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Prosser Career Academy High School
2148 North Long Ave
Chicago IL, 60639, Cook County
Phone: 773-534-3200
Ranking: 
(538 out of 666, bottom 19%)*
(538 out of 666, bottom 19%)*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: | 93 | 93 | 84 | 87 | 87 | 89 | 82 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,510 | 1,461 | 1,417 | 1,419 | 1,411 | 1,441 | 1,413 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 404 | 26.8% | 477 | 32.6% | 376 | 26.5% | 399 | 28.1% | 373 | 26.4% | 399 | 27.7% | 364 | 25.8% |
| Grade 10: | 462 | 30.6% | 342 | 23.4% | 361 | 25.5% | 367 | 25.9% | 402 | 28.5% | 487 | 33.8% | 369 | 26.1% |
| Grade 11: | 328 | 21.7% | 329 | 22.5% | 335 | 23.6% | 348 | 24.5% | 329 | 23.3% | 199 | 13.8% | 347 | 24.6% |
| Grade 12: | 316 | 20.9% | 313 | 21.4% | 343 | 24.2% | 305 | 21.5% | 307 | 21.8% | 356 | 24.7% | 333 | 23.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 715 | 47.4% | 696 | 47.6% | 653 | 46.1% | 658 | 46.4% | 651 | 46.1% | 748 | 51.9% | 665 | 47.1% |
| Female: | 795 | 52.6% | 765 | 52.4% | 764 | 53.9% | 761 | 53.6% | 752 | 53.3% | 685 | 47.5% | 697 | 49.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 8 | 0.5% | 6 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.4% | 6 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 8 | 0.5% | 8 | 0.5% | 7 | 0.5% | 7 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.4% | 10 | 0.7% | 8 | 0.6% |
| Hispanic: | 1,100 | 72.8% | 1,027 | 70.3% | 939 | 66.3% | 873 | 61.5% | 832 | 59.0% | 828 | 57.5% | 730 | 51.7% |
| Black: | 318 | 21.1% | 353 | 24.2% | 379 | 26.7% | 422 | 29.7% | 440 | 31.2% | 451 | 31.3% | 482 | 34.1% |
| White: | 66 | 4.4% | 61 | 4.2% | 82 | 5.8% | 108 | 7.6% | 133 | 9.4% | 150 | 10.4% | 143 | 10.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 8 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 1,238 | 82.0% | 1,194 | 81.7% | 411 | 29.0% | 1,064 | 75.0% | 1,048 | 74.3% | 885 | 61.4% | 937 | 66.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 158 | 10.5% | 109 | 7.5% | 855 | 60.3% | 178 | 12.5% | 203 | 14.4% | 220 | 15.3% | 256 | 18.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.24 | 15.77 | 16.87 | 16.31 | 16.22 | 16.20 | 17.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSAE | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 32.5% | 27.4% | 53.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 39.7% | 27.8% | 53.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 33.7% | 27.5% | 52.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 33.9% | 30.5% | 53.7% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 35.5% | 29.2% | 52.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 34.3% | 28.3% | 53.0% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 33.2% | 26.6% | 51.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 28.8% | 28.8% | 52.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 35.8% | 29.4% | 51.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 29.6% | 32.2% | 51.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 48.1% | 33.2% | 51.8% |
| 2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 38.8% | 36.2% | 56.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 50.2% | 36.3% | 56.8% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 52.3% | 41.2% | 59.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 41.8% | 39.4% | 58.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 39.0% | 34.8% | 54.0% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 34.9% | 30.4% | 53.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 43.7% | 33.9% | 56.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 33.7% | 32.9% | 54.0% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 41.5% | 30.9% | 51.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 34.7% | 31.8% | 50.6% |
| 2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 36.2% | 54.8% |
| 2003 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 24.5% | 23.5% | 51.3% |
| 2004 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 38.2% | 27.0% | 52.9% |
| 2005 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 30.3% | 26.2% | 52.5% |
| 2006 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 22.7% | 24.7% | 50.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 29.1% | 26.1% | 51.0% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 30.7% | 24.4% | 51.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 28.8% | 23.1% | 50.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 20.8% | 26.1% | 52.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 23.9% | 24.6% | 49.2% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 35.7% | 29.0% | 51.7% |
| 2013 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 30.0% | 26.5% | 49.4% |
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* Prosser Career 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.