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Austin Polytechnical Academy High School
231 North Pine Ave
Chicago IL, 60644, Cook County
Phone: 773-534-6300
Ranking: 
(635 out of 666, bottom 5%)*
(635 out of 666, bottom 5%)*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: | 18 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 25 | 20 | 9 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 189 | 183 | 246 | 362 | 320 | 264 | 129 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 49 | 25.9% | 35 | 19.1% | 50 | 20.3% | 73 | 20.2% | 71 | 22.2% | 134 | 50.8% | 129 | 100.0% |
| Grade 10: | 54 | 28.6% | 47 | 25.7% | 62 | 25.2% | 67 | 18.5% | 138 | 43.1% | 130 | 49.2% | NA | NA |
| Grade 11: | 51 | 27.0% | 60 | 32.8% | 60 | 24.4% | 122 | 33.7% | 111 | 34.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 12: | 35 | 18.5% | 41 | 22.4% | 72 | 29.3% | 100 | 27.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 125 | 66.1% | 121 | 66.1% | 156 | 63.4% | 196 | 54.1% | 149 | 46.6% | 141 | 53.4% | 52 | 40.3% |
| Female: | 64 | 33.9% | 62 | 33.9% | 90 | 36.6% | 166 | 45.9% | 163 | 50.9% | 115 | 43.6% | 69 | 53.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 3 | 1.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.6% | 5 | 1.6% | 4 | 1.5% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Black: | 184 | 97.4% | 181 | 98.9% | 242 | 98.4% | 359 | 99.2% | 315 | 98.4% | 259 | 98.1% | 124 | 96.1% |
| White: | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 186 | 98.4% | 174 | 95.1% | 131 | 53.3% | 349 | 96.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 95 | 38.6% | 10 | 2.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 10.50 | 9.10 | 10.25 | 12.93 | 12.80 | 13.20 | 14.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSAE | ||||||
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 11.1% | 28.8% | N/A |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 10.4% | 29.4% | N/A |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 6.8% | 32.2% | N/A |
| 2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 12.5% | 33.2% | N/A |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 8.1% | 32.9% | N/A |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 11.8% | 30.9% | N/A |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 6.8% | 31.8% | N/A |
| 2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 15.0% | 36.2% | N/A |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 2% | 26.1% | N/A |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 5.2% | 24.6% | N/A |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 2.3% | 29.0% | N/A |
| 2013 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 0.0% | 26.5% | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Austin Polytechnical 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.