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Wells Community Academy High School
936 North Ashland Ave Chicago IL, 60622, Cook County Phone: 773-534-7010 Ranking:  (633 out of 666, bottom 5%)*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: | 45 | 58 | 49 | 44 | 45 | 57 | 59 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 590 | 593 | 628 | 659 | 671 | 830 | 919 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 178 | 30.2% | 148 | 25.0% | 131 | 20.9% | 155 | 23.5% | 159 | 23.7% | 157 | 18.9% | 221 | 24.0% |
| Grade 10: | 150 | 25.4% | 141 | 23.8% | 175 | 27.9% | 186 | 28.2% | 179 | 26.7% | 203 | 24.5% | 280 | 30.5% |
| Grade 11: | 113 | 19.2% | 160 | 27.0% | 178 | 28.3% | 171 | 25.9% | 155 | 23.1% | 224 | 27.0% | 230 | 25.0% |
| Grade 12: | 149 | 25.3% | 144 | 24.3% | 139 | 22.1% | 147 | 22.3% | 178 | 26.5% | 246 | 29.6% | 188 | 20.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 272 | 46.1% | 285 | 48.1% | 309 | 49.2% | 348 | 52.8% | 342 | 51.0% | 423 | 51.0% | 427 | 46.5% |
| Female: | 318 | 53.9% | 308 | 51.9% | 319 | 50.8% | 311 | 47.2% | 321 | 47.8% | 399 | 48.1% | 469 | 51.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.6% | 9 | 1.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.3% |
| Hispanic: | 290 | 49.2% | 310 | 52.3% | 315 | 50.2% | 332 | 50.4% | 324 | 48.3% | 363 | 43.7% | 447 | 48.6% |
| Black: | 276 | 46.8% | 261 | 44.0% | 284 | 45.2% | 293 | 44.5% | 330 | 49.2% | 431 | 51.9% | 428 | 46.6% |
| White: | 16 | 2.7% | 10 | 1.7% | 15 | 2.4% | 19 | 2.9% | 17 | 2.5% | 32 | 3.9% | 21 | 2.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 4 | 0.7% | 6 | 1.0% | 9 | 1.4% | 4 | 0.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 562 | 95.3% | 560 | 94.4% | 299 | 47.6% | 598 | 90.7% | 588 | 87.6% | 423 | 51.0% | 829 | 90.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 309 | 49.2% | 6 | 0.9% | 25 | 3.7% | 25 | 3.0% | 56 | 6.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.11 | 10.24 | 12.82 | 14.98 | 14.91 | 14.60 | 15.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSAE | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 8.6% | 27.4% | 53.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 19.7% | 27.8% | 53.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 9.1% | 27.5% | 52.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 15.3% | 30.5% | 53.7% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 14.2% | 29.2% | 52.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 6% | 28.3% | 53.0% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 8.1% | 26.6% | 51.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 9.9% | 28.8% | 52.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 12.1% | 29.4% | 51.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 12.7% | 32.2% | 51.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 14.2% | 33.2% | 51.8% |
| 2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 17.1% | 36.2% | 56.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 20.4% | 36.3% | 56.8% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 25% | 41.2% | 59.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 18.4% | 39.4% | 58.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 16.3% | 34.8% | 54.0% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 7.7% | 30.4% | 53.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 12.4% | 33.9% | 56.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 9.9% | 32.9% | 54.0% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 11.4% | 30.9% | 51.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 12% | 31.8% | 50.6% |
| 2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 15.5% | 36.2% | 54.8% |
| 2003 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 7.5% | 23.5% | 51.3% |
| 2004 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 10.8% | 27.0% | 52.9% |
| 2005 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 6.7% | 26.2% | 52.5% |
| 2006 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 6.6% | 24.7% | 50.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 9.3% | 26.1% | 51.0% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 4.4% | 24.4% | 51.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 6.5% | 23.1% | 50.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 6.1% | 26.1% | 52.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 7.4% | 24.6% | 49.2% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 7.6% | 29.0% | 51.7% |
| 2013 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 6.1% | 26.5% | 49.4% |
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* Wells Community 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.