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Payton College Preparatory HS

PublicHighGrades 9–12

1034 N Wells St, Chicago, IL 60610 · (773) 534-0034 · Part of Chicago Public School District 299

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

Directions
Students
1,260
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
33%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Payton College Preparatory HS

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 70 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 63 pts above the state

On the path

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

PK–8409 schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Payton College Preparatory HSYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency96%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts94%
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 ↗

1034 N Wells St, Chicago

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9288
Grade 10295
Grade 11351
Grade 12326
Enrollment over time
1,191’20
1,167’21
1,233’22
1,265’23
1,260’24

Up 5.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 32%Asian 27%Hispanic 26%Black 10%Two or more races 5%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 Payton College Preparatory 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.