Orr Academy High School
730 North Pulaski Rd Chicago IL, 60624, Cook County Phone: 773-534-6500 Ranking:  (648 out of 666, bottom 3%)*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 | |||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 43 | 60 | 58 | 69 | 86 | 91 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 594 | 601 | 816 | 1,016 | 1,086 | 1,377 | ||||||
| Grade 9: | 181 | 30.5% | 136 | 22.6% | 242 | 29.7% | 277 | 27.3% | 295 | 27.2% | 314 | 22.8% |
| Grade 10: | 149 | 25.1% | 173 | 28.8% | 230 | 28.2% | 267 | 26.3% | 337 | 31.0% | 444 | 32.2% |
| Grade 11: | 119 | 20.0% | 179 | 29.8% | 171 | 21.0% | 292 | 28.7% | 198 | 18.2% | 304 | 22.1% |
| Grade 12: | 145 | 24.4% | 113 | 18.8% | 166 | 20.3% | 180 | 17.7% | 256 | 23.6% | 315 | 22.9% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||
| Male: | 340 | 57.2% | 330 | 54.9% | 441 | 54.0% | 563 | 55.4% | 587 | 54.1% | 656 | 47.6% |
| Female: | 254 | 42.8% | 271 | 45.1% | 375 | 46.0% | 453 | 44.6% | 490 | 45.1% | 713 | 51.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 78 | 13.1% | 66 | 11.0% | 89 | 10.9% | 104 | 10.2% | 97 | 8.9% | 144 | 10.5% |
| Black: | 512 | 86.2% | 522 | 86.9% | 694 | 85.0% | 861 | 84.7% | 985 | 90.7% | 1,228 | 89.2% |
| White: | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 2 | 0.3% | 10 | 1.7% | 27 | 3.3% | 48 | 4.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 557 | 93.8% | 565 | 94.0% | 422 | 51.7% | 832 | 81.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 308 | 37.7% | 21 | 2.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.81 | 10.06 | 14.07 | 14.72 | 12.63 | 15.10 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSAE | ||||||
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 5.8% | 28.8% | 52.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 11.2% | 29.4% | 51.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 5.1% | 32.2% | 51.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 1.8% | 33.2% | 51.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 11% | 32.9% | 54.0% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 11.2% | 30.9% | 51.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 5.1% | 31.8% | 50.6% |
| 2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 9.5% | 36.2% | 54.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 4.6% | 26.1% | 52.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 7.8% | 24.6% | 49.2% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 5.6% | 29.0% | 51.7% |
| 2013 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 4.1% | 26.5% | 49.4% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Orr 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.