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Westinghouse High School
3223 West Franklin Blvd
Chicago IL, 60624, Cook County
Phone: 773-534-6400
Ranking: 
(112 out of 666, top 17%)*
(112 out of 666, top 17%)*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 | ||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 71 | 73 | 48 | 34 | 20 | |||||
| Total Students: | 1,105 | 1,110 | 824 | 559 | 278 | |||||
| Grade 9: | 265 | 24.0% | 303 | 27.3% | 275 | 33.4% | 279 | 49.9% | 278 | 100.0% |
| Grade 10: | 298 | 27.0% | 262 | 23.6% | 282 | 34.2% | 280 | 50.1% | NA | NA |
| Grade 11: | 255 | 23.1% | 282 | 25.4% | 267 | 32.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 12: | 287 | 26.0% | 263 | 23.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||
| Male: | 383 | 34.7% | 395 | 35.6% | 295 | 35.8% | 214 | 38.3% | 104 | 37.4% |
| Female: | 722 | 65.3% | 715 | 64.4% | 529 | 64.2% | 345 | 61.7% | 166 | 59.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 61 | 5.5% | 45 | 4.1% | 28 | 3.4% | 8 | 1.4% | 4 | 1.4% |
| Hispanic: | 350 | 31.7% | 319 | 28.7% | 214 | 26.0% | 140 | 25.0% | 56 | 20.1% |
| Black: | 659 | 59.6% | 709 | 63.9% | 560 | 68.0% | 401 | 71.7% | 214 | 77.0% |
| White: | 23 | 2.1% | 21 | 1.9% | 10 | 1.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 1.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 8 | 0.7% | 13 | 1.2% | 10 | 1.2% | 8 | 1.4% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 797 | 72.1% | 796 | 71.7% | 277 | 33.6% | 417 | 74.6% | 209 | 75.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 136 | 12.3% | 106 | 9.5% | 417 | 50.6% | 53 | 9.5% | 38 | 13.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.67 | 15.30 | 17.17 | 16.44 | 13.90 | |||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSAE | ||||||
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 58.4% | 32.2% | 51.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 33.2% | 51.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 54.6% | 31.8% | 50.6% |
| 2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 36.2% | 54.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 46.2% | 29.0% | 51.7% |
| 2013 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 45.7% | 26.5% | 49.4% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Westinghouse High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.