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Senn High School
B−

Senn High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

5900 N Glenwood Ave, Chicago, IL 60660 · (773) 534-2365 · Part of Chicago Public School District 299

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

Directions
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Students
1,571
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
74%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Senn High School

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 46% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 8 pts below the state

On the path

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

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

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts23%
State average 30.7%

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

Location

Directions ↗

5900 N Glenwood Ave, Chicago

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 11
Grade 9451
Grade 10364
Grade 11367
Grade 12388
Enrollment over time
1,682’20
1,660’21
1,583’22
1,516’23
1,571’24

Down 6.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 40%Black 24%White 18%Asian 14%Two or more races 3%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 Senn 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.