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North Chicago Community High Sch

PublicHighGrades 9–12

1717 17th St, North Chicago, IL 60064 · (847) 578-7400 · Part of North Chicago School District 187

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Directions
Students
898
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about North Chicago Community High Sch

  • 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 19 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 13.1% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency2%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts12%
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 ↗

1717 17th St, North Chicago

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9254
Grade 10208
Grade 11215
Grade 12221
Enrollment over time
794’20
854’21
868’22
870’23
898’24

Up 13.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 64%Black 31%White 2%Two or more races 2%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about North Chicago Community High Sch from Waukegan Township families.

Other schools in North Chicago School District 187

The district →
Green Bay Early Childhood Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · North Chicago
211 students11:1
LEARN Chtr Sch 6 N Chicago Campus
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Great Lakes
B
503 students13:1
Forrestal Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Great Lakes
D
386 students11:1
Evelyn Alexander School
Elementary · Grades K–3 · North Chicago
D
354 students12:1
LEARN 10 Charter School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · North Chicago
C−
297 students13:1
A J Katzenmaier Academy
Elementary · Grades 4–5 · North Chicago
D
387 students15:1

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; Waukegan Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.