School District 299

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

Directions
Photo: Kemajeske · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
1,349
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
78%
Setting
City
Grades
7–12
The gist

What stands out about Morgan Park High School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 24 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 20 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 12.4% since 2020–21

On the path

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

PK–8409 schoolsDepends on your address
7–12Morgan Park High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency2%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts11%
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 ↗

1744 W Pryor Ave, Chicago

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 753
Grade 846
Grade 9315
Grade 10297
Grade 11271
Grade 12367
Enrollment over time
1,200’20
1,265’21
1,160’22
1,245’23
1,349’24

Up 12.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 94%Hispanic 4%White 1%Asian <1%Two or more races <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 Morgan Park 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.