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Dunbar Vocational Career Academy High School
3000 South King Dr
Chicago IL, 60616, Cook County
Phone: 773-534-9000
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: | 71 | 92 | 84 | 85 | 84 | 82 | 92 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,123 | 1,253 | 1,422 | 1,530 | 1,608 | 1,567 | 1,575 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 293 | 26.1% | 327 | 26.1% | 351 | 24.7% | 355 | 23.2% | 472 | 29.4% | 534 | 34.1% | 417 | 26.5% |
| Grade 10: | 334 | 29.7% | 358 | 28.6% | 379 | 26.7% | 472 | 30.8% | 532 | 33.1% | 349 | 22.3% | 502 | 31.9% |
| Grade 11: | 268 | 23.9% | 238 | 19.0% | 351 | 24.7% | 484 | 31.6% | 288 | 17.9% | 418 | 26.7% | 324 | 20.6% |
| Grade 12: | 228 | 20.3% | 330 | 26.3% | 332 | 23.3% | 219 | 14.3% | 316 | 19.7% | 266 | 17.0% | 332 | 21.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 472 | 42.0% | 514 | 41.0% | 583 | 41.0% | 615 | 40.2% | 616 | 38.3% | 936 | 59.7% | 630 | 40.0% |
| Female: | 651 | 58.0% | 739 | 59.0% | 839 | 59.0% | 915 | 59.8% | 984 | 61.2% | 623 | 39.8% | 919 | 58.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 4 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 10 | 0.9% | 13 | 1.0% | 16 | 1.1% | 17 | 1.1% | 13 | 0.8% | 7 | 0.4% | 6 | 0.4% |
| Black: | 1,103 | 98.2% | 1,229 | 98.1% | 1,391 | 97.8% | 1,497 | 97.8% | 1,589 | 98.8% | 1,556 | 99.3% | 1,542 | 97.9% |
| White: | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 6 | 0.5% | 7 | 0.6% | 10 | 0.7% | 9 | 0.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 1,096 | 97.6% | 1,219 | 97.3% | 788 | 55.4% | 1,355 | 88.6% | 1,306 | 81.2% | 1,339 | 85.4% | 1,037 | 65.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 569 | 40.0% | 55 | 3.6% | 69 | 4.3% | 59 | 3.8% | 76 | 4.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.82 | 13.61 | 16.93 | 18.00 | 19.14 | 19.10 | 17.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSAE | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 8.5% | 27.4% | 53.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 4.8% | 27.8% | 53.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 5.5% | 27.5% | 52.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 7.8% | 30.5% | 53.7% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 4.1% | 29.2% | 52.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 3.5% | 28.3% | 53.0% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 3.1% | 26.6% | 51.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 4.1% | 28.8% | 52.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 2.3% | 29.4% | 51.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 4.9% | 32.2% | 51.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 3.9% | 33.2% | 51.8% |
| 2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 21.8% | 36.2% | 56.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 23.3% | 36.3% | 56.8% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 26.4% | 41.2% | 59.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 21.2% | 39.4% | 58.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 10.7% | 34.8% | 54.0% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 12.1% | 30.4% | 53.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 13.7% | 33.9% | 56.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 17.9% | 32.9% | 54.0% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 12% | 30.9% | 51.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 11.3% | 31.8% | 50.6% |
| 2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 12.1% | 36.2% | 54.8% |
| 2003 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 4.4% | 23.5% | 51.3% |
| 2004 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 5.8% | 27.0% | 52.9% |
| 2005 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 4.7% | 26.2% | 52.5% |
| 2006 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 3.2% | 24.7% | 50.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 5.3% | 26.1% | 51.0% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 4.3% | 24.4% | 51.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 4% | 23.1% | 50.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 7.7% | 26.1% | 52.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 4.1% | 24.6% | 49.2% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 4.9% | 29.0% | 51.7% |
| 2013 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 1.3% | 26.5% | 49.4% |
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