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Simeon Career Academy High School
8147 South Vincennes Ave
Chicago IL, 60620, Cook County
Phone: 773-535-3200
Ranking: 
(592 out of 666, bottom 11%)*
(592 out of 666, bottom 11%)*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: | 84 | 89 | 85 | 82 | 90 | 95 | 79 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,454 | 1,505 | 1,518 | 1,588 | 1,578 | 1,666 | 1,566 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 359 | 24.7% | 404 | 26.8% | 413 | 27.2% | 420 | 26.4% | 439 | 27.8% | 420 | 25.2% | 416 | 26.6% |
| Grade 10: | 433 | 29.8% | 422 | 28.0% | 403 | 26.5% | 421 | 26.5% | 424 | 26.9% | 428 | 25.7% | 332 | 21.2% |
| Grade 11: | 324 | 22.3% | 340 | 22.6% | 377 | 24.8% | 379 | 23.9% | 404 | 25.6% | 327 | 19.6% | 437 | 27.9% |
| Grade 12: | 338 | 23.2% | 339 | 22.5% | 312 | 20.6% | 368 | 23.2% | 311 | 19.7% | 491 | 29.5% | 381 | 24.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 641 | 44.1% | 673 | 44.7% | 689 | 45.4% | 734 | 46.2% | 780 | 49.4% | 860 | 51.6% | 682 | 43.6% |
| Female: | 813 | 55.9% | 832 | 55.3% | 829 | 54.6% | 854 | 53.8% | 790 | 50.1% | 798 | 47.9% | 863 | 55.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 5 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 8 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.3% | 6 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.3% | 7 | 0.4% | 9 | 0.6% |
| Black: | 1,433 | 98.6% | 1,490 | 99.0% | 1,508 | 99.3% | 1,578 | 99.4% | 1,571 | 99.6% | 1,656 | 99.4% | 1,534 | 98.0% |
| White: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 13 | 0.9% | 9 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 1,347 | 92.6% | 1,279 | 85.0% | 582 | 38.3% | 1,156 | 72.8% | 1,148 | 72.8% | 1,146 | 68.8% | 1,238 | 79.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 68 | 4.5% | 815 | 53.7% | 114 | 7.2% | 156 | 9.9% | 131 | 7.9% | 24 | 1.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.31 | 16.91 | 17.86 | 19.37 | 17.53 | 17.50 | 19.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSAE | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 13.5% | 27.4% | 53.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 9.8% | 27.8% | 53.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 9.7% | 27.5% | 52.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 16.8% | 30.5% | 53.7% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 12.7% | 29.2% | 52.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 15.8% | 28.3% | 53.0% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 10.9% | 26.6% | 51.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 7.7% | 28.8% | 52.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 16.5% | 29.4% | 51.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 24.2% | 32.2% | 51.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 18.1% | 33.2% | 51.8% |
| 2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 32.2% | 36.2% | 56.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 34.9% | 36.3% | 56.8% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 31.5% | 41.2% | 59.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 39.0% | 39.4% | 58.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 34.1% | 34.8% | 54.0% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 28.1% | 30.4% | 53.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 35.5% | 33.9% | 56.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 21.5% | 32.9% | 54.0% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 18.2% | 30.9% | 51.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 21.5% | 31.8% | 50.6% |
| 2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 28.1% | 36.2% | 54.8% |
| 2003 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 9.5% | 23.5% | 51.3% |
| 2004 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 12.1% | 27.0% | 52.9% |
| 2005 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 7.7% | 26.2% | 52.5% |
| 2006 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 10.4% | 24.7% | 50.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 11.1% | 26.1% | 51.0% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 10.7% | 24.4% | 51.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 8.9% | 23.1% | 50.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 8.5% | 26.1% | 52.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 7.3% | 24.6% | 49.2% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 13.9% | 29.0% | 51.7% |
| 2013 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 6.6% | 26.5% | 49.4% |
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* Simeon 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.