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Douglass Academy High School
543 North Waller Ave Chicago IL, 60644, Cook County Phone: 773-534-6176 Ranking:  (652 out of 666, bottom 2%)*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: | 20 | 25 | 23 | 29 | 31 | 36 | 37 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 278 | 292 | 350 | 393 | 495 | 621 | 561 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 56 | 20.1% | 61 | 20.9% | 93 | 26.6% | 90 | 22.9% | 84 | 17.0% | 257 | 41.4% | 164 | 29.2% |
| Grade 10: | 85 | 30.6% | 84 | 28.8% | 91 | 26.0% | 76 | 19.3% | 189 | 38.2% | 139 | 22.4% | 160 | 28.5% |
| Grade 11: | 74 | 26.6% | 92 | 31.5% | 68 | 19.4% | 131 | 33.3% | 113 | 22.8% | 127 | 20.5% | 158 | 28.2% |
| Grade 12: | 63 | 22.7% | 55 | 18.8% | 95 | 27.1% | 96 | 24.4% | 109 | 22.0% | 98 | 15.8% | 79 | 14.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 144 | 51.8% | 161 | 55.1% | 197 | 56.3% | 207 | 52.7% | 262 | 52.9% | 295 | 47.5% | 280 | 49.9% |
| Female: | 134 | 48.2% | 131 | 44.9% | 153 | 43.7% | 186 | 47.3% | 225 | 45.5% | 317 | 51.0% | 269 | 48.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 6 | 2.2% | 4 | 1.4% | 2 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.2% | 9 | 1.4% | 3 | 0.5% |
| Black: | 270 | 97.1% | 286 | 97.9% | 346 | 98.9% | 388 | 98.7% | 493 | 99.6% | 607 | 97.7% | 548 | 97.7% |
| White: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.2% |
| 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: | 2 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 275 | 98.9% | 289 | 99.0% | 188 | 53.7% | 377 | 95.9% | 460 | 92.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 159 | 45.4% | 7 | 1.8% | 21 | 4.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.26 | 11.68 | 15.22 | 13.55 | 15.97 | 17.30 | 15.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 40.9% | 71.1% | 81.3% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 77.9% | 81.7% |
| PSAE | ||||||
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 2.8% | 29.2% | 52.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 0% | 28.3% | 53.0% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 1.2% | 26.6% | 51.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 2.1% | 28.8% | 52.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 5.1% | 29.4% | 51.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 4.2% | 32.2% | 51.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 3.4% | 33.2% | 51.8% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 12.5% | 34.8% | 54.0% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 4.1% | 30.4% | 53.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 12.8% | 33.9% | 56.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 6.2% | 32.9% | 54.0% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 19.3% | 30.9% | 51.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 8.6% | 31.8% | 50.6% |
| 2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 14.8% | 36.2% | 54.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 5.6% | 26.1% | 51.0% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 1% | 24.4% | 51.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 2.3% | 23.1% | 50.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 1% | 26.1% | 52.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 8.2% | 24.6% | 49.2% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 8.6% | 29.0% | 51.7% |
| 2013 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 3.4% | 26.5% | 49.4% |
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* Douglass 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.