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Chicago Academy High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

3400 N Austin Ave, Chicago, IL 60634 · (773) 534-0146 · Part of Chicago Public School District 299

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

Directions
Students
580
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
77%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Chicago Academy High School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 37% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 14 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
9–12Chicago Academy High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts17%
State average 30.7%

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

Location

Directions ↗

3400 N Austin Ave, Chicago

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9155
Grade 10144
Grade 11143
Grade 12138
Enrollment over time
572’20
560’21
566’22
563’23
580’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 77%White 16%Black 5%Asian 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Two or more races <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Chicago Academy 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.