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Von Steuben Metro Science High School
5039 North Kimball Ave
Chicago IL, 60625, Cook County
Phone: 773-534-5100
Ranking: 
(243 out of 666, top 36%)*
(243 out of 666, top 36%)*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: | 94 | 109 | 90 | 92 | 95 | 99 | 95 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,663 | 1,650 | 1,631 | 1,660 | 1,635 | 1,629 | 1,586 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 435 | 26.2% | 468 | 28.4% | 501 | 30.7% | 475 | 28.6% | 451 | 27.6% | 472 | 29.0% | 576 | 36.3% |
| Grade 10: | 448 | 26.9% | 478 | 29.0% | 409 | 25.1% | 408 | 24.6% | 449 | 27.5% | 537 | 33.0% | 397 | 25.0% |
| Grade 11: | 432 | 26.0% | 376 | 22.8% | 353 | 21.6% | 357 | 21.5% | 415 | 25.4% | 343 | 21.1% | 285 | 18.0% |
| Grade 12: | 348 | 20.9% | 328 | 19.9% | 348 | 21.3% | 420 | 25.3% | 320 | 19.6% | 277 | 17.0% | 328 | 20.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 819 | 49.2% | 815 | 49.4% | 816 | 50.0% | 841 | 50.7% | 811 | 49.6% | 826 | 50.7% | 731 | 46.1% |
| Female: | 844 | 50.8% | 835 | 50.6% | 815 | 50.0% | 819 | 49.3% | 815 | 49.8% | 794 | 48.7% | 727 | 45.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 10 | 0.6% | 13 | 0.8% | 20 | 1.2% | 15 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.1% | 5 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 226 | 13.6% | 205 | 12.4% | 191 | 11.7% | 215 | 13.0% | 218 | 13.3% | 234 | 14.4% | 256 | 16.1% |
| Hispanic: | 882 | 53.0% | 836 | 50.7% | 774 | 47.5% | 689 | 41.5% | 585 | 35.8% | 517 | 31.7% | 426 | 26.9% |
| Black: | 194 | 11.7% | 231 | 14.0% | 259 | 15.9% | 316 | 19.0% | 403 | 24.6% | 470 | 28.9% | 440 | 27.7% |
| White: | 315 | 18.9% | 334 | 20.2% | 355 | 21.8% | 395 | 23.8% | 424 | 25.9% | 405 | 24.9% | 335 | 21.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 4 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 32 | 1.9% | 28 | 1.7% | 29 | 1.8% | 28 | 1.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 1,031 | 62.0% | 1,013 | 61.4% | 319 | 19.6% | 959 | 57.8% | 898 | 54.9% | 795 | 48.8% | 646 | 40.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 259 | 15.6% | 232 | 14.1% | 964 | 59.1% | 269 | 16.2% | 288 | 17.6% | 283 | 17.4% | 213 | 13.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.69 | 15.12 | 18.12 | 18.04 | 17.21 | 16.50 | 16.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSAE | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 50.5% | 27.4% | 53.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 27.8% | 53.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 27.5% | 52.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 54.6% | 30.5% | 53.7% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 45.9% | 29.2% | 52.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 28.3% | 53.0% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 47.9% | 26.6% | 51.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 28.8% | 52.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.1% | 29.4% | 51.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 32.2% | 51.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 33.2% | 51.8% |
| 2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 36.2% | 56.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 36.3% | 56.8% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 41.2% | 59.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 39.4% | 58.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.2% | 34.8% | 54.0% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 30.4% | 53.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 54.4% | 33.9% | 56.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 32.9% | 54.0% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.7% | 30.9% | 51.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.4% | 31.8% | 50.6% |
| 2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.9% | 36.2% | 54.8% |
| 2003 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 40.8% | 23.5% | 51.3% |
| 2004 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 27.0% | 52.9% |
| 2005 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 26.2% | 52.5% |
| 2006 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 44.1% | 24.7% | 50.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 43.6% | 26.1% | 51.0% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.4% | 24.4% | 51.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 41.7% | 23.1% | 50.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 47.6% | 26.1% | 52.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 47.8% | 24.6% | 49.2% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.9% | 29.0% | 51.7% |
| 2013 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 44.0% | 26.5% | 49.4% |
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* Von Steuben Metro Science High School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.