Amundsen High School
5110 North Damen Ave Chicago IL, 60625, Cook County Phone: 773-534-2320 Ranking:  (586 out of 666, bottom 12%)*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 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 85 | 97 | 94 | 98 | 95 | 96 | 91 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,233 | 1,390 | 1,533 | 1,647 | 1,649 | 1,619 | 1,611 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 266 | 21.6% | 315 | 22.7% | 302 | 19.7% | 415 | 25.2% | 422 | 25.6% | 414 | 25.6% | 573 | 35.6% |
| Grade 10: | 340 | 27.6% | 376 | 27.1% | 505 | 32.9% | 612 | 37.2% | 528 | 32.0% | 576 | 35.6% | 507 | 31.5% |
| Grade 11: | 291 | 23.6% | 388 | 27.9% | 371 | 24.2% | 276 | 16.8% | 366 | 22.2% | 309 | 19.1% | 220 | 13.7% |
| Grade 12: | 336 | 27.3% | 311 | 22.4% | 350 | 22.8% | 344 | 20.9% | 333 | 20.2% | 320 | 19.8% | 311 | 19.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 651 | 52.8% | 733 | 52.7% | 795 | 51.9% | 864 | 52.5% | 865 | 52.5% | 761 | 47.0% | 824 | 51.1% |
| Female: | 582 | 47.2% | 657 | 47.3% | 738 | 48.1% | 783 | 47.5% | 776 | 47.1% | 850 | 52.5% | 730 | 45.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 5 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.3% | 8 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.2% | 5 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 189 | 15.3% | 189 | 13.6% | 189 | 12.3% | 160 | 9.7% | 167 | 10.1% | 177 | 10.9% | 175 | 10.9% |
| Hispanic: | 765 | 62.0% | 901 | 64.8% | 999 | 65.2% | 1,113 | 67.6% | 1,055 | 64.0% | 966 | 59.7% | 910 | 56.5% |
| Black: | 134 | 10.9% | 144 | 10.4% | 176 | 11.5% | 200 | 12.1% | 242 | 14.7% | 262 | 16.2% | 249 | 15.5% |
| White: | 124 | 10.1% | 136 | 9.8% | 144 | 9.4% | 139 | 8.4% | 182 | 11.0% | 211 | 13.0% | 219 | 13.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 5 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 11 | 0.9% | 13 | 0.9% | 20 | 1.3% | 26 | 1.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 1,066 | 86.5% | 1,210 | 87.1% | 462 | 30.1% | 1,197 | 72.7% | 1,184 | 71.8% | 1,091 | 67.4% | 1,149 | 71.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 73 | 5.9% | 88 | 6.3% | 905 | 59.0% | 129 | 7.8% | 142 | 8.6% | 177 | 10.9% | 134 | 8.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.51 | 14.34 | 16.31 | 16.81 | 17.36 | 17.00 | 17.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSAE | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 17.5% | 27.4% | 53.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 18.1% | 27.8% | 53.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 18.3% | 27.5% | 52.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 17.6% | 30.5% | 53.7% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 19.2% | 29.2% | 52.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 25.8% | 28.3% | 53.0% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 19.9% | 26.6% | 51.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 17.9% | 28.8% | 52.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 21.2% | 29.4% | 51.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 25.0% | 32.2% | 51.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 24.7% | 33.2% | 51.8% |
| 2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 30.3% | 36.2% | 56.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 25.9% | 36.3% | 56.8% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 31.7% | 41.2% | 59.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 29.0% | 39.4% | 58.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 27.1% | 34.8% | 54.0% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 24.2% | 30.4% | 53.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 33.7% | 33.9% | 56.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 20.0% | 32.9% | 54.0% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 25.1% | 30.9% | 51.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 24.4% | 31.8% | 50.6% |
| 2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 29.1% | 36.2% | 54.8% |
| 2003 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 18.4% | 23.5% | 51.3% |
| 2004 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 20.4% | 27.0% | 52.9% |
| 2005 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 18.7% | 26.2% | 52.5% |
| 2006 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 18.7% | 24.7% | 50.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 17.1% | 26.1% | 51.0% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 17.6% | 24.4% | 51.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 16.5% | 23.1% | 50.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 14.7% | 26.1% | 52.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 17.2% | 24.6% | 49.2% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 24.1% | 29.0% | 51.7% |
| 2013 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 17.8% | 26.5% | 49.4% |
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* Amundsen 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.