Mather High School
5835 North Lincoln Ave Chicago IL, 60659, Cook County Phone: 773-534-2350 Ranking:  (576 out of 666, bottom 14%)*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: | 101 | 128 | 103 | 102 | 102 | 110 | 112 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,576 | 1,694 | 1,647 | 1,622 | 1,633 | 1,735 | 1,800 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 464 | 29.4% | 554 | 32.7% | 442 | 26.8% | 365 | 22.5% | 443 | 27.1% | 445 | 25.6% | 488 | 27.1% |
| Grade 10: | 420 | 26.6% | 391 | 23.1% | 388 | 23.6% | 477 | 29.4% | 490 | 30.0% | 464 | 26.7% | 446 | 24.8% |
| Grade 11: | 390 | 24.7% | 362 | 21.4% | 495 | 30.1% | 484 | 29.8% | 389 | 23.8% | 388 | 22.4% | 462 | 25.7% |
| Grade 12: | 302 | 19.2% | 387 | 22.8% | 322 | 19.6% | 296 | 18.2% | 311 | 19.0% | 438 | 25.2% | 404 | 22.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 837 | 53.1% | 887 | 52.4% | 875 | 53.1% | 889 | 54.8% | 892 | 54.6% | 753 | 43.4% | 944 | 52.4% |
| Female: | 739 | 46.9% | 807 | 47.6% | 772 | 46.9% | 733 | 45.2% | 732 | 44.8% | 974 | 56.1% | 776 | 43.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 11 | 0.7% | 9 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.3% | 13 | 0.8% | 8 | 0.5% | 6 | 0.3% | 6 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 420 | 26.6% | 410 | 24.2% | 403 | 24.5% | 391 | 24.1% | 401 | 24.6% | 422 | 24.3% | 423 | 23.5% |
| Hispanic: | 588 | 37.3% | 628 | 37.1% | 609 | 37.0% | 602 | 37.1% | 601 | 36.8% | 630 | 36.3% | 636 | 35.3% |
| Black: | 192 | 12.2% | 233 | 13.8% | 236 | 14.3% | 241 | 14.9% | 259 | 15.9% | 266 | 15.3% | 246 | 13.7% |
| White: | 327 | 20.7% | 377 | 22.3% | 361 | 21.9% | 346 | 21.3% | 363 | 22.2% | 411 | 23.7% | 413 | 22.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 5 | 0.3% | 6 | 0.4% | 6 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 33 | 2.1% | 31 | 1.8% | 27 | 1.6% | 25 | 1.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 1,263 | 80.1% | 1,339 | 79.0% | 491 | 29.8% | 1,216 | 75.0% | 1,321 | 80.9% | 1,204 | 69.4% | 1,275 | 70.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 144 | 9.1% | 129 | 7.6% | 939 | 57.0% | 158 | 9.7% | 175 | 10.7% | 237 | 13.7% | 252 | 14.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.60 | 13.23 | 15.99 | 15.90 | 16.01 | 15.80 | 16.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSAE | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 24.6% | 27.4% | 53.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 22.5% | 27.8% | 53.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 28.4% | 27.5% | 52.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 23.6% | 30.5% | 53.7% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 22.4% | 29.2% | 52.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 27.9% | 28.3% | 53.0% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 26.4% | 26.6% | 51.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 27.1% | 28.8% | 52.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 21.8% | 29.4% | 51.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 24.9% | 32.2% | 51.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 29.9% | 33.2% | 51.8% |
| 2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 28.1% | 36.2% | 56.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 34.9% | 36.3% | 56.8% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 39.0% | 41.2% | 59.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 33.4% | 39.4% | 58.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 24.2% | 34.8% | 54.0% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 22.4% | 30.4% | 53.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 27.0% | 33.9% | 56.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 23.0% | 32.9% | 54.0% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 20.5% | 30.9% | 51.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 24.5% | 31.8% | 50.6% |
| 2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 36.1% | 36.2% | 54.8% |
| 2003 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 22.6% | 23.5% | 51.3% |
| 2004 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 24.9% | 27.0% | 52.9% |
| 2005 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 27.8% | 26.2% | 52.5% |
| 2006 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 20.8% | 24.7% | 50.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 20.1% | 26.1% | 51.0% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 16.6% | 24.4% | 51.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 16.9% | 23.1% | 50.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 18.8% | 26.1% | 52.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 15.4% | 24.6% | 49.2% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 26.7% | 29.0% | 51.7% |
| 2013 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 24.6% | 26.5% | 49.4% |
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* Mather 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.