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Uplift Community High School
900 West Wilson Ave
Chicago IL, 60640, Cook County
Phone: 773-534-2875
Ranking: 
(589 out of 666, bottom 12%)*
(589 out of 666, bottom 12%)*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: | 35 | 43 | 37 | 39 | 46 | 45 | 37 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 333 | 397 | 463 | 520 | 534 | 555 | 556 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 83 | 24.9% | 79 | 19.9% | 106 | 22.9% | 103 | 19.8% | 116 | 21.7% | 147 | 26.5% | 167 | 30.0% |
| Grade 10: | 90 | 27.0% | 125 | 31.5% | 97 | 21.0% | 114 | 21.9% | 138 | 25.8% | 134 | 24.1% | 140 | 25.2% |
| Grade 11: | 84 | 25.2% | 83 | 20.9% | 97 | 21.0% | 139 | 26.7% | 106 | 19.9% | 108 | 19.5% | 102 | 18.3% |
| Grade 12: | 76 | 22.8% | 89 | 22.4% | 126 | 27.2% | 116 | 22.3% | 94 | 17.6% | 77 | 13.9% | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 184 | 55.3% | 210 | 52.9% | 224 | 48.4% | 250 | 48.1% | 253 | 47.4% | 287 | 51.7% | 272 | 48.9% |
| Female: | 149 | 44.7% | 187 | 47.1% | 239 | 51.6% | 270 | 51.9% | 273 | 51.1% | 259 | 46.7% | 262 | 47.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 8 | 2.4% | 10 | 2.5% | 18 | 3.9% | 18 | 3.5% | 19 | 3.6% | 21 | 3.8% | 21 | 3.8% |
| Hispanic: | 38 | 11.4% | 37 | 9.3% | 53 | 11.4% | 69 | 13.3% | 63 | 11.8% | 81 | 14.6% | 90 | 16.2% |
| Black: | 271 | 81.4% | 334 | 84.1% | 376 | 81.2% | 415 | 79.8% | 434 | 81.3% | 437 | 78.7% | 412 | 74.1% |
| White: | 9 | 2.7% | 8 | 2.0% | 7 | 1.5% | 11 | 2.1% | 17 | 3.2% | 14 | 2.5% | 14 | 2.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 7 | 2.1% | 8 | 2.0% | 7 | 1.5% | 4 | 0.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 318 | 95.5% | 363 | 91.4% | 214 | 46.2% | 455 | 87.5% | 495 | 92.7% | 483 | 87.0% | NA | NA |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 6 | 1.5% | 222 | 47.9% | 43 | 8.3% | 36 | 6.7% | 43 | 7.7% | NA | NA |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 9.51 | 9.17 | 12.51 | 13.33 | 11.61 | 12.30 | 15.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 66.8% | 81.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 69% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 70% | 71.1% | 82.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 74.4% | 84.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 59.2% | 73.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 67.0% | 79.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 70% | 68.3% | 79.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 70.3% | 81.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 65.9% | 79.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 68.2% | 80.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 72.4% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 76.0% | 84.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 75% | 77.6% | 84.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 80% | 79.0% | 84.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 62.9% | 73.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 69.5% | 77.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 69.2% | 77.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 52.4% | 67.6% | 77.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 50% | 72.6% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.0% | 70.9% | 78.1% |
| 2007 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 76% | 62.5% | 79.3% |
| 2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 63.2% | 79.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 64.8% | 79.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 70.6% | 82.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 65% | 73.0% | 81.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 40% | 71.8% | 79.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 71.1% | 81.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 69.3% | 80.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 72.8% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 76.5% | 83.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 81.4% | 86.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 80.6% | 85.0% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.3% | 53.9% | 58.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 77.9% | 81.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 75.0% | 81.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.0% | 77.6% | 83.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 78.1% | 84.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 87% | 80.7% | 85.0% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 83.1% | 86.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 52.5% | 59.8% |
| PSAE | ||||||
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 20.3% | 28.3% | 53.0% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 9% | 26.6% | 51.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 8.4% | 28.8% | 52.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 15.2% | 29.4% | 51.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 16% | 32.2% | 51.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 25.9% | 33.2% | 51.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 14.9% | 30.4% | 53.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 20.2% | 33.9% | 56.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 17.9% | 32.9% | 54.0% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 32.8% | 30.9% | 51.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 25.9% | 31.8% | 50.6% |
| 2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 30.9% | 36.2% | 54.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 13.5% | 24.4% | 51.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 3.4% | 23.1% | 50.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 8.5% | 26.1% | 52.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 18.4% | 24.6% | 49.2% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 17.3% | 29.0% | 51.7% |
| 2013 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 13.6% | 26.5% | 49.4% |
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* Uplift Community 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.