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Air Force Academy High School
3630 South Wells St
Chicago IL, 60609, Cook County
Phone: 773-535-1590
Ranking: 
(534 out of 666, bottom 20%)*
(534 out of 666, bottom 20%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Chicago Public School District 299
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | ||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 29 | 26 | 19 | 14 | 7 | |||||
| Total Students: | 364 | 391 | 301 | 211 | 126 | |||||
| Grade 9: | 84 | 23.1% | 116 | 29.7% | 117 | 38.9% | 97 | 46.0% | 126 | 100.0% |
| Grade 10: | 105 | 28.8% | 114 | 29.2% | 90 | 29.9% | 114 | 54.0% | NA | NA |
| Grade 11: | 100 | 27.5% | 75 | 19.2% | 94 | 31.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 12: | 75 | 20.6% | 86 | 22.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||
| Male: | 233 | 64.0% | 266 | 68.0% | 207 | 68.8% | 148 | 70.1% | 93 | 73.8% |
| Female: | 131 | 36.0% | 125 | 32.0% | 94 | 31.2% | 63 | 29.9% | 25 | 19.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 13 | 3.6% | 13 | 3.3% | 12 | 4.0% | 4 | 1.9% | 3 | 2.4% |
| Hispanic: | 160 | 44.0% | 163 | 41.7% | 126 | 41.9% | 91 | 43.1% | 52 | 41.3% |
| Black: | 150 | 41.2% | 172 | 44.0% | 130 | 43.2% | 101 | 47.9% | 64 | 50.8% |
| White: | 36 | 9.9% | 38 | 9.7% | 26 | 8.6% | 8 | 3.8% | 7 | 5.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 4 | 1.1% | 4 | 1.0% | 6 | 2.0% | 7 | 3.3% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 296 | 81.3% | 300 | 76.7% | 98 | 32.6% | 188 | 89.1% | 105 | 83.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 22 | 6.0% | 34 | 8.7% | 164 | 54.5% | 20 | 9.5% | 18 | 14.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.55 | 15.27 | 15.84 | 15.07 | 18.00 | |||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSAE | ||||||
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 35.6% | 32.2% | 51.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 23.6% | 33.2% | 51.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 40.0% | 31.8% | 50.6% |
| 2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 36.2% | 54.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 48.9% | 29.0% | 51.7% |
| 2013 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 36.1% | 26.5% | 49.4% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Air Force Academy High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.