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Clemente Community Academy HS
D−

Clemente Community Academy HS

PublicHighGrades 9–12

1147 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60622 · (773) 534-4000 · Part of Chicago Public School District 299

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

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Students
745
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
88%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Clemente Community Academy HS

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 23 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 28 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher

On the path

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

PK–8409 schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Clemente Community Academy HSYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency2%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts2%
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 ↗

1147 N Western Ave, Chicago

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9137
Grade 10245
Grade 11162
Grade 12201
Enrollment over time
766’20
743’21
666’22
815’23
745’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 69%Black 26%White 3%Two or more races 1%Asian <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 Clemente Community Academy 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.