Epic Academy High School
8255 South Houston Ave
Chicago IL, 60617, Cook County
Phone: 773-535-7930
Ranking: 
(618 out of 666, bottom 7%)*
(618 out of 666, bottom 7%)*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 | ||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 22 | 44 | 16 | 15 | 2 | |||||
| Total Students: | 476 | 481 | 362 | 416 | 120 | |||||
| Grade 9: | 140 | 29.4% | 198 | 41.2% | 155 | 42.8% | 149 | 35.8% | 120 | 100.0% |
| Grade 10: | 142 | 29.8% | 122 | 25.4% | 121 | 33.4% | 96 | 23.1% | NA | NA |
| Grade 11: | 121 | 25.4% | 96 | 20.0% | 86 | 23.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 12: | 73 | 15.3% | 65 | 13.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||
| Male: | 213 | 44.7% | 223 | 46.4% | 162 | 44.8% | 205 | 49.3% | 47 | 39.2% |
| Female: | 263 | 55.3% | 258 | 53.6% | 200 | 55.2% | 211 | 50.7% | 65 | 54.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 185 | 38.9% | 177 | 36.8% | 127 | 35.1% | 211 | 50.7% | 37 | 30.8% |
| Black: | 282 | 59.2% | 291 | 60.5% | 219 | 60.5% | 168 | 40.4% | 83 | 69.2% |
| White: | 4 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.8% | 26 | 6.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 2 | 0.4% | 8 | 1.7% | 10 | 2.8% | 9 | 2.2% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 456 | 95.8% | 466 | 96.9% | 172 | 47.5% | NA | NA | 100 | 83.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 177 | 48.9% | NA | NA | 16 | 13.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 21.64 | 10.96 | 23.21 | 27.73 | 54.55 | |||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSAE | ||||||
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 15.2% | 32.2% | 51.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 10.0% | 33.2% | 51.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 15.2% | 31.8% | 50.6% |
| 2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 20.0% | 36.2% | 54.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 19% | 29.0% | 51.7% |
| 2013 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 6.7% | 26.5% | 49.4% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Epic 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.