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Chicago Academy High School
3400 North Austin Ave
Chicago IL, 60634, Cook County
Phone: 773-534-0146
Ranking: 
(522 out of 666, bottom 22%)*
(522 out of 666, bottom 22%)*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: | 36 | 40 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 36 | 30 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 515 | 513 | 501 | 510 | 497 | 498 | 499 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 139 | 27.0% | 144 | 28.1% | 138 | 27.5% | 146 | 28.6% | 160 | 32.2% | 157 | 31.5% | 152 | 30.5% |
| Grade 10: | 141 | 27.4% | 131 | 25.5% | 144 | 28.7% | 152 | 29.8% | 129 | 26.0% | 129 | 25.9% | 134 | 26.9% |
| Grade 11: | 121 | 23.5% | 124 | 24.2% | 121 | 24.2% | 97 | 19.0% | 100 | 20.1% | 109 | 21.9% | 111 | 22.2% |
| Grade 12: | 114 | 22.1% | 114 | 22.2% | 94 | 18.8% | 115 | 22.5% | 108 | 21.7% | 103 | 20.7% | 102 | 20.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 234 | 45.4% | 250 | 48.7% | 252 | 50.3% | 272 | 53.3% | 251 | 50.5% | 234 | 47.0% | 242 | 48.5% |
| Female: | 281 | 54.6% | 263 | 51.3% | 249 | 49.7% | 238 | 46.7% | 238 | 47.9% | 256 | 51.4% | 218 | 43.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.6% |
| Asian: | 22 | 4.3% | 21 | 4.1% | 16 | 3.2% | 13 | 2.5% | 22 | 4.4% | 22 | 4.4% | 18 | 3.6% |
| Hispanic: | 282 | 54.8% | 276 | 53.8% | 270 | 53.9% | 284 | 55.7% | 252 | 50.7% | 253 | 50.8% | 226 | 45.3% |
| Black: | 88 | 17.1% | 101 | 19.7% | 116 | 23.2% | 115 | 22.5% | 123 | 24.7% | 115 | 23.1% | 114 | 22.8% |
| White: | 112 | 21.7% | 104 | 20.3% | 91 | 18.2% | 90 | 17.6% | 98 | 19.7% | 106 | 21.3% | 103 | 20.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 7 | 1.4% | 8 | 1.6% | 7 | 1.4% | 7 | 1.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 434 | 84.3% | 434 | 84.6% | 130 | 25.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 286 | 57.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.51 | 12.95 | 15.66 | 15.94 | 14.62 | 13.80 | 16.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSAE | ||||||
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 28.5% | 29.2% | 52.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 33.7% | 28.3% | 53.0% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 29.6% | 26.6% | 51.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 38.2% | 28.8% | 52.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 49% | 29.4% | 51.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 46.1% | 32.2% | 51.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 39.7% | 33.2% | 51.8% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 37.3% | 34.8% | 54.0% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 31.6% | 30.4% | 53.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 32.4% | 33.9% | 56.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 42.2% | 32.9% | 54.0% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 37.8% | 30.9% | 51.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 47.8% | 31.8% | 50.6% |
| 2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 44.0% | 36.2% | 54.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 24.5% | 26.1% | 51.0% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 25.5% | 24.4% | 51.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 19.8% | 23.1% | 50.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 33.0% | 26.1% | 52.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 33.7% | 24.6% | 49.2% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 43.3% | 29.0% | 51.7% |
| 2013 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 24.1% | 26.5% | 49.4% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Chicago 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.